hey guys, welshphill here, but you can call me welshy..

i'm all brand new to this site and will, be looking for info, parts and advice on a sapphire cossie 4x4 i just picked up..

let me tell you about myself, i'm 44 (just) live in the french alps (cheap hoilday anyone???)and the proud owner of two 3 door mk1 sierra's...

they're both 2.0is, one black one and one white one (what can i say i'm a sucker for 3 door sierra's!!!)





and in a fit of cheapness (1000€) i just added this cossie 4x4 to the fleet



the reason she was sooo cheap is that it's gotta fist size hole in the block and i'll be picking your brains, asking advice and generally being a nuisance till she's ticking over...

but more of that later, i just wanted to say hello and tell you a bit about myself.

btw, i'm a regular on fsoc amonst other sites i loiter around on...

 

afternoon and welcome

the sapp looks a good project for the money

 

Hi Welshy,

How cheap a holiday in the French Alps......sounds attractive.....

PF holiday club

Welcome to ''our'' world

 

Yay cheap PF holiday hope you got a big driveway could soon be full of fast fords lmao!

 

that depends on weather it's winter or summer?? summer i can do a great self catering deal...

if you fancy bringing your car, we got some of the best (twisty as fook) roads (hardly a speed camera around) in europe...

as well i have been trying to organise a track day here in france. i can be used as a base or i got a mate that lives near magna cours and a smaller local track, camping, self catered, cheap as it can be...

anyone fancy???

 

Welcome to passionford.

Sounds like a road trip to the alps could be called for soon, lets get a list of who's going lol

 

i know this is a car site but i'm also a biker with a yam fzr streetfighter, kawaker Z1000J1 and a suzi DR600 for blapping round the mountains on...

i'm ford (mainly mk1 sierra) and bike friendly, not to mention i love beer and a toke!!!

 

alrighty Welshy how long you been in France for? French mountains better than the Welsh ones lol?

 

welcome dude

 

different, i can't say better as i'm a proud and staunch welshman, everything i have has a welsh flag and dragon on it, including me!!!!

but out here, we enjoy a more relaxed life, same population as britain with 3 times the area (bit of space) and no poll, road tax, mot's every two years, no speed, number plate, average speed cams, tv licience is a tenner (per telly for life) and other subtle little things that make life a bit easier...

 

Bonjour welcome to PF


Luciano

 

sounds ideal! how long you been there for? i guess you ski quite a lot as well lol?

 

Sounds good, if only they spoke English as their first language I'd be there like a shot.

Hello and welcome BTW.

 

been yer about 15 years now, like skiing but love snowboarding...

 

Hello and welcome to Pf

 

welcome

 

Welcome Phil - interesting Sierras - the 2.0is was a 5 door over here wasn't it?

Looks nice scenery out there - drove my Sapphire all the way to South of France and back a few years ago - fantastic roads!

 

Bonjour et bienvenue à l'asile !
Son bon que vous offrez à une base comme on dit pour la commande de montagne, je pense que certains vous prendront vers le haut sur l'offre !

 

Hello and welcome.Nice collection of cars mate.

 

Hell no!!!


Welcome sheep shagger!

 

salut, aucun problème, des vacances dans les montagnes n'aidera avec la vie et la santé... plus le vin est moins cher!!!!
a plus tard mon ami

:cont ent:

 

welcome

A welshman with a french accent......interesting!

the 4x4 sounds like a good project fella, lots of knowledgable people on here to help you out

there's a few french guys that use this site too, Claude aka "2001ode" springs to mind, he does a few track days in his saff

once again, welcome

Matt

 

Hi Phil, welcome to PF.

 

Not forgetting Petrucci

 

yeah but dont think he's contactable!, hasnt he vanished?

 

thanks for the greetings and the info, i'd be real glad to get to know/meet anyone who can give me advise, help, parts...

i've built quite a few cars and am confident with building engines but i'd like a bit of help with sourcing parts and esp knowing the insider tips n tricks, short cuts and getting to know what parts work best and how/where to find them...

