I love it!!!! My first car was one of these and it never let me down once

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that is one very safe car. nice

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Rest in peace Ben "Jam" Elvin. Gone but never forgotten.

looks in great nick! high series dash as well only spares i have are a set of xr2 pillar covers, have to admit that would look so nice on some refurbed xr2 peppers pots and lowered 50mm there great cars i'm gona be sad to see mine go, best runabout car to have as its cheap and retro

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Rip Ben Elvin (jam)

wow nice MK2, please keep it as it is mate

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its mint!

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT

got car, awaiting pics -

ive moved house so ive no internet hence no pics. also started on making the xr2i good again.

its been an eventful week or two.

ive been in hospital from having rampant sex with her indoors - i got a massive headache and one pupil went dead small! they thought it was a bleed in my brain. i was in for 2 days. i then had a job interview on the said ward (for a post a nurse - i didnt get it, not suprised!) i've moved house, its nice - i have a shed :-) and a big drive.
Ive been driving my fez 1.1 to work. the steering feel apart when my mate was yanking the wheel around. i only had it one day and i had the dash out.
as ive moved ive got no web until BT and tiscali stop arguing.

ive bought some gaskets and a spoiler and stuff. will post up pics of progress when i get online.

Ol.

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I want the MK2 please

Lol @ the rampant Sex, if you tried busting a nut it may of helped with the headache

Hope your better now dude

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ditto, hope you feel better now, a bleed in the brain sounds quite serious.

you have a shed and a DRIVE!? Jealous.

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so i moved house:



i like it.



got my prioritys sorted for my room.



got a shed! tidy!

then i took a nice pic of my mk2 looking dirty:



i serviced it with some oil, filters and plugs. runs sweet. its let me down twice because i keep leaving the lights on! need to fit a warning buzzer.

we then attempted to fit a stereo. the bstard MW radio wouldnt come out so i removed the dash surround. to do this i took the steering wheel off. all good.

my mate then went to tighten the wheel back up and over did it and collapsed the steering rack along the column! I then had to remove the dash to see what was up. having only driven the car 50 miles.


the ass himself - he did feel guilty. fitted some speakers as well. the car only came with one


i then turned my attentions to the xr2i.
bought it a £40 car cover that isnt waterproof (whats the point?)
spent another 15 on a cheapo one that is. maximum protection


looking a bit sorry for itself.


i got annoyed at having no doorcards for my recaros. £80 one dude want for some and they were miles away. nobody want to seperate from the recaros.

i went to a scrap yard i'd never frequented and found a moldy old rs turbo. the recaros i left. im gonna go back for the spoiler and clocks on saturday.

i removed the doorcards and rear bench which had seen around a years worth of rain. NOT in good condition. price = £5.
they were warped and covered in green mold.

so i set out to fix 'em up:

useful for those who want to re trim:


you need a glue gun with around 10 sticks to do the doors and rear seats.
Plus a huge tub of pva glue (copydex is good).

beer is optional.



crusty seat. (rear back rests are ok)

crusty door cards

warped



see the difference. the 16v xr2i seat is the donor. remove the staples underneath and slowly peel the cloth off. do it too quick and it removes half the foam.

use the gluegun in the swage lines and push the material in deep with a object (i used a scewdriver) work from the middleback outwards. use plenty of copydex for the raised parts.
gluegun galore for underneath.

same really with doorcards. start from the top down. i didnt on my fist one, so while the finsih was good it isnt factory, you cant tell unless you looking for it.


mumph.


thoise creases have gone (iron on low heat) it looks ace, like from the factory. not bad for a fiver. aint got a full pic yet.

after months of this:


i know have:

(still need a good clean)

now i just need to fix the rest of the car.

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top work!

looks good, both cars

Shame about the steering column incident!

Nice job

Must have taken a patient hand on those seats

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Some people are like slinkies. Not really good for anything, but bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs!

From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.

Less of the car more of the shed!

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SportKA - I've driven one and its deffinately a Girls car

Ford Fair 2010 0-60 7.45 secs Trek 4100

Save the trees, wipe your arse with a Cosworth

top work on the seats

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just been ebaying again, with the banks money. ive fininshed uni so they have given me £500 more on my overdraft. hmmm. not wise:

£125 has got me:



35mm drop. there are four of em. look a bit grubby and they are g-max, but its gotta be better than my current leaking standard shocks.



again, a good clean needed.


ebay rules.

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What exhaust is that for??
Got a funny flange on the front of it hasnt it? looks like the one I have for my turbo

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Daily isn't so Special. And it makes me sad.
Need space and time and I'll crack on with Jams si!

Catch me on Facebook as I'm rarely on here.

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i hate ebay, just missed out on a recon t3 as the seller decided to pull it because it hadn't reached a price he liked,

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FEED ME MORE!!!!

bit of an update, i dont really do much to my cars other than service them, so nothing exciting.

So, I ditched the mk2 when I got lucky with money and bought this nice but boring ride:



yes its slow but its reliable and gets me to work.

I'm starting to think that I no longer want my xr2i (sybil) as she is rotting slowly and I hardly use her. I mean who needs to cars? especially if one is nearly 20 years old. just a waste of money.

But today the sun was/is shining so me and my mate hippy pumped up my flat tyres, poured some more oil into the nasty CVH (stem seals gone) and fired up my childhood dream car:



me and hippy drove to lake vyrnwy in the middle of wales, not far from me, beautiful place to go, we zipped around the lake with the windows down and system up.


had some lunch, climbed a waterfall then carried on, had a lager shandy...




(yes the bumper is hanging down slightly - goddamn passat woman)




Next we hit the highest road in wales, this baby was steep to get up but it was worth it, into snowdonia national park. would recommend it to any one who fancies a kick ass summer drive.


(the views from here are stunning, shame photos never reflect true life)


(hippy and sybil on the highest road in wales, could see miles around)

sybil never let us down, she sang happily and was a pleasure to drive, much much more fun than a 58 plate zetec.


(me and sybil, a torrid love affair )

after 120 miles i've arrived home, got me thinking, could i really part with this shed that im so attached to and save myself cash on tax, mot, insurance, potential rot problems? ive only done 2600 miles in it in the last 12 months. answers on the poll please

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wahey!! welsh twisties ftw!!

dont get shot of it!! its nice!!

i need to xr2i mine!!!

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Suzuki Ignis Sport - ITG Maxogen - Japspeed 4-1 - Decat - 2" custom single box Scorpion exhaust 3" tip - Magnecor leads - Air con Removed - Apex 35mm springs - OMP Strut brace - Whiteline rear arb - EBC Greenstuff front pads - MTEC grooved/drilled discs - Team Dynamics Pro rally 15X6J ET28 - Toyo tyres - Rallyflapz - Black lamps - Smoked repeaters - Sparco pedals - Stripped 40kgs rear interior
125.4BHP 126.6LBFT