Hi Guys, with the dark nights coming and people spending more time on the computer i thought i would share my restoration with yous, i started this thread a few months ago on Pauls website but never thought about putting it on here.
But hopefully some of yous will enjoy reading and looking at my pictures,

Ill copy and paste and add on a daily basis, thanks for looking.

Mark

 

Hi guys, I bought this as a project to give me something to do when business goes quiet. 3dr Cosworth was my first love years ago but I ended up going down the route of breaking Group A and WRC Escort Cosworths (love my job!) I have been very privileged to own many of my dream cars from growing up but my main love has always been the 3dr and will always be very sentimental to me.

After restoring a few rs500's and breaking a few lol, I've decided to have a go at a track car, for the portfolio! I've been lucky enough to end up with my first track car - Graham Goode Racing 3dr. The car raced in the 1991 British touring car championship and was the last ever car to be made chassis 91 001. This is also the sister shell to the Mach 5 rs500 car.

After speaking to Graham Goode personally he invited me down to meet him and to show me the parts he had left from the car after he broke it. I ended up with the original normally aspirated engine with dry sump system, Airbox, ECU, 4 branch manifold along with the exhaust system, tanks, cross member with engine mounts. I was very pleased with the deal he give me and I couldn't say enough good words about him, he took me to his home to see his personal collection of cars and the Mach 5. (The car is in great condition and I was in my element! Lol)

I'm eager to build it up as original as possible so am now on the lookout for the perfect parts.

Hope I haven't bored you too much and I will put some pics up of what I have, I will also upload a pic up of the rs500 Mach 5 as graham was kind enough to let me take a picture.

 

 

 

This is how the car looks at the minute.

 

Here are the pictures of what i got of Graham.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow! Is it going to be n/a?

 

Is that the car that he sold me the beam off or was that another one???

 

Be watching this one looks like a great project mate very jealous

 

Very cool. How come the car was Normaly aspirated? ?

 

It was raced the year after turbos were banned i think mate

 

Hi mate yes its a N/A sierra,

Graham had 2 rear beams made you had 1 and the other had not been sent for 20 + years but i managed to find it.

Thats correct the car ran after the turbos were banned. Ill do another update later cheers.

 

wouw thats some project

 

Looks like a great project, great to see the old legends saved and back on the road/track

 

Glad yous are enjoying the read so for, heres the next update.

So here i have my Getrag Gearbox and new diff casing 7.5" which is I sent to Bara Motorsport, im having the gearbox stripped to see what condition its in and the diff to be built up, im just waiting on Graham letting me know what ratio crown wheel and pinion he used, i have also managed to get 3 18" wheels so im still in need of 1 and 4 centres if anybody has any please let me know if there for sale.

 

 

Another couple of pictures.

 

Heres some pictures of the Getrag Gearbox and Diff going back together at Baras.