Blue RS2 from Switzerland

[gabrielm]

Nice story.

Anyone know how many rs2 still running?


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[gag4o]

OMG... I think I will have nightmares for a long time now. I couldnt do that. i would just donate the body and keep it as a sculpture in some little townw somewhere.
Now its probably melted down and will be reshaped as Opel Corsa
Great post though

[S2central.net]

Great thread this one... that picture above is pretty shocking too - I don't think I could have watched it get crunched !

[BATCH]

awonderful car

[porci82]

Hello to all
I've missed some answer here! i post the response here.

Great write up , thanks for sharing ��
Gav

Thanks for all, Thanks for your comment

beauty, looks like its time for strut mounts!

Thanks for you comment.
Do you think that the Strut Mounts aren't ok? I need to check that. In fact, i've stressed a lot to finished the RS2 for the wedding, but i have a lot of work to realy finished im like a perfect car like i would! for example, the complete distribution is new, but 5 years old :-( !

Hi and thank you for showing us the pictures of your RS2 sorry to hear you damaged the first one but all credit to you for finding another shell and rebuilding it, great write up and pictures, congratulations on finishing your car in time for your wedding

I am restoring an RS2 myself at the moment I am just on with the rear axle, diff and rear suspension at he moment, I still have a long long way to go yet.

Have a good time to restore your RS2...hard job...
Thanks for your comment. When i have destroyed the old one, i couldn't imagine to destroyed one, so i have think about a rebuild..Like that i have destroyed one, but saved another haha!
Thanks

@Tom, i think i have won

Hey married man!! Congratulations on tying the knot.
Hehe....I knew you would. Looks great too!!
I think I see some things that I can use here. Not the frying pan.

Hey Mister Saltino, nice to read you again! Thanks.
hahaha, the bet was to finished the car at 100% or to put him on the road?
For the old car, it's now destroyed since 4 years, so i have no more chance to find something.

Great thread and thanks for sharing sorry about your crash and great patience for your rebuild job as your RS2 looks stunning and some lovely scenery in the background and congratulations for getting married my big day isn't far away now either

hello. Thanks for all. In fact, like i said upper, the car isn't finished at 100%, i've a lot of little job, but all together, thats a big job!
Thanks, i live in the Crans-Montana, in the region called Valais, in Switzerland Alps, realy beautifull place

Realy nice story!
After that restoration by your own hands I supose the rs2 became part of you.
Dream car,good wife then few childs and you can go old happy.
Congratulations for everything!!!!!!

Yes, that not false. Before buying the RS2, it was a dream. During the restauration, it has been a nightmare, and now it's a unfinished dream haha!
Yes, if all are going fine, i've all to be old happy haha!

Great story love the view from your house it is beautiful, perfect setting for this car

Hello. Thanks for all. Yes, i realy love my country haha!

I Respect Your Patience

Thanks for all. The wedding was the big motivation in fact!

Nice story.
Anyone know how many rs2 still running?
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I don't know that, but that could be very interesting! Even the number of RS2 isn't clear. Some people says that it's an amout of 2290 RS2, some other like wikipedia says 2 891 units...

OMG... I think I will have nightmares for a long time now. I couldnt do that. i would just donate the body and keep it as a sculpture in some little townw somewhere.
Now its probably melted down and will be reshaped as Opel Corsa
Great post though

Great thread this one... that picture above is pretty shocking too - I don't think I could have watched it get crunched !

hahaha...Not false for the Corsa, but a butifull Corsa haha!
Thanks for your comment. The problem is always the same : Where is the place to stock them?

awonderful car

Thanks for all. Not realy finished at 100%, but quite :-) !

Thanks all for your comment!

[Nick320]

I love the blue paint on the rs2's.

[porci82]

Some update :
I had started the baby for a small BBQ with my club.

But it needed to receive a working fuel pump :


Then it has started at first time. The gasoline is old (2014), so it's not running smooth
And i have done a small video :

I had drive to go to the BBQ place, and it has sleep by a friend, near another 5 cylinder :


a good feeling :





I was proud to see this car outdoor, in the middle of the other club cars :










Even my baby had work on this car :

[porci82]

Now, it's time to work again on it...
Latest picture on his wheels :


Back to the lift :


Brand new discs, but rusty and tired shocks :








The underbody, on wich i will work...
I don't want any rust under this :














The old shocks. I don't find something good to replace it stock. So i've found a good workshop that will completly refurbished.


Look at the provenance of this tool! It's SwissMade! it was long time ago that i never see other provenance than China or India.


And here, the reference :




All the parts, that are going to the sandblasting and painting :






Rear shocks :












Some rust spots that i don't like :





Some other pieces that going to be make new :










Now it's waiting time, that all the parts are making new again.
I will inform asap that there is some changes!

[Tractor Dave]

Nice. Looks like you need an oil change too