RSTurbo 90 Spec Project

[MarcoB]

Well I'm picking this up on saturday... a 90 spec RSTurbo in black. Swapped my GTI6 and some cash for it, Ive been looking for an RST and heard about this one.

It is my friends old car and then he sold it too his friend. Heard about it ages ago being for sale for next to nothing as he wanted rid of it. The guy who owned it got some motivation and got it fully resprayed.

He bought loads of new parts for it which are in the boot then lost motivation. Its nearly finished!

Engine and gearbox have been rebuilt recently. It is running standard boost atm.

No rips or tears in the interior. Not one mark!

80k on the clocks with old MOTs present.

Some of you might know the car if your from Clitheroe area.

To say Im buzzing doesn't really cut it, always wanted an RSTurbo since my dad had a 240bhp one. Im ecstatic! Missing a lot of festivals this year for this car so a little sacrifice from myself but I think it will be worth it in the end. Probably save my brain and some of my wallet.


Currently it needs:
Caliper carriers sourcing (lost them!)
Driveshafts fitting.
G/box oil putting in.
2 Brake lines made.
Bottom arms fitted.
All poly bushes fitted.
Rear Lights Bolting on.
Front lights sorting out.
Ford badges on it.
Rear door cards.
Proper seat belts.
A wash.

[Cain]

Looks great buddy, I'll be watching this space. Question is, does it corner as well as the gti6...

[VeinAST]

Looks nice! Drab interiors on these but interested to see what you do!

[Mork of Ork]

I always fancied getting one of these and as the mk4 Escort is really just a facelifted mk3 make it look like this.

[Daniel]

Why's it not got a 90 spec bumper on it if its a 90 spec?

And the osf headlight is massively on the piss.

I'm not trying to be a cnut, i'm just anal about RS turbo's. So much so that i've looked at about 20 over the years but never found one in good enough condition. I was born 10 years too late really.

[keechy]

Nice buy that, would have loved to see one of these just rolled out of the factory!!!

[ian 182]

Looks like a good project.

Keep us posted,

[-J-]

Why's it not got a 90 spec bumper on it if its a 90 spec?

Was just about to ask the same, it's also got a pre 90 spec tailgate spoiler by the look of it.

TBH it looks clean (I'm guessing it's an 89 reg car) I would keep it looking nice and standard, keep the orange indicators etc

[MarcoB]

I didn't even notice the bumper TBH I was more bothered about rust underneath and it being straight.

I think it has had a bump before the respray. Would explain the bumper. The respray is too a high standard though and it is solid underneath so I'm not bothered in the slightest. Got receipts for over 4k!


Edit: The spoiler is 90 spec.

Interior is 90 spec Only thing that isnt is the bumper.

[Daniel]

Has it got a 90 spec interior and spoiler?

[ohara]

Nice one don't see hardly any on the road these days. I need one at some point.

From what I remember they torque steer quite a bit, all part of the charm.

[zedx19]

Looks great buddy, I'll be watching this space. Question is, does it corner as well as the gti6...

I lol'd at this

Looks like a clean car though, will keep an eye on this thread to see how things go

[welshname]

I really want one of these. Badly.

Will be following this very closely.

[TomSx]

I really want one of these. Badly.

Will be following this very closely.

And me.

[yeecup]

Owned a white 88 model rs turbo about 10 years ago, was mint and standard. Handling is rubbish, even with aftermarket suspension which I had fitted, sound decent with a mongoose system, nice turbo whistle, need set up and tuned to run right.

[Gaz.]

Legend.

[andywa]

Looks like a goo project. Always been a fan of these cars.

[MarcoB]

Right got it home yesterday but seeing as I was getting taxi'd about I was leathered.

Its much more of a project than I originally thought but they always are.

Wasn't really fit to do anything with it but fell asleep in the recaros!

Went round it today and made a list off stuff I can see that needs doing.

All Ive done is put some plastic trims inside back on that cover the front speakers and emptied all the parts out of it. Oh, also fitted the windscreen wipers.

List I made today:

Refit Headlights
Refit indicators
Exhaust manifold nuts
Rear lights need clusters
Headlining needs sorting
Interior trim needs refitting
Boot Spoiler needs attaching properly
Arch liners need refitting
Driveshafts need fitting
Front brakes need building up
Cambelt needs to be done
Fit front lowering springs
Poly bush bottoms arms need fitting
Poly bush ARB bushes need fitting
Replace water pipe on drivers side.
Numerous hose clips

Parts I need to buy:
Fuel pump, I think its on the way out
Water pipe
Caliper carriers - May have some for free off a mk5 van
Rear light bulb cluster


Thats all ive got to do so far. Very daunting as I normally have all the parts before I start but not this time. Need to wait to save up for parts so after Ive fitted the parts Ive got progress will be slow!

Ill get pics of it in its current state tonight.

[imprezaworks]

I was hoping it would be white lol. Allways wanted one of these, only ever managed an xr3i.

[Brett]

Excellent project. I saw a guy in a mint S2 a week or so back. Hero cars.