I put a post up called to buy or not to buy in GD about a red c reg xr3i with 1 owner and a full service history completeley standard and unabused and generally not that rotten, so yeah i bought it and im going to restore it, fit a series 1 kit and zvh turbo lump on cossie managment, but keeping it red so what do you guy's think ??

 

MK3 XR3i is easily one of my fave cars, looks wise I've always preferred 'em to the S1.

Keep the XR looks, ditch the tow bar, bung some wheels on it and fit a decent lump and that would be sweet

 

nice one - looks like you saved it just in time

 

lol i dont reckon it could believe its luck when i turnt up and took it, it couldnt get any closer to certain death

 

Dude,please keep the xr3i look. Keep the outside as standard,and spend your money under the bonnet.

 

doooo it,

love the xr look but the s1 looks bulkier and more solid and besides, I want to see what it looks like.

 

I like both of them. They're very rare now in Germany, especially the S1.

Both ways to mod the car will be great, just do a proper job!

 

I love both cars but I bet the MK3 XR3i is now much rarer than the RS models!

 

not here in Germany...

 

that looks quite mint. good find

 

i would keep the 3i look aswell, turbo engine & you have yourself a right sleeper

 

looks sweet mate

keep it in xr trim, heres a pic of mine

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...1112006524.jpg

 

Lower it on some nice rims, then go the full hog on a turbo engine conversion. Leave the XR3i looks

 

Sounds like an excellent base for the project, i want to do a mk3 project.

 

Weve just started stripping the car and already she is showing her age especially in the favourite areas like battery tray and inner sills, but im impressed with the tail gate and boot floor and rear chassis rails all rot free here's a few pics


drivers side floor ok

rear corners rot free
underneath battery tray

But taking it apart was a joy really this car is so original and untouched the standard ford stereo still works every switch dash light all like new nothing broken or cut about and the interior is mint


heres the drivers side sill been bodged on in the past so something else to be cut out and replaced

 

got ur work cut out,all the best with it.

 

Good choice of car fella

 

Looks like you saved this one just in time mate !!!!!

Looks like its worth saving and all as dont look that bad, battery tray and rear arches are just par for the course really with a car that age, easily sorted as well.

Will be keeping an eye on this thread as thought about going down the turbo route with my mk3 as well so this should be an interesting build !!!

Keep the pics coming mate.