R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

if the plate dont mean much to you mate - best off selling as you will get 700 quid for that i reckon

mpilk

Plate means nothing to me when I'm called Mark I could change my name to Arnold

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

put it on ebay and it will sell mate

mpilk

had a drive around the back street today my to do list got a lot bigger n/s front suspension was knocking tryed to pull it to bits and found the fault when the bodyshop put the suspension back on they have over tightened the nut on the top and crushed the bearing , exhaust is back off i already orderd a new one from burtons, petrol tanks out for a new sender, had the electrics looked at yesterday to sort the lights out and the light failure box had shorted orderd one of them from rs classics i still need the plug it connects to as that is damaged and the abs lights are on ?

sridgett

Nice one mate, beautiful car.

mpilk

done a bit more today fitted the new mongoose exhaust, sorted the suspension out, petrol tanks back in and bleed the brakes only two things to sort out know. still need the plug for the light failure control unit and get the engine running smooth think its the timing and emisions then its mot time

mpilk

big day tomorrow its going for its first mot in 8 years

mpilk

Took car today it failed as aspected on emissions and abs light left It with them to sort it out

mk22door

Not too bad eh!

Looks like a great job, why didn't you get the front bumper done? Or did that come afterwards?

mpilk

that came afterwards its got to go back to the bodyshop to have the tailgate done again the paint cracked around the lock, i want to get most of the work done before it goes back, i keep putting my dirty paws on it

mpilk

got the car booked in to be tuned next Wednesday cant get the emissions set right it seems to run ok for a while then has a cough then starts to overfuel floods the engine then cuts out so cant do much till next week

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

Its not the coolant temp sensor is it thats causing the fault.

Had a similar fault with my saff.

mpilk

good news today it passed its mot it was the ignition amp that was at fault it was breaking down when it was getting hot, still not running perfect but i can drive it now no more tow trucks four weeks to get it ready for ford fair ?

Vicar

great work

mpilk

did some jobs on it today, took it for its first run now its all taxed and mot,d it does not run smooth very lumpey powers there, but not running how i want it, need to find out whats been done to the engine, its got a plate on the front panel from brodie brittan racing with bbr ph3 on it any one know what it might mean ? taking it to see if the cams are set up right and check timeing already had the fuel pressure checked, its booked to go back in the bodyshop next week end to sort the bits out, slowly getting there

mpilk

went to the bodyshop today car should be going in on Wednesday, got another problem the exhaust is to low it keeps hitting the road near the back axle its got a mongoose 3 inch exhaust with spax sport suspension had a look to see if i could lift the exhaust or twist it does not look like i can get it any higher any one else got the same and does yours hit the road, did 100 miles in it today and it seems to be running a lot better,

mk22door

Dave Brodie used to race Sierra's in the BTCC and BBR is still a sort of tuning place - maybe get in touch with them? Is it the original engine though? The plate on the slam panel might be left over from a previuos incarnation of the car, still interesting though!

Congrats on the MOT etc, I'm sure you'll get to the bottom of the engine troubles.

Will look awesome with the bumper painted.

mpilk

its still got its original engine, i have emailed bbr but not had a reply yet i know its has Quaife cam pulleys blue injectors and it did have a one piece exhaust but i changed that as it was bent and twisted

sierrafun

great 3 door nice color whats next ?engine ?

mpilk

once i got it running right and sort the exhaust out, il sort all the fine detail out then ill clean the engine compartment up, dont want to touch the engine yet want to start useing the car

jaiscossie

Looking great buddy and such a turn around. Silly question though whys the front bumper purple? Thought you would have had it painted at the same time as the rest of the car?

mpilk

i did not have a front bumper when it was painted, its going back to the bodyshop this week to have the front bumper and the tailgate repainted and buffed and polished already for ford fair

mpilk

cars gone back to the bodyshop today to have the front bumper painted and a few other bits sorted should have it back by weekend, had the alarm put in last week, then its back to the garage to try and get it running right its still over fueling changed all the sensors, coil and ignition amp, it runs ok for a while then it just starts running bad and then you can smell the petrol, dont look like ill have it sorted for ford fair

itsamomentintime

loving your work Mark!

mpilk

does not look like my car will be ready for ford fair its still in the bodyshop
even if i get it back tomorrow got to much to do on it

mpilk

just come back from the bodyshop cars not done and they have managed to put a dent in the passenger door so they are going to sort that now so no ford fair for the sierra

mk22door

Ahh, tossers!

sorry to hear that, FF is a goal for projects and it's a bastrd to miss it on account of other peoples carelessness

mpilk

got my car back today after 4 weeks they still had not finished it so i had enough of there bull shit and brought it home told them if i have to pay out any money out for what they should of done ill give them the bill

perm1

Hi

Love your 3dr especially in black

Are you willing to tell me how much you have spent at the body shop?

Cheers

mpilk

sent you pm

mpilk

spent all yesterday and today sorting the car out its now all in one piece nice and clean, just got to sort the bad running out its still misfireing and over fueling, every one i try to book it in with are booked up for months or are on holiday, if you drive at speed on motorway it does not misfire as much but it drinks petrol, the slower go go it misfires bad and gets very hot ?

mpilk

spent a bit more time on the car today just got to get a pipe for the turbo then its just needs tuneing





all the paintwork is now sorted

mpilk

good news and bad news the good news is the cars in the garage to sort the bad running out and we think we know whats was wrong with it ? the bad news i set of and did not get there had to get it towed there we think its blown the head gasket so the heads coming of tomorrow to see how much damage i have done might just get the engine rebuilt

mpilk

good news from the machine shop today the heads ok, just needs skimming, the heads already been skimmed at some point so just needs a thicker headgasket and a couple of the exhaust manifold studs need replacing when we came to slacken the head bolts of some of them where loose. so hoping that was causing the problem so just waiting for all the parts to turn up.

Fordmad!

oh the joys of a cossie. Only reason ill never save to get one would drive me crazy

mpilk

good news for once got the car back from the garage today the over heating is sorted it was the head gasket and also got to the bottom of the overfueling problem first problem found was the light blue injectors we thought they where 4x4 ones but when stu at motorsport developments looked at them he said they where ford motorsport ones, so we have keeped these for the time being (going to sell them) the next thing found someone had put a resistor in the map sensor wiring to make it fuel more this has been removed, and the car has had a bbr chip fitted to phase 3 this is still fitted but when i get the injectors it will be removed and a more suitable one fitted,
it drove home without any problems so i can start putting the last few bits on it and start useing it.

vroooom ptssssh

Good news and good progress at last! it looks great

mpilk

got the car back from the garage yesterday had the injectors changed to yellow ones a 2 bar map sensors and a evolution stage 1 chip fitted also changed the rear springs as the spax ones where to low, now its to high they might drop a bit in time had the private plate taken of so its back on its original plate and gave it a wash

H3lsing

Awesome, ready for ford fair early nice .