My silver RS2 Project

[Tractor Dave]

Thanks.
Looking for rear brake parts if anyone has anything knocking about. All the springs for the shoes, adjuster screws and bushes. Basically everything for the shoes is missing. I have new cables and calipers plus discs that should hopefully clean up.

[jbrentd]

Will be watching...as usual. Congrats on what looks like a great project!

[rustybullethole]

Dave, i have put a link to my RS2 refurb below that i did on mine about 5 years ago, there might be something in there will help you along the way, things are hard to find and when you do find them theyre normally very expensive.

Link: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/...=215&t=1823043

But it was all worth it in the end

[Tractor Dave]

Thanks very much

[Tractor Dave]

Disassembled the rear shocks


The springs will be blasted and coated. Getting quite a pile of stuff together to take to the sandblasting place.
I was surprised that the rear small wishbone is pressed steel. I happen to have a couple of cast ones (as you do). They need the old bushes removing and blasting.



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[4WDrifter]

Bit of history

https://youtu.be/k3zBKtpUGgQ?si=JGi1FkiIMQkT2rfH

[Tractor Dave]

A boot full of parts off for sandblasting.


I seem to have a standard S2 EM.
Anyone have a Wagner EM going spare? Standard turbo fit.
Or maybe an RS2 one? Tradition have sold out.


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[Rikki Kitto]

How frustrating

[newsh]

I seem to have a standard S2 EM.
Anyone have a Wagner EM going spare? Standard turbo fit.
Or maybe an RS2 one? Tradition have sold out.


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My cave may hold what you need Dave

[Tractor Dave]

Fantastic

[Tractor Dave]

I've done very little since my last update. I have had a bug or virus or something rather nasty and been layed up for ages. Anyway, today I moved the engine into the garage from the barn where it was dropped two weeks ago. It's always handy having a tractor about the place.




And thanks to another forum member I have a nice set of Koni shocks to fit.

I had a look in the bores and can see some scores.

My leak down test kit is broken. I need to do a test before I remove the head.

My friend has one I can borrow.

The timing belt is the proper rs2 specific one and properly fitted with the top mark one tooth to the left. I have ordered a new belt and will swap the water pump pulley to a new ABY pump I happen to have.



I've been gathering new parts together slowly. Hopefully get going properly on this soon.


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[Tractor Dave]

So I managed to fix my leak down tester.


Cylinder 1,3 and 5 are good.
Cylinder 2 and 4 not so good.

And the air is escaping from the IM. So might be intake valve issue.
Anyway, head off next step.
I was hopeful I wouldn't have to rebuild the engine but it's looking that way.
Fortunately I have a full gasket set and head bolts here already (as you do).


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[Tractor Dave]

So this afternoon I got stuck into it.


I got this tool from Mike Dewar. What a lovely bloke he was. Think of him every time I use it.



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[photongreen]

awesome progress

[Tractor Dave]

Collected my parts from the sand blaster. As usual, they have done a top job.



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