Guest GINGExR2T Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 . 2 week turbo challenge almost done, todays to do list Brake fluid and bleed brakes Jubilee clip all the hose's Fit oil temp switch in sump and put wire and vac pipe into the car for gauge's Oil and Water Hopefully it'll be up and running later today, if all goes well and no issues the dash can go back in :-) Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tee Morrison Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Great progress mate, I can't wait to see this up and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 . Well just to report that I managed my target of getting the car up and running by Sunday evening. Had a few small issues during the day with pipe work and the Magnex exhaust back box not fitted the rear end properly but nothing to dramatic, So after cutting off the SHOCKING 4" rolled in tail pipe off, then having to cut off the back box hanger to reposition it so that the new tail pipe would line up with the cut out of the bumper, I gave every thing fitted a checked over and added fluids. The coil pack feed was removed to get a bit of oil around the engine and when reconnect it started straight off the key. After letting it run up to temp I found the fans were not coming on so changed the 77'/88' low temp fan switch for the higher rated one out of the old motor and the fans now go on and off as they should do, after testing the sensor I found it was faulty. Apart from that I had a tiny leak from the passenger side of the rad end tank which seams to have stopped itself. So took it for a run on Sunday and so far have clocked up 120 fault less miles :-) :-) :-) I did change the ISCV and the water temp sensor in the inlet manifold as it was hunting a bit, also turned the idle screw in a few turns and now seems to run spot on. So with all that done it needs a good clean ready for Saturday and then off to Castle Combe for the Forge Motorsport day, Got the car on the Welsh Ford stand so fell free to have a nose if your there. Ginger . I'll try and get some picks up later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 . Well here's a few pics of the finished item Before After Unmodified bumper Got a few changes to make in the engine bay like paint the rocker cover and cross over, also got an ib5 box to fit an S2 LSD into and change all the brakes. But at least it's up and running. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 . And just for info, my car had a 9AAA ECU, after checking some diagrams I found that no wires needed changing and I I ahd to add was 1 wire to the ECU plug for the AMAL valve with the other wire to the plug being T'd into the black wire on the coil pack plug. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 . Small update, Cars been running perfect for a few hundred miles and a trip to Castle Combe Forge Motorsport day last weekend with only 1 issue of gearbox oil coming up the speedo cable and dripping out the back of the clocks, I've had about 25 fwd fords and have never had this before so i'm a bit stumped on that one.Anyway, small update, it was always the plan to change the box for an IB5 with LSD, now I had both of these in the garage but just didn't get time before the motor went in, So yesterday I started but taking the box apart, this is the 1st box I've taken apart to fit an LSD so took me a while. Before I cleaned it End cap removed Main shaft and diff removed LSD diff and IB5 crown wheel, Now I had read that the inner diameter of the crown wheel of the IB5 was a tiny bit smaller and may need running on a lathe so that the diff would fit, so took the crown wheel off the open diff and trial fitted it and it went straight on no problems :-) :-) :-) Now I have an issue, the cog on the bottom right has a retaining ring which decided to fly across the garage when I was removing it, so now i'm stuck until I find it :-( Whilst it was apart I checked the final drive and it's 3.82 the same as an S2 so all good. Just need to sort a tidy clutch out now, so any advice on this is welcome. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 . Small update, Car has now done 900miles and running perfect all be it a break down 2 Sundays after the standard XR3i fuel pump gave up :-), no biggy as I had a new MSD upgrade sat in the garage waiting to go on, as a bonus I found that the EFi fuel tank has been replaced at some point in the past few years with a brand new one :-) Also i've been looking for months for a turbo bonnet that’s not 100's of miles away from Cardiff and not rusty across the bottom edge and have come to the conclusion that they’re like rocking horse shit so I’ve given up, the bonnet on my car is totally rust free so after cutting up a scrap turbo bonnet I had I decided to bond the vent cut out’s into my bonnet, Also wanted a bit of extra cooling as the cross over pipe gets stupidly hot, so from the scrap bonnet I thought it’d use the air box vent, well part of it. Blowing a heat gun across the bonnet it’s surprising how much air will flow through it , hoping that this will help keep the under bonnet temps lower which can only be a good thing. