PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THERE ARE ABOUT 180 PHOTOS

my project has been completed for a while now (until new engine & management) but ive only just had the photos scanned to my pc,,,,

i took photos all the way through from when i bought it to now, all done at home with help from freinds & family,, except spraying which is beyond me,
ive lost a few pics so there are some gaps in progress & its not step by step detailed but still an interesting view in my opinion so i hope you enjoy looking as much as i enjoyed building her

this is the car when i first bought it








i started to strip it down to see what she was like underneath the kit then commce standard xr2 engine removel







some rust from spillages over the years from rear washer bottle


rust on osr arch


with engine out bay prepping started

















after some more cutting & welding to allow or rst downpipe clearance on crossmember then some more priming the engine bay was painted







ive lost some pics so its a bit sketchy but most are here,,, lol
the rs turbo engine i fitted was stripped down checked, cleaned & fitted with all new gaskets & seals plus alot of other new ancillaries



























after fitting the engine & getting it up & running i drove it around for a year in stealth mode (no kit, yellow door,black bonnet & alloys) it was quite funny cos it looked like a pile of shit from the outside but with a bling engine bay & it went like a rocket,, lol

then it was time for the rest of the body work to be sorted






it even got a picture in PERFORMANCE FORD looking this way,,,pmsl




body work realy begins now





























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& finally here she is painted & when i picked her up in april 2004,, BIG THANKS TO GARY, SMIT & ALL THE OTHER BOYS AT SUPREME MOTOR BODIES (01268 764684)


















& HERE SHE IS AS SHE STANDS NOW 8 MONTHS LATER WITH A FEW MORE MODIFICTIONS























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bought these wheels or it which arent fitted as yet but have been photoshoped onto car


I FOR 1 CAN APRECIATE ALL THE TIME & EFFORT THAT US ENTHUASIASTES PUT INTO OUR CARS & FOR THE SAKE OF 1 PERSON SAYING THEY LOVE WHAT I HAVE DONE WITH THE CAR MAKES IT ALL WORTHWILE

THANK YOU ALL FOR LOOKING,,

regards
marc

 

car looks mint good work

 

Have had an original XR2, with a bigger (machined to 1800) CVH, it went like hell. I like this one very much, the S1 seats look neat and the alloys are encroyable!

What kinda alloys are they?

 

fox but im gonna be changing to these i think for a while unil i can get some comp mo's

 

Car looks well mint ,nice tidy conversion,love it with the 7 spokes on

 

cool as fcuk that is

 

thats the tits m8

 

cheers guys

more soon hopefully

 

Nice car mate. seen it down essex rsoc.

 

Yeah don't look bad i spose!!

Wicked car mate lol!!

 

POST HAS BEEN EDITED ON 21-12-04

 

Good stuff chicken. Good to have a peek at how it was done , and so well

Seen it around my patch of southend a bit.. stands out a bit

good job, the rs 7 spoke rims suit it too

 

CHICKEN,

 

Looks great, really nice car!

 

I do really love this car.

Well done mate, it looks superb and with the new management will be seriously quick.!!!

Matt.

 

superb m8!

one thing I would change is the rear lights! Some red / smoked jobbies would make it look far better imo!

 

looking at the first set of pics i though to myself that wouldnt amount to that good a project. oh how i have been proved wrong

cars looks really fresh, not to OTT and got the power to match
Excellent job fella

 

foooookin loads of pics looks a mad project well done to all involded can see its had a lot of effot put in

 

thanks for the comments guys

puts a smile on me face everytime someone says they like it
makes it all seem worth it

 

not bad Chicken

looks the tits mate, i remember when it had the yellow door and unpainted bonnet at one of the xr meets. was cool, surprised a couple of motors i know that much.

keep up the good work mate

 

 

top job matey

 

CHICKEN (what a name btw ) all i can see is this

 

 

exceeded my bandwidth this month on photobucket so i think thats causing the viewing probs,,,, will be fine in a couple of days tho

 

right its been a while but its time to start the upgrading already,,,

just a few mods here, some more serious than others but all important,,

1st up i was getting sick of the standard xr2 steering wheel ,,,,so found a nice upgrade at the beds track day,,,, here is the 1 i chose 8)



almost matches the colour of the car perfectly

next up it is time to sort out the brakes they have been standard since the conversion was carried out & there are & have always been,,,,,SHITE, so i bought these off the board to sort the situation,,





but they are not yet fitted as i could not find my set of allen keys for the bolts so they will hopefully be fitted this weeknd ,,,,

now for the serious mod

as many people know , running a turbo car,,eg, escort, fiesta etc with decent power,, they have a tendancy for destroying engine mounts

this end up with the nightmare situation ive had before where you dont just do the mount but end up needing a new rad, (as the actuator goes through the cores),,, and a fooking dent in the bonnet from the charge carrier

i was talking to a mate about this problem,,,, and he runs a 420bhp rear wheel drive turbo mini (soon to be 600bhp on new engine with gas)

anyway he had this problem all the time trying to run 400+bhp on uprated vibra technics mounts etc
so he designed & fabricated a new mount incorpated in a cylinder sleeve which is welded to the gearbox bracket,,, you will see in the pics what i mean,,,,

it is no more harsh a tickover than on vibra t mounts,, but it does vibrate alot,, but gives the car a very solid race feel,,,,

but the main thing is with this design (mount/cradle) i will NEVER brake another mount again unless the welds on the cradle brake which is highly unlikely, so thats good enough for me

a few pics just to give you an idea as to the design (sorry about the quality)
OLD STYLE CRADLE/MOUNT




NEW STYLE CRADLE/MOUNT




thats it for now,,,,,

but the cossie management is almost all sourced now :twisted:
just looking into the new engine, gearbox, turbo,,head,,

il post when more is modded

 

he should make a few more of them i reckon he would do alright from them

 

mine is the only 1,,,,,, & he did not take measurements or templates as he is now using a different gearbox alltogether,,,,(auto for drag)

 

I fucking love this car.

 

CHEERS MATE

 

What the fook have you done to that poor xr2 you evil bastid!












Only joking babe you know i love it!

Well done huni! Forgot it looked such a dog when ya first got it!! Shows ya what a bit of hard work and money can do ay!

 

Very impressive.

 

only the best for my baby

 

well done chikerooooo

cant wait til u get the mo's on, will really set her off!!!!


cage looks good afta the hassle

 

Looking better all the time Marc!

I see Nikki sprinting off with this at Beds,



I thought she'd just tea leafed it!!

Those brakes look kewl as mate, are they the 283mm jobbies? I take it you running 15" rims?

Keep it up tho dude

 

me & nikki both got 1 of those steering wheels,,lol

the brakes are 283mm mate,, WILLWOODS KIT,

they fit under my 15's & even clear the weights for the balancing

cheers for the comments guys,,,

brakes are now fitted so more pics soon

 

thats awesome fella im very impressed you wanna sell her

 

Not Moore pics,

Takes about an hour for the thread to load already!

Bastid nicked the steering wheel that i wanted BASTID pmsl only joking babe!

 

still got the new engine / t34 / gearbox & cossie management with anti lag to be sorted yet along with new wheels & suspension

cant fooking wait

wallets not liking it though

 

Looking very nice