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GAZ W
19-10-2003, 17:09
Does anyone have any pics of mk2 rs2000 engine bays?

especially a close up of the the front suspension top mount reinforcement plate

cheers
Banishit
19-10-2003, 18:17
I took these mine is not spotless as can be seen so no sarcy comments please :oops:
and while doing these I put my car keys down on the side and then walked out and left them the wind blew the door closed
so now I have to wait for Her indoors to come back :oops: :roll:


http://www.banishit.com/engine%20bay/1.jpg

http://www.banishit.com/engine%20bay/2.jpg

http://www.banishit.com/engine%20bay/3.jpg

http://www.banishit.com/engine%20bay/4.jpg

http://www.banishit.com/engine%20bay/5.jpg
GAZ W
19-10-2003, 18:51
cheers mate that is exactly what i needed to see

The car i am/should be purchasing also has weld that you can clearly see holding the top plates on ,the seller asurres me no work has ever been done to the body ,but i see by your pics that all you have holding yours in place is the original weld marks
Banishit
19-10-2003, 19:09
there should be only spot welds no seam welding
RS2000CUSTOM
19-10-2003, 19:14
Hi Gaz

Sounds like you found a MKII at last !!

The RS strut tops are spot welded only.

The pic below is my strut top - it has been spot welded and seam welded.

It has been seam welded to increase chassis strength (along with the rest of my chassis)

http://www.fzr1000exup.org.uk/rebuild/reb43.JPG
GAZ W
19-10-2003, 19:18
Dave

the car i am buying the strut top looks like yours wih the seam weldin as well as the spot weld marks

has someone done the seam weld then do you think?
RS2000CUSTOM
19-10-2003, 19:22
Has the car got ALL the extra RS strengtening panels as I showed you on my shell ?

It may be that it has been seam welded.

Can you post the registration someone on here may know the car !!
GAZ W
19-10-2003, 19:25
yes it has all the other little tell tale signs of a rs2 shell

the reg it has at the moment is a private plate which he will be taking off ,do you know if it will come back with its original plate?

the reg number at the moment is 4777PP
RS2000CUSTOM
19-10-2003, 19:42
If you HPI the reg 4777PP

You should find out the original reg of the car (the RS MKII)

btw - make sure you HPI the motor anyway
GAZ W
19-10-2003, 19:49
I have HPI'd it and all is clear HPI cannot go back as far as when the private plate went on in 1981 ,they say they can only trace plate swaps back to 1990 :-(

also the car came out of ford and went straight to janspeed for a turbo conversion , (this could explain the extra strenghening welding to the strut tops) it does not have this any more but i am getiing all the bits from the conversion ,the engine has been rebuilt to the spec stated in my other thread ,this is confirmed by an engineers report which i have read .
TepiTheFinn
19-10-2003, 21:54
Itīs funny...
In Finland we have those strenghtening plates in every escort models, mk1&2, British and German made, from 1100 to RS models...
Cheers,
Tepi
RS2000CHRIS
21-10-2003, 21:13
Banishit you have pm
dingy
22-10-2003, 15:46
http://www.derbyshire-rsoc.co.uk/images/cars/RS/userscars/kia/5eng2a.jpg

:)
Banishit
22-10-2003, 16:42
you'll never get that bonnet closed wth all that Bubble wrap mate