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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Default Anybody know this car- my new project,,,

Bought it this weekend off ebay for a bargain price,,

needs engine re fitting and painting,,,





here it is looking sad being picked up-




got a few spares!




looking for any history on the car,,,,
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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i take it its an xr3i shell looks pretty straight, where ya get it from i reconise the reg
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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drove past you on the m60!
good luck with the project
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:00 AM
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good luck pal
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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Looks like an xr3i shell ,get the drivers quarter panel looked at in front of the arch looks to be a lot of filler in that ,looking at the pic,good luck with the build
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Twins
Looks like an xr3i shell ,get the drivers quarter panel looked at in front of the arch looks to be a lot of filler in that ,looking at the pic,good luck with the build

call me stupid but how can you tell ints an xr3i shell?
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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what makes me think its a 3i shell is the black around the rear quarter glass, sure that was only on a 3i.
99%sure it didnt ever come on a rst hth
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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cheers guys,, you are correct it is an xr3i shell with the black window surrounds,,

its come from Manchester area,,

its been turbo converted sometime in its life,,

surprisingly its only been off the rd 2 months,, bodywork repairs are pretty rough around the edges shell seems strong enough though,,,

watch this space!
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Old Apr 7, 2010 | 06:30 AM
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yep xr2, 3i's only came with the black around the windows
good luck with the rebuild pal
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by white2lsr
call me stupid
Stupid

That's made my day
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 06:09 AM
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good luck mate
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hi mate im in bolton currently doing a rebuild myself let me know if you need any parts got loads of bits letf over
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Originally Posted by tripod
hi mate im in bolton currently doing a rebuild myself let me know if you need any parts got loads of bits letf over
cheers for that mate,,,,
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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Where abouts in blackpool are ya?

Im fairly local in weeton. Looking to get a tidy turbo/3i myself to use while im rebuilding my 3i cab.
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driver's side looks like it has 5 kgd of hardmetal mate. IMHO the ONLY option is to baremetal the car.
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Originally Posted by AstoN_B
Where abouts in blackpool are ya?

Im fairly local in weeton. Looking to get a tidy turbo/3i myself to use while im rebuilding my 3i cab.
Fleetwood mate,,,,,, own scoobyteknix,,,

if you need anything for yours give me a shout!!
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by andyd9577
Fleetwood mate,,,,,, own scoobyteknix,,,

if you need anything for yours give me a shout!!
I've pretty much everything I need. Apart from zetec turbo bits but I'm collecting as I go.

Could do with b pillar trims for cab though? One of mine is cracked. Drivers side I think.
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