 

welcome i to enjoy bikes/cars/beer and toke and in that order

 

You will find all the help on this site mate just stay clear of all the bitchiness that goes on, you'll soon find out

 

get all your rebuild parts from matt lewis off here, he also trades on flea bay http://redirectingat.com/?id=42X145&...wis-Motorsport

lots of workshop manuals etc here

http://www.cannell.co.uk/Manuals.htm

http://rpm.planetaclix.pt/ecu/IAWerror.htm

http://www.siipicossu.com/manuaaleja/manuaalit.htm

Matt

 

orite welcome and where abouts in the french alps are you ? i'll be over in morzine for 2 weeks at the beggining of august

 

when you actually come to the build, just post a thread and you'll get your answers

Matt

 

lhd220, now that's what i'm talking about!!! cheers fella...

i know all about site bitching, i'm in a few ford/sierra sites and a couple of bike sites too...

i'm not gonna get into the sapph vs hatchbacks or mk1 against mk2, i've even seen on here, the black 3drs vs the blue 3drs!!! i mean cum on...

but all's good in my world, normally i do side and am a staunch advocate on the hatch v sapph, but since i just bought a sapph, so i'm of the 'peace an love to my brother' mood set at the mo...

 

no worries

 

Welcome to the site mate!!! Plenty of info on here, and the od bit of rubbish. haha. But overall great site

 

Welcome to PF

1st thing. yu need a new block :P and they aint cheap at the moment as your 4x4 would have had the 200 block.. the 205 blocks not as strong but still good power gains if your not wanting to go mental on the power side of things. get it stripped then find out what piston sizes you have! might have been over bored before 0.25 ect. same for the crank..that way at least you know where to start from.. come on get the spanners out and start taking it apart plenty of people here to help out

 

thanks, i'm of the thought that i'll just 205 it for the now as..

A- i've got a really good 205 block that i know is mint

B- i've never had a cosworth or driven a yb engine before (been a happy sierra 20L injection pinto driver/owner for years) and i think that even a standard bhp cossie is gonna be a shite load of fun after 115bhp

C- it'll give me more time (and be able to save some more beer tokens) to find a blinder of a block

D- it's summer and the time is now for riding around in me new cossie

 

yup good idea but remember sometimes you need deep pockets you may have a nice 205 sitting there then find out the pistons wont fit if your old engine has had an overbore ect then its started allready looking for the pistons that will fit but dont ever be put off, took me 2 years to sort mine and sooooooo glad its done, running in now with 380 miles on the clock. your 115bhp lol you will bloody love it when its done mate!

 

205 block will be fine, personally if you are using the car in the mountains and on lots of twistys then you want no lag in the turbo

so i would go for a completely stock motor with standard compression, keep the t3 turbo and go for a set of green or siemen blacks 55lb injectors, 3 map bar sensor, rs500 style intercooler (4x4 intercooler will probably be OK, but if you get hot weather, you want a 500 one), decent breather system (Bailey will be OK), decent exhaust and rewire the fuel pump for a direct feed from the battery (a must for all cossies!)

Matt

 

thanks that just the type of advice i'm looking for...

i got a budet of two grand but i don't want to chuck it all at the engine, i'm after some other goodies too!!!

i know my pinto is standard bore and very low milage, do you think a set of 2nd hand pistons (with new rings) and rods (with new shells and small end) would be ok???

or am i better getting it bored to match a set of new pistons??

bearing in mind i just want to get her on't road and can source and build a better short motor as i drive, so to speak...

 

personally speaking, if i was building an engine, i wouldnt piss about with 2nd hand pistons, i would just buy new. do it right first time round.

assuming all of your other bits are OK, you should be able to build the motor with a new set of pistons inc. machining for £1500 if you do the work yourself.

which would leave you £500 for the go faster bits, which if you keep the t3 should see you get 310-320hp

Matt