s2 escort rst rebuild

[welsh.Z.S.]

copied this from another forum i used to use so bare with me..
my bro just had his s2 rst back from having a full shell resto from http://oldschoolengineering.co.uk/ . the work is perfect i must say , gonna be fun building it all back up tho ..

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

wheels are just mocked btw lol

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

a few weeks on now , bits started going on after being cleaned/painted

front lights are now on

since this latest pic the car is ready to be dropped down on its wheels , its currently having custom brackets made up to fit some clio 197/200 brembos

 

[Fred@BTM]

Chip and Daniel will be bashing one out later

 

[davo172]

Quality !! reading this makes me REALLY want another RST

 

[Gaz.]

Will keep an eye on this, always liked the ERST. What it really needs, is some Azev As.

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

they are cracking cars , but as with most old cars now , be prepared to spend a fortune AFTER u buy it lol . will be running cossie management etc , aiming for around 240bhp

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

Will keep an eye on this, always liked the ERST. What it really needs, is some Azev As.

im unsure if they offer good brake clearance compared to the OZ's , lovely wheels tho i agree

 

[Jaff.]

My mate is currently doing this to an rst he's painted his white too only he's not as fussy as you're being and just putting old rusty bits back on it as he will be rallying it

 

[davo172]

My mate is currently doing this to an rst he's painted his white too only he's not as fussy as you're being and just putting old rusty bits back on it as he will be rallying it

What a waste !!

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

its a waste putting old rusty bits back on lol . the shell was sanblasted , had every bit of rust cut out etc which cost ALOT lol

 

[Scottie203]

awesome looking car,looking forward to seeing this one come together

 

[ch!ppen]

What a waste !!

You say that, my Dad has built many mk1 Escorts but the one he went the most 'all out' on was a Modena Green mk1 rs2000. Built much like this escort rst - took him 5 years to build with every single piece looking better than when it came out the factory. In the end he sold it as he didn't want to take it out if the clouds were a little too dark. THAT'S a waste, he even admitted it.

Get them looking nice, yes. But you need to enjoy driving them too imo.

 

[Jaff.]

The shell he bought was rusty as feck, he's chopped bits out and rebuilt it very well though and resprayed it himself. He only bought it to rally anyway and tbh I can't wait

 

[-J-]

Love it, make sure you keep this thread up to date! I do live an S2 RST.

 

[Djw Dave]

I'd be scared to look at it incase my eye lashes damaged the paint

 

[lewisredfern001]

WOW! i do love rebuilds like this. look forward to seeing some more progress

 

[MarcoB]

Wouldn't touch another with a barge pole! Slow, old, s**t.


But they do look quite cool

 

[yeecup]

they are cracking cars , but as with most old cars now , be prepared to spend a fortune AFTER u buy it lol . will be running cossie management etc , aiming for around 240bhp

They really aren't. I owned one years ago which was mint, but they are average in every department

 

[Jekyll]

Love these projects and love s2's erst

 

[Darren S]

Any resto job that takes the chassis back to the metal with sandblasting and then starts a rebuild - actually gets me moist.

Would love the opportunity and the wallet to be able to do something like this.

D.

 

[Lawro]

That's awesome!

 

[vRS LIL]

Please just put it back to standard, more sought after and original, means more value.
IMO they were s**t unless they were standard and so many S1 and S2's were ruined this way.
top work though

 

[NoahRobinson07]

Please just put it back to standard, more sought after and original, means more value.
IMO they were s**t unless they were standard and so many S1 and S2's were ruined this way.
top work though

People who restore cars to hold value are the people that would put it in a garage and never drive it.

Not everything is about re-sale value.

 

[Richyy182]

Amazing!!! Love this

 

[vRS LIL]

People who restore cars to hold value are the people that would put it in a garage and never drive it.

Not everything is about re-sale value.

I agree, but so many cars lose their originality and that's what makes it the car it was in the first place instead of the wrong wheels, chavvy lights etc. so many rarer cars seem to have been messed with and it's a shame.
my XR2 was original and used every day

 

[ch!ppen]

I agree, but so many cars lose their originality and that's what makes it the car it was in the first place instead of the wrong wheels, chavvy lights etc. so many rarer cars seem to have been messed with and it's a shame.
my XR2 was original and used every day

At the end of the day, why own a car to please other people? f**k that. If i listened to the majority of people i know i'd have never bought my vtr, 172, mx5 or bmw. Yet i've enjoyed owning all of them! (172 less than all of them probably though tbf).

If he wants to mod it, he can mod it. Life's too short to think about resale value or what the masses think on a car like this. It's something you own to enjoy.

 

[r&skxa]

Love these cars.....I owned 4 and two of them I rebuilt. The last one I had was a modified show car, that was stolen so ended the love of owning one. I've got a part flocked dash that's been sitting at work for about 6 years if your brother is interested.

 

[2Damnsly Andy]

Loving this reminds me of my youth. Great job and top work.

 

[Jekyll]

Love these cars.....I owned 4 and two of them I rebuilt.

Got a link?

 

[r&skxa]

Nope, it was about 6 years ago but I've got some pics that I can dig out

 

[vRS LIL]

At the end of the day, why own a car to please other people? f**k that. If i listened to the majority of people i know i'd have never bought my vtr, 172, mx5 or bmw. Yet i've enjoyed owning all of them! (172 less than all of them probably though tbf).

If he wants to mod it, he can mod it. Life's too short to think about resale value or what the masses think on a car like this. It's something you own to enjoy.

Did I say I was stopping anyone modding it? I'm just saying its a shame there are few original versions left as opposed to modded ones that IMO spoil it. I am entitled to think that. Put two together an original and a modded one and I personally now which I'd go for.

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

few random pics from today ..

 

[Djw Dave]

Thats awesome!

 

[.GAZ.]

Superb¡

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

 

[andyclio200]

Serious soft spot for these, defo a thread to follow keep up the good work looks like your doing a cracking job.

I went to buy one in 2000 and found it to be a ringer..... Will have one one day and still got my reg plate waiting to go on A10 RST sitting on the E30 for time being..... One day hopefully it will go on a S2 RSTurbo

 

[.GAZ.]

Think I'd be happy just to have that rolling shell sat in my garage lol.

 

[welsh.Z.S.]

lol cheers mate , 2 random pics from the weekend