Hello , My 3dr Sierra 2.3d restoration here
30-08-2009, 11:28 PM
#1
Virgin
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hello , My 3dr Sierra 2.3d restoration here
sorry , if i didn`t appear before , I`m from Croatia , student of mechanical enginering...
I own a couple of old sierras (All 3 doors, but because I am a student , I needed a diesel , couce its cheap to tank , and easy to mantain (Have one 2.0 pinto EFI sierra , and one non working Sierra RS cosworth 3dr)..
First , I was looking for a 3 door sierra which is a diesel for quite some long time , and couldn`t find any... They are pretty scarse in croatia....
This is what I finally found..for about 200€
some dismantling:
picture before going to industrial cleaning facility
:
ready for work
tank cap
engine that is very fuel efficient...
The car was in awful shape...I mean tragic... so I needed some parts...Dismantling my sierras was not an option, so I found a XR4i in tragical condition , and used her for spare parts...
then , the time for some welding
then , I got the original Ford colour ...
J6 CHESTNUT
After welding , there was some need for body protection
also , my tank was seriosly coroded...
[/QUOTE]
After a days work :
the car in filler :
some parts were finally in color...
Tank cap
[/
Getting the side skirts on the sierra :
rear end
More work
some more work:
different angle
Seats from XR4i...
rear bumper:
nice
I couldn`t find any fog lamps , then finally , they arrived
I went to the seaside for two weeks , to chill ,and left the window open in my second garage..This is what I found , when I got home
Then , it was time to do some mechanics...
first ..
power window lifters..in croatia, You cant find them stock , universal are weak , and low quality , so I desided to make my own...
A couple of pics
and that`s how far I got
Still , I have plans to make the engine turbo charched (Only need to get my hands on the head and turbo of a peugeot 505 2.5TD...)...
Some interior will be changed (The dashboard will be form mark 3 sierra) , and so on...
P.S. SORRY for my bad english :/...
I own a couple of old sierras (All 3 doors, but because I am a student , I needed a diesel , couce its cheap to tank , and easy to mantain (Have one 2.0 pinto EFI sierra , and one non working Sierra RS cosworth 3dr)..
First , I was looking for a 3 door sierra which is a diesel for quite some long time , and couldn`t find any... They are pretty scarse in croatia....
This is what I finally found..for about 200€
some dismantling:
picture before going to industrial cleaning facility
:ready for work
tank cap
engine that is very fuel efficient...
The car was in awful shape...I mean tragic... so I needed some parts...Dismantling my sierras was not an option, so I found a XR4i in tragical condition , and used her for spare parts...
then , the time for some welding
then , I got the original Ford colour ...
J6 CHESTNUT
After welding , there was some need for body protection
also , my tank was seriosly coroded...
[/QUOTE]After a days work :
the car in filler :
some parts were finally in color...
Tank cap
[/Getting the side skirts on the sierra :
rear end
More work
some more work:
different angle
Seats from XR4i...
rear bumper:
nice
I couldn`t find any fog lamps , then finally , they arrived
I went to the seaside for two weeks , to chill ,and left the window open in my second garage..This is what I found , when I got home
Then , it was time to do some mechanics...
first ..
power window lifters..in croatia, You cant find them stock , universal are weak , and low quality , so I desided to make my own...
A couple of pics
and that`s how far I got
Still , I have plans to make the engine turbo charched (Only need to get my hands on the head and turbo of a peugeot 505 2.5TD...)...
Some interior will be changed (The dashboard will be form mark 3 sierra) , and so on...
P.S. SORRY for my bad english :/...
Last edited by Amigaboy; 30-08-2009 at 11:29 PM.
to the photo after the birds came to visit your car!
31-08-2009, 07:02 AM
#4
Shizzle My Nizzle
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ESSEX
Posts: 3,755
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Loveing this, reminds me of when I did my S1 rst and money was tight.
Love the use of imagination on budjet builds, and love the old skool welding
Not sure how economical those old diesels are tho, would have thought a newer cvh or something like the endura OHV engine from the early 90's would be more economical? CVH was fitted for some sieeras as standard so should be an easy fit.
Looking foward to the updates
Love the use of imagination on budjet builds, and love the old skool welding
Not sure how economical those old diesels are tho, would have thought a newer cvh or something like the endura OHV engine from the early 90's would be more economical? CVH was fitted for some sieeras as standard so should be an easy fit.
Looking foward to the updates
Last edited by Lee Ivatt; 31-08-2009 at 02:45 PM.
Trending Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Focosmitch
Ford Focus RS Parts for Sale.
5
09-03-2016 01:03 PM
Focosmitch
Ford RS Cosworth Parts for Sale
5
03-11-2015 04:08 PM
1986, 23, 23d, amigaboy, car, catalog, ford, motor, project, renovation, restoration, sierra, spareparts, tuning, turbo, turbosprarka
