hi all, i've been toying with the idea for years now to get a 3dr instead of my saph. I really like the white ones but are these the most common ones?
Also if i just got a shell and used my 2wd saph as a donor car what bits will fit and what wont? cheers luke

 

For what it's worth and the hassle of it... You would be better off selling the saff and buying a 3dr... Ps whites the best colour....

 

Agree with Mat white IS THE BEST colour

 

Moonstone is THE BEST colour end of.

Most of the parts will fit, all the running gear, seats, dash, exhaust, brakes, fuel tank, etc

U looking for a genuine shell or just a normal 3dr shell?

Gary @ RSClassics is selling a nice black 3dr shell that you can use

 

Ha ha WHITE IS THE WAY MATE

 

white is far too common - moonstone is the only specific cossie colour

 

my saph's white and i just love white. Really makes it stand out esp with good alloys. Yer i want a cosworth 3dr shell with id otherwise in the back of my mind i'l always be thinking this isnt a real cossie

 

It would be easier tho to sell the saph and buy a 3 door mate

 

did any have full leather interior or will my saph leather fit straight in?

 

You can make it fit mate.
Fronts can be made to tilt and rears are very tight fit

 

quality. So what bits from my saph wont fit a 3dr then?? There must be some.

Buying one would be a lot easier but there not worth the prices they are on sale for. I would pay 8k tops for one, so would be a lot cheaper to buy a shell, swap all the bits over and i'l have a 3dr for just the price of a shell.
Ideally i want a white saph and a white 3dr as i said i'd always keep my saph for life.

 

How much though? Black is the OPPOSITE to white pmsl

 

obvious things mate the loom all the closures lights stuff like that all the main parts will fit tho

 

good point, are non genuine 3dr shells still cheap, as i know the 1.6's were getting ridicolous money

 

nope they are stupidly priced

 

Gary has got a nice black 1 for Ł1250 but that is just a shell no doors boot bonnet etc

 

black commands a high price though doesnt it, same with saph's. I dont think black would go well with my white comp mo's. for that price i'd want all doors glass the lot

 

Once you go black you never look back

 

any 3dr shells will be worth big money in the next few years

 

Haha fuck me that cracked me up. I would consider black but not at that price. It hasnt even got doors boot bonnet!

 

I agree you will get a cheap 3 dr fully rebuilt from your saph, but if your willing to pay 8k for one you will get a good one for that, they have just recently gone up in price but look how many are actually selling not many, WHITE is defo the best LOL @ R4N. its diffucult getting 3 dr shells now as they rare and commanding big money compared to the mass (ish) produced saph 17000 iirc compared to the 5000 3 dr's

 

i have a white 3dr shell with all panels not a cosworth shell tho, but a 2.0 on logbook

 

like everyone else has said it'd be easier and end up around the same price to just buy the actual car rather then swap it all over, as you will need a bonnet tailgate arches skirts doors glass bumpers rubbers etc a long list that will soon add up in money as the 3 door parts are getting rather expensive and you wont find them parts on a saph, so unless you come across a really cheap shell which wont be likely unless it needs welding id say just go and buy the real deal

 

Tenner? the i.d is worth the money bud!

 

i cant find any white 3dr for under 10k so its defo worth getting a shell with panels and glass then

 

surely the condition of the shell (RUST) is what makes it worth something? unless it has rs500 on the logbook? having just rs cosworth on a logbook dont mean sodall to me id rather spend 2ce the amount on a rs500 shell if i was worried about id

 

i.d means everything mate you could have a top of the range 500hp 3dr even though on log book its just a normal sierra 1.6etc and half the buyers would be put of. Its fine if your keeping it for life but it makes it a lot harder to sell on if its not a genuine shell. Imo of course

 

It don't matter toe what it says on the logbook as long as the shell is nice, clean and it goes like the real deal

 

Nothing wrong with a 3dr rep

Steve

 

The Saph merely utilised the 3DR'S running gear, so everything will fit and indeed is interchangable, there were very subtle changes to the suspension (In terms of damping) it also had different TCA'S.

3DR's have cloth interior.

Martin

 

i will say 3 doors drive horrid compared to a sapp nothing to do with said thread but i like to throw my 2 pence in lol

 

Never drove a 3DR, but it's a known fact the 2WD Saph is the best drive of the lot!

Martin

 

yeh mate my 2wd sapp is a better drive in everyway feels me with alot more confidence then the 3 door specially at high speed

 

i've only ever driven my 2wd saph and even at top speed 156mph it felt planted to floor and thats just with basic koni kit.
QUESTION- if the 3dr and 2wd saph have basicly the same parts why do 3doors drive worse? Something to do with the chasis??

 

 

3 doors have a different front end set up,it more of a track set up but on the road it makes them feel abit vague imho also the sapp dont have a big spoiler on it giving mega down force and high speed which also lifts the front up,and the 3 door shell flexes more then the sapp

 

Yup 3dr`s tend to get hairy at high speed...But fuck it ive seen mine nearly off the end of the clock a few times...On private land of course...

 

My Sapph has 3 door front hubs on it and it's fine at high speed. The geometry gives you better turn in and less understeer.

Charlie

 

how can u stiffen up if chasis with out spending a grand on a new beam? Of course coilover front and rear strut bar. What else?

 

Poly diff mount should be on your shopping list!

Martin