Pastimans Rs turbo !!!

[alex-avfc]

The Green trim alone takes me back in time. I love Ford. It's sad and biased and I don't care.

That's exactly how I feel. As a 6-7 year old lad these where what I aspired to! One day maybe still.

 

[alex-avfc]

Pastyman, did you used to have a mint RS1800?

 

[Hixle]

Don't quite know how I missed this, love it!

I test drove a dark blue one before buying a ZS, it was a shed unfortunately. I'd love a mint one still though.

Can't beat the smell of an RST cabin, they all smell the same, lol

 

[pastieman]

Alex yes matey I did not that long ago either!!!

And Luke yes as soon as I sat in it, that fiesta rs turbo smell is there love love that smell !!!!

Also fitted standard rears today

 

[Mark-F]

^ much better.

im sure they only came in radiant, white, black and mercury??

 

[pastieman]

Yep they only came in red,white, grey and black then the last run of them was done in moondust silver which were on a K reg !!!

 

[Short Norman]

Didn't they follow them with the Fiesta RS 1800 - not so good in my eyes.

 

[Mark-F]

Yep they only came in red,white, grey and black then the last run of them was done in moondust silver which were on a K reg !!!

never seen a silver one, i thought that colour was specifically for the last of the XR2i's, the 1.8 16v?

 

[Mark-F]

Didn't they follow them with the Fiesta RS 1800 - not so good in my eyes.

they were ok, some in a nice blue, Cayman blue i think it was. Moonstone should be available no matter what model or year! epic colour

 

[Gally]

The Rs1800 is actually one of the rarest Fiestas still around. Very sought after.

 

[pastieman]

Yep the last lot where all on a Early k reg as they where registered late in 1992 when the emission laws changed which killed off the production of the frst!!

Hence why they replace it with the Rs1800 which complied with the law which started on a k reg

 

[pastieman]

Here was my rs 1800 that I re built

 

[Mark-F]

that imperial or cayman?

 

[pastieman]

Imperial matey caymen was more greeny blue !!!

 

[Gally]

Definitely not imperial.

Picture of one I seen on the net...

 

[pastieman]

More pictures here

http://www.zsoc.com/showthread.php?t=213358

 

[pastieman]

Ohhh can't remember it might even be java blue ???

 

[Gally]

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[Ian_182]

I love the white one.I had a mint 28000 mile RS1800 fiesta back in the day and it was dry use only.

Ah those were the days.

 

[Šįk]

So cool! Love it

 

[alex-avfc]

I remember that being up on zsoc and seriously considered putting my 106 gti up for sale to get it at the time.

Looks like you're gonna do just as good a job on this one, coming along nicely.

 

[pastieman]

Little update....

Tonight I went about fitting my exhaust I picked up from russ and the t2 down pipe I got from mikey ( members of firstaturbo.com) to make it fit!!!

Had to weld the bracket on the down pipe as it was cracked but sorted that in no time !!!

While I was there I wanted to replace the sump gasket as it was abit wet... So got on and done that... Also had a look and double checked that the pistons have been updated....in which they had

Changed oil filter and replaced nice new oil!!

Started her up now she sounds like a Rs turbo !!! Loud i love the sound of a scorpion exhaust on start up !!!

Cheers guys

 

[alex-avfc]

Got any vids of it on start up?

 

[Bluebeard]

All CVH Turbos need a scorpion Exhaust!

 

[Gaz.]

Not sure how I missed this. Looks pretty well looked after, and taking it back to how it should be is certainly the way to do it.