Big up Steve!

[cozmeister]

Steve now owns a pornographic Series 1, and he took me out for a spin in it! 

No fix that oil leak! 

[Fireball]

PICTURES!!! What happened to the RS2000 then (or are we talking a different steve?!)?!

(scratch that, seen on other topic in pictures)

[RST-Steve]

haha cheers Chris, glad you like it mate!!

Still can't really believe i've got one............. BUT I HAVE!!! wohooo!!

[cozmeister]

PICTURES!!! What happened to the RS2000 then

4 sale   I expect a listing will be in the for sale section soon, eh Steve?

[RST-Steve]

Yep, all done........ see the FOR SALE section

[Churchy]

I just hope to god, for your sake mate, that its as good as it looks on the outside!!!

[RST-Steve]

I know mate, fingers crossed!!!!!!

The series 1 defo has that cross over pipe on it, i even checked the engine bay picture in my original sales brochure from '85 to make sure.... Its got the cross over pipe with 'fins'and the Ford badge

It's booked into APT for a set up and power run, fingers crossed all will be ok lol.

[Churchy]

I know mate, fingers crossed!!!!!!

The series 1 defo has that cross over pipe on it, i even checked the engine bay picture in my original sales brochure from '85 to make sure.... Its got the cross over pipe with 'fins'and the Ford badge

It's booked into APT for a set up and power run, fingers crossed all will be ok lol.

I'm telling you now it didn't have the cross over pipe, and I will prove it!!!........................

[Churchy]

It's a conspiracy!!! Everyone have gone and put cross over pipes on their RST's!! I will get to the bottom of this!!!

[cozmeister]

I thought you'd say "This is an outrage!"

I found some pics of S1s that had the cross over pipe crossing over the other direction.  DOn't know if that helps.  S1 engines had turbos that weren't water cooled - S2 ones were water cooled.

[matt]

Churchy you ARE wrong. Im sure you are thinking of Christian's car and intake, in which case he uses an RS1600i intake (i think). 

Any way thanks for the ride Steve, Awsome car 

[RST-Steve]

Cheers Matt, i'm still very pleased with it........... its not been set up yet tho 

Small update with the oil leak tho, Craig fitted a new sump gasket in the hope that would cure the problem as it seems to be coming from that area, but sadly, its still dripping  ...... its not a lot and only does it after its had a good run and the oil is thinner etc but its still a pain in the aRSe!!

.... I've booked it into the local Ford for next week to see what they can do, its gonna be steam cleaned underneath and then they'll let it run and try and identify where the leak is coming from!

... so we shall see 

[Churchy]

I hope its not the same Ford garage that took your S2 out for a "test drive" that time they came bangin past me at a great rate of knotts when you had ledt it with them???

[RST-Steve]

No it is not!!!  To this day i still can't believe that they did that to my car, i mean if anything had had happened to my pride and joy, they'd have been proper for it!!!!!!!

The gutting thing is that i never took it to Pertwees down the Quey, i took it to Gapton where i know a few of the lads who work there!!! It was them who took it down the quey for the exhaust to be fitted, and then it was ragged around.... all without my knowledge   

Good job i've got friends in the right places to tell me

[Fireball]

Let me get this straight - you left your old S2 with a Ford garage and they took it for a spank?? Jesus, what an utter bunch of cun*s!! Did you get something like a heavy discount for that liberty??

[cozmeister]

It's a conspiracy!!! Everyone have gone and put cross over pipes on their RST's!! I will get to the bottom of this!!!

http://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229138

[RST-Steve]

THIS IS A LOW MILAGE CONCOURS SERIES 1 RS TURBO 

[Fireball]

THIS IS A LOW MILAGE CONCOURS SERIES 1 RS TURBO 

oh my god, that is pure pure porn. 

[RST-Steve]

Sure is matey, i bet that car is cleaner than the day it rolled out of the factory!!!

[tabetha]

Jesus, that IS clean, is that your one ?
tabetha

[RST-Steve]

Sadly not!!! Mines not too bad tho

[Fireball]

I cant begin to imagine how much that must have cost. Not only the hours put in, but some replacement parts aren't even avail from Ford anymore, and if they are, they're stupidly priced! Amazing tho

[RST-Steve]

I've read that the guy is quite obsessive about that car, it only comes out in the dry and that isn't very often. APPARENTLY coming back from a show, he got caught in rain and was so devastated, he took it straight to the body shop where he works, 'baked' it to dry it through and then stripped, cleaned, and rebuild it!!!!! 

Thats taking things way to far imo, i mean keep it nice, but it was built to be driven!!!!!

 

[Nash]

Tbh Steve Fords are the last place i would take a S1, they dont even have a clue about Focus RS's and there new not 20+ years old.

Wheres the oil pressure switch on the S1?

[RST-Steve]

I know what you mean mate, but it looks like it was worth the trip!! 

It APPEARS the leak is now sorted (we'll see how it goes over the next few days), it was the rocker cover gasket that was leaking and the rocker cover was slightly out of alignment....... so thats been a adjusted, a new gasket fitted and it looks like thats job done!!