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 mate you gotta get rid of that middle vent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 mate you gotta get rid of that middle vent It's a bit marmite I know, but it is purely functional and it does look better with paint on it :-) it was that, bonnet raisers or cut out bumpers which I don't really like. I'll see how it goes and go from there. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 . Managed to get the bonnet sort of finished, just chucked a bit of rattle can white on it until after Xmas as I havn't got time to get it painted yet, Plus i'm probably gonna get the whole car done in one go as I have a turbo kit for it as well. Does look better with paint on it, and has made a massive difference to bay temps, especially the cross over pipe. Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 . Bit of an update, Car faultlessly until the end of September when the MOT ran out so whilst I was waiting for my RWD YB converted S2 to go for paint i decided to give it some attention and upgrades etc, It was running on standard XR3i brakes and suspension etc and I had changed the front to poly bushes last September so whilst I was at it I got a pair of RST antiroll bar wish bones and had everything sandblasted and repainted to freshen it all up and cleaned and paint the shocks with front dust covers. . I had the Hi-Spec's from a swap deal a few years back and had spare rear callipers and discs so did them at the same time, Springs are ERST -25mm which is nice height. The 16' Super T's need tires so have fitted a set of my 15' Team Dynamics for the time being as the 14's don't fit anymore, I've done a lot of under side cleaning up whilst I had the rear running gear off, Also removed the tank and gave it a clean up and paint Got more progress so will update soon Ginger . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest winkycabby Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 nice project u got going on there mate,,,, keep up the good work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 . Exciting update time When I bought the car I always intended on fitting an RS Turbo kit and RS option spoiler, but with the paint on the car not being that great a freshly paint kit would have looked stupid. Now Whit is my least favourite Escort colour so I did think about the frozen white route, but after seeing a frozen white S2 at the same body shop I used I was glad I went a different route. It's just looks wrong. After a lot of looking I seen a colour on a Skoda, soon as I seen it I was straight on the phone to see if I mate could get it, unfortunately My mates paint supplier couldn’t get it so after look through a load of colour chips I got what is the closest colour I could get. Part of the colour change reason was I didn’t want just “another” white S2 Turbo Cabby, I wanted it to stand out. So on the 2nd of January the car was unloaded off the trailer at 09:00 and a 16hour stint seen the full colour change completed.I honestly couldn’t have picked a better colour, it suits the car perfect. Now I’m a fuzzy one when it comes to the little details (see my RWD Cossie S2 ERST thread) so loads of effort went into the little things, door shuts, hinges, door straps, head light bezels and front panel, lower sills, etc, the parts that usually get over looked as “oh that’ll do” sort of areas. Anyway pics Bumpers were striped back to bare plastic, then plastic primed, High build not needed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Striped down ready for the booth and base coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 . Even the slam panel plates got painted of the car :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 And finished panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Turbo kit And car reassembled, took us from 9am to 1am the next day, so 16 hours in total. Had to get it all done in one session as we only hired the booth for the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Couldn't resist offering an arch up when I got it home the next day To say I love the colour is an understatement, My mate wanted to give it a good polish before I reassemble it, had a stag weekend the weekend after painting in Andorra so left it for 2 weeks to chill out. It's going back together slowly, Got to repaint an arch and then the Vents and spoiler but there going black as are the bumper stripes, so all black and grey :-) :-) :-) :-) Hope people like it Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian71 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looks superb m8,hope to see it on our stand this year at a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDan Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RScab Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Bet that colour looks great up close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GINGExR2T Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Bet that colour looks great up close Yer it does mate, with the black plastics going back on and the roof there a perfect colour combo . Ginger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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