RS1800 track car, stripped for welding

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RS1800 track car, stripped for welding

Postby Turboboy67 on Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:24 pm

Picked this up from Ash yesterday, I knew it needed plenty of work, and I wasn't disappointed :lol:

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Plans are;

Do all welding needed, I always sort this out first, you don't build a house by putting the roof on first do you ? :wink:

Weld in cage, inc. onto front suspension struts, weld in rear arb,

Totally strip it out, inc. heater matrix, dash, etc. etc

ST170 engine on Jenveys,

Big brakes,

OMP WRC seats, 2" harnesses,

Coilovers, polybushes, adjustable lower arms, rear camber.

Carbon panels,

Respray !!!

Plus lots of other plans :aviator:

Wish me luck, I will update here regularly even though there only seems around 6 people that use the site now :lol:

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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby FRSJON on Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:30 pm

good luck :) hope you finish this one :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby Smo on Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:45 pm

This should be interesting!
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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby rs_fiesta on Fri Dec 05, 2014 12:36 pm

Nice,have you still got the concours project?
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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby Turboboy67 on Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:01 pm

rs_fiesta wrote:Nice,have you still got the concours project?


Yes Bud, but it will be for sale in the New Year, I want to fund this build with it.

Did a little bit more today, I started removing the sound proofing, not a nice job, pictures tomorrow.

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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby Turboboy67 on Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:02 pm

Double post :rolleyes:
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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby Dave_B on Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:46 pm

Decided red as its fastest????

Sounds like a dream of a project and I'm sure if will work out well! Will have to keep an eye on this!

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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby rs_fiesta on Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:02 pm

The OMP wrc seats are comfy,my dad has them in his rally car
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Re: Another Red one :-(

Postby Turboboy67 on Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:26 pm

rs_fiesta wrote:The OMP wrc seats are comfy,my dad has them in his rally car


Yes mate, they are really nice, I love the seats I had in UFO but they are awful to try and see out the sides and behind you,
these I feel are ideal.

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I've also got hold of some rear quarters this week, I couldn't find any NOS or even pattern ones for sale, so the next best thing is good 2nd hand ones and luckily Ed. Knew of an ideal donor car, he kindly went to his local scrap yard where they had a 27k mile car come in last week, this is how Ed. left it :o

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He got me both sides and they are very very clean.

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Many thanks to Ed for getting these for me and the non PAS set up off of it as well.

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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Smo on Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:46 pm

Wow, could have done with those for my Popular Plus!

Now I just need a wing and a door for the red one!

Watching this with keen interest, Shaun :)
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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Turboboy67 on Sat Dec 13, 2014 3:57 pm

Smo wrote:Wow, could have done with those for my Popular Plus!

Now I just need a wing and a door for the red one!

Watching this with keen interest, Shaun :)


I've no idea why the car was scrapped, it certainly wasn't for corrosion problems :lol:

I've booked the car in with my mate for mid-late Feb for the welding to be done, there's quite a list,

I've also got to buy the ST170 engine and box and get the mounts from Mr. Crazycage so they can be welded in all at the same time,

The car will be up on a spit for a total underside resto and to also make the welding a lot easier.

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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Smo on Sat Dec 13, 2014 4:01 pm

Going the ST170 box, too, then?
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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Turboboy67 on Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:57 pm

Smo wrote:Going the ST170 box, too, then?


Yes, that's the plan, 6 gears will be nice, I'll need custom driveshafts, Gary needs the car for these,
so when it's ready I will trailer the car up to him, there's a fair bit to do before that happens though.

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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby FRSJON on Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:21 pm

finger out then ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Rhinopower on Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:53 pm

Having been there, done it, and got the t-shirt, i wouldnt bother with an ST170 engine mate!

Bottom end is good but head and cam setup etc aint worth the hassle when decent cams are available off the shelf.
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Re: RS1800 track car, rear quarters sourced.

Postby Turboboy67 on Mon Dec 15, 2014 11:07 pm

Rhinopower wrote:Having been there, done it, and got the t-shirt, i wouldnt bother with an ST170 engine mate!

Bottom end is good but head and cam setup etc aint worth the hassle when decent cams are available off the shelf.


Ok mate, advice noted, my other choice was a Focus RS engine and box, It looks like that may of just got promoted :lol:

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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Turboboy67 on Sun Feb 15, 2015 5:07 pm

Time for an update, I've been busy collecting parts which include ;

Crazycage modified driveshafts for the Focus RS gearbox (which I haven't got yet)

Stainless manifold,

Heated front screen and wiring, I'll be running no heater so this is essential to keep the windscreen clear

I'm still in the process of stripping the car down, this is how it stands atm

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The engine will be out by next weekend,
The best bit and thanks to Jon for putting me on to it, is a Powerworks supercharger, :aviator:

This will be coupled to a black top 2.0 giving me an estimated 230bhp with no other mods

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The car will be off for welding within two weeks

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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby RS1800-Cookie on Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:44 pm

Are you gonna put arp bolts in engine? Also decomp plate. Don't forget supercharger is same as turbo as it's forced induction. Will create power but at a risk to engine.

Take a look at my build. Sounds tho you have simmilar plans to me. :)

Look forward to seeing this progress.
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby FRSJON on Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:49 pm

the good bit about the supercharger is you can bolt it to a standard £100 blacktop and give it death..when it starts breathing heavy you though another engine.. cheap as chips :lol:
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Rhinopower on Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:27 pm

Proper bit of kit this car!
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Smo on Tue Feb 17, 2015 5:45 pm

Naughty!
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Max M4X WW on Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:34 pm

Rhinopower wrote:Proper bit of kit this car!

What, unlike the other one?? :D
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Rhinopower on Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:52 pm

I mean the kit, the ZT is awesome max :)
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Tygress on Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:10 am

Can't wait to take this for a spin! :wink:
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Re: RS1800 track car, supercharger !

Postby Turboboy67 on Sun Mar 08, 2015 6:10 pm

Progress has been steady, the car is now virtually stripped and ready to be taken off for the welding,

I'll post pictures later but as it stands atm, engine bay is totally stripped, wings and front panel off,
Interior gone and most of the sound proofing removed, I just need to remove the rest in the week,

Now, the welding will consist of;

Rear quarters inner and outer, rear drivers turret replaced !!

Cage will be welded in with extra parts added, seam welded,

Various rust holes that I've found will be cut out and replaced with new metal

The sills on initial inspection look ok, but when the car is up on its spit we can then decide if it's worth replacing them

I think the front panel possibly needs replacing, rear panel has been replaced but I feel it needs removing and replacing again

New drivers door which I have as the current one has, you guessed it, rusted :bonkers:

I estimate the car will be away for around 2 months, on its return it will be booked straight in for painting.

The Supercharger has been paid for and is currently at my mates house in Wakefield awaiting another mate of mine collecting it and bringing it home, pictures of that when I have it here.

The car will have a carbon roof and bonnet, they will be ordered within the next month.

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Re: RS1800 track car, stripped for welding

Postby Bkjames on Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:35 pm

Nice project mate :Q

We're just in the process of restoring my dad's Fiesta RS1800 which is going for welding next week or so

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