Been on here a while to I thought I might aswel make a build thread on my cosworth replica

Here's my first one that I regrettably sold for a golf



So I thought another one was needed but this time going all out no expense spared

Here's how she started

2.0 dohc ghia





Now for the project I missed a lot of photo opportunitys so this is all I've got















Paint arrived for the full respray

 

nice project whats the plans with it. exterior. interior. engine

 

Well interior will be standard sapphire leather and it's getting painted at the end of the month in ford diamond white. Engine wise I haven't really thought into it

 

The white one looked mint, GL with this one.

 

is this a gl model with all the electrics and abs fitted

 

This has everything but abs it's got all electrics power steering etc

 

Love prefacelift ghias. I reckon you should retrim a pair of recaros in the brown cloth!

 

Good luck but this brings back painful memory's of my first Sapphire
2.0 ghia SAME colour !!.Removed FORD RS kit nothing underneath.Four new doors,sills,bootlid,new arches and 4b bonnet later !.Colour change to Mallard green and new heated screen,all new bushes, adjustable suspension,new brakes,New stainless,new wheels and a complete interiour change (yes everything was brown) to grey recaro cloth.Out with all that in with raven leather and all pastics etc.Then the lacquer lifted and it looked like it had sunburn and to top it off whilst in was in a garage some bloke was noseying around it and said "oh its manual now is it!" apparently he bought the car at three years old and it was auto and had a front end on it,joined on a pillars.
Whilst all this was going on more shopping 2.1 on fresh rebore,new pistons,crank,oil pump stage four head and a set of 45's with manifold.
Took about 18 months to build,run it for three months blew it up in temper after an argument.Stripped back to standard,mot'd it and sold it for Ł200
Bought a tiger striped rear ended 3dr for Ł120 with 2.1 pinto and cosworth kit swapped that for another Sapphire H plate what the guy had just bought for Ł2.5k and planned to start again.
End result . . . I give it away oh and whilst I had the H plate I bought Cosworth everything in white for a sapphire I was having and that got stolen and crashed.
Fast forward 15 years 3 years in a 2wd Cosworth,much better.
Phew,I hope you fare better than i did lol.God knows how much i wasted.
Sorry to clog your thread but I thought I would share

 

Little update

Both wings complete Basicly with moulding holes smoothed off for now till I can find and afford a decent set of mouldings

 

Mate your not far from me,I have three sapp cosworth doors here with the mouldings and non chrome window rubbers on probs motors in the and glass(i think) and one front cosworth skirt mount,the plastic thing that goes on the wing.If you want you can have.Oh and some black plastics kick panels sill covers etc.Free for collection to you

 

A yea mate I will have to take them off your hand for you

 

Few body updates

Back panel had millions off holes so all repaired now



One side complete



The comon holes on rear doors





Sill primered and under sealed



More Rot cut out

 

love a replica... the white one in my sig was a Rep... GL with this one too.

 

in first pic are they FRP wheels? coz thats looks sweet

 

Those wheels where racing puma wheels

Big update!

All ready for paint



Shiney













Just put lights in to drive it home from work

 

Coming on well!

 

All back panel wax oiled and rear bumper fitted



Made grill debadged



Fitted

 

LOOKING GOOD MATE, NICE PAINT JOB, ARE YOU A PAINTER BY TRADE?

 

No mate i work it a body shop used to be a panel beater and now I do mechanical electrical and trim I got a lad at work to do it

 

HES DONE A GOOD JOB MATE, I WORK AS A PAINT PREP /TRIMMER AT MERCEDES BENZ CHESTER BODYSHOP, CAR LOOKS GREAT

 

looks bloody good so far mate. im just doing my mechanicals first then on to the body so it looks like i driving a sack crap so far

 

nice work mate coming on well

 

Nothing like fresh paint!

Like it a lot

 

That looks well matey.I like the front grill.

 

nice car

 

Lovely rep

 

Always admire quality repairs and paintwork

Bet you were tempted to keep it gold though, I know I would have been. Ha.

 

Thank you for all the compliments guys much appreciated

 

Satin blacked some bits and bobs







Bumper fitted

 

looks well mate,keep up the good work.

 

Nice.

 

How she stands at the minute

Progress has slowed as I've been collecting my bits like driveshafts hubs etc

 

Hubs arrived yesterday so I decided to do my best to make all my new running gear as nice as I can

Starting to spilt my hubs and stub axels



All split and wire brushed ready for a lick of paint and new bearings



Before



After

 

Interior update









Now for the clean up

 

looks really good cant wait for more updates

 

Out with the old



In with the new



Carpet fitted



Before



After abit of leather care



All done minus a few bits and bobs

 

That looks brilliant

 

yh nice one mate makes me wonna get my finger out my arse and start my saph

 

Bloody hell! That cleaned up nice didn't it!

 

Wow! Top work mate