My Magenta 4x4 cossie project "Geurnsey" Its runni
11-02-2007, 02:25 PM
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My Magenta 4x4 cossie project "Geurnsey" Its runni
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
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
WTFMulticoloured 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
11-02-2007, 07:02 PM
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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...
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...
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11-02-2007, 09:53 PM
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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 Ł2/3 an can will be better then just Paint IMO
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 Ł2/3 an can will be better then just Paint IMO
12-02-2007, 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by COSSIE CAL
whats the differ about 4x4 and 2wd badges?
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!
13-02-2007, 12:11 PM
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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!
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!
14-02-2007, 10:37 AM
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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!
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!
Will be back on the road pretty quick
16-02-2007, 09:58 PM
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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
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
16-02-2007, 10:42 PM
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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
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
nah havent bled brakes yet
im changing mine to dot5 for track days
goodridge hoses make the brakes looks oo much better
