Hi guys, was looking on ebay and spotted this S1 turbo



Looks okay but then i looked at the under bonnet pic



I noticed it has the early 'two bolt' top mounts on the front struts, now i thought these were replaced by the later Sierra type single top mounts in late 83/84, so this S1 shouldnt have them?

What do you think? reshell?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...540857651&rd=1

 

not a s1
maybe a re shell
no s1 had 2 bolt struts
either a rs1.6i shell or standard mk3 1.3l

 

90 spec cross over pipe and rocker cover too.

 

it has to be a re shell,definatly didnt make a series one with the 2 bolt hole tops.
they must think were stupid!!!

 

looks like a s2 engine at a glance, cant really see inlet manifold properly

 

wrong water bottle and yes it is s2 manifold

 

Confirmed my suspicions, best keep well clear of this then

 

Looks a shitter anyway mate - bet it would take a series amount of money to put straight....

 

No air filter ruff

 

Well spotted people, I wouldnt have known about the top mounts!

 

Maybe the suspension has been altered afterwards, the inlet manifold looks like it is S2. What about the placing of the fuel filter? Were S1 cars sold with a B-reg anyway?
It is missing the Ford logo and the famous tow eye cover and the wiring looks messy too. Not someone who has an eye for detail.

If you want work, you could buy, if you don't, walk away.

 

It looks to have no rear anti roll bar either, this shell is no newer than 83, some poor bugger is going to get lumped with this reshell and it's really only a replica, and well dodgy to, be interesting to know if all the numbers match !

 

They made them on "B" reg first - mine's a B plate....

 

Hatchback doesn't line up correctly....



Dirty shitty interior...



Dirty shitty seats...



All in all it's a complete dog. Be interesting to see what somebody gives for it.

As I keep saying, it's getting to the point where all S1's for sale are crappers. The mint ones are few and far between now....

 

B, C and D reg for these, but all with the sigle mount suspension tops.

Fuel filter is in the correct place, but has been pushed right against the wing when it should be central

 

Also, incorrect or resprayed front grille....



The seller also dodged the question about numbers in the floor being correct......

 

Looks a Dog

 

How should it be? I can't see the difference

 

the 3 bars should be white and the rest of the grill should be black

 

Rich is correct....

Here's mine - original from new....

 

you said it yourself

 

an't believe there's so much wrong with the bloody thing! That interior does look shit from Kieron's pics!

Someone post up there so a genuine buyer doesn't get lumbered with this shit heap! Would be well unfair to the untrained eye!

 

Difficult to let the bidders know though mate. Short of emailing the highest bidder etc.....

It'll sell, to somebody who doesn't know any better. It's the old saying "Buyer Beware" i'm afraid....

No doubt a young lad will buy it because it's a cheap S1 and fast and promptly blow the engine or wrap it. Another S1 (albeit a dog) will die....

No way will that see more than 2 more years before being scrapped.

 

Another thing that constantly amazes me. How can people sell a dirty car?? Ok so the seller says "I don't know much about the car" etc, but for fu*ks sake - does he not know how to wash it????

If it was cleaned under the bonnet and had the interior valeted for 50 quid it would be far more presentable than the utter shit heap it is now....

 

Oh my grill is all white

Is it in two parts? or come painted from new? or just careful masking tape skills

Will order a new one

 

Any up to date pics of your resto Paul?

How did you get on with that area on the back quarter?

 

I have sorced some new Genuine Ford rear quarters just need the money to buy them The sills will be replaced both sides anyway, that pic looks bad, real bad but it will be repaired!

 

Unbelievable what the kit hides isn't it.

What's the cost of the rear quarters then? Very lucky to find some!

 

Never remove the kit unless you prepared to get your wallet out!!

Rear quaters Ł148.47 plus vat and carriage each

 

The Rev counter is wrong on that one too. Check it!!!

 

Nice spot.

It's an XR3 rev counter - same as my old "W" reg XR3.....

That's a seriously cobbled together car!

 

I expected them to be more to be honest! Not bad really, plus your labour, fitting and paint charges. But it's a serious amount of car area all nicely replaced......

Always wondered why Ford never made a car completely cased in plastic!

 

Thinking more about it, it's probably had a replacement total dash - which means the mileage is up the shitter too!

 

Thinking more about it, it's probably had a replacement total dash - which means the mileage is up the shitter too!

 

Oh and it has Kenwood floor mats and its doesn't even have a Kenwood radio

 

LOL

 

 

this car is just a bad attempt to build an s1 out of spare parts,
the reason he is probably selling it is because he found out its history

 

guess what ive juss bought??????????????????????????























a big bag of fun size mars to go with this entertainment,

id feel last to say this car was once mine,let alone fob this "bitza" as an s1,what a twat!,a shitty mess inside too.my works car is neglected,but its cleaner than that,whats his house like,bet he dont wipe his arse either,

steer clear,,remember if its really cheap,its probrobly shite!

 

Excellent!