Just a general question, would you bother making a cosworth out of a 1.6 shell incase of the usual 'it's not a proper cosworth' comments your bound to get

It wouldn't a replica or anything, EVERYTHING cosworth would be used on it, it's just it would be a none out the factory cosworth shell (no sunroof i expect).

Just people thoughts i wanted

 

depends wheter your trying to pass it off as a real one or not, some people wouldn't like others wouldnt mind. i wouldnt mind once its been done right, some reshells are done shit

 

Just for track or on the the road?
There are better shells to use, Mk1/2 escort though more money.

 

why are you asking us its your car if your happy with it who cares what everyone else thinks, if i smashed my saph up and a mint 3 door sheel came up i would do it, wouldnt bother me in the slightest......

 

it's a sierra soz not escort

it'll be used as a cosworth going shows, pod runs, not in to track at the mo really.

 

when you come to sell it the log book will say 1.6L on it most people walk away some dont unless you plane to use your id

 

Chips yellow peril looks pretty damned good for a 1.6

 

who cares,if its a 3dr sierra with a cossie lump,in my book that makes it a sierra cosworth..

seen some very nice ones built with non origanal shells too

 

I couldn't care less if it was only a 1.6l shell,
it would of least had an easier life than any other cossie 3 door shell i guess

 

why not reshell it into a genuine shell Pete.

be better when selling it.

 

I was just thinking about that, What would you rather buy a normal 3 door that has been thrashed to fuck or a built one that has been done right and has no rot etc?

I'm just thinking say you looked at a 5k shitter of a 3 door or a minty fresh painted 1.6l for the same money?

I think i'd still lean towards the real one even though being a 1.6l log book doesnt actually bother me

 

are there any around though which aren't silly money?

 

i wouldnt worry about it
ive built a few rs turbos out of escort bonus's and they still sell if they are built right
and the rate of knots that 3 doors are dissapearing its still gunna be a rare car when done

 

for a genuine 3 door shell with no numbers in it you will be looking at between 2-4k depending on pannels.
To buy a used shell and id ,around 1.5k.
depends on yer budget ,i personaly have a re-shell into a genuine shell,but if it hadnt have came allong at a reosonable price i would have done the 1.6l route

 

im building up a 1.6 shell lol

but not using a YB, zetec turbo baby!!

one thing tho, i dont think mine has the mounts for the rear ARB clamp bits...

although i may have just not spotted them lol

 

There used to be a kid up this end with a dog shit battered vericous vein blue 1.6l pov 3 door, with a slightly breathed on YB under the bonnet

Who gives a flying anyway, its gonna be your car sat on your drive, your concience will tell you wether its right or not.

 

economically it makes no sense at all. by the time you decide to fit loads of new bits while you are at it you will end spending rs500 money on it and at the end it will be worth a couple of grand.
makes far more sense to spend a couple of k on a cossie shell instead which is what I decided to do with mine.

trouble is there are not any genuinely mint shells with an id out there even if you are paying a couple of k or more. any truly mint rust free shell will still be a whole car. after all why would you break a true minter?
where as I found a near perfect one six shell.

other advantage is that shells fatigue. hundreds of bhp and firm suspension does them no good especially places like the front turrets. a one six shell hasn't had the same cornering and acceleration forces through it.

In the end I decided to me that the paperwork was less important than the metalwork.

I'm not planning on ever selling it so the value is of no consequence to me so for me it was the right decision.

 

You should get a genuine shell for about Ł2000.

 

jacko`s is for sale in coss bits

 

exactly,silly money!2000 quid for a fucking shell?pmsl!bargain

 

Agreed, I know someone who has just sold a 3dr cosworth shell for Ł700 and I am sure you could pay that much for a decent 1.6 complete.

Personally, for the money you can buy a real 3door for, I would just buy one complete, not worth the hassel nowadays.

 

6-10k is alot of money Dan

i have just reshelled my s2 after a crash, and thats worth alot less than a 3-door.

 

If you have smashed a cosworth up and looking for a shell for the replacement then its worth doing, as you have with your RST.

If Pete is building from scratch then I dont think it is worth it, with the money you are going to paying out in all the parts, a 3 door for 5 or 6K is a better option IMO.