Lewis-Durkin

thought id finally get round to showing everyone my car in progress.

I Bought the car last year off my mate who was stripping it for track days. he had bought an xr2i for the road. anyway i saved it from destroying it and slowly bit by bit its coming together. Im currently off work at the minute with a broken arm so no money to spend on the old girl. I bought the car for 500 squids! it had 48k on her then and 3 owners from new! well anyway ill let the photos do the talking...

this was whilst my mate had it, parked it in trolley huts to stop it rusting away!


This was the day it became under my ownership. them wheels where way too big for it.


My mates dad has his own garage and all three of us shared a passion for ford. so we serviced it, new plugs, filters etc. he said he cant see why it wouldnt pass another MOT with a few things putting right. MOT isnt due till Decemeber 2012!


Theres it sat with uncles escort.



Looking Low just on 30mm springs, have some bad camber on the front now. literally eating tyres. any ideas where to problem lays there?


Got these for free! i have refurbed them at college now selling, im on the hunt for some RS2000 alloys for it





I know, forgive me the rs badge is terrible. I liked the carbon wrap. excuse the charger cables.






as you can see the car has little interior. and the as you can also see by one of the photos the mirrors arent in the best form. so that was the first task!



I got two MK4 mirrors from a scrapyard for a fiver, one was blue and one purple. not a problem.
this is where becoming a vehicle refisher student came in to place!
A good scotch and some satin black!


bit of fun in the ice at college!

I decided was going to put an interior in the car having one passenger was boring.
Then looking through ebay i came across a full xr2i interior for 30 quid!
My mate decided he would have a go at getting in his little clio.
then the day before we was due to set off to collect it my mate told me he had bought some renault leather seats for his car and well how we got it in is a miracle!



we had to leave the dash and that was it everthing else went in i got every last bit. even thought some was painted blue i didnt think i did too bad for 30 quid!

looking sorry for its self after i sorned it. had an issue with the alternator. and my insurance was too hard to pay been on sick.

Whilst in a weekly look round a scrap yard. i came across a red fiesta 1.1 xr2i replica,. any way one mans junk is another mans treasure and all, i had the xr2i arches skirts, rear bumper and spoiler of it, along with the headlamps. grand total of 42.50 for it all! great scrap yard U PULL IT near york if its near anyone well worth the visit have an xr2i in at the moment.







All the interior just about fitted need to do a few things. i just put the kit on with tape just to see how it looks







left over parts. free to good home really just taking up room. can imagine the roof be Fudged now after might of been left in the rain

I decided i had to repspray the body kit as it was dull and lifeless, also beacause my new bumper was black plastic and the splitter was scuffed. so had th spray them anyway. the first photo shows the scuff on the corner then then rest are at college and when they are finished












Thats as far as i am upto soo far. plans for the car are
-Fit the body kit properly. .
-Tint the rear indicators black for the euro look.
- de-cat it hopefully will bang and pop and little only got a little cherry bomb back box so hopefully the pressure will be there.
- Tint back windows
- rs turbo sticker for the rear. then the "1.1 inside" under it
- I want some rs 2000 alloys or escort gti alloys painted black un decided.
- get the unwanted camber sorted. any idea's guys? reckon getting it tracked will sort it?
- want to spoiler and bonnet carbon wrapping and on raisers.

Hopefully will be on the road for ford fair
there will be things that ive missed off and ill try to add them

All comments, thoughs, ideas, and opinions welcome

Positive or negative, its your opinion.

Thanks Lewis

alexno1dj

nice to see a mk3 being saved from the scrap yard. These will start getting more and more scarce. good luck !

Lewis-Durkin

thanks i undersealed it the other day so hopefully will have years of life left in her

Mk4 Lew

iTrader: (1)

looks a decent motor mate

Lewis-Durkin

cheers hopefully only going to look better and better

Mk4 Lew

iTrader: (1)

yeah , did a cracking job on the wheels aswell

Lewis-Durkin

cheers they look good just a shame i dont think they suit the car. the paintwork on the splitter was like glass haha

Mk4 Lew

iTrader: (1)

haha

SMILER258

looks a nice mk3, and your painting skills are mint

Lewis-Durkin

thanks ill be fully qualified in two months then have no job to go with the qualifcations

Bungle

With talent like that i'd set up on ya own if i was you looking good mate

Lewis-Durkin

I wish i could. me and my mate have joked about it. but the cost envolved in setting up and equipment etc, then theres getting customers to trust two 18 year olds working on there car.. ha.

thanks for the positive comments

749steve

iTrader: (1)

looks like your getting on ok with that. and i see your just down the road from me(im in crowle)
ive got a little 1.1 fiesta work car/toy im on with at the minute as well as doing my focus

Lewis-Durkin

yeh just few miles down the road. I go to college in scunthorpe so i go through crowle to get there. Love the roads from crowle to goole.

