Mk1 3dr Sierra L model - update -
03-09-2011, 09:38 PM
#81
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
Looks identical to mine when i started, same colour , same dash, seats ect lol. Se if you can find my build thread. Havent updated in ages due to fuked laptop but shal do. Its frozen white aswell. Mine is redy for the road now apart from the prop, so will have to update the thread soon lol. Good luck
03-09-2011, 09:46 PM
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Looks identical to mine when i started, same colour , same dash, seats ect lol. Se if you can find my build thread. Havent updated in ages due to fuked laptop but shal do. Its frozen white aswell. Mine is redy for the road now apart from the prop, so will have to update the thread soon lol. Good luck
already read your thread in great detail, its what made me opt for frozen white lol
26-09-2011, 12:10 PM
#83
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Havent really got as much done on the car as i wanted because i wasnt able to get it insured for another year
good in some ways cause i have my time to work at it now and get the right bits.
Took the interior and carpets out to have a look at the floor, never seen one in as good of shape in my life
also a few pics of the PAS front arch, where my old 3 door was stone cold rotten,,, not a glimpse of any rust on this one
And pics of the inner arch
good in some ways cause i have my time to work at it now and get the right bits.
Took the interior and carpets out to have a look at the floor, never seen one in as good of shape in my life
also a few pics of the PAS front arch, where my old 3 door was stone cold rotten,,, not a glimpse of any rust on this one
And pics of the inner arch
Last edited by tjRS500; 26-09-2011 at 12:11 PM.
26-09-2011, 03:17 PM
#86
ffoc.co.uk
That is spotless. I look forward to the build 
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26-09-2011, 07:42 PM
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dont want to mess about with management systems and stuff but
what would be my best option engine wise??,, p.s cant afford a yb aha
was thinking redtop engine, easily wired in
Last edited by tjRS500; 26-09-2011 at 08:19 PM.
will be looking in on your progress.
26-09-2011, 09:14 PM
#95
It Wasnt Me!
Looks minted, what about an SR20 DET, easy to pick up, get the engine loom and an apexi power FC (buttons for a fully mapable ECU) everythings cheap i.e. tuby exhaust mani's off ebay for Ł150....infact i've got one you can have for a ton
26-09-2011, 09:18 PM
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it is a great engine
26-09-2011, 09:44 PM
#98
It Wasnt Me!
Mate it to a T5, just cut the flange off a nissan box and have it ally welded to the T5 box. I had a 200sx with a jag getrag gearbox, cossie clutch and nissan flywheel/clutch pressure plate, so a cossie clutch would be able to be used, just the problem of the flange to mate engine and box!
I sold my low comp forged engine for Ł1000 and power FC for Ł200
I sold my low comp forged engine for Ł1000 and power FC for Ł200
26-09-2011, 10:04 PM
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Mate it to a T5, just cut the flange off a nissan box and have it ally welded to the T5 box. I had a 200sx with a jag getrag gearbox, cossie clutch and nissan flywheel/clutch pressure plate, so a cossie clutch would be able to be used, just the problem of the flange to mate engine and box!
I sold my low comp forged engine for Ł1000 and power FC for Ł200
I sold my low comp forged engine for Ł1000 and power FC for Ł200
would want to stick with the type 9 and thats what made me think redtop, and its only 5 wires to get it running.
27-09-2011, 01:23 AM
#102
Fart of the Purniture
Yeah, nice find, I had a mint two door once, I mean it was mint, in every way - no cracks on the dash. No rot, amazing she was.
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
Last edited by mk22door; 27-09-2011 at 01:48 AM.
27-09-2011, 01:47 AM
#103
Fart of the Purniture
This was in reference to posts on the previous page where people were saying that you should leave it standard/you should rep it blah blah blah
As for engine choice, personally, I don't see whats so wrong with the RS2000 engine myself?
Is the one you have actually from an RS2000 mk5 Escort? Or is it a Scorpio 16v head on a Sierra 8v block?
As for engine choice, personally, I don't see whats so wrong with the RS2000 engine myself?
