Here are some early pics of my latest project, a XR3 of 1982 vintage!!!

Travelled almost 600 miles in total yesterday to get it here and took best part of 14 hours which included a early start in the morning... was up and away by 3.45am

Got it home and in the garage and am well pleased with what i have seen so far, especailly considering the car is 25 years old !!!!

Am planning on completely stripping it and starting from scratch and putting it back to as standard looking and original as possible.

Will be struipping everything from under the car and cleaning back all the old flaky underseal then resealing it and painting it all.

Engine will be stripped and worn internals replaced as required, also going to change the old basic 4 spd box for a 5 speeder so anyone with a 5spd Mk3 gear linkage for sale drop me a pm !!!

Will be posting up pics all through the resto.









Am well pleased with the condition of the shell and only have some fairly minor welding to be done, going to tidy up all the other small bits that have been recently welded and repaired as want to have it looking like its never been welded and is original !!!

Quite a lot of work ahead of me but looking forward to getting stuck into it and having something worthwhile at the end of it that hopefully wont be costing me an arm and a leg to have on the road

Check out my dalmatian having a look in the engine bay in the second pic!!! Think he approves of my choice in old Fords as was having a right good rumage around it !!!!