Need help finding out if my car is an RS2000

[debs150jordan]

Hi, I have just bought a rolling shell, log book states its a ford escort salon with 1993cc but when I type in the reg plate for insurance it always comes up with a RS2000 (hoping it is ).  I have paid for the history and the only change it has had is the colour from red to yellow, no engine change.  can anyone help de004e0459@blueyonder.co.uk, thanks debs x

[PeteRS8084]

Hi debs,

A chassis number would be good, as you can decode these, and rs chassis numbers are pretty easy to decode. Pete

[irishtorag]

chassis number tell what someone put on it

look on rs owners club or harrier owners club for all the tell tails from spare wheel strap holder in boot to added supports from ford

lot of small details are always missed when reshelling or cloning a car

most often the spare wheel stap holder is usualy always wrong

 

kenny

 

ps:I hope you have what u bought

[RIKB80]

Is it a mk1 or Mk2? Assuming from colours you mention its a mk2?

 

Best thing to do would be to get a few pics of less noticeable and harder to get to places that shell is modified on RS's and post em up (or pm me)

 

Most reshells have Strut top plates and extra brackets where anti tramp bars go but a lot don't go loads further.

 

I assume its now a flat front as the nose cone is usually a dead giveaway .  So there may be signs that front wings have been replaced as they're different on an RS2000 to allow nosecone to fit.

 

There are 2 inserts that go into the bottom of the turrets on the inner wing behind the front struts, and also another plate that welds to the wing rail that you can feel if you stick your hand right up under the wheel arch.

 

The Hole for the gearbox is a bit further back, as some others have said there's a bracket in the boot towards the left hand side to fasten the wheel strap to.  One that gets missed a lot is a bracket under the car near the front of the transmission tunnel, can't remember at the moment what the brackets for but its to pull some cable away from the exhaust manifold to stop it melting/burning because the inlet and outlet manifolds are on the opposite side of the engine on a pinto than all the crossflows they had in all other mk2 escorts.