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[hb69]

Hi,

I sold my 1.1 on here about a month ago and bought a 1990 xr2i off my mate. Just thought i would post some pics of it.

When i first got it, it came with lexus lights, mondeo spoiler, rear light brows, 5" essex racing universal exhaust and a bright blue 'colour coded' interior. Ive only had it about a month but in this time i have already put the original lights on, taken the mondeo spoiler off, got a 3" piper s/s exhaust, and have changed most of the interior back to black.

Here of a few before and after pics
This is how it looked when i first got it, i had already taken the mondeo spoiler off when this pic was taken

and how the interior used to look, most of the blue is gone now,



How she looks now






The only probelms i have found so far are that it sometimes jerks when accelerating and deccelerating. dunno what would cause that.any ideas??

At the moment most of the money spent on it seems to be on getting standard parts replaced, i need a new parcel shelf, heater vents, gear lever gaiter, petrol cap and surround, mk4 wiper.so if anyone is selling any of these parts please let me know cheers.

forgot to add a pic of how the rear looks now


Let me know what you think
cheers

[TIL13R]

looking nice! new mods are betta IMO

Wheni 1st got mine im sure there wasnt any Black 2i's about know there are loads!

Tiller

[foomaniac]

looking much nicer!

There should be a public service award for people like you,

saving classic motors from a fate worse than death...

The chive!

[random_dav]

Looking good, mondeo spoilers suck dick, get a black dash too

[andyleesy]

agreed, looking much better now
good work so far

[chris21]

Yeh, I like that, it's looking nice . Are you going to keep the bonnet as it is?

The problem similar to mine of being hesitant on accelerating could be as follows;

Potentiometer (What I'm changing now)
HT Ignition leads
Spark Plugs
Idle Speed Control Valve
Air to fuel ratio
Throttle cable tension
Maf sensor
Coil pack
Loose air box/air inlet
Cloged injectors (try some redex)
etc etc

[hb69]

cheers for the comments guys,

dunno about the bonnet, i didnt like it at first, may change for a standard one someday, not high on the list of stuff to do though.

i tried redex already, one of those 99p bottles, hasnt changed anything. Its got some random bolt on air filter on it, dont know if that could have anything to do with the juddering????

Cheers

[fiestasiphil]

looks real nice, 'its a good look, your car game is strong as westwood would say i'm so glad those lexus lights r gone, top ride mate badboy bonnet looks sweet have u considered a pi spolier in replacement for the mondeo one?

[hb69]

Thanks , Liking the bad boy bonnet more each day. ive got a standard xr2i spoiler on its way. wanted the almost standard look for the exterior.

Im selling the mondeo spoiler and the 5" exhaust so if anyones interested heres a link

http://www.fiestaturbo.com/forums/viewt ... highlight=

Cheers

[hb69]

just a quick update, replaced the voltmeter in the dashboard with the normal fiesta clock, and replace the old rs turbo spoiler with an xr2i one. looks good.
Am looking at getting some bonnet raisers, not for any performance enchancing purpose, just they look nice with a raised bonnet.

Cheers

[hb69]

just been out for a little photoshoot with my xr2i, my brother came along with his 106 rallye.

i know it needs a clean, was busy this weekend though.quite a few pics, let me know what you think.


















cheers

[XRMike]

yey another black XR2i . black is the best colour imo,but i may be slightly biased hehe . lookin smart mate.

[TIL13R]

Looks good still mate, Planned any other mods?

Tiller

[hb69]

cheers guys, yeah got a few mods planned, have contemplated bonnet raisers, not sure wether to go for them or not. then some non cosmetic things such as front and rear strut braces, maybe samco hoses, performance manifold. any ideas on things i can do to increase the power? on a tight budget though...

[TIL13R]

have a read on Project DTR mate thats mine, i have a few mods performace wise have a look

[scotty_boy]

The Rallye needs some TLC.

[John ox]

the rallye deffo needs some tlc!

[Brycey]

:cry: The Rallye needs some TLC.

Think thats Butlers, he used to have a corsa like me and now he's seen the light lol.

Needs some love though!

[andyleesy]

im liking the fez, the 106 looks like it's seen better days
glad you got that 5" cannon off the back mate, looks much better now

[NeoMagic]

:cry: The Rallye needs some TLC.

