I'm always a little late to post pics on my restorations but I thought I'd jump right in this time and document this one since it's a bit special. According to my last data, there are only 5 Sapphires in my country. Only two of them are LHD and one of those is a race car that won't probably see the street.

So being a LHD 4 door Sierra RS Cosworth that was of continental origin this is not technically a Sapphire. Just an RS Sierra Cosworth. Power front windows, wind up rears, no AC and no Sapphire badging on the rear doors. Amongst a couple other things missing it is the lightest of all the Cosworth engined cars.

Plans? Full resto. It's going to look stock on the outside for most part. I have the lattice wheels and will likely get some aftermarket wheels. all the suspension is coming out for paint and the bushing with get lubed. Powerflex already installed but I'm going to redo everything to that there is NO ROT, not issues when servicing it in the future etc. Apart from a stainless 2WD header, the T34, Samco hoses and the painted cam cover it will appear stock. I have an L6 with a stage III chip and an RS500 cooler. Hopefully will turn around 340bhp once done. Custom pistons for it as well.

I'm going to be very aware of project creep here. It will get no mods, just rot killed, paint applied and the parts it already has cleaned up and sorted. interior will be stock, MAYBE a double din satnav in the message centre (doubt it). Full respray is in order as well.

My 3 door beside it is %95 done and I'll pick away at that as well.
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I've painted the shell in front of the headlamp buckets. Next is engine bay



I took about 10 pounds of silly wiring outta here. Alarm, remote starter, stereo crap. Vacuumed it all up, re-wrapped and sorted the electrics.



Front crossmember is done.



Cam cover and front TCAs are done.



This is next week's job.



Engine bay prep and cleanup will be massive.



Here it is about 3 feet in the air waiting for the underbody action.



updates soon of course. I'm full time on this project.