getting the s2 ready for the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sphs2]

hi everyone, after wanting a tvr for years i finally took the plunge at the beginning of june and bought an s2, unfortunatly on a limited budget, so i broke every rule in the book!

It is a 1989 s2 (more like a s1.5 i now know) with no mot and not been on the road for two years, it looked sound enough apart from a leaking water pump an inoperative clutch and a leaking sump, so i paid the money and dragged it home (350 miles).

Got the clutch working (new slave cylinder) and fitted a waterpump, took it up the road and found servo wasn't working and the sump was pouring oil onto the exhaust so much it was surrounded by white smoke.

so out came the engine, s/h cosworth sump fitted (yes the alloy one), new starter, new n/s exhaust manifold, new downpipes, plugs, leads, dizzy, servo and master cylinder, inlet manifold gasket etc etc.

The engine is now ready to go back in so i will keep you posted on progress.

[Jed-S]

Good luck and it sounds like you're up to the challenge of maintaining the S. Nice looking wheels as well - what are they? They remind me of Revolutions.

Jed

[Longers]

sphs2 said:

he's been very busy....!

All that since the beginning of June?!

Welcome to the world of S ownership. There are a few of us in or (in my case, near) the Nott's area

Longers

[Barkychoc]

Sounds interesting Simon, we like pictures!
Have a look at the 'useful links' at the top of the forum - there's a couple of guides to posting pictures.
Where in Nottingham are you?
I'm in Bingham.

Chris

[sphs2]

i am in long eaton for those who have asked, i will post some photos as soon as poss.

very busy indeed as i also work six days a week, so any encouragement as to what the car will be like when done is most welcome.

[mep12345]

What the car is like when it's done? - I'll let the smilies do the talking

then ocassionally and if you are not careful you'll see a and if you are really not careful then you'll see but nothing will ever remove the

Mark

[sphs2]

For those that have asked, here are some pictures of the car when i bought it.