Bavarian LHD XR2 MK2 - SNOW!!!

[XR2]

The engine came out today I need a new clutch. A piece of thread came loose inside the old one...

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Took off most of the bodykit today. It's sunday but I don't have time to waste...











I pulled out the whole engine bay wiring loom







A pic of my CSC manifold for you




Sierra Cosworth rad is too wide (front), ERST S2 (middle) is bigger than standard (rear) but fits and so I think I'll buy a new turbo one to bring engine temperature down

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Today I pulled off the rest of the bodykit








and removed the front tie bars




and guess... I found some rust

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clean engine bay




No interieur




Suspension parts




rear axle




The misterious 1.4i Fuel tank




Not good

[Munch]

thats a good start, looks like you have your work cut out

[XR2]

The car is now at a friend of mine, he will take care of the rust, the holes and the new paint.

In the meantime I prepared the front driveshafts and the wiper??? <- don't know how it's called for painting.










Also painted the upper side of my fuel tank with a lot of Hammerite black:






This is how the tank looks on the fuel pump side and inside:







That's my new fuel filter (70's Porsche 911 Carrera ) which can be hidden below the air filter box because it's only half as small as the Escort filter




And I tinted my rear windows:

[JezSierra]

good progress being made matey

[Twins]

[XR2]

Finished painting the driveshafts and the wiper mechanism:







Color looks like bright red, but it's neon/flourescent orange



and put the primer on the lower side of the fuel tank:

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finished painting the fuel tank




Bridge for the ignition leads




Genuine new Ford Escort RS Turbo S2 radiator




RS Turbo S2 gearbox with LSD

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new rear brake drums




New Sachs 220 mm clutch kit (made in Germany )




New Bosch battery, suitable for putting into the boot and new wires




RS1600i fuel pressure regulation unit with original mounting bracket and the original water hoses




These items will be shot-blasted tomorrow

[XR2]

Got my car back from the paintshop on monday. And some people came to help me with the XR2:






Got all of my suspension parts back from shot blasting on friday




and started to painting them in red






and yellow






and silver

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I started to clean up my RST gearbox for painting and we put the new leather headlining in...

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We finished the new leather headlining and put all windows back into their old position...

[RS-adam]

It looks good mate... but I dont know about the neon/orange coluor.. bit im looking forward to se it when its complete

[XR2]

Originally Posted by RS-adam

but I dont know about the neon/orange coluor..

Me too... but painting all of the suspension parts in black or silver is boring. When you stand beside the car you can't see the colored items, just when the hood is open or if you drive behind it. So I hope it will be fine!

[XR2]

cut-out for the big exhaust manifold




co-drivers side with modified wiring loom






headlights mounted




rear brake pressure valves - all new

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Started painting my Turbo gearbox






and guess... I also finished it






I also put my carpet in and drilled some holes into the doors to make the Ghia/XR2 cards fit

[Twins]

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I cleaned my rear shocks today




and put them back onto the axle






I also took care of some rust spot on the unterbody, put the rear strut brace in and did some other things I can't really remember now

[XR2]

Today I cleaned my front shocks and springs




and the rear springs, too




I bought a new water pump these days




AND FINALLY PUT THE FUEL TANK BACK IN POSITION!!!!

[Rab]

That is a very bright fuel tank


BUt looks a quality job

[Twins]

[XR2]

Put most of the interieur back into the car...



It looks worse on the pics than it really does. But it surely needs a good cleaning!!!







Picture No. 100: I started to prepare the engine bay for putting the engine back into it...

[XR2]

Finally I've got the last parts back from painting:

[jayRS]

lloing good mate

i really should stop looking at these xr2's being done as i really want another

[XR2]

Originally Posted by jayRS

as i really want another

what's holding you back?

[jayRS]

my FRST mate, a wife, 3 kids and another on the way

in the process of sorting the frst, engines gunna be rebuilt next week and ill be updating my post (see link in sig)

i do love the xr2's though, fucking fun i had in mine were unreal, my first car was a xr2 with leather seats and colour coded,

heres the pics of my first xr2 which was first car and my second one which i like the most as it had the 15's.
had a fair few other xr2's after, some for stripping some "to go on road" but never got round to it but i had my FRST by then so was caught up in that.





sorry to clog ya post with my crap

[GazzaG]

Am liking your XR2 mate

[XR2]

@Jay: Nice ones, especially the red one with the standard bodykit. I think it's the only color the bodykit looks good without painting it.

And a FRST Engine also fits into a XR2

[jayRS]

i know i looked into all sorts with the xr2 and yeah, i like red ones.

there aint much i dont know about the xr2's as i think most of the problems they can have were on my white one

i see one of your spring cups on the back axle was rusty, so was one of mine on the white one, i got a brand new cup sat in the shed for a xr2 as it was only a small hole so i welded it.

[XR2]

Most of these parts were changed with new ones or nearly new ones out of a 1.1 Fiesta. Most of the parts of this car were good as new.... As you can see... shot-blasted and painted

[jayRS]

Originally Posted by XR2

Most of these parts were changed with new ones or nearly new ones out of a 1.1 Fiesta. Most of the parts of this car were good as new.... As you can see... shot-blasted and painted

i could of done with a few bits of mine blasted but due to being made redundant money was a bit tight so i done it my self with a wire wheel in the grinder, took some time but came up sweet.

i see ya in germany, might have a favour to ask at some point about a spare for something i have that you cant get bits for over here anymore

[XR2]

Yesterday and today I sorted the fuel lines and put the fuel filter and the pressure thingy back in



Finally my mate put the new cambelt, water pump and camshaft pulley onto the engine!!!




The wiring for dizzy and coil




The RSTurbo rad: looks nearly like a standard fit, and so does the SPAL fan






Boot is nearly done




And I'm proud to tell you that the seats are also back in the car





I've done the rest of the drivers side wiring loom:




and painted the rear sides of the rear brakes

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Finally the engine and gearbox is one unit

[jayRS]

sweet as mate, looks like its moving along nicly now.

[XR2]

I started to fit the bodykit now.









Looks like they've got a slightly different color compared with the rest of the car. I hope they fade to the same color in the sun...


And I put the plate back in that holds the engine hood lock. With new screws. Windshield washer jets and hoses are back in position also

[jayRS]

looking good mate, how long before ya think its finished?

as for the kits, the front look same colour to me, the rear looks a little lighter but it might just be the angle or flash.

[XR2]

They're all a little bit brighter than the shell itself...

My mate will pass his exams in one week, I hope we can fit the brakes and the engine on weekend 'round July 20.

[jayRS]

cool