Hi all i thought i would show you some pics of my dad's new toy. It's a 1988 xr3I

 

Now here is the biggest prob with the car.





The car has had a injector prob and pretty much put a hole in one of the pistons.

We are going to restore the car but does anybody know if you can put a normal 1.6 bottem end and put the xr3 clyinder head on it or is there any difference in the bottem end??? As we think it would be easier just to change bottem ends as the one in the car would take a lot of work. But is it worth trying to save the orginal engine???
Will start work on the car 2moro so will update then.

 

I've got a MFI engine sat in my garage, was running before took it out, as I replaced for a tuned lump. If it helps you can have it. Your job to collect though.

Regards, smudge.

 

Thinks mate i've sent you a PM.

 

Cool matey. I had 2 of these when I was a lad. I had a E reg white one and a F reg black one.

 

Hi all i thought i would show some update's of the xr3I

Now these are the bad piont's

 

We have grinded the rust down and put primer over it to hopefully stop it getting worse. Does anybody know where we can get replacement panales for the car???

 

I've definitely seen much worse! A bit of time and effort and she will be looking lovely.

 

Yea mate she's not bad the floor is well solide. My dad and me are O.C.D when it comes to cars so she will be mint. What car have you got xr3 or rs turbo???

 

Keep up the good work.

 

looks in no bad condition its good the floor is solid i look forward to watching this

 

Well it's been awhile since the xr3i project has been updated so here it is.

The rusty front end has been cut out and a new on put in from our 1.8d mk4 escort donor car.





A big thank's to Smudge 374 who give us the new lump to put in it.



The rust on the rear has been cut out, a clean piece metal welded in and the filled.





Tomorrow we will fireing the new lump up so will update some more then.

 

Cool progress matey.Hopefully the rust wont come back through.

 

i'm liking that mate well done on the resto i do like white xr3's

 

Hi Sam, glad to see your making progress! Don't forget that engine has no oil in it! I drained it for you to transport. Did you change the rocker gasket?

Looks like your making decent progress.

 

Hi mate. Yes we know it has no oil in it. Not put a gasket on it yet as just wanted to get it out the van and into the car. So will change the gasket at a later date we just want to put it all together so we can here it turn over. We was going to do some work today but it raining here so look's like it will be tomorrow.

 

Thank's mate yep the white xr3's are nice but also like the black.

 

Good work.
Coming along well

 

Hi all. Well here is the first vid of the new lump, she doesn't fire up but turns over and starts to run from time to time. Here it is hope it work's first time i've put one of my own vid's on here.

 

Sorry about the quality of the vid but was taken on my phone.

 

She starts and run's



Ok so the new engine need fine tuning but the exhaust note ain't to bad.

 

Got some more of the interior in the car. And hopefully by next weekend the inside will be back in the car.

 

Well all welding on the car is now done. now just need's to be filled and resprayed. will update with pic's this weekend.

 

What's he got planned?

 

Retro daily driver mate