"Best" FB?

[CHC (RIP)]

Ah yes the vents on the front valence/spoiler.
So wheels & vents,any other differences?

Yeh the front screen washer jet went to two seperates on the S3 rather than the single unit on the S2 (only a minor mod).
The S3 interior had a very minor mod to the hand-brake surround which made it difficult to swap over on the S2.

[David Nock (RIP)]

Ah yes the vents on the front valence/spoiler.
So wheels & vents,any other differences?

I was lying abed the other night, thinking \'what parts would interchange from S2 to S3\'? I came up with only engine and body panels for the most part. The Wheels/Tyres are different diameter as said.

But also there are differences in:-

Rear Axle, Diff has different spline number.

Gearbox, Certainly Speedo ratio is different (so gearbox speedo drive has to be changed) - maybe gear ratios different also?

Clutch - different diameter.

Oil Cooling is different, hence Rads are different.

Brake pads different due to difference in wheel diameter. Brake pipe flexes - Cliff knows about this.

Fuel tanks - different method of top connections, also drain plug on S3.

Dash slightly different, electrics possibly some differences, steering wheel different. Steering box (But S2 can fit we think)

Upholstery and colour schemes different.

And other things.....so S2 doesn\'t seem to be a universal donor for S3.

Oh and Skiffle, my vote for best is deffinately S3....I think the body protection was better ex works.

[Skifledanabit]

I think you\'ll find that if you put most of the rwd coupes of the time, they\'d look similar, supra, starion, RX7, so on so forth.

[Rotaryguru]

That\'s a problem for me, never been a fan of rear drums... Would your bits work if I did a conversion on an S3?

Of course. The 12A front cover is to put on the 13B and front mount the motor, rather than side mount (13B\'s). Bolt on the brace and bolt onto the engine mounts. Done!

[Skifledanabit]

Hmm, ok, well, getting slightly ahead of ourselves lol, haven\'t got a car let alone an engine lol, I will keep it in mind though, may have to wait until next year

[RamoNZ]

Of course. The 12A front cover is to put on the 13B and front mount the motor, rather than side mount (13B\'s). Bolt on the brace and bolt onto the engine mounts. Done!

The 13b will most likely be the EGi 6 port variety, so you will also need a matching sump of course :cool

[shaunwil]

Go with a 4 port TII engine. They are better if you go initially NA then you can go turbo more easily. One thing I half regret with my 13b setup. Would love to go turbo at some point, Although welding some engine mounts in and dropping the 13b REW in did spring to mind.

Shaun

[myatt1972]

Steering box (But S2 can fit we think)

S2 steering box definitely fits an s3, ive done two.
Quicker steering but heavier steering.

[syebba]

Yeh the front screen washer jet went to two seperates on the S3 rather than the single unit on the S2 (only a minor mod).
The S3 interior had a very minor mod to the hand-brake surround which made it difficult to swap over on the S2.

Cliff you are becoming the wikipedia of Fb\'s!:wiggle

[Rotaryguru]

The 13b will most likely be the EGi 6 port variety, so you will also need a matching sump of course :cool

Quite right! I forgot about that bit. old school 13B sump, or US GLSE right?
 
Stick to 12A\'s man. 12A\'s.

[captainbizzaro]

Series 2\'s for life. In gold preferably.

[mooragerx7]

series 1 all the way look loads better with steel bumpers and smaller tail lights

[CHC (RIP)]

Cliff you are becoming the wikipedia of Fb\'s!:wiggle

Didn\'t mean to Stu, it\'s just that I knew the subtle differences from when I was negotiating buying an S3 - however the deal fell through. I then bought a few external parts from it before it was stripped and the empty shell was scrapped.  It was a real shame because it was too good to scrap but there was something dodgy about the car as there was a mystery to where the v5 was and the po didn\'t want me to contact the dvla to acquire a new one.