Das Smaragd RS2+ Coupe

[John B]

16 November 2011 - Suspension

Rear strut on
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Milltek back box on.....they do sound good and subtle
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Rear wheel arch
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....and front
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034 engine mounts on and new oil cooler
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[John B]

22 November 2011 - Prop shaft and engine

Prop shaft on. I chose the 034 central bearing. This would prove to be not one of my best choices.
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A better view of the offending 034 item
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My project was going well but was always competing for Keith's time with this "shortie" problem
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Block ready to accept the head
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A better view of the top of the block
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[John B]

23 November 2011 - Engine & Gearbox

New oil lines to feed the turbo beastie
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Gearbox / front diff in better shape
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Head coming together with lots of cups of tea
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Cam cover cleaned
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[John B]

11 November 2011

.....bit out of order but found some more pictures of the build

Valves on parade
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Cams
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New gaskets
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New crankshaft housing
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New crankshaft pulley
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New "Bomb"
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Clean block from the side
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.....and from the top
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996 calipers freshly painted by Rob (GT500)....mmmm
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[John B]

25 November 2011 - On with the head!

Back in order now

The head goes on
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Test your powers of observation! Which one is the S2 DP and which is the RS2 one?
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Rear 996 calipers on.....mmm
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Rear subframe with new wishbone knuckles
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Here's the engine......I wish......that's Keith's monster lump.....notice the rather solid looking engine mounts....
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This is my wee motor....doh!
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Beware.......Keith's hound lurking in reception....
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Oh yes.....the DPs.....well the one on the left is the RS2 one

[Error404]

Great to see all the project progress in such quick succession, begs the question what have you been up to for the last 3 years?

[John B]

Just not had the time to write up the thread....took lots of pictures though......even the more mundane things like taking door cards off .....and more exciting things like fitting RS2 mirrors

So I've made it a habit now of posting every day to catch up

[andy10v]

Lots of clean and shiny!

Block is very blue, any reason.

I love the rear brake setup, I was half hoping my rear calipers were seized.....

[Shoto]

holy **** man! awesome works

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[John B]

Lots of clean and shiny!

Block is very blue, any reason.

I love the rear brake setup, I was half hoping my rear calipers were seized.....

Yeah....went with the colour code of: -

Engine - Blue
Sub-Frames and Struts - Aircraft Grey
Anti-roll bars and Calipers - Red
Sump - Silver

No reason....just looked sort of co-ordinated plus the grey makes it easier to see things in the engine bay against that background.

The rear 996s are delicious.....my original calipers were as good as seized

holy **** man! awesome works

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Thanks....there's plenty more..........maybe not as powerful as some but still tasty

[John B]

29 November 2011 - Rear 996 brakes

This bit is written up in full here

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62766

But here are a few pictures of how we got there after many days thinking, particularly when walking our dog on the beach (RIP Mollie dog)

Disc mounted with wheel nut holding
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Caliper mounted with VRS caliper adaptor
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Siting the Brembo handbrake caliper
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Using a plywood template mounted on the brake splash guard holes to mark up the mounting points
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Check for alignment without the wheel
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.....and with the wheel
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Looking good

[John B]

8 December - OMG!

This is the state of the crank pulley that came off

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Those cracks were not far away from separating

[irishs2]

Thats quite bad alright, but not surprising to find cracks in the bottom pulley, I am sad to say.

Amazing work on the car..

[John B]

8 December 2011 - Re-build

Overall re-build going well.....waiting a few parts but hey Christmas was coming up and who knows what Santa might bring

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Hmmm....an RS2 MAF would look good here
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Not mine......one of Keith's many engines lying around
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The car underneath the real S1 beastie
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[John B]

24 December 2011 - Christmas Presents!

A pair of Goodridge hoses for the rear 996s
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Oh and what's this?
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......courtesy of Mr Reeve