Right mate, I asked you a question on another thread but I think you missed it so here goes again!

Basically I just wondered what model your car left the factory as and what's been done to it since.

Cheers matey

 

I checked his chassis number on experian:

Model: Ford
Derivative: Fiesta/capri cut'n'shut special edition
Engine size: 957cc
Colour: pink

I hope this helps.

 

 

FPMSL

 

jim ring me asap

 

LMAO

 

think it may be a sierra

 

Started as a GLSi if i remember right.

Think got uprated XR4 brakes/susp stuff allround, cossie bodykit n interior, and a 24v V6 mota, hasnt it?

 

another paddy classic

 

 

Or a Cortina

 

From some angles it resembles a shoe, or possibly a gusset boot fashioned out of avocado.

 

ill post the full spec tomorrow (its too late to write it out now ) but basically

left factory as Sierra 2.0 GLSi (and thats whats on logbook)

its running cossie (or aftermarket) everything except engine n box which are off a granny.

a few GLSi bits are still on the car, but nothing worth mentioning

 

here ya go:

Jim Galbally
24v Sierra Cosworth

Engine

2.9 litre 24v Cologne/Cosowrth V6
Quickshift Cone Airfilter
Powerflow Custom Exhaust w/ 4” Tailpipe
Motorsport Developments “Evolution” Chip

Transmission

MT75 RWD Box w/ V6 Bellhousing
7” 4x4 Rear Limited Slip Differential w/ 3.62 ratio
B&M Quickshift
4x4 Driveshafts

Suspension

Powerflex poly topmount and Outer TCA bushes
GAZ Adjustable Coilovers

Brakes

4x4 Cosworth Front/Rear
Ferodo DS2000 Pads
Incar switchable ABS

Wheels

Escort Cosworth 8x16” Alloys
215/40/16 Toyo Proxies

Exterior

Saphire Cosworth Front Bumper, Spoiler, Sideskirts, Grille, 4x4 Vented Bonnet

Interior

Late 4x4 Spec Cossie Interior
Cloth Recaros (Heated)
Alloy Gearknob, H/Brake, Pedals
Carbon Fibre Oil Pres / Water Temp / Volts Gauges

ICE

Sony CD Headunit w/ bootmounted 10 Disk CD Changer
2x 400w Amplifiers, 2x 12” Subwoofers, 6x Tweeters, 4x Door Speakers, 2x 6”x9”s

Performance

BHP: ???bhp (est. 215bhp)
0-60: ???sec (est. 6-7 sec)
1/4m: ???sec (est low 15 sec)
TopSpeed: 140+ mph

 

aah, all joking aside I do luv ya car mate

 

nice car jimbo jet set

 

fankoo

 

aww. you're cute too

Can I keep him mummy?

 

LOL


paddy you

 

i left an important bit off of the spec...

Transmission
1) FUBAR gearbox mount

its SOOOOOO fucked!

 

Only takes 10mins to change jim

 

its getting done on sat by SCC. i try to do as little DIY as i can (or my creditcard can take)

 

That what was knocking near my feet last night then when scott, Dan and I went out in it!?!?!?!?!

 

yeah keith, oh and gotta be said the fooker handles much better than my cossie too


i know when im doing 120 in the fooking dark in my car, cant tell in jims as ya too busy listening to the v6 groan


its a fooking nice car to drive too, must need a little extra shove at 3500

top fooking car though

 

keith, yes thats what it was

can't beleive scott came back saying "love your diff, goes sideways so nice" when its actually a standard 4x4 diff with a knackered slipper

and ginge, thats is NOT how you change gear!

SOOOO glad nobody crashed it lastnite

 

its ment to be a quick shift, cant get quicker than that

 

Cheers Jimbo! Just out of interest, was it a nightmare to get insured being so far modified from the factory spec?

 

dont think so as its still not a high nicking risk, not veryu fast either past 3500 , but fooking moves before then , it fun to drive too

prob a much safer car on the road than my cossie ( it has working brakes too )

 

bluesmoke, its a heft increase over a normal 2.0 GLSi, but was only 200quid a year more than my XR4s.

im 21 3 years driving, 2yrs NCB - normalish risk postcode

i pay 1050 TPFT with chriss knott, but i'd been with them for a while and have a history of high ins. group cars with them so am considered a lower risk than sum1 that just rings up for a quote randomly

i got a quote from greenlight for 1100 FC (but was too late by then)

 

I thought you was older than that Jim!!

 

nope, i was only 18 when i joined the RSOCBB!

 

Looks like I'll be 23 by the time I get my license, which sucks big time. Probably be getting something like a 2ltr Capri or something to get me used to the RWD action before moving onto something more powerful in a few years.

Hopefully one of the cheaper Skyline's hehe! but I'll take a taxi failing that!

 

well my 1st RWD car was an XR4i which for most people would be considered a low powered car...

before this i owned some very fast 4wd turbo sierras...


...the 4i scared me

seriously, it was a very steep learning curve for letting back end come out etc... didn't take long for this to happen:



i had also been in a few near misses which could have caused much more damage (to more than just my car) and im thankfull they did not.

the saph is actually VERY controlable in a slide (much moreso than the 4i!) and even tho it has more power and will constantly spin up the rear wheels in 3rd gear (wet), it doesn't bother me very much, as its very easy to bring back in... i think its just a better set up car, and also i've got a bit of experience with RWD now...

looking back, i thoguht i could handle RWD and i jumped in feet first, i coudnt... i really coulda done with a lot more practive/learning in huge carparks etc. luckily nothing nasty happened in it, but the potential for a crash was there every time i drove it...

if you do go for a capri etc. FIND A BIG CARPARK AND DO LOTS AND LOTS OF SLIDES AND DONUTS the only way to learn how to control it if it goes, you cant just learn the theory, you need to practice, and practicing on the road is NOT safe

 

Yeah I hear ya mate. Only prob is most big car parks have CCTV these days so I doubt it would be too long before the old bill turned up!

 

Jumping in a Capri was the quickest way I learned to drive properly, only put it in a ditch twice and hit one kerb.
First ditching - second day I had it, it decided to absolutely piss it down in the middle of summer, 80 mph overtaking, braked to pull back in and off I went
Kerb - lorry coming the other way, braked very hard and it pulled to the left (out of the way thankfully)
Second ditching - tried to take a corner near santa pod with shite tyres and the chassis still bent from kerb incident.

Harmless fun
Don't buy one in the winter!

 

capris are like mike R's old saff...

properly cool, but dont like roundabouts