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Jul 23, 2007 22:00:01 GMT
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Only the one pic of this so far as i've only just bought it and not collected it yet ..  Paid 400 quid for it only 1 owner from new, tested til june 2008 elderly owner so a blank canvass thats 100% original ;D genuine 69k i'm feeling a trackday toy/daily driver with this one  (i always wanted one of these when I was 17)  |
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Last Edit: Sept 2, 2007 12:45:29 GMT by tourettesteddy
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Jul 23, 2007 22:02:16 GMT
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Welcome, That really does look retro, 90's retro, not just cos i'm a Fiesta bod, but it does, RST 3 spokes needed, or some mad squared off 3 spokes.  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Jul 23, 2007 22:14:32 GMT
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I was thinking of a 30mm drop and a pair of strut brace's then a few tweaks to the CVH and see where it goes from there (wouldn't mind giving it a spanking round the nurburgring though) ;D |
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Jul 23, 2007 22:16:56 GMT
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Welcome  I love these XR2i's, my mate had one and it was a riot! I found myself looking at the prices of them over the weekend, which I shouldn't be doing as I have no cash/space! Very good looking cars actually, nice and nippy too. Sounds like you got a bargain too |
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Jul 31, 2007 22:05:48 GMT
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UPDATE.... Picked the car up yesterday  God awful light covers  after i got it home they were ripped off and binned along with the black insulating tape coach lines either side of the blue infill on the bumper. Now looks like this  |
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Jul 31, 2007 22:09:14 GMT
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then spent a couple of hours with T-cut on the body work   And a clean up under the bonnet  The inside is 100% standard  Not for long though i have a nice momo wheel the fit ;D Car does need a little bodywork but nothing too taxing  previous owner had a go but i'll just bin the door and fit another and buy a repair panel for the fuel cap area |
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Jul 31, 2007 22:23:40 GMT
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Looking good John. |
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Jul 31, 2007 23:32:20 GMT
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Sweet!
These cars are a stupid amount of fun.
My mate had a black one, had Spax adjustable shocks, fantastically chuckable
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Thats sweet! and cheap too! what have you got planned engine wise?
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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Bloody internet died on me last night on post attempt, here we go Woo she's looking good Unless you want to keep it original, i'd be tempted to remove skirts, tidy any bublings under there, smooth off bumpers where skirt would join, polish wheels and tuck tyres away, skinnier stickier tyres if need be. Also mesh up a spotlight or two. Whatever happens i'll be watching with interest.  Those doors don't come off so easy, if you have any special trick to remove them, please share with me  |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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I'd like to keep the outside standardish was thinking of clear indicators off a later one and someone sells a genuine angel eyes HID lighting system for them (looks like original lamp but with two inside one) The kit will have to come off at some point as we all know what Fiesta's rot like behind their kits  But it will go back on and keep the standard wheels as they suit it well. The doors I think come off the same as a MK1 just get a thin drift and pop out the door pins but I need to double check that Engine wise if funds allow it will get a Specialized engines 1.9 CVH but more than likely just get a stage 1 head on the original with a chip, filter and exhaust n manifold looking to lower it 35mm all round and add front and rear strut brace's should be a hoot on the track then |
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Last Edit: Aug 1, 2007 8:27:57 GMT by tourettesteddy
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Yeah its a pin job, just teh ones i'm attempting (badly) to get off are a bit stubborn, so a drift would be like a round pointy thing? I'll crack it next time somehow! Complements of bodieanddoyle:  flush kit on and bigger wheels |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Looks ok actually i wasn't sure how it would look yes a drift i a long pin with a fat head you can lump with a big hammer ;D spray a good dose of WD40 down the pins and leave em overnight then just give them a good clout and the should come out some are easy some are right ****ers to get out. |
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Nice to see one on here, looking good but I reckon leave the indicators amber, leave the whole kit in place but paint the bumpers, skirts and wheelarch extensions dark grey.
That looks like an Accent MVi parked next to it, they`re a fun tool.
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Very nice. love the insulating tape 'mod' on the front bumper, what on earth was he thinking of!!!
I might have done that kind of modification when I was about 8.
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Looks like a goodun, I have a lot of time for 2i's. Lower it a bit stick some cheap 15" on with some really sticky tyres and it will be awesome. IMO a proper old skool hot hatch.
On the engine front if you can't afford a 1900 CVH, go down the ZVH route pick up a cheap 2.0 zetec bottom end and whack a hot 1.6 CVH head on it. It does require a bit of messing about but it worth it!
My mate had an addiction to mk3 XR2i at one point ended up buying 3 in the space of a few months. Quality little cars really raw driving experience then again he did drop it on 60 mm spring, then cut 2 coils off! The thing had no suspension travel handled like a go-kart on an ice rink. Complete nutter. Hes gone off the boil now and brought a Vectra 1.8 16V "needed something sensible" plums IMO!
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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I think he was trying to cover up the flaking paint on the front bumper but i think i would rather see a little flaking paint than a couple of insulating tape coachlines the light covers met their demise too i set them on fire ;D |
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Yeah, got a lot of time for these too. Can look mint.
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Nathan
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1990 Ford Fiesta XR2I small update.Nathan
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why would an elderly person put light covers on?
Despite that mate its a sweet motor, I have a hankering for the MK2 xr but they are getting very rare esp if you don't want a mangled or rotten one.
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Sept 2, 2007 12:46:55 GMT
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Just added these ...  Got rid of the shonky airbox which was oily to say the least,cleaned out all the breathers and fitted a universal filter and one to the breather makes it look a little tidier i think ;D |
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