I got myself a Cossie
23 October 2006, 05:00 PM
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It wasn't the reason I sold it but it's a good replacement 
I only started looking at these after I sold it. I nearly bought another Lexus but I found this just minutes before I was leaving to view the Lexus 
an hour and a half later it was mine
I only started looking at these after I sold it. I nearly bought another Lexus but I found this just minutes before I was leaving to view the Lexus an hour and a half later it was mine
24 October 2006, 09:49 PM
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I had one the same. Nice colour flint grey and great fun getting the back end out. Used to get mine proper sideways and let off the power and it would just snap back in!
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25 October 2006, 09:05 AM
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I had one back in the mid 90's on an f plate, It was fantastic fun and very quick for its day, Im sure you will love it, In fact if I had some spare wonga I would have another one for playing in myself!! well done
27 October 2006, 06:11 PM
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Amazing the difference a wash can make !
Nice little bargain you've picked up.
My 2wd Stage 3 was the best car i've ever owned.
They may be old sierras..but they're great !
Nice little bargain you've picked up.
My 2wd Stage 3 was the best car i've ever owned.
They may be old sierras..but they're great !
28 October 2006, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott.T
Cheers for reminding me Shane......
I was trying to trace a small water leak and was undoing the cam belt cover with a Torx bit.
My pukka Torx set had been lent to my Bro-In-Law, so I was using a small bit on the end of a ring spanner.
Torx bit then fell onto the Cam Cover, rolled under the Cam-belt cover and dropped inside.
It then wedged itself into the crank pulley and cut through and snapped the timing belt.
Clatter....clatter...clatter could then be heard when a new belt was fitted. 10 out fo 16 valves were bent.
Paul,
What ECU is is running, If I remember correctley I have an L6 Stage 1 chip kicking about somewhere. I think the L6 was a late 3-door, early Saphire ECU.
I was trying to trace a small water leak and was undoing the cam belt cover with a Torx bit.
My pukka Torx set had been lent to my Bro-In-Law, so I was using a small bit on the end of a ring spanner.
Torx bit then fell onto the Cam Cover, rolled under the Cam-belt cover and dropped inside.
It then wedged itself into the crank pulley and cut through and snapped the timing belt.
Clatter....clatter...clatter could then be heard when a new belt was fitted. 10 out fo 16 valves were bent.
Paul,
What ECU is is running, If I remember correctley I have an L6 Stage 1 chip kicking about somewhere. I think the L6 was a late 3-door, early Saphire ECU.
- Those were the days.! - Should have stuck to your S1's and let me play with the cossie's.Luv E'm and will get another one one day. Got to have greens and chip though. Looking good Paul, although can't help but feel If the budget let you consider a lexarse. I would have probably spent the extra on a minter saph with built engine, turbo, greens, re-trim and lots of other goodies. Could have been brought for 5-6K.
That dash!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Good luck
29 October 2006, 06:42 PM
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Nice car mate, will always have a soft spot for cossies had a saph for 6 years (J-reg 4x4) at 287bhp never had any major problems on tell over 100k if there set up right and looked after at a stage 1 tune there pritty safe even the weaker MT75 box out lasted the engine so yours should be fine lol makes me laugh when people say "thay where fast for there day" there was nothing between that and my subaru i now own both are quick cars with a bit of tinkering
Some Sepc-R goodys would be nice for the engine bay
Some Sepc-R goodys would be nice for the engine bay
29 October 2006, 07:21 PM
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The is back in but I have a feeling that it's coming back out again 
Since refitting it the headlights don't work properly and neither do the washers so I either have an earth problem or a trapped wire 
I've been trying everything I can since Tuesday to fix it but I'm getting nowhere 
Gary
This one might make it to a track day It'd be rude not to with rear wheel drive 
Since refitting it the headlights don't work properly and neither do the washers so I either have an earth problem or a trapped wire I've been trying everything I can since Tuesday to fix it but I'm getting nowhere Gary
This one might make it to a track day
It'd be rude not to with rear wheel drive
01 November 2006, 03:59 AM
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Hi only just seen this thread, nice bargain cossie!
