Tidzy

Well here we have my Xr3i which was given to me by my dad... he cherished this car but age (he is 60 now) and keeping on top of it he gave it to me...


here she is owned by my dad since 1997












Now im not 100% sure which direction im going with this car but my mission at the minute is make it 100% like it left the factory..

comments and suggestions all welcome good or bad...

0150carmac

looks like a solid old girl i would be tempted to build a minted spec 2.0 zetec turbo lump for it

CR41G_86

personally i would keep it origional with performance parts , looks in awsome condition mate

Tidzy

Got a black fuel cap today and replaced a couple of interior bits so its slowly getting there..

going on a hunt tomorrow for some bits round the scrap yards...

stevo123

That is lovely and deserves to be treat with care and not modded. At least thats what i would do but it's your car so do what you will. Best of luck with it.

stevealien

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Looks nice mate. Doubt you'll find any in scrap yards these days though.

Tidzy

The Mot runs off it in may and my father in law has a very big garage doing nothing....

im seriously thinking of bare shelling it and getting it A1....

Tidzy

I have decided what to do with it finally...

will drive it and keep on with returning it back to 80spec and next year i will do a full shell rebuild... all ready for its 25th birthday in december 2013.

My dad has given me 2x new wings, sills and rear arches so will put them away untill then.

have come across 2 spot light brackets and foglights all genuine and all brand new too...

will give me time to find a new roof skin and a few other bits i need...


On another note my dad found out some standard black clocks for it with no flaking.... been stored for years apparently...

also removed all the chrome from under the bonnet battery cover, fusebox cover and brake res cover...(if anyone is interested they will be going up for sale..

changed the fuel cap back to a black one to ..

bigryrs

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Looks a really nice base to start with mate! good history with the car as well so really worth the effort! good luck

Colin-Tempest

Nice story with a nice car!!

Another one with love for a '3i , keep it!!

Tidzy

had a good look round it this morning and for a 23 year old car it aint bad atall.... couple of little scabs on the door and wing and thats about it....

started to stockpile the parts i need to get it A1 when i restore it next summer... been and spoke to an old friend of mine too this morning who i used to work with when i worked at porsche and he will be painting it for me...

come across some rear suspension arms too and a few other bits as well as a new fuel tank so they will be put up untill the restoration.

a good friend of mine has found a mint dash and nearly new rear 88 spec back seats that her had but in his loft for a rainy day....(and it was raining yesterday) lol so i have had them too....

my dad has also given me a brand new clutch and some brand new motorcraft pads he found ...lol

Tidzy

will be putting up a for sale thread for parts i dont want this weekend...

found some clear back lights today so have quite a pile of parts that i dont need now...

lefty

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looking good mate i will have to pop round.keep up the good work

Tidzy

gave it a clean today and managed to change the door handles back to black and a standard fuel cap too... its come up nice tbh.... all the little bits will add up into a decent car i think...

Tidzy

Well after breaking down yesterday and removing the pedal to do the quadrant..... we came to the conclusion that it wasnt fitted right in the first place so removed and fitted correctly and its all working again....

turbo m

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Good to see one thats being kept standard i bet there arn"t many standard now she does look very nice. will be keeping an eye on this..

Tidzy

got the standard stickers on her today...





its the little things that make the difference

RSRoy

Just love those little 3i's, nice work.

Tidzy

proper fell in love with this car tbh.. just love the nature of it and the amount of attention it gets is astonishing....

Tidzy

more polishing today and poking about...

will need a boot soon for sure and got to sort some water leaks out this week i think...

behind passenger seat gets wet and drivers floor(think that is coming through under the fuse box?)

took a couple of pics ... lol






took one of my boys being boys..

Glenn_

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Nice car.It brings back memorys of the XR3i,s i had in the past.

SMILER258

good on you for keeping it standard, i bet it will be worth quite a bit in a few years time

Tidzy

My old man found all the previous owners and original dealer info who sold that car today for me...

will get some plates made up soon with there details on

paul rs1700t

nice thread mate hope you keep it factory

Tidzy

its run out of mot and tax now so just sitting there...

motivation is lacking at the minute tbh

Tidzy

would it be wrong to want to put a zetec in it? keep it pretty much standard body wise but maybe some more wheels?

gingeRS

Nope, totally right!! 2.0 litre zetec running throttle bodies, healthy 170bhp and induction noise to die for.....

Looks a nice project, just bought a radiant series 2as a summer project myself

RSmark84

I'd be looking to get a standard petrol cap on it, Maybe lose the RS spoiler nd put the unpainted rubber one back on?

Are you keeping the RS Bonnet too?

Also bumper inserts should be red for XR.

Either way all looks good with the exception of the petrol cap(not a fan of the cheap black ones)

7sean7m7

Looks real nice and original! I'd have to paint the rear drums black though they look cack in yellow imo.

Less.

Reminds of my old XR3i F939LTV but mine was white

Tidzy

agree with the drums tbh.... i always thought the bumper strip was black on a red 3i

jonny s2

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very nice