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[rsonblackwheels]

hi everyone im new so fort i should post up some pictures of my FRST

i'v had it about 2 1/2 years now i bought it from Aylesbury have been devolping it from day1




it was a few diffrent shades of red with the usal rust on rear archs,filler cap and behind the body kit

so i sorted the body work 1st then changed the wheels(Team Dynamics Pro Race II) and put on some decent suspension (adjustable Spax kit) and this was sortley followed by a full scopion exhaust system


with my old MK1 XR2


so i after i got it looking and sounding nice i turn my attention to the engine
1st it got a new exhaust manifold as it had cracked, a hybrid T2 with a pace alloy rad and pace double capacity intercooler along with a set of samcos and a baily dump valve
then it devolped a over boost problem so i took it to power engineering for a 165super chip and it made 159BHP and 156Lb/Ft at 10PSI




and that was how she was left untill the end of november 2006...

[Matt_fez]

Looks really clean mate, only thing I would do is put the 3.5 mirrors back on. Apart from that looks like you've done some good work mate, body looks in good nick.

[Ram]

looks a nice strong red example would of kept the green strips and 3.5 mirrors if it were me though. bay looks nice and tidy

[rsonblackwheels]

Then at the end of November 2006 i was driving back from southend (sarrrffend) cruz and after having a play with my m8 in a DC2 integra Type R i noticed a rather load Tick coming from the top of the engine. combine with what i fort was a piston slap noise on start up and 108,000 miles on the trusty old CVH. It was time for a re-build





Oh dear me and my m8 Dom did manage to get the half out thow with a stud extractor


so i had the new KP Racing pistons
ARP bottom end bolts
and the block its self was overhalled new core plugs ect.
the head has been CNC polish and ported and had piper double valve springs
and the compression ratio is now 8.0 to 1
all carried out by Mike Tanski at farriday enginering
I'v also fitted a Newman billiet race cam and solid lifters ( a lil noisey but worth it for the revs ) along with a piper vernier pully
I also had the gear box re-built with a quafie ATB LSD and a AP uprated clutch

I'v probarly forgot some of it but my spec sheet aint to hand at the min

i then had it set up at Torque of the devil and it made 173.4 BHP & 174 lbs/ft at 1bar (15psi) of boost which i'm happy with

i then fitted some nice willwood 4 pots and bigger discs to match the new power





at castle combe RSOC day pretty much as it looks now but i'v taken the rear window stickers off

shes of the road for the winter now and i'v just removed the fule tank for a clean up and the rear beam is off for rear discs and powder coating

PLANS
still saving for stand alone management
green bumper strips and the origonal RS Turbo boot decal
T3 conversion at somepoint
front mount intercooler
strut braces and roll cage

just a small list but i dont thinks it would ever end lol

[garyhurn77]

lovely looking motor mate credit to you for all your hard work! lovely the red and black contrast goes really really well

[HCS PIMP]

mint looking rs

[Turboboy67]

Very nice fella, keep us posted on your progress

Cheers

[RS rob]

take the m3's off mate!
its a stunning car apart from that

[rsonblackwheels]

yeah i mite take the M3s off and put some 3.5s back on and get them colour coded

thanks for the intrest and the comments i'll post some up when i'v made some progress

catch you later

[hb69]

i hate the mirrors, but aside from them it looks fantastic. lovely wheels

[Shell]

Have to say not a big fan of black wheels but the rest of it loks spot on...

I think i knw that reg too... where abouts are you from? (sorry f you have mentioned in the post, i must have missed it...)

x x

[rsonblackwheels]

shame you dont like the wheels but hey its whatever floats your boat

I'm near basingstoke on the hampshire/berkshire boarders but i get about alot in the summer with shows all over

i got it from aylesbury and the last fella got it from windsor but i am the 14th owner lol

catch you later

[Shell]

Ha... i live no-where near any of those places but do try to go to nearly all the ford type shows in summer so thats prob it...

x x

[Brammer]

It's bloody clean, nice motor fella

[rsonblackwheels]

elo again, i fort it might be time for an update

so far i have removed the fule tank and found some rust that needs sum attention, and painted the tank red.the main reson for removal was cos of the big hole one of the previous owners had cut in her to replace the pump i guess.(has since been changed for a cossie item)

have also removed the rear beam and painted it and the roll bar now waiting on the polly bushes and the rear disc fitting kit

i'm also replacing all the brake pipe as i twisted the offside rear piece when fitteng the braided lines and also for peace of mind



note the big hole


in need of a clean




after a rub down

after rust treatment and the 1st coat


the beam and roll bar after a clean up and paint


my new lines

from rally design full car kit pre made lengths rolled up for just over £100 took 2 weeks to get to me as they had to order them in



managed to get some 3.5 mirrors from my local scrapie just need to get them painted (more added to list to do )



a few other bits from ford both still avaliable

i'v also gathered up a new std header tank, strut braces front and rear, black door trim handels door pockets ext to match my black dash.

