hello everyone

i know all you will probably moan and say ohhh whyy dont you just go and buy i rusty old cossie for a cheap price!

but im about to start my mechanics course and want a project, im not fussed about how much it will cost or that it wont be a authentic cosworth, its more for me and to gain experience, i have a proper mechanic who is going to help aswell.

ive just bought a sierra sapphire 2.0 4x4, can alot of the cosworth engine just drop in or do i have to cut and weld? or is there a company who has premade adaptors? and will i just need a cossie engine loom or more?

thanks, nick

 

Very difficult, someone was asking a question the other day as they never had Cosworth's where he was located and he wanted to convert his, there are so many differences between the two.

The engine is the simple part, you then have suspension, brakes, driveshafts and propshaft are different etc, you then need to source a gearbox and if going with the original setup of a 2WD, you will need a completly different rear beam, along with different diff, both of which are unique

You would really need a donor Cosworth, you can of course go to the effort of buying all the parts, but it won't be cheap and will be time consuming, hence why it's easier just to buy one outright!

Martin