Originally Posted by
Mondi-DZK
Ich mag das Versteck.
Enjoying this thread, with a beer. Nice reading.
Just take your time with it even if it looks like it's gonna take a whole lot of time...and money...
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For the love of cars (read as we have an addiction
) hang on and keep going.
About the Escort Cosworth, do you still have that to? Looks a clean one!
In der Zwischenzeit ein neues Bier trinken und es genießen, Freund.
Vielen Dank!
I dont know where the thread will take us ultimately, but lets see - about the escos, yes I still have it and it's basically my absolute luv (even though I develop more and more of a liking for the Sierra) - yet its not really a project so I dont think I'll be posting too much about the escort here.
That's the point! Even the youngest Sierra Cosworth are about 30 years old now so spending money on it (even rebuilding a gearbox or an engine) is normal. But when this work is done properly it's still as good as a new car that has never been touched. but a welded bodyshell will always be a welded bodyshell, no matter how good it's been done.
No Cosworth is cheap to fix. When planning to keep such a car and bring it in perfect condition you'd probably spend the same money on a good car as on a car that has some minor problems unless vital parts like the engine or the gearbox aren't fubar. As mentioned above, a good boyshell is very important and when the engine block and the cylinderhead are ok it's not that bad after all. Probably not worse than spending twice the money on a "better" car that just looks a bit better.
I think that sums it up quite well - I did not buy the car with the aim to own a cossie at a bargain that woudlnt need much maintenance investment - yet from what has struck me so far (head gasket, read diff, gearbox, steering - currently being fixed -, temperature matters), that was quite a lot of issues in a relatively short time. But I still cling to my hopes of getting it into an OK status and use it as a sort of daily driver (during summer).
So far so good, yet mates - no major updates - I picked up the overhauled diff and I am having it fitted this week - I also shopped some spares to keep on the shelf for now (new old stock amal valve, ignition coil, turbo damper overhaul kitm new old stock yellow injectors and new old stock weber MAP sensor) as well as some items to put into the car - satin black power steering tank and swirl pot, new roose motorsport hoses and a 4x4 header tank.
No idea about what hoses to procure for connecting the swirl pot 
Diffs mating
More to come as soon as sth. interesting to report is available - cheers!