SERIES TWO RS TURBO

ENGINE 1596cc CVH, ported and polished cylinder head, 1mm oversize inlet and exhaust valves, Piper T285 cam, Piper uprated valve springs, bronze valve guides, Series One RS Turbo inlet manifold, four Bosch 803 injectors (dark greens), Fiesta RS Turbo fuel rail and fuel regulator, Cosworth idle speed control valve in Lancia Delta Integrale remote housing, Garrett T3 turbo with 0.48A/R exhaust housing, Sapphire Cosworth 2WD engine loom reworked to suit Escort layout, Weber/Marelli Ahmed Bayjoo Level 6 ECU with Pectel piggyback board for active spark and electronic boost control, modified distributor, custom camshaft and crankshaft sensors, Group A coil, Airtec RS500-style intercooler, Airtec alloy radiator, twin cooling fans, Hayward & Scott exhaust system with large internal silencer and downswept tailpipe, silicone boost and water hoses, relocated MAP sensor, Ford Ka fuel filter on custom bracket (mounted on gearbox with high-pressure Ford fuel hoses on Snaplock fittings), Pipercross Group A air filter, rerouted and hidden wiring loom through inner wings and front panel, carbon fibre trim and details throughout

POWER 220bhp (owner’s estimate)

TRANSMISSION Rebuilt RS Turbo gearbox with painted casing, skimmed flywheel, AP Racing four-paddle clutch with standard cover, shortshift gear linkage

SUSPENSION Spax Sport suspension with Apex rear springs, fully poly-bushed

BRAKES Front: Mk1 Focus RS Brembo fourpot callipers with Reyland/AP 326mm discs and custom brackets; rear: Mk1 Focus 2.0 (petrol-model) callipers and discs; braided lines throughout

WHEELS & TYRES 8x17in ET35 Compomotive TH wheels sprayed in custom brown; fronts drilled for Carbon Delight turbofans, 215/40x17 Federal RSR tyres

EXTERIOR 1987 Series Two Escort RS Turbo, ‘90-spec front bumper (modified with lower section of Sapphire Cosworth bumper grafted in to accept modified RS500 lower splitter, air intakes modified and enlarged, Alfa Romeo front number plate plinth), tinted headlights, custom headlamp air intake scoop, smoked front indicators with USA-spec running lights, smoked repeaters and tail lights, carbon bonnet pin holders and Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 bonnet vents, VW Polo wiper arms grafted into Escort arms (to allow fitment of OEM floppy wipers), cut-down OEM wing mirrors, Audi 80 door handles, de-locked doors, carbon roof skin, carbon A-pillars, carbon scuttle panel, BMW E36 convertible third brake light, RS1700T-style boot lid and blade with BMW E30 M3 Evo spoiler lip in carbon, BMW E46 Sport rear diffuser modified and grafted into rear bumper, VW Polo number plate lights, carbon heckblende, BMW Z4 boot hinges converted to bonnet hinges, chassis rails and front panel smoothed

INTERIOR Flocked interior, modified dashboard housing sat-nav, air charge temp and boost gauge, custom dash surround with oil temp/ pressure and water temperature gauges, Granada Scorpio self-dimming rear-view mirror, Mk4 Fiesta window switches set in modified Escort interior handles, Sparco steering wheel, Corbeau bucket seat trimmed in new-old-stock Ford Zolder cloth and new-old-stock Ford light grey cloth, Luke four-point driver’s-side harness, custom illuminated BMW E34 gearknob and gaiter, Ford Focus ST2 black sunvisors, custom black cloth headlining, carbon Magic Tree