1983 Fiesta XR2

[johnnytheboy]

Hi there, I just joined after spotting one of my old photos on here. I have two cars - one is a 2009 Focus RS, so not remotely retro enough!

However my other car (a drunken ebay purchase) is a 1983 XR2. I bought it about a year ago from someone in Merseyside despite living in Dorset and had it towed down:



...since when it's had a great deal of TLC, including:

- complete rewire, replacement of circuit board behind dash
- new battery, four new tyres, new exhaust
- jagged rusty hole along the inside lip of the bootlid very nicely repaired
- panles pumped full of waxoyl
- genuine stereo fitted
- genuine air filter & pipes fitted
- genuine front spotlamps fitted
- loads of internal trim replaced to get it up to spec
- rear brakes replaced
- etc. etc.

Now it looks nice and tidy, everything works etc:





My OH absolutely loves it, I'm pretty keen too.

[hamps]

proper loving that

[jonboisescort]

Very nice example that

Any other plans ?

[alfachris]

My last mk1 xr2 was black

[johnnytheboy]

Oct 27, 2012 17:34:22 GMT jonboisescort said:

Very nice example that

Any other plans ?

I've got it to pretty good standard condition now, so I intend to just fix things as they go wrong. Sills are starting to rust, so have some new ones ready to go, otherwise no.

[jonboisescort]

sweet just noticed your in dorset I'm in weymouth

[hillbilly]

These always make me a bit sad, I had one in silver about 2001 and when it came to sell the best money I could get for it was £250 and it was in really good nick! Damn I wish I'd kept it, same goes for the 2.8 Capri I had after! I'm so short sighted

[dallow]

cracking motor

[Deev8]

Very nice is that.Just what i grew up with.

[steveh]

Oct 27, 2012 17:18:18 GMT johnnytheboy said:

Hi there, I just joined after spotting one of my old photos on here. I have two cars - one is a 2009 Focus RS, so not remotely retro enough!

However my other car (a drunken ebay purchase) is a 1983 XR2. I bought it about a year ago from someone in Merseyside despite living in Dorset and had it towed down:



...since when it's had a great deal of TLC, including:

- complete rewire, replacement of circuit board behind dash
- new battery, four new tyres, new exhaust
- jagged rusty hole along the inside lip of the bootlid very nicely repaired
- panles pumped full of waxoyl
- genuine stereo fitted
- genuine air filter & pipes fitted
- genuine front spotlamps fitted
- loads of internal trim replaced to get it up to spec
- rear brakes replaced
- etc. etc.

Now it looks nice and tidy, everything works etc:





My OH absolutely loves it, I'm pretty keen too.

[steveh]

Hi mate my old xr2 miss this car been looking for it for years thought it was still up north carnt believe it's all the way down there

[steveh]

Sept 19, 2015 17:12:53 GMT steveh said:

Oct 27, 2012 17:18:18 GMT johnnytheboy said:

Hi there, I just joined after spotting one of my old photos on here. I have two cars - one is a 2009 Focus RS, so not remotely retro enough!

However my other car (a drunken ebay purchase) is a 1983 XR2. I bought it about a year ago from someone in Merseyside despite living in Dorset and had it towed down:



...since when it's had a great deal of TLC, including:

- complete rewire, replacement of circuit board behind dash
- new battery, four new tyres, new exhaust
- jagged rusty hole along the inside lip of the bootlid very nicely repaired
- panles pumped full of waxoyl
- genuine stereo fitted
- genuine air filter & pipes fitted
- genuine front spotlamps fitted
- loads of internal trim replaced to get it up to spec
- rear brakes replaced
- etc. etc.

Now it looks nice and tidy, everything works etc:





My OH absolutely loves it, I'm pretty keen too.

[steveh]

Hi mite that's my old fiesta been looking for it for ages if I have already said it sorry so excited seeing it again miss that car so much I have old pic when I started doing it up but sold it for silly reason regretted it the day it went

[steveh]

Hi mite that's my old fiesta been looking for it for ages if I have already said it sorry so excited seeing it again miss that car so much I have old pic when I started doing it up but sold it for silly reason regretted it the day it went

[Matt Hesketh]

So much want! Love it!

[shielsy68]

love it 

[ProjectBobcat]

Very nice, it looks in great shape!

[ChrisT]

Read the first post date people - steveh has just bumped a 3 year old two post project thread.