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Originally Posted by wikid_sticks
arghhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im stuck between a rock and something. lol
i really wanna get a mk2 rs2000, but i dunno if i should get an eb-d xr6, lj torana, the list goes on :P
i wanna get the rs coz their cheaper to run, and theyve got heaps of potensial. i see em going for about 5-10,000. or maybe a normal 2ltr mk2
now my question hehehe
does anyone know if you can just buy the front of an rs2000, so if i found a nice esky i could just put the rs2000 front on it. i know you can buy em over in the uk but i dont think their cheap. any where in aus?
any ideas?
dan
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Get the Esky, you know you wanna, you'll love it, trust me!
You can put the front nosecone from a Mk II RS2000 onto the front of a "normal" Esky, I'm not sure how much work is involved or how hard it would be to get a RS2000 nosecone, but I know it can be done.
Personally, I'd just try and get a 2 door Mk II and make it into an RS1800 replica - easier, cheaper and more unique. All that would be involved then would be adding the front and rear spoilers (if it doesn't already have them), round headlights and a replacement grill (again, only required if it doesn't already have them - ie if it has the square headlights). The RS1800 has more of a race history behind it then the RS2000, and I think it looks better, there is also the fact that people are more likey to underestimate it if it doesn't look like an RS2000, and also it's less likely to be a target for theifs. More information on the RS1800 can be found at
http://www.turbocharger.co.uk/rs-mk2-rs1800.html
But yeah, if you really prefer the looks of the RS2000, you can make a "normal" Escort look like that. And there isn't really that much difference between the RS and the "normal" Escorts asides from looks, there are a few mechanical differences, but nothing that you couldn't change to RS spec (or better) without spending the sort of money a good RS2000 fetches these days in total for the Escort + parts + any work you couldn't do yourself.