ford sierra sapphire cosworth 2wd 1989

I'll start off saying the only reason the car is for sale is me and Kelly are saving for a house and now the gearbox has started playing up I can't justify spending any more money on it.

i bought this car as a bare shell in sept 2010 and then used all the parts from my rotten sapphire cosworth to build it up. before i started the rebuild i stripped the underside of all the underseal and checked for any areas that needed attention (one small patch at back of sill). the car was then undersealed and my mate began preparing it for the respray. it was then painted inside and out in the original mercury grey. while this was being done i rebuilt the engine with all new bearings, shells etc to freshen it up as it had done around 50k since it was built. while building the car no expense was spared and every bush, bearing and gaitor was replaced as to try and create as new a car as possible. i sourced a interior from a 50k mile car as my old interior had seen better days. the new interior is in very good condition with very small amount of wear to the drivers seat. all the running gear was removed from my old car and fitted to the new car which included nearly new gaz coilovers, rebuilt gearbox and diff and rebuilt standard calipers with uprated discs and pads. the car was then mot'd and put on the road march 2011. i then used car for weekend use and attending shows and covered around 10k miles until february 2012.

the engine was starting to get an annoying rattle when first started in the morning, so i took the engine out and sent it to joe stevens at bluesprint in essex. he phoned me a couple of days later to tell me that the noise was piston slap and that the bores would need boring out to .25 to get rid of it. i gave the go ahead for a full engine rebuild as there was no point putting it back together with worn parts. this included new cosworth racing forged pistons, oil pump, bearings, shells etc. once i had ran the engine in i took it back down to have the power upgrades fitted and mapped. it was previously running stg3+ around 340bhp on green injectors and t34.48 with the usual rs500 intercooler, uprated breather etc the car was then treated to grey injectors, .48 was swapped for .63 housing and was then mapped to run 2bar of boost giving just shy of 400bhp

i then realised the brakes were not up to the task of stopping the car very well so i bought hi spec monster4 brake kit which improved the braking no end. this caused a problem however as the polished rs 7 spoke alloys did not fit over the brakes. I then fitted the 18in mo6 compomotive alloys

Since then the car had ran faultlessly and is only used the occasional weekend.

quick spec

engine
standard 4x4 head with bd14 inlet cam, 200block machined to except proper longstud conversion, wrc headgasket, .25 cosworth racing forged pistons with valve pockets, all new shells, gaskets, bearings etc grey injectors, 3 bar map sensor, t34.63, grp A breather system, mocal oil cooler, big turbo escort cosworth airbox with k+n panel filter (I also have a big kn cone filter if you like the chatter), baileys turbo damper, scorpion stainless exhaust, all samco hoses boost and water, baileys polished header tank, new 044 pump, greddy b spec2 boost controller

transmission
t5 gearbox needing rebuild as hard to select gears when stationary, the diff maybe wining but it could be the gearbox as it was fine last year when I was using it, ap 6 paddle clutch kit

other bits
hi spec 315mm brake conversion, rebuilt 2wd rear brakes, near mint 50k mile interior, boost, oil pressure and afr gauge, turbo timer with boost recall etc new fuel tank and fuel lines

since the new engine has been in it has covered around 10k and since the car has been built it has done about 15-20k

bad points
The gearbox is getting difficult to select fears when stationary so will require a rebuild
the rear arches are bubbling in the usual place and the front bumper is stone chipped. Ideally it could do with a new fuel pump rewiring kit as the car wouldnt start the and there was no power getting to the pump so i made a loom myself from an amp wiring kit. Also the fans have been rewired externally from the fuse box as the fans put alot of strain on the fuse box and have been known to melt it.

I have loads of pics from the rebuild so if you would like some more please message me or you could check out the build thread on the Norfolk RS owners club site

im sure ive missed loads of stuff so if you have any questions please ask


Price is £5500 with comps or £5000 with focus rs rims

I will not accept any offers below the prices above so don't ask!

If you are seriously interested in buying the car pm me and I'll send you my mobile number. I had it advertised last year for 7k and had a few people wanting the car but I then decided I wanted to keep it. Well enough is enough and I've had a cossie for the last 10yrs I just can not keep it any more

I am not interested in p/ex' unless you offer me your car and 5k so don't bother to ask













thanks
Billy

 

The car has 12 months mot and the tax runs out the end of this month

 

Ooooh I like the look of that, looks hard on those white wheels.

 

Lovely looking car... Love the fog light ducts!

glwts

 

Worth the money all day long

Steve

 

Bloody hell Billy, that's cheap mate

Always loved the look of your Sapph.

GLWTS Pal not as you'll need it priced at that.

 

If it didn't need them bits doing I'd put it up for 7 but after doing the paint and gearbox I wouldn't get much extra back and on top of that I don't have to do it all lol I will not be rsless though as the plan is buy a diesel golf and move the focus rs from daily to weekend duty as it's much easier to live with than the saff

 

have a to make a good for sale card to put in the window at the Ace cafe next month as you might be taking the train home with a bit of luck Bil

 

Hopefully it'll be gone by then Steve. It will be a lot comfyer drive down in the focus rs than the saff though

 

hi im interrested in your cossy is it still for sale ?

 

cant see your car hanging around long so you could be right mate as its a bloody fair price and people would be mad not to buy it

 

THE PRICE IS £5000 with frs alloys or £5500 with comps
NOT A PENNY LESS!

Anyone who phones me and offers less will he cut off. If you want to offer less don't bother phoning as you'll be wasting your time.

 

2 people coming to view the car tomorrow

 

glws mate nice car

 

Is it a genuine cosworth shell?

 

Yes it's genuine shell. All panels except drivers door are original too

 

God I want this. Unfortunately in same boat with saving for a house! Glwts!

 

if someone turns up with the correct money and is not a tyre kicker thats it gone then Bil as your cossie is good value for money and it looks better in the flesh too

 

if the car sells with the focus alloys send me a price for the compos please.

 

I just hope it don't sell for breaking as that's stunning

 

I wish I didn't have my piece of shit still, I'd have been interested if I didn't.

I don't think that'll hang around long, looks really nice for the dough.

 

sensible priced cossie for a change, it will sell no bother - don't take a penny less

 

Nice to see one priced to sell for a change, looks a really nice one for the money. If anything will sell, this should.

 

Sold to the first viewer

Now for the tears

 

Love this cossie really works well with the white comps

 

no surprise its sold already tbh,
too cheap imo

 

It was priced to sell. I could of fixed all niggly things like headlining, arches gearbox etc but I wouldn't of made any more money out of it. Anyway it's going to a good home and the lad seemed really nice if an idiot would of turned up I would of not sold it to him!

 

knew it would sell as it was too good a car to miss out on, you better pm me the FRS reg so I can swap it on the ace cafe booking form mate