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Roosie · 11-02-2007, 02:25 PM

As most of you know i bought a Sierra Cosworth 4x4 1990 fairly cheap went to go through MOT and failed on a lot of things.
So im going to give it a general tidy up and get it back on road.

Things that need doing

Replace all brake pipes and flexi hoses with goodridge ones
repair both inner sills
repair any rust or corrosion underneef!
Figure out why ABS light stays on.
Fit new heater matrix
spray spoiler and boot as they become a bit scabby.

this is what it looked like when i bought it

these were the sill and brake pipes it failed mot on

The underside

Just purchased these

Now for the brake lines so off comes wheel and inner covers and

WTF
Multicoloured inner arch

give the underside a jet wash very breifly and come out ok really

Cut away some little rust holes in the inner wheel area ready to weld tommorrow

and this is how i left her today

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coco16i · 11-02-2007, 02:34 PM

Looks a tidy motor mate and you will have them pipes and welding done in no time and be back on the road again shortly.

Neil S · 11-02-2007, 07:02 PM

Roosie - while you're on welding it up, take the rear bench out and look down at the sides of the floorpan - you'll see some oblong plastic covers...

Pull them out and have a good look inside - you'll be looking into the insides of the chassis rails. They ALL rust here sooner or later, mine looked mint from outside but were starting to rot slightly from the inside out

The Youth welded them up easy enough for me, but you really need the rear beam out to get at them to weld.

If all's good in there then get a good squirt of Dinitrol Cavity Wax in there

Neil.

PS on the plates you are going to weld for your MOT, make sure you don't block the drain slots up (you can see them in the bottom right of your pic) - This will have been where your rot started IMO...

Roosie · 11-02-2007, 08:19 PM

cheers ill bear that in mind!

COSSIE 1 · 11-02-2007, 09:28 PM

do u realise uve got 2wd rear badges on ur car mate?? 4wd ones will look so much better

...car looks nice btw

ripper · 11-02-2007, 09:46 PM

typical sierra repairs m8 good luck

cozmeister · 11-02-2007, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by COSSIE 1

do u realise uve got 2wd rear badges on ur car mate?? 4wd ones will look so much better

...car looks nice btw

Depends if it's '89 or '90

Alan s1 · 11-02-2007, 09:53 PM

As Neil S Has said i had to do mine Luckly for me i was @ a m8s workshop using his 2 poster removing the rear beam and noticed the rusted so cleaned it up and welded it whiles the beam was off

Does'nt look to bad tho sounded worse when you said it had Failed Badly on your other post

Fingers crossed Ps you see whot i mine by the wheel lines corsing more rusted got them out just in time

But buy a cuple of cans of Under Seal £2/3 an can will be better then just Paint IMO

Roosie · 11-02-2007, 09:59 PM

mines 1990 mate

must get some new rear badges then cheers

Brian · 11-02-2007, 10:32 PM

Looks good mate

Brian

dave cos4x4 · 11-02-2007, 10:37 PM

not too bad really,should not be that hard to sort.

Roosie · 12-02-2007, 02:08 PM

not much of a update but im getting used to this making brake pipe milaki!
im pleased with myself

smitsturbo · 12-02-2007, 03:23 PM

well done good to see her getting fixed & not broken up

cozmeister · 12-02-2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smitsturbo

well done good to see her getting fixed & not broken up

Amen

COSSIE CAL · 12-02-2007, 09:07 PM

whats the differ about 4x4 and 2wd badges?

cozmeister · 12-02-2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by COSSIE CAL

whats the differ about 4x4 and 2wd badges?

Strictly they're '88 to '89 and '90 to '92

The original ones were like this:

and the 90-92 ones were what I call 'plain', and the Sierra and RS were separate badges...I dare say someone can furnish us with a piccy...my collection doesn't appear to have one!

Roosie · 12-02-2007, 09:31 PM

well my car rolled of production line in may1990

cozmeister · 12-02-2007, 09:40 PM

Ah ha!!

Got one!!

It's of my mate's 4x4 Saff, hope he doesn't mind

Roosie · 12-02-2007, 09:43 PM

must get one of them badges

Roosie · 13-02-2007, 12:11 PM

welded a plate in place of cut out rust and then red oxide the inner wing not too pretty job but hey!

and now to check on the other side see what damage is there and too my suprise MINT no rust whatsoether and the plastic inner cover came of without breaking. so give it a good clean and added a bit of red oxide to that aswell.

get more on later today!

Roosie · 13-02-2007, 02:29 PM

hammerite on aswell

looking good

Roosie · 14-02-2007, 08:23 AM

will hopefully get my inner arch liners in today and sort out my gauges to go in

Roosie · 14-02-2007, 09:41 AM

will be fitting some of these bad boys today
Oil pressure
Oil Temp
Boost
Voltmeter
AFR Gauge
Water Temp

kennyken · 14-02-2007, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roosie

welded a plate in place of cut out rust and then red oxide the inner wing not too pretty job but hey!

and now to check on the other side see what damage is there and too my suprise MINT no rust whatsoether and the plastic inner cover came of without breaking. so give it a good clean and added a bit of red oxide to that aswell.

get more on later today!

