A Big hello to everyone and heres my car which is a 1986 moonstone blue sierra cosworth






Specs of the car are its running with the sapphire 4X4 engine and running gear, stage 3 tuned at 330bhp (though ive personally not had it on rolling road yet), RS500 cut out in front bumper, Genuine RS500 front splitter and lower boot spoiler, delocked boot and doors, escort cossie alloys on gaz coilovers so it sits better and little bits of shiney stuff under the bonnet

Bought to enjoy and take to shows the plan soon changed when after a couple of months of ownership I noticed a crack running along the inner wings of the car and around the suspension turrets which turned into this




After finding all the grot under the bonnet decision was made to go to town and bring the car back up to standard by replacing the inner and outer front wings for genuine bits and so the engine bay was stripped ready for the removal of the engine and gearbox




After few days the car was ready have engine dropped so my mate arrived in his pulling machine (not the sort that attarcts the ladies) and the car was taken to a unit with ramp to have the engine dropped straight out the bottom



As is the way come the next day couldnt get into unit as keys had been lost. Unaware of this I turned up the following day to have shock of my life when I saw the car looking like



Not a recommended idea using a fork lift for this but as needs must the brake and fuel lines were disconnected, engine mounts undone and fingers crossed as the car was lifted in the air and car and engine parted company





Once high enough the engine was wheeled out from underneath and the car loaded up and taken to mates where work commenced on those wings, next update will be just that