allbluepete

just got my hands on a mintish 2 local owner.67k mile mk4 xr3i for peanuts,when i say mint i mean it is structurally sound,needs 2 minor bits of welding on rear of sills,and paint being red is the usual faded a bit
been sat in a garage for about 6 years,just weighing up my options,should i
1.leave it standard and run about in it

2.leave it standard looking,turbo it and run about in it

3.rip all the panels off it and convert it to a mk3,fit an s1 kit,paint it some fucked up colour(not flippy paint cos it turns my stomach tbh),and efi turbo it

i am kind of drawn to option 3 myself,as i love the look of the mk3 and have all the bits to do this lying around lol,would rival my pearl purple rs 1600i of a few years back,used to love the purists looks of disgust at the shows
will put up some pics when i get it picked up tomorrow,what do you all think of my plans

allbluepete

well picked it up today for the tidy sum of 100 quid ,was going to take some pics but got 1 of the inside of the boot and then my battery was flat .
going for option 2 i think as looking at it it has quite grown on me,maybe change the colour as not a big fan of red and put some rs bits on it but apart from that not going to go too crazy modding wise.
my mate is maybe buying my cabby shell to re shell his rotten turbo so going to take all the good bits off it for the xr

allbluepete

thats it for now,will get a few more tomorrow when i start the stripdown

patch

gud buy mate! ad say go 4 the turbo kane the nuts off it till it dies an then a full strip down and rebuilt with zvh an mk3 panels

allbluepete

pics as promised,sorry about the multi posts in advance,cos i'm a bit fick and no computer whizz

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underside of battery tray from inside car,not bad eh

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allbluepete

not all rosy though,am going to have to repair the rear of both sills and the bottom 12 inches or so of the front edge of the rear arches,also a small patch near the wiper motor support bracket,will get all this done while i am seam welding it though so no probs,roof around sunroof and the pillars scuttle etc are all mint so a reasonably solid base for a project,especially on a 20 year old car

allbluepete

well for all of you who are avidly following my resto thread
work is starting tomorrow with the welding,will put pics up of progress as it happens,doing this on a budget,but will be done to a high standard with full underbody resto,efi turbo motor,and some nice body mods,not talking big stupid kits and flip paint, but subtle and tasteful is the way to go with older fords

GiRO

good luck with it matey..

allbluepete

will do my best bud,know how much cash and work is involved but will be worth it in the end for sure

GiRO

yep im doin my '3i on a veeeeery tight budget too so know what you mean..

allbluepete

it aint easy bud,have to make sacrifices,wish i had the budget of some on here but afraid not,just a working class man who has a bit of craft and a desire for a nice ford that i lusted after when i was younger lol

allbluepete

welded right along the sill to floor join inside the car as it is a usual weakpoint in the shell,started here as i've not welded for a good while so wanted to get a bit of practice in befire i tackle the tougher bits

allbluepete

ran out of wire back to it on thursday though,should get the sill and arch repaired then as well as finishing the floor,depending on our lovely scottish weather

p-38-king

nice one mate and iknow what you mean about budget as giro said hes gota veeeery tight budget but has me to help so heslucky hahahaha

keep up good work mate

allbluepete

aye got a good mate who's a bit handy as well,does my painting for me and is always there to give me a second opinion if i am stuck,well what i cant handle anyway,i painted an old turbo i had once and made a total arse of it since then am a bit worried about painting a car,but do doors bonnets etc

SaqsS2turbo

WOOO HOOO JUST LIKE MY OLD 3I I DISECTED TO MAKE A PICK UP ISH !! LOL TURBO IT ABUSE AND HAvE FUN THEN ZVH WITH THE MK3 IDEA!!!

SaqsS2turbo

wots going on with gud luking project in the back

NEIL A

iTrader: (6)

Looking good Pete, trying to think if i have seen that car around You going to use the 90 spec bits off of the car behind?

allbluepete

thats my mate billys rs,needs a fair bit of welding bud was a nice car a few years back,but has some issues now

allbluepete

hey neil,you could well have seen it around,has been in leven all its days,was bought at lamberts and was owned by a couple who stayed up by huskie that used to have the black turbo,then sold to neil farmer at the other end of the broom
just going to strip my cabby at the moment unless i can find a buyer for the shell complete with all the panels and bumpers,seems a shame to break it up but cant be arsed looking for the bits again to build this one
the one in the background is martins old rs,that stays across the road from your folks,seen better days now though,think big billy wants to repair it but dont know if it will ever get done bud,was trying to get him into a deal on my cabby shell but he's wanting to keep the rs

Escort.Cosworth

option 2

Pete the rs behind how long has that been sitting for?

turboloon

holy shit thats a steasl for a hundred quid...go for option 2 street sleeper keep it badged as a xr3i and blow the newer generation in to the weeds

fezzajsy

iTrader: (9)

looking good but will be better when u finished with it

allbluepete

couple of years paul,he,s done the welding badly and really needing to cut it out and start again
the rs has been about here for a while as well,3 people have owned it locally,you looking for another one bud

allbluepete

aye think it would be a buzz pissing on a civic type r or a clio in a 20 year old escort,saw willie young smoking the focus rs's in his s1 at crail and it was great ,
got a few alright bits at the moment so should be possible

Escort.Cosworth

Pete its lee nah not after another one just looks like my big cuzins old rs turbo that used to have the clear lights

NEIL A

iTrader: (6)

Lee could well of been his sure the guy Martin sold it to took the smoked rears off of it and put clears and a few other bits on it, was a nice car when Martin had sure it came from up aberdeen way. Went well after MV turbos set it up aswell.

Escort.Cosworth

Sounds like the one then kenny sold it so someone then he smashed the front into a bus only 5minz after it was sold ran about with black bonnet ect that’s what made me think that was his old one

WAS a nice and quick car when he had it aswell was well looked after

NEIL A

iTrader: (6)

yip blondie spent a good bit of money on it sure it had a new turbo and a good few other bits when he had it.

allbluepete

aye is the same car,reg plate ends in aoo
honest its not very fast and is pretty rotten but it as usual for rst's looks clean from the outside,it was a very nice car a few years back when martin first got it,but well past its best now.
i drove it when billy had it on the road,it ducked and dived all over the shop,pulled violently to the left when it came on boost(not torque steer either),the brakes were the worst i have ever used,if it was the only rst i had driven i wouldnt touch one with a bargepole cos it was a total shitter
think he's going to reshell it into my cabby now as it is only really fit for scrap,the shell anyway,billy has bought loads of new bits so think he would be better fitting them on a solid shell tbh,having a cabby wont bother him anyway cos he drives like miss daisy on valium

allbluepete

aye ken what martins like,bit like yourself neil for splashin the cash on the motors
you got the cossie running sweet yet bud l

Zetec_mk4_XR3i

Option 2 matey - turbo it but keep it lookin like an XR with some tasteful mods - i love XRs!!

By the way just broke a complete S2 if you need anything, got a few bits left

NEIL A

iTrader: (6)

The cossie is up at wullies justnow getting a new engine fitted as i wanted a change in spec slightly so was easyer to switch engines than rip my one to bits as its still a good motor, you not fancy cosying the 3i. lol. Should have it back next week then think its going to AVA for a Colins ecu and a remap.

allbluepete

would love it cossied rwd bud,but would be a bit over budget
the missus isnae chuffed as it is that i bought this 3i,keeps me out the house too much