749steve

iTrader: (1)

yer i love them too,but i only use them when im on my gsxr

luke89

iTrader: (1)

paint work looks good i had a mk3.5 when i was 17 with 2.0ltr zetec in it was loads of fun , as for a job bodyshops are always looking dont give up, i started when i was 16 never been out of work 23 now and paint super / hyper cars trust will come with time

Lewis-Durkin

They are crazzy amounts of fun in a 1.2 clio. so i cant imagine the thrill you will get on that. My mate sadly rolled his saxo on there a year ago. made a mess.

Lewis-Durkin

My insurance are having my pants down as it is. so if i mentioned a 2.0ltr id reckon they'd hang up..

I Had an apprenticeship but it was too far home and all my wages was on travel expenses. So Im back at college now on the look for a new placement closer to home

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Nice little project.I hope you arnt putting them blue interior panels in the car.

Lewis-Durkin

HELL NO!

all them blue panels are sat in the shed now. the ones i have had to use i have simply sprayed satin black.

will have the car all built up in the next month hopefully

Thanks

Lewis-Durkin

For you people that do keep looking on here, hears a little update


just after a wash before scarborough cruise. great night.



found this snap of the old girl on york modified cruise facebook page.



just messing about with my mate and his xr3i.

plans from here are to go lowerrr want either 60mm springs or coilovers. i was originally doing an xr2i/rs turbo replica ive now decided against that, mainly because theres too many replicas about and when corsa's and clios burn you off i feel a right twit

tjRS500

You have made a great difference, nice car

rsfido_1989

That looks wicked

Lewis-Durkin

thanks means a lot

Mk4 Lew

iTrader: (1)

You from/around Scarborough mate? At the min I'm stopping in steamer and went to scarborough last Sunday and today, seen 16i's an alsorts

SMILER258

I'm sure you will get a job Car's looking good btw

Lewis-Durkin

Thanks.
Just need to sort a job out.

Im on a trial at a bodyshop in cowick so fingers crossed!

gjh

Nice looking project, always had a soft spot for the mk3. Keep it up

Adam.

Looks great bud!, keep going! mine was a rotter that people told me to scrap.....but if you keep faith and your patience it pays off in the end!

Lewis-Durkin

Thanks, I Plan to put so much more time and money into this car!

got a few more photos to add. Had a go at Making some Replica Euro spec lights.
I need to re flat them and re laquer them, and hopefully they.ll look mint!


then theres just other photos. Ive Gone mad with stickers now!




Its Slowly But surely coming together!

As for the Trial I was on At a body shop it fell through the guy couldnt afford to pay me for full weeks work at a time ( which is Ł100 as i wanted to be an apprentice!) he just wanted to ring me when he was busy and do cash jobs for him.
I need a full time job with a gurantee'd income so that wouldnt of worked out.

Im still on the look for bodyshops that will take an apprentice on. Meanwhile Ive just gotta put more hours in at McDonalds

anyway sob story over!

any questions or opinions feel free to ask or share!

Thanks Lewis

gjh

Liking the lights, you need to paint that bonnet though (or wrap it?) Nowt wrong with working in mcdonalds, work is work these days, but good luck in finding a body shop to take you on

RST

iTrader: (3)

Car looks well mate

Lewis-Durkin

Thanks, not sure what to do with the bonnet.

needs lowering more.

speakers upgrading all round next

gjh

Tidy! Got anything specific in mind? Brands etc???

Lewis-Durkin

speaker wise, ill probably be looking at vibe, JL, JBL, they all seem to be the fairest price for the quality.

as the car only came with front door speakers ill be adding some more.

Upgraing door speakers with standard spaker wires,

adding rear speakers in the form of 6x9's and some small door speakers cut into quarter cards, both powered off two seperate amps.

then eventually a sub of some kind just to give it some bass

gjh

Sounds like a plan

Lewis-Durkin

just all time and money like most cases!

Hopefully when its done it shall be worth it all!

Robmatheson

Quality paintwork on it. Have to say I thought it looked the part on the Stealths near the top of the page

brett_

car looks smart mate.. keep it up.!

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

It looks well in the pic where its sat on its ass.