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xr4i 24v , from the start ,b565 klv

Started by cortina gav, February 02, 2014, 10:33:40

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cortina gav

right where to start ,

i had sort of not been looking for a project type for a while my original plan was sort of around a sapphire 4x4 boa cosworth replica , seen a really good one too even got as far as talking to the chap who was selling it , but alas it was not to be i just did not have the full funds available , so i had to wait , then one day this popped up on a well known auction site with a buy it now, no paperwork and down in kent ,







i had a brief chat with the guy selling it , isaid basically as long as it started and drove i would have it , he agreed and we arranged to collect the next weekend .  this was about 2 years ago  i wish i had kept them ebay pics but didnt think to .

i sotred it at my mums for a few months till i had the space , think i had a mk1 gte in the garage at the time and stupidly sold it cheap to clear room ,











one of my mates friends  was to do the bulk welding as was  busy at the time , she needed n/s rear arch repairs to both inner and outer sills , not full sills but in placesi wanted to keep the bodykit molding in the sills also got a firend to fold up some sttel for the inner repairs ,





originality was never the key as the car had been messed with so much , just wanted it welded , and on the road ....










now things go a bit off .


while she was being welded i decided i wanted to this .







was mot'd 2.9 12v un known engine sapp recaro's oh and xr4x4 running gear !!! yummy

was local to me so i had it taxed and scared my self and friends silly with it .

by this time mine was ready for collection , so once home with it i then realised that 4x4 was better and also the red one had koni's poly bushes etc etc , the plan was simple .

white one - 4x4 running gear , boa , konis stainless etc ,

red one 2wd white one suspension etc ,





at the time i had a brief thought of using the red one for the 24v but the misses had other ideas and hence it had to go .

after we had swapped as much as possible i decided the tunnel needed sorting so ,



rusty sapphire cosworths are good for something !

i cheated on these cut outs the tube off my burner i made afew years ago was just right sliced in half !





the engine bay had repairs bulkhead / tray area

had the 4x4 sump modified





didnt go mad on the engine just cleaned and refitted on the mt75 box
also repainted it cos it was shit


cortina gav

and i  got this as a spares donor too ,



seemed like a good idea at the time , main reason was magnex , and the 4x4 gear , and general bits to help along the way

Lemon-Ade


Run in ......

cortina gav

Quote from: Lemon-Ade on February 02, 2014, 12:31:13
Nice project you have there Gav  ;D

yes its had its up and downs ,
sorting bits over from the boa to bob .,
just waiting on parts to get her running ( silicone hoses ) and then off to mot again ...

cortina gav

decided to break the xr4x4 ,scrapped the shell , sold the red xr4i , went towards our holiday to here ,



a good friend of mine let me take over his unit from friday to late sunday in order for us to get the car to a point of mot ableness ,




cortina gav

good old wiring reared its head , trouble was the old k jet was still there i wanted it to be a bit tidier so out it came






also gave a quick tidy to the boa loom



















cortina gav

anyway got it mot'd just in time as well !





had great fun in it .


cortina gav

i drove this around for a few months in the meantime i got offered good ish money for my lpg'd mv6 omega , this went towards the lpg conversion parts for the sierra ,also decided that although it was pretty original i hated white , so ...



back to the begining again

also picked up this in exchange for some tina parts ,




was a little bit dirty though .





took a bit of cleaning , well a lot .





i much prefer red


and brakes that work ,










just for show doesnt fit yet ?!

cortina gav

had a really annoying leak also .


in the end got the arse with it leaking and done the head gaskets

the slow fit up





then back to friends unit .




also used a dinitrol kit on it .




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