Restoring a 1990 Ford Escort XR3i

[GiugiaroFan]

Hey everyone,

I am currently trying to raise funds to restore/fix my mum's 1990 Ford Escort XR3i.

Thanks for all of your advice so far.

[mk2 mike]

Any minute now...

[Escort Mk1 4 Door]

should bring that my way, i work on mk3s and 4s al lthe time and me and a mate have bits laying about

[Vista]

welcome to OSF and good luck raising funds from our members (many of whom struggle for funds for their own cars) to restore your mum's classic car.

 

I must however point you in the direction of the home page

 

http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/ipb/index.php?/page/index.html

 

Which states a similar message to the one in the terms and conditions you signed up to when you joined today, i.e.

 

The site, then as now, was set up to cater for car models that were in UK production prior to 1980 (though we do also like to see similarly aged US, Australian and European Fords). This encompassed up to and including Mk2 Escorts, Mk3 Capris, Mk1 Fiestas, Mk2 Granadas and Mk5 Cortinas, plus any earlier models. The purpose was to offer a unique forum that caters solely for these cars and we acknowledge that this isn’t to everyone’s liking, but point out that there are many great forums out there that cater either for the whole marque, or for model specific tastes. But none that cater for a whole era. Old Skool Ford was, and remains, unique in that respect. Over subsequent years there has been much debate on whether this list should be updated, the admin team recently discussed these requests and being a members forum, it was decided put the issue to a forum wide vote. The vote result was in favour of maintaining the status quo and we respectfully ask your assistance and understanding to keep it so.

 

[Mk2Jo]

Good luck with the project

[GJUK]

You want us to pay to repair your mums car? :-/

 

If it had some kind of historic value or... I mean, I had to buy my mums last birthday present myself!

 

Good on you for wanting to make her happy, perhaps family members or and extra job on the side might help you more though.

[over_head_cam]

Good luck with getting people to give you money when there is very little around. I would have thought paying for it out of your own pocket would mean a lot more to your mum.

[Savvi]

I'd be very surprised at anyone on here giving to do up a stranger's Mum car with this as his 1st post, even more so as we dont cater for the car in question as it's deemed not to be old enough for this forum.

 

 

However a few of us did get togeather and donated to a well known member and his car as he was out of work and down on his arse so much he had put said car up for sale, this was someone who has helped many others and given up other activities to get as far as he already done ............... 

 

This is the link which shows that in some circumstances other will give a little to a good cause, however i personally dont feel yours is one of them.

 

https://www.Retards Club.com/#!/groups/512098855514971/

[mk2 mike]

Well put savvi

[walsh253]

Could get a paper round ! im sure thats what i did when i needed money

[rallyesport04]

good luck with the build but i wont be donating i have my own project that needs alot more than yours my advice is get your hands dirty its free you could repair most of that list with a haynes manual small tool kit an hours of joy laying underneath it in a puddle of oil failing that buy her a card an some flowers like most blokes do

[fieldy1972]

Any minute now...

Lol. Very true

[johnnyspencer]

 

[GJUK]

[mk2 mike]

PMSL at that picture.