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[Abbott10]

Alright Fella's

well last summer I brought an 1990 XR2i, as a project whilst i am training to be a mechanic. the car dint look in too bad shpae until i removed the body kit. Then there it was the horrid rust haha.
after debating weather to scrap, reshell or restore. I decide to restore and keep this classic on the road. However I have only just turned 18 so dont have masses of experience but here's my thread towards restoring my XR2i.
I am going for a standerd car with my own little touches. any help along the way would be priceless so let me know what you think.









there is the car as i got it last summer.

now the car fully stripped.



the work i did today removed the drivers side front wing and prepped the chasis leg ready for stonechipping.








the second to last picture here shows how bad the rust on this car is but plan is to cut out and replace section.

Will update soon as i stonechip the inner arch

Please let me know what you think and any advice you can think of

[Fraggle]

Respect for avin the balls too save her fella.. ..Top tip,,Get that metal absolutely spotless b4 chipping it up..An if u wanna be sure too keep it rust free,Zinc prime what you restore b4 chipping.. Keep it up..

[Michael!]

you've got to love these old fiesta, saying that, all fiestas for rust!

not the worst i've seen though, keep us posted with the updates and good luck!

[emblem]

Good man for keeping something like this alive, not really that many left.

Good luck, be looking forward to updates.

[jonyb4]

alot of work, mine was a bit worse than this and i gave up on it, poor Xr's

good luck mate

[jayrs]

its got some rust alright, but not the worst ive seen too, fixable.
will be following this one, any help advice needed just be sure to ask away mate

[Excursion]

Damn, you've got some hours ahead of you there.

Have you got plenty of steel to make a jig? You'll end up unpicking the entire front end to get at all the seams, as a lot under the floor are multiple layers.

[mies1974]

Good luck, mate. keep up the good work.

[Abbott10]

Cheers for all the coments guys ! not got much else done as ive been down at college, however college time means alot of comp time which inturn means ive been buying a few goodies haha will post pics when i get back! just trying to get a bit of advice on what to protect my inner arches with, i was thinking zinc primer with stonechip, then obs final coat when its gets a resprey would this portect the car enough or would there be better products to use?
any advice would be great!!!
Cheers Guys

[jonyb4]

them products some good to me

worry about getting some new metal in there first though