i'v still got loads left to do, need to get the welder out then, a master cylinder and some dot 5.1 fluied, re-spray the servo, new steering rack, the list goes on but i'll keep this up-dated


how shes been left

catch you later

[jayrs]

some good work going on here mate, shame about that nasty hole in the floor, i hate it when people do that

[Turboboy67]

Good work

Why do people cut the hole larger, its just as easy to remove the tank underneath

Got to do my lines over the winter,

be careful with the clips, you can't get them anymore from Ford

I got my ones from the local scrappy

Cheers

[jayrs]

yeah me too.
they can still be got, or could when i asked but wasnt worth the price as i only broke the white tabs, but went on a raid down the scrappy, noy as easy as you think to get them, seeing as cars are stacked, oh i put many sunroofs through just to get my little bits of plastic

[Xr_Dub]

the paint work looks good dude

i like the old turbo wheels tbh

[rstirl]

lovely looking car lad

the fuel tank came up well. i must replace the sender in mine so think ill paint it too like yours.

how does it fair against a DC2 ITR? theres a lot of them where i live around where i live!

[dawsfezzie]

nice looking good progress!! what did you do with you green stripes???? first dips if you still have them!!!

[rsonblackwheels]

sorry dude the green strips down the side didnt come with the car and the bumper stripes are painted red

i'm trying to pick the paint off as we speak so i can re-use them

i fairs very well against DC2 tegs but it was running 160hp at 10psi at the time

my pipe clips seem to be ok most of them are still intact proberly worth a trip to my local scrapy by the sound of things

thanks for the comments people

catch you later

[rsonblackwheels]

elo time for an up - date

iv' got the rear beam back in with polly bushes and the tanks back in too







i'v also run new cooper brake lines to the back and put a coat of hammerite on the floor

the rear discs are now on and working the handbrake cable gave us some problems but we got on in the end







also got the 3.5 mirrors on still got a bit to be for castle combe in april but the list is slowly getting shorter



will up-date again soon catch you later

[Turboboy67]

Good progress fella, See you @ Combe

[j7aoc]

Look's ace!! Would been nice to see it at the southampton meet

[hb69]

very nice see you at combe mate

[jayrs]

looking good mate, what problems did you have with the handbrake cable? adjusting it?

[rs-tom]

looks mint mate i want them wheels i take it there team dynamics pro race. r they 16s

[rsonblackwheels]

thanks for the coments

jayrs: i had problems getting the cable to hook over the calipers, sounds silly but i got real confused and made things worse befor we got it on by messing with the adjuster still having abit of trouble getting them adjusted too.

rs-tom: yeah they are team dynamics pro race 1.2's but they're only 15's with 195/45s on them

have to try and get down to the southampton meet when its back on the road

catch you later

[MarkRS2K]

looks good mate

[Ram]

undersides looking super nice

looks so much better with 3.5's on now. nice one

[Max M4X WW]

Love it here..





Do I spot a civic jordan above?

[rsonblackwheels]

well spotted dude!

the civic jordan is my every day drive

thanks for the comments

[Max M4X WW]

Nice

[rsonblackwheels]

time for another small up-date

it now runs a Omex 600 series ecu with the anti lag hooked up (not that it needs it but its goood fun) and is now making just under 190hp and 200lbs of tourque, installed and mapped at tourque of the devil in ukbridge




just see my RST in the back ground of a Hants RSOC rolling road day

but my poor lil Hybrid T2 turbo is now at its limit due to its size (damn laws of physics ) running 18psi thow, so i'm now on the look out for a worn out T3 to hybrid and see what it gos like then

whilst it was there i got the guys to fit and set up a brake bias valve as after doing the rear discs conversion it was rather scary under heavy braking and was really bad in the wet, the back end either would lock up and try n swop ends



its been put where the two original valves where, the brakes are now awsome and stops loads better very happy with them now
i'v also got around to fittng my front and rear braces




on the outside i managed to get some green bumper stripes









there is still plenty to do, could do with a new gear linkage as it has a serious case of Mr floppy
the rear archs need "adjusting" due to the rear dics conversion pushing the wheels out more
the rev counter is having issues too, it just bounces around waving at me now, i'm not sure weather its because of the new revs produced by the newmen cam and it can't keep, or it dosnt like talking to the new ECU or its just its time to give up, so i'm looking into some digital stuff,Rally Design have got some cool stuff at the min

so plenty to do as uasl but i'm having a carrer change so might be a lil while coming, hopfully i can get it done by the winter so it can come off the road again for the T3 conversion and a front mounted intercooler

hope you like thanks for reading and i'll up-date when i can

catch you later