I was going to say it looks like its been rallyed

[hb69]

cheers for the comments guys. yeah my brother is known as butler on corsasport. he bought the rallye just over a month ago, alot is planned for it.....all in good time.

glad you got that 5" cannon off the back mate, looks much better now

the old exhaust is for sale for £5 by the way.

cheers

[andyleesy]

it'd rather keep my pea-shooter

[Oranoco]

Looking tidy. Thank God the Lexus lights have gone

Just 2 thoughts from me, I'd bin the Bad Boy bonnet and I think you went a touch too small with the tailpipe (looks better than the bus tailpipe though)

[hb69]

cheers, i reckon the badboy bonnet is ok, makes it that bit different from the other black xr2i's out there, will probably put a standard one on there soonish though.

i agree about the exhaust, i went for a 3" because it was the smallest size they did.could do with something a little bigger though to fill the space a bit more. maybe when ive got a bit more money.

[scotty_boy]

Which ones faster?

[hb69]

bout the same really. i was suprised when my brother took me out in the rallye though, didnt think a 1.3 could accelerate that quickly.

[Oranoco]

It' because it's made of tinfoil and crisp packets The fiesta is made of metal (with rust and filler as well usually)

[scotty_boy]

Maybe also because Ford couldn't engineer a performance engine if their lives depended on it

[Brycey]

It' because it's made of tinfoil and crisp packets The fiesta is made of metal (with rust and filler as well usually)

Ive seen french cars stand up to a crash better than Fords do.

Maybe also because Ford couldn't engineer a performance engine if their lives depended on it :lol

So true. They even gotta get the Swedish to make their "Hot Hatch" be hot and go fast.

[Oranoco]

It' because it's made of tinfoil and crisp packets The fiesta is made of metal (with rust and filler as well usually)

Ive seen french cars stand up to a crash better than Fords do.

Maybe also because Ford couldn't engineer a performance engine if their lives depended on it :lol

So true. They even gotta get the Swedish to make their "Hot Hatch" be hot and go fast.

Brycey - It was a joke you goon

scotty_boy - The Focus RS Duratec is obviously s**t isn't it.

[hb69]

been a while since i posted any updates of my xr2i so here is a few pictures ive taken on the week before ford fair.want to get it looking good [ERRR] im on the 30 years of the fiesta stand, most likely to be in a popular place.

i recently bought a full powerflow exhaust from tonyblackfrst.(top bloke, drove for over 2 hours to make sure i got it before ford fair) unfortunately when i came to fitting it, it was slightly different in shape to the standard exhaust and wouldnt connect to the manifold properly, so ive had to leave it off for the moment till i can work out how to fit it

spot the difference


the car on the ramps with no exhaust, and very dirty.



took a few quick pictures of it while it is dirty [ERRR] it aint staying that way for much longer





and a nice shiny new strut brace for the rear.lovely.



more pics will be coming soon when shes all cleaned ready for sunday. opinions please as always.

[hb69]

after the problems with fitting the powerflow exhaust i decided to go out and buy a brand new ashley full system. fitting was quite easy for a novice like me, didnt come with any fixings or anything so i had to cut up my old exhaust to get the parts. fits like a glove to my ashley manifold and gives the car a lovely sound and feels a bit quicker too a few pics below show the improvement in the look of the tailpipe over my old piper backbox, looks almost standard





any comments welcome. next thing i want to do will be to strip the interior of the back seats and anything else i dont really need, should be fun.

[Oranoco]

Superb

Told you the Ashley would do the job.

Tailpipe still looks on the dinky side, think I've got far too used to 4" tailpipes. My FRST had a 3" when I got it but my brother sorted that out for me with an angle grinder and his welder



To



Looks like your project is coming along and getting better and better

[mk3badboy]

noice looking car, ive raced one of those rallye's before - but with a full exhaust, re-map, 1.6 dropped and they arent that quick... should be able to beat an 18yo 1.6 carb... but they can only just do it

[hb69]

had some nice weather today for a change so gave the fiesta a clean and went down some of the country lanes near my house to take a few pics











then i got a bit artistic



my favourite picture



comments welcome as always
henry