Hi guys and welcome to my slow project sorry it's slow but what with a new baby 14 weeks old things have slowed down but enjoy anyway.

Cut a long story short = Bought ebay £500 standing for 15 years on drive fathers car daughter couldn't get rid after his death 2 owners from new her and dad no history with car and only 1 key took a massive risk drove off owning it,No tax but some M.O.T first pics once home





Done a complete service to engine oil + gaskets/belts,timing belt, water pump, fuel filter/pump, camshaft followers, steam sills the lot






Time went on so bought the following

capri pepperpots
2x fiesta Recaro seats
plasti dip dumpers
new passenger wing + sprayed
new lights all round
just waiting on a set of rear koni adjustable shocks
new tail gate
2x doors with electric windows upgrade
Metal retro number plates
few stickers

Still needs alot of TLC but what with funds low this is what she looks like at this moment in time






Andy

 

Good to see its being saved stick with it, gotta love an early spec one

 

glad to see another one being saved. Good man

 

Looking good, nice one!

Glad to see you took the black rubbing strip off the side!

 

Love XR2's. We had a C plate with 70,000 on the clock and bought from the original owner from new. Fantastic car! Wish we still had it

 

 

H*** ELP, that reg rings a bell. Was this that Max power thing in that limited edition Cabriolet colour torquirse (spelling?).

 

Sorry that H464 ELP was my Series Escort 2 Rs turbo gun metal grey which i sold back in 2005 best motor that was still miss it today

Andy

 

Great seeing an xr2 being brought back to it's former glory. Keen to see how this turns out.

My parents had a white mk2 xr2 but on f plate for about 5 years (I was aged 4-9) so kinda grew up with it.

 

nice project mate... good luck with it

 

Nice one great to see lovely old fords being saved from the scrap yard

 

Well done for saving it.

 

another one saved good on you

 

Was close then:

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...ml%3B640%3B480

 

Hi havn't been on the forum for ages so i thought i would share a few photos on what ive been up to since i bought the car.

Saved up so i can have the following done it's still at the workshop as we speak should get it back next week all done and ready for the summer

Had new wing fitted as the other one was shot



Removed body kit to find rust but only 2 pieces needed done not bad for a 29 year old car






Got this sorted ready for the Big job




Then whole car stripped back and primer'd









Windows out and sprayed









this is what she looks like now 24/04/2014 ready for full body kit freshened up placed back on and wheel refurb back to original silver



Andy

 

Awesome!
Chuffed to see an old car like this rescued. You should let the previous owner's daughter see it, I rekcon it would make her day!

 

Funny you should say that once done ill be knocking on her door with a smile on my face R.I.P the old man he would of loved it

 

very nice mate had 3 off them in white had a new one in 1987 fab cars

 

Looks great.

You need to put the pictures in the right order though! I thought you had just primered over the rust on the front corner

 

Great to see another none being saved can't wait to see it built up again!

 

Was going to say the same thing,looks fantastic now

 

Well done for saving it, its looking good


Brian

 

Just a quick update not long before she is back with me, bodykit refitted and just wheels, pin stripe and few little bits and bobs to finish

 

We'll done mate !
Looks superb , can't beat an old xr2

 

Thats a lovely little car there mate

someone on zsoc has put a 1.7 turbo'd puma engine in the exact same car

 

nice,youve done a goog job with that

 

Good Job, well worth saving, proved your critics wrong on other site
looks minty fresh now and ready for some summer fun, top work for saving her

 

Agree with the above about knocking on the girls door, would be a nice tribute to the old guy.

Is it me or does the drivers door/front wing look misaligned?
Looks great now though!

 

It's more of the angel of the photo but the door hinges are alittle free should i say so does drop slightly once opened but all in all very please the old girl has a new life line again

Thanks for all the good comments can't wait for summer now

 

Picked up today and its 98% complete

 

Wow that looks mint.

 

nice that well done.

 

I love XR2's - I had a 'D' plate mercury grey one and it's the one car that I've owned I'd take back in a heartbeat.

Lovely to see one restored to her former glory.

 

That's lovely mate great job you've done. I really like these and would love to own one

 

Spot one, whites a great colour for these, you got to take it back to show them the end result

 

I had a mint xr2 paid £50 for it and broke it for parts

 

Well last week i took a drive to work as it was a Sunday and saw an opportunity, so i took it back to it's Roots lol















Andy

 

Looks very nice and don't want you take this the wrong way but why did you paint over the spot light brackets with the white?

 

Oh i no the bloke i took to spray the car done a great job but painted them he didn't realise they weren't suppose to be never mind i could always get some from Fleabay

Andy

 

Been a fair few months since i have been online just thought i would share final pics of my car,

Since pics have taken it now stands with tow eye cover,original ford badges front and back which cost an arm and i have original head light covers from fords never been fitted still in original box- don't even go there on the price lol

Sorned until April to see you all hopefully at some point over the next few months.







B3NGE