My new MK2 RS2000

[Jethro]

Looks like a well looked after car. Very nice motor

Thanks Jimmer.

[maxest]

seen this on the rallyesport escorts forum fantastic looking car...

[gixer1000]

Great to see a car with some old photos dating back so far . Can you answer a question about the inner lights. I have a pair that are chipped but the only new ones I can find for sale don't have any mounting lugs on them. Are you able to attach the chrome tings that the outers have and mount them using these?

yes,you certainly can,i have done it myself,it means you have 4 sidelights on the front if you use a link wire,all you have to do is get a pair of chrome rings from the outers and fit them where the inners would go,the outers are still available from cibie.I got mine from the local motorsport shop Scarborough racing developments,regards Gixer1000.

[SHIFTY]

Thats very nice and a lovely project which doesnt need alot done. Nice one

[Jethro]

yes,you certainly can,i have done it myself,it means you have 4 sidelights on the front if you use a link wire,all you have to do is get a pair of chrome rings from the outers and fit them where the inners would go,the outers are still available from cibie.I got mine from the local motorsport shop Scarborough racing developments,regards Gixer1000.

The inners must be available somewhere as well although I couldnt find where.
The outers and inners that I got were advertised on Scoobynet and OMOC and I picked them up for £82 delivered to the house. I reckoned that was a bargain.
The Morette twin headlight conversion on classic Scoobs uses the same lights, as does the twin headlight Opel Manta's

[Jethro]

seen this on the rallyesport escorts forum fantastic looking car...

Thats very nice and a lovely project which doesnt need alot done. Nice one

Thanks.

[Jethro]

I photographed some of the documents in the history folder, there is a few interesting bits and pieces amongst it.

I must sit down some day and try to decipher what all this means.



Original bill of sale and receipt for cash deposit.

Cost £4791 when new



All old MOT's apart from when the car was in storage for a few years when the owner worked in Japan

[Jethro]

Another wee update.

I removed the old exhaust (centre section and back box) the back box is in very good condition but the centre section was proper FUBAR. It was welded, filled and taped together.
I got a Sportex 2.25" exhaust a few weeks back. The first issue with fitment was the hangers at the back. I didnt want to weld any new brackets and hangers underneath, nor did I want to start drilling holes to get it to fit. I wanted to use the original hanger, so I cut off the top of the bracket on the Sportex, drilled a hole through each side of the bracket, inserted a stainless bolt with rubber sleeve over it and slid the rubber hanger on, then tightened it up firmly.

Old box removed, top of new exhaust bracket modified and rubber connected
(Cut off's are at bottom of first pic)





Fitting the centre section to the exhaust manifold at the front was straight forward enough. A few cm's were cut from the new section and it was then joined to the existing shortened flange on the front pipe that comes from the manifold.






A little bit of adjustment later and it sounds really well.

[hollywood]

that looks a good rs you have there mate with good history keep the pics coming

[FoMoCo]

Thought I knew the car .Now its back on its original plates.

Flew from Glasgow to London to buy her must have been around 2004 ish
but wasn't for me.
Not taking anything way from the car,you have a very good car.


cheeRS Gary...

[Aaron P.]

nice motor, never seen this one down south either like paul said....looks like you know your escorts too....great to see ya got all that history with it....not many like that at all left

[Jethro]

that looks a good rs you have there mate with good history keep the pics coming

Thanks, Its getting the time to tinker with it, but I'll keep the pics coming as its nice to look back on in a few years time.

[Jethro]

Thought I knew the car .Now its back on its original plates.

Flew from Glasgow to London to buy her must have been around 2004 ish
but wasn't for me.
Not taking anything way from the car,you have a very good car.


cheeRS Gary...

Thanks Gary, that's interesting, why did you decide against buying it then ?

[Jethro]

nice motor, never seen this one down south either like paul said....looks like you know your escorts too....great to see ya got all that history with it....not many like that at all left

Cheers, to be honest I don't took out very often, it was at a few local classsic shows around Tipperary.
The previous owner waited until it was 30 years old before letting the authorities know he had it, as it cost nothing to VRT it then.

[rsjon]

first of all nice car,and good luck with it,secondly whats the note like off this exhaust is it loud inside car etc,where did you get it,thanks.