My suggestion would be to totally ignore the comments about gearboxes with the sort of power you intend to run.
With 280ish bhp you'll be fine with everything else. Only things to keep an eye out for are obvious perishable items like hoses and seals. Other than general wear n tear which is to be expected, you should have no problems.
The biggest problem with anyone who owned/owns a cossie is that the next power upgrade is only round the corner and in the quest to get there, things get overlooked and break. Thats the only reason why they're considered unreliable.
Also, dashboards crack along the top which is possibly another reason why it had been removed. The one you have tried to refit may be a replacement.
Sorry to poach this thread but I've got some of my sapphire parts on ebay at the mo if you're interested
My suggestion would be to totally ignore the comments about gearboxes with the sort of power you intend to run.
With 280ish bhp you'll be fine with everything else. Only things to keep an eye out for are obvious perishable items like hoses and seals. Other than general wear n tear which is to be expected, you should have no problems.
The biggest problem with anyone who owned/owns a cossie is that the next power upgrade is only round the corner and in the quest to get there, things get overlooked and break. Thats the only reason why they're considered unreliable.
Also, dashboards crack along the top which is possibly another reason why it had been removed. The one you have tried to refit may be a replacement.
Sorry to poach this thread but I've got some of my sapphire parts on ebay at the mo if you're interested
03 November 2006, 04:56 PM
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I love cars like this, reminds me of when i stumbled across my Cavalier Turbo in the local Free Ads for next to nothing. Cracking find Paul and the difference before/after washing just shows your eye for spotting a decent motor under all the muck. 
Don't let the dash wear you down. I've been fixing 'niggles' with the Cavalier for over a year now. Got to agree it's great buying parts from the scrap yard too, i walked out yesterday with all i could carry for £10.
Here's my taxi bought last July for £1450.
Completely standard bar some Eibach springs.
Keep us updated, i'm looking forward to reading more about this.
Don't let the dash wear you down. I've been fixing 'niggles' with the Cavalier for over a year now. Got to agree it's great buying parts from the scrap yard too, i walked out yesterday with all i could carry for £10.
Here's my taxi bought last July for £1450.
Completely standard bar some Eibach springs.
Keep us updated, i'm looking forward to reading more about this.
03 November 2006, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by PPPRob
Hi only just seen this thread, nice bargain cossie!
My suggestion would be to totally ignore the comments about gearboxes with the sort of power you intend to run.
With 280ish bhp you'll be fine with everything else. Only things to keep an eye out for are obvious perishable items like hoses and seals. Other than general wear n tear which is to be expected, you should have no problems.
The biggest problem with anyone who owned/owns a cossie is that the next power upgrade is only round the corner and in the quest to get there, things get overlooked and break. Thats the only reason why they're considered unreliable.
Also, dashboards crack along the top which is possibly another reason why it had been removed. The one you have tried to refit may be a replacement.
Sorry to poach this thread but I've got some of my sapphire parts on ebay at the mo if you're interested
My suggestion would be to totally ignore the comments about gearboxes with the sort of power you intend to run.
With 280ish bhp you'll be fine with everything else. Only things to keep an eye out for are obvious perishable items like hoses and seals. Other than general wear n tear which is to be expected, you should have no problems.
The biggest problem with anyone who owned/owns a cossie is that the next power upgrade is only round the corner and in the quest to get there, things get overlooked and break. Thats the only reason why they're considered unreliable.
Also, dashboards crack along the top which is possibly another reason why it had been removed. The one you have tried to refit may be a replacement.
Sorry to poach this thread but I've got some of my sapphire parts on ebay at the mo if you're interested Thanks
Originally Posted by Carl Davey
I love cars like this, reminds me of when i stumbled across my Cavalier Turbo in the local Free Ads for next to nothing. Cracking find Paul and the difference before/after washing just shows your eye for spotting a decent motor under all the muck.
