xr4i restoration (very long overdue update)
 

been on with this for 18 months, not even managed to drive it yet. i'm the third owner with only 62,000 miles on the clock. its had a new d/s inner and outer arch and a few little bits of welding. its still wearing all its original panels, sills are rust free as are strut tops.

its got a cossie front bumper a grille and a new set of escort cossie wheels on.

the interior is all 3dr cossie stuff, just got to do i few bits then should be on the road

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks348.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks354.jpg

heres a pic of the engine bay, a little dusty but in very good nic

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks349.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks351.jpg

cheers matthew

Looks good mate, very very clean, but def needs lowering

cool looking project there mate:top:, looks nice and clean. wish i had your garage.:god:

v nice pal

this is what it looked like when i bought it and began stripping it down

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks022.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks019.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks021.jpg

heres some pics of the restoration work i had carried out

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks334.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks329.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks327.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks261.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks262.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks263.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...rspicks012.jpg

cheers matthew

Nice work mate.Will be watching this one:top::top::top:

looks a gooden mate

Looks a very good car
like what you thit with it the wheels en cossie frontbumper

Cheer Wiebe

Looking nice mate

looks good, I like what you have done with the front bumper, keeping with the xr4i style but much improving the look.

that looks spot on really like it nice work

looks like a good clean car,looks good on escort cossie wheels:DD:

this is a long overdue update, done quite a bit since this post, the interior is now 99% complete

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...2/xr4i/011.jpg

fitted the arch lips again, this time with stikoflex, as they wouldn't stay next to the shell

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...r4i/0082-1.jpg

then i painted the rear arches white about 12 months ago, and fitted new koni shocks

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...xr4i/007-2.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/whitexr2/019.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/whitexr2/015.jpg

cheers Matthew

managed to push the old girl out the garage for the first time in 3 years in order to turn it around

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...xr2/0032-1.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/whitexr2/008.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c230/whitexr2/009.jpg

now the above pics were taken last year, and just after christmas i sold one of my sierra cosworths, so decided to crack on with refurbing the front running gear.

started with the n/s front strut assembly, looks rusty but only took 30 mins to strip it all out

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0054.jpg

good to see there isn't one bit of rust, so just a clean up and paint required

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0063.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...xr2/0072-1.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...xr2/0182-2.jpg

cheers Matthew

Very nice mate :top: is it back on the road this year?

took all the running gear back to my work shop and began stripping, cleaning and painting parts.

i bought new discs, TCA's, poly bushes, track rod ends, rack gaitors and pads, the rest got overhauled

heres some pics,

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0037.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...exr2/024-2.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0016.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...exr2/027-3.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0014.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0064.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0048.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...xr2/0073-1.jpg

just waiting for the new shockers to arrive, then i can start rebuilding the n/s

cheers Matthew

Hi, yes thats the plan, owned it just over 5 years now, and only ever drove it home, its not seen the road since 7th Jan 2007, way too long

cheers Matthew

Always loved the look of this 4i

Pleased your going to get it on the road

Steve

ive always wanted a 4i that one looks lovely! do you have plans to lower it? looks odd sitting so high on the esc cos rims! apart from that its a lovely car you have mate

its sitting like that as its been jacked up and not driven since put back on its wheels, but i have a set of springs that i'm fitting during the rebuild

cheers Matthew

looks awesome good job

that looks awesome and so mint - love it :clap: :topL

tonights update, not much done, just got the hub and shocker together, also got my braided lines delivered

anybody know what the copper washers are for?

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0019.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...texr2/0029.jpg

cheers Matthew

lovely car mate love 4is and think it looks very nice on escos wheels top work and keep the pics coming :top:

Great looking car, Cosworth front bumper always makes these look better as the standard looks poor

impressive, cossie bumpers totaly change the shit 4i ones, glad you didnt go down the gash colour coding route! :top:

4i`s will always have a place in my heart :top:

No reason i can think of why copper washers were in the kit...... probebly as kit is used on more than one application

tidy looking 4i may sound mad to some but i like them better than the cosworth

very nice. i love xr4i's, shame there isnt more of them about

nice motor you got there mate!

When I fitted my braided hoses, I use the copper washers either side of the crossmember where it bolted through, car looks great

with regards to the copper washers, the go inbetween the hose & caliper for a perfect seal:king:

What happened to this thread?

still got the car, sat covered up.

just moved house, so will have to take a back seat till my new garage is built.

cheers Matthew

Nice to hear you still got her,
I'm trying to get some time to start tinkering with mine
But 5 kids Xmas and a mrs it's hard to squeeze in the time,
Il be keeping eye out for when your garage is done :)

Car looks great.
Like the way you kept the colours even with cossie front bumper.
Fantastic

I like the cossie bumper on it too.