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My neighbour popped round this weekend whilst I was working on my car. He casually mentioned that he used to do a bit or rallying and that he owned an RS1800. Unfortunately he sold it some time ago and all he had left was part of the old carbs, a few photos and his homologation papers. I don't know if they are scarce but they do go into a lot of detail and wondered if copies of these would be useful to anybody as he has given them to me??
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They would be nice to see at least scan them for a look see? please
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sure that should be no problem I can scan them sometime tommorrow but there are about 20 pages. I can e-mail them or post them on here whatever. Quite interesting, there is an engineers report from DTW Engines Ltd in Harlow commenting on the rebuild prior to the Acropolis Rally dated 25/4/80, together with a receipt for exhaust valves to suit a BDG and a head gasket for £19.54Comment
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that would be great thanks, you mail them to me and I will make a PDF for everyone to read, if they want
Cheers
Brian
brian@rs2000.me.ukComment
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That would be useful to see. Papers are available from the unelected mafia in Colnbrook (the MotorSportsAssociation) at a price (and have to be their own embossed copies if used in Historic events). The RS1800 was homologated into Group 2 as "Evolution" of the RS1600, so is supposed to be covered by extra pages in the RS1600 papers. Hence the need to build only 100 (10% of the Gp2 1000 quantity). It wont be in Gp1. Gp3 was "GT" cars and is only relevant to early Mk1 Twin cams before they had made enough for Gp2. Gp4 "Sports Cars" comes later in the story ("Escort RS", not RS1800) and Gp5 was efffectively Gp2 with more engine mods. The RS1800 was one of the more creative homologations...but not quite in the Chevette HS league of creativity.Comment
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but weren't they banned from the early International events they competed on, due to being rather toooo creative!Originally posted by KLComment
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After several International Rally appearances by the HS, a scrutineer (in Portugal wasnt it) noticed the cylinder head was not the one on the homologation papers (and was easily externally visible as such!). The real p*** take was the HS homologated and starting the 1976 RAC Rally before a single production car had emerged of the 400 for Gp4). The rules then were more vague on actually completing the quantity required, as opposed to "having measures and materials and a programme in place" (or some such wording) - and it really depended on whether other manufacturers complained - but the early approval of the HS (by the RACMSA on behalf of the FIA) can only be seen as a blatant "anti-Escort" act. Most of the Escort homologations were much more compliant, even the non-existent "RS". Probably the most dodgy one was twin carbs for the RS2000 in Gp 1 as an "emission control kit". Am away now, and will have to wait for delivery of new PC to download the file mentioned above, but if any one wants to put up the definitive RS2000 homologation papers, I have them.Comment
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Papers
I know it has been 10 years since you posted, but if you still on the board I would like to get a copy of the papers.
Thanks
JamesComment
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James, emailed you what you asked me for, but got a "non-delivered" report back ....Originally posted by JamesJ View Post
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Unlikely, last recorded activity on the board was back in 2005.Originally posted by JamesJ View PostComment
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Papers
It was worth a try.Comment
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