Don't let the dash wear you down. I've been fixing 'niggles' with the Cavalier for over a year now. Got to agree it's great buying parts from the scrap yard too, i walked out yesterday with all i could carry for £10.
Here's my taxi bought last July for £1450.
Completely standard bar some Eibach springs.
Keep us updated, i'm looking forward to reading more about this.
Don't let the dash wear you down. I've been fixing 'niggles' with the Cavalier for over a year now. Got to agree it's great buying parts from the scrap yard too, i walked out yesterday with all i could carry for £10.
Here's my taxi bought last July for £1450.
Completely standard bar some Eibach springs.
Keep us updated, i'm looking forward to reading more about this.
I love cars like this too which is why I keep changing my cars. I'm not sure my wife is so impressed I just went and got some more bits at dinnertime to hopefully fix this headlight problem then I can get the dash back in That Cav was a bit of a bargain, I like those but I was scared off by the transfer boxes breaking.
03 November 2006, 05:13 PM
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Nice one. The problem i have is they're so cheap i don't ever want to sell them. I quite fancy a Rallye Peugout of some description now. Don't let the transfer boxes put you off, mine's on 111,000 now on the original box. I've lowered it, haven't bothered correcting the camber and haven't rotated the tyres since i bought it. I also run the CTOR, what a fine example i set.
The problem i have is they're so cheap i don't ever want to sell them. I quite fancy a Rallye Peugout of some description now. Don't let the transfer boxes put you off, mine's on 111,000 now on the original box. I've lowered it, haven't bothered correcting the camber and haven't rotated the tyres since i bought it. I also run the CTOR, what a fine example i set.
04 November 2006, 02:59 PM
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The only thing that ever put me off a Sierra Cossie was the outdated dash. Do people swap the dashes for Escort Cossie versions? It would seem like a natural swap even if it was a pain to do??...People do it to Mk1 golfs, so why not Cossies?
10 November 2006, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
The rear lights are smoked It really suits it I'll pick some standard ones up from a scrappy just so I have all the standard parts
It's great to have a car that I can buy bits for from a scrappy again
It really suits it I'll pick some standard ones up from a scrappy just so I have all the standard parts It's great to have a car that I can buy bits for from a scrappy again
It's like you've gone back to the stone age even if it will eat my new coupe in a straight line!
12 November 2006, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by MadMark
It's like you've gone back to the stone age even if it will eat my new coupe in a straight line!
After driving the legacy (which was great) and my daily driver the 2 wheel drive cosworth is still a real drivers car in my opinion. I just need it on the road
12 November 2006, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by paulpalmer
I just purchased my first mod
eBay.co.uk: COSWORTH STAGE 1 SUPER CHIP (item 110042940010 end time 16-Oct-06 18:09:57 BST)
It should be interesting now
eBay.co.uk: COSWORTH STAGE 1 SUPER CHIP (item 110042940010 end time 16-Oct-06 18:09:57 BST)
It should be interesting now
12 November 2006, 09:58 AM
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For some time after it's launch, Weber sold the original map they developed for the car which gave about 265bhp. Cosworth had to detune the engine at the request of Ford which actually wanted about 180bhp to be available to the public. They had problems doing this and settled on 204 ish.
12 November 2006, 08:02 PM
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The headlight problem is solved 
Something had happened with a switched earth going missing or something so when a mate added a new earth at the switch the lights and washers worked again. I'd spent around 15 hours tracing the fault and he had it diagnosed and fixed in under an hour 
Just a few more bits to do and the dash to refit for the 2nd time and then it's MOT time
Something had happened with a switched earth going missing or something so when a mate added a new earth at the switch the lights and washers worked again. I'd spent around 15 hours tracing the fault and he had it diagnosed and fixed in under an hour Just a few more bits to do and the dash to refit for the 2nd time and then it's MOT time
12 November 2006, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike123
For some time after it's launch, Weber sold the original map they developed for the car which gave about 265bhp. Cosworth had to detune the engine at the request of Ford which actually wanted about 180bhp to be available to the public. They had problems doing this and settled on 204 ish.