Restoration of my Sapphire Cosworth J277 WAR
05-09-2011, 06:47 PM
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Restoration of my Sapphire Cosworth J277 WAR
Hi Everybody,
Been meaning to start this for along time but just not had the time, well things are different now and i want to get her finished.
I have had my Car for nearly 4 years now and in that time only driven it a handful of times, basically when i got it, it needed alot of work doing i.e holes in the floor and other bits and pieces, i had all that done then set about fixing the oil leaks and that is when all the troubles started.
My mate told me just jet wash the engine off then we can find all the oil leaks and fix them. Long story short it didnt start again for about six months until i found the water had got into the ECU, dried it out and all is now ok. With all the headache and cost to sort that little lot out i then decided to strip it out and restore it as i got use to not having it on the road. 
Anyway i am trying to now get it ready by next year as i want to drive it again.
I will load photos up as soon as i have worked out how to do it, sorry Guys all new to me this is
hope you will enjoy what i am doing.
Been meaning to start this for along time but just not had the time, well things are different now and i want to get her finished.
I have had my Car for nearly 4 years now and in that time only driven it a handful of times, basically when i got it, it needed alot of work doing i.e holes in the floor and other bits and pieces, i had all that done then set about fixing the oil leaks and that is when all the troubles started.
My mate told me just jet wash the engine off then we can find all the oil leaks and fix them. Long story short it didnt start again for about six months until i found the water had got into the ECU, dried it out and all is now ok. With all the headache and cost to sort that little lot out i then decided to strip it out and restore it as i got use to not having it on the road. Anyway i am trying to now get it ready by next year as i want to drive it again.
I will load photos up as soon as i have worked out how to do it, sorry Guys all new to me this is
hope you will enjoy what i am doing.
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05-09-2011, 09:11 PM
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Ouch, that is one on will have to finish the rest tomorrow, thank you for your help. Hopefully by the end of this restoration i will get the hang of it 
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06-09-2011, 08:06 PM
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My God who was the previous owner, Captain Nemo? You got your work cut out there. Good luck with the resto
06-09-2011, 08:16 PM
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These are a few of the pictures i have as you can see i have alot of work to do but i am confident she will go back on the road again 
It is currently at my mates bodyshop waiting for me to get the rest of the parts of so we can do a full rebuild inside out and upside down.
Over the years i have been collect new parts for her so hopefully i can get her as mint as, well for a rot box anyway lol
It is currently at my mates bodyshop waiting for me to get the rest of the parts of so we can do a full rebuild inside out and upside down.Over the years i have been collect new parts for her so hopefully i can get her as mint as, well for a rot box anyway lol
06-09-2011, 08:25 PM
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i like the number plate and Ebony Black is my favourite colour
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Hi Guys just a small update spoken to the body shop today to sort out a plan for getting my car finished. It has been sat in his workshop for 3 years and nothing has been done, partly my fault but any way i am going down on Saturday to sort things out so will update with new photos at the weekend. feed back welcomed
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Thanks saph cos rob will be updating the photos this weekend and will have the plan of when it is going to be finished, so much work but will be worth it in the end
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Hi guys sorry for the delay in the updating but have been stripping the car in readiness to have it sandblasted and then welding, lots of photos hope you enjoy any comments welcome 