Is the one you have actually from an RS2000 mk5 Escort? Or is it a Scorpio 16v head on a Sierra 8v block?
27-09-2011, 08:49 AM
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Yeah, nice find, I had a mint two door once, I mean it was mint, in every way - no cracks on the dash. No rot, amazing she was.
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
i knwo how u feel mate, my uncle has his rs500 stole by joyriders and burnt out a good few years back, bad feeling so it is.
if the car was better paintwork wise i would have kept it the same but i dont think i coudl spend the money sprayin it beige again,
27-09-2011, 08:51 AM
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This was in reference to posts on the previous page where people were saying that you should leave it standard/you should rep it blah blah blah
As for engine choice, personally, I don't see whats so wrong with the RS2000 engine myself?
Is the one you have actually from an RS2000 mk5 Escort? Or is it a Scorpio 16v head on a Sierra 8v block?
As for engine choice, personally, I don't see whats so wrong with the RS2000 engine myself?
Is the one you have actually from an RS2000 mk5 Escort? Or is it a Scorpio 16v head on a Sierra 8v block?
seems alot of effort fro all of maybe 160bhp especially when there is much better tunable engine out there like the zetec or redtop
27-09-2011, 07:53 PM
#108
It Wasnt Me!
Ah shit, that's a lot when you can get a 6 speed BMW box for that lol
well maybe it's possible with the type 9 box?
27-09-2011, 11:17 PM
#109
Too many posts.. I need a life!!
Yeah, nice find, I had a mint two door once, I mean it was mint, in every way - no cracks on the dash. No rot, amazing she was.
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
It was a one owner from new, kept in a garage, waxoyled, I can't remember the milage accurately but somewhere around 75 thousand.
To make it even rarer - it was an automatic, 1.6 pinto with the C3 (?) gearbox.
I got it from a bloke in Cannock, drove it home to Yorkshire and one week later it was nicked.
Angry does not even describe how I felt.....sometimes still feel.
I have some photographs of it, I shall post some up on here (your thread) if you don't mind?
When I got it I was very pleased, pleased that I would finally get to make a two door Coz rep, needless to say it never happened, some of the blokes at work were telling me to leave it as it was, standard, I just ignored them and started dredging the bay for bits.
It's only now, four years later, I know there are very, very few of these left.
As it happens it's your car and I think you should do what you want to do to it, there is nothing stopping anyone getting a 2 door Cos rep and reversing that process, it could be easily undone by those that have the will and energy to do a propper restoration.
How about someone who's a bit mad, with a few quid buys a propper 2 door Cos and strips it down, sells all the bits and makes a 1.6 boggo sierra 2 door!
Now that would be different!
28-09-2011, 10:16 AM
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28-09-2011, 03:17 PM
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Absolute shame, I agree with the guy saying a 3 door sierra of any model isnt just rare, they're damn nearly extinct here in the UK. Before bolting half of a cosworth on you should really consider how many of these 1.3 or 1.6 shells are left because I can assure you theres alot more cosworths about. As much as I love the look of the cosworth, id definately have more appreciation for a tidy 1.3 or 1.6 3 door sierra passing me even if they arent half as good looking. I guess the guys mind is made up and in some ways I don't blaim him for putting the cosworth parts on, personally I wouldn't go 'frozen white' I think the colour looks too modern, Id most likely opt for the diamond white 
Nice project and to the guy who had his sierra burnt, I hope you catch those wankers and cut there nuts off as sad as it seems, it put a slite downer on my afternoon seeing pictures of a 3 door sierra burnt out
Nice project and to the guy who had his sierra burnt, I hope you catch those wankers and cut there nuts off as sad as it seems, it put a slite downer on my afternoon seeing pictures of a 3 door sierra burnt out
28-09-2011, 03:47 PM
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god that thing was mint, what a shame
see if mines was as good as that on the exterior id never touch it, its just cause the paints faded and few scratches and stuff......
see if mines was as good as that on the exterior id never touch it, its just cause the paints faded and few scratches and stuff......
Last edited by tjRS500; 28-09-2011 at 07:35 PM.
28-09-2011, 06:54 PM
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