Looking good roosie

Will be back on the road pretty quick

MattyRST · 14-02-2007, 12:23 PM

It looks a really good job your doing well done keep the pics coming

Roosie · 14-02-2007, 03:21 PM

fitted 2 gauges the paint kept chipping off the holder so i put permanent marker on the outside "i know it looks bad" im going to spray it again tommorrow!

L33 BYT · 14-02-2007, 04:00 PM

Good work Stu.
This better spec that the one Pauline bought off ya?

Roosie · 14-02-2007, 04:16 PM

why dont he pull his finger out?

L33 BYT · 14-02-2007, 04:21 PM

He's put a load of cash into this house him and Nikki have bought.
Keep offering him cash for it but he's not interested

KSA-Cossie · 14-02-2007, 04:28 PM

Looks like you're doing a great job on it m8.

Twins · 14-02-2007, 04:44 PM

Nice one, soon be back on the road , and the rot caught before its too late

Roosie · 15-02-2007, 01:03 PM

just fitted goodridge hoses and painted my caliper spent most of day collect my motocross bike after rebuild so didnt get a chance to do anything really

L33 BYT · 15-02-2007, 01:56 PM

L33 BYT · 15-02-2007, 01:58 PM

I so so want a cossie

SS1 · 16-02-2007, 09:58 PM

in the end did the hoses fit through the holes..

or did you need to use cable ties as rs-nuts said to use ???

im gonna order a set for my car next week ...

oh and have you bled the brakes yet...???

i think they have to be done twice because of the abs

just pondering as you said you have flushed the whole system out of fluid

which is what i want to do and replace with dot 5 fluid

Roosie · 16-02-2007, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avid-fan

in the end did the hoses fit through the holes..

or did you need to use cable ties as rs-nuts said to use ???

im gonna order a set for my car next week ...

oh and have you bled the brakes yet...???

i think they have to be done twice because of the abs

just pondering as you said you have flushed the whole system out of fluid

which is what i want to do and replace with dot 5 fluid

I drilled the hole out and made it 5mm bigger and it went right through then got a 15mm thin nut and got held in there properly, didint like the idea of using cable ties!

nah havent bled brakes yet

im changing mine to dot5 for track days

goodridge hoses make the brakes looks oo much better

AJC · 16-02-2007, 11:00 PM

well played mate

Roosie · 17-02-2007, 12:11 PM

started on fronts today.
goodridge hoses on
cleaned calipers
and its polibushed all up front result

and this is how the car is looking at the moment

Roosie · 17-02-2007, 03:49 PM

this might be the cause to my abs fault the sensor looks fooked

cozmeister · 19-02-2007, 07:42 PM

Looks like the teeth have been at it

11-02-2007, 07:02 PM	#3
Neil S PassionFord Post Troll Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland Posts: 2,811 Rep Power: 12	Roosie - while you're on welding it up, take the rear bench out and look down at the sides of the floorpan - you'll see some oblong plastic covers... Pull them out and have a good look inside - you'll be looking into the insides of the chassis rails. They ALL rust here sooner or later, mine looked mint from outside but were starting to rot slightly from the inside out The Youth welded them up easy enough for me, but you really need the rear beam out to get at them to weld. If all's good in there then get a good squirt of Dinitrol Cavity Wax in there Neil. PS on the plates you are going to weld for your MOT, make sure you don't block the drain slots up (you can see them in the bottom right of your pic) - This will have been where your rot started IMO... __________________

11-02-2007, 09:53 PM	#8
Alan s1 PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: oxfordshire/berkshire Posts: 7,056 Rep Power: 17	As Neil S Has said i had to do mine Luckly for me i was @ a m8s workshop using his 2 poster removing the rear beam and noticed the rusted so cleaned it up and welded it whiles the beam was off Does'nt look to bad tho sounded worse when you said it had Failed Badly on your other post Fingers crossed Ps you see whot i mine by the wheel lines corsing more rusted got them out just in time But buy a cuple of cans of Under Seal £2/3 an can will be better then just Paint IMO __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO what a ride! Please Note ; My spelling is Inteasting (Truth is its CRAP )

11-02-2007, 10:32 PM	#10
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11-02-2007, 10:37 PM	#11
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11-02-2007, 02:34 PM	#2
coco16i Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,608 Rep Power: 9	Looks a tidy motor mate and you will have them pipes and welding done in no time and be back on the road again shortly.

11-02-2007, 08:19 PM	#4
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	cheers ill bear that in mind!

11-02-2007, 09:28 PM	#5
COSSIE 1 I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,316 Rep Power: 9	do u realise uve got 2wd rear badges on ur car mate?? 4wd ones will look so much better ...car looks nice btw

11-02-2007, 09:46 PM	#6
ripper BANNED BANNED Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: newcastle Posts: 181 Rep Power: 0	typical sierra repairs m8 good luck

11-02-2007, 09:59 PM	#9
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	mines 1990 mate must get some new rear badges then cheers

12-02-2007, 02:08 PM	#12
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	not much of a update but im getting used to this making brake pipe milaki! im pleased with myself

12-02-2007, 09:07 PM	#15
COSSIE CAL Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: staffs Posts: 2,234 Rep Power: 10	whats the differ about 4x4 and 2wd badges? __________________ the futures right... your backends sideways...

12-02-2007, 09:31 PM	#17
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	well my car rolled of production line in may1990

12-02-2007, 09:40 PM	#18
cozmeister More boost Igor! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my Cosworth Posts: 3,104 Rep Power: 11	Ah ha!! Got one!! It's of my mate's 4x4 Saff, hope he doesn't mind __________________ Microsoft Certified Professional Norfolk RS Owners Club - www.rsnorfolk.co.uk

12-02-2007, 09:43 PM	#19
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	must get one of them badges

13-02-2007, 12:11 PM	#20
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	welded a plate in place of cut out rust and then red oxide the inner wing not too pretty job but hey! and now to check on the other side see what damage is there and too my suprise MINT no rust whatsoether and the plastic inner cover came of without breaking. so give it a good clean and added a bit of red oxide to that aswell. get more on later today!

13-02-2007, 02:29 PM	#21
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	hammerite on aswell looking good

14-02-2007, 08:23 AM	#22
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	will hopefully get my inner arch liners in today and sort out my gauges to go in

14-02-2007, 09:41 AM	#23
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	will be fitting some of these bad boys today Oil pressure Oil Temp Boost Voltmeter AFR Gauge Water Temp

14-02-2007, 12:23 PM	#25
MattyRST Advanced PassionFord User Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crewe Posts: 1,521 Rep Power: 8	It looks a really good job your doing well done keep the pics coming __________________ Set up by Motorsport Developments The underside madness has started !!!!

14-02-2007, 03:21 PM	#26
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	fitted 2 gauges the paint kept chipping off the holder so i put permanent marker on the outside "i know it looks bad" im going to spray it again tommorrow!

14-02-2007, 04:00 PM	#27
L33 BYT PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SUFFOLK Posts: 7,483 Rep Power: 17	Good work Stu. This better spec that the one Pauline bought off ya? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regards Lee

14-02-2007, 04:16 PM	#28
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	why dont he pull his finger out?

14-02-2007, 04:21 PM	#29
L33 BYT PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SUFFOLK Posts: 7,483 Rep Power: 17	He's put a load of cash into this house him and Nikki have bought. Keep offering him cash for it but he's not interested __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regards Lee

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Twins 15K+ Super Poster!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (17) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: ESSEX Posts: 16,763 Rep Power: 25	Nice one, soon be back on the road , and the rot caught before its too late __________________ My carbon clad s2

15-02-2007, 01:03 PM	#32
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	just fitted goodridge hoses and painted my caliper spent most of day collect my motocross bike after rebuild so didnt get a chance to do anything really

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15-02-2007, 01:58 PM	#34
L33 BYT PassionFord Post Whore!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (0) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SUFFOLK Posts: 7,483 Rep Power: 17	I so so want a cossie __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Regards Lee

16-02-2007, 09:58 PM	#35
SS1 10K+ Poster!! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (3) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Shell v-p pump Posts: 13,238 Rep Power: 22	in the end did the hoses fit through the holes.. or did you need to use cable ties as rs-nuts said to use ??? im gonna order a set for my car next week ... oh and have you bled the brakes yet...??? i think they have to be done twice because of the abs just pondering as you said you have flushed the whole system out of fluid which is what i want to do and replace with dot 5 fluid __________________ I'm Only Happy When It Rains T34.63, 500 cooler, black 55s http://www.frost.co.uk/automotive-bodywork.html

16-02-2007, 11:00 PM	#37
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17-02-2007, 12:11 PM	#38
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	started on fronts today. goodridge hoses on cleaned calipers and its polibushed all up front result and this is how the car is looking at the moment

17-02-2007, 03:49 PM	#39
Roosie 500bhp Cosworth in making 1994 Ford Escort My Garage Trader Score: (8) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brandon Posts: 9,002 Rep Power: 20	this might be the cause to my abs fault the sensor looks fooked

19-02-2007, 07:42 PM	#40
cozmeister More boost Igor! Garage is empty, add now Trader Score: (1) Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my Cosworth Posts: 3,104 Rep Power: 11	Looks like the teeth have been at it __________________ Microsoft Certified Professional Norfolk RS Owners Club - www.rsnorfolk.co.uk

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