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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Brammer on Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:24 pm

I would love to go down the gt30 route but they do cost about £1200-1300.

The T38 is a Harvey gibbs that is converted out of a T34 shell and modded. The TT unit is the one that most moan about as it's a complete waste of time and difficult to map.
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby MarkRS2K on Tue Jan 06, 2009 3:23 pm

sorry to hear about the turbo trouble- although all clouds have a silver lining :devil:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby M4tty on Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:57 pm

Looks great chris, Gutting about the turbo, but sounds like you've got new plans already! :Q

Never went to see that 3dr as the guy decided to keep it, but he'll keep in touch :wink:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Brammer on Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:17 am

Cheers Mark, happy new year by the way :wink:

M4tty :Looks great chris, Gutting about the turbo, but sounds like you've got new plans already! :Q

Never went to see that 3dr as the guy decided to keep it, but he'll keep in touch :wink:


Shame Matty, their's plenty more around though. What sort of price is your absolute maximum??? as i'll keep my eyes open

Like i said before if you need any help advice drop us a pm on any of the forums :wink:

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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby MarkRS2K on Thu Jan 08, 2009 3:40 pm

cheers you to matey :)

so whens the next frst project then? :D
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby M4tty on Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:20 pm

Brammer :Cheers Mark, happy new year by the way :wink:

M4tty :Looks great chris, Gutting about the turbo, but sounds like you've got new plans already! :Q

Never went to see that 3dr as the guy decided to keep it, but he'll keep in touch :wink:


Shame Matty, their's plenty more around though. What sort of price is your absolute maximum??? as i'll keep my eyes open

Like i said before if you need any help advice drop us a pm on any of the forums :wink:

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Cheers chris but the White one may still be on the cards with a 400bhp engine, but if not about 8k would be maxium no more!
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Brammer on Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:42 am

Mark nothing soon mate, just about to move mate and it's going to cost loads so i have to cut my never ending spending out.

Matty, are you ready to buy as i should have thought the other day my mate is selling a black 3dr that has 55k on the clock and i heard from another mate it's £7 - £7.5k.

It's just had a MSD conversion and is stock on the out side apart from an rs500 lower rear spoiler.

I'll pm pics and a vid of it flaming.
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Scott69 on Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:39 pm

very nice, my neighbour had one of these and lockted it up in his garage for about 8 years because he couldnt be bothered with it, it was collecting dust and had boxes piled all on it, bit of a shame really
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Brammer on Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:19 pm

Well the parts has starting to arrive, Saturday should be a busy but hopefully i can get most of the jobs done so i'll have updates then.

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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby M4tty on Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:43 pm

quality, Bring on the power! :lol: :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby Brammer on Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:04 am

Right i have made a start on putting it back together but with waiting for small parts to arrive and working, sorting the house it's going slower than planned.

All the parts bar the 044 pump fitting kit, water hose & hose clamps.

Once theses parts are here i shall be able to get the turbo completely bolted up and then onto the breather system. I have all the braided hose & bumps.

Here's part of the new parts
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Engine bay as it stands - i had some spare nimbus alloy sheeting so made a secondary heat shield for the turbo manifold. The RS500 airbox and Escort cosworth cam pully cover have a fresh coat of satin black which tidies them up.

I'm in two mind if to fit a swedish plenum, i have my eye on one but i'll see what sort of price their after.

I have decided to get rid of the stand mirrors and go for the touring car look and purchase a set of these then mounted onto a set of custom either carbon or kevlar base plates.

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More to come over the next couple of days
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Ripped off but now new engine spec

Postby andyb-rst on Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:23 pm

CAN I MARRY YOUR CAR ABSOLUTLY STUNNING
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - going back together

Postby MarkRS2K on Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:20 pm

like the look of those mrrors :D

But completey shocked your 'modding' the outside of your car :o :P
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - going back together

Postby Brammer on Tue Feb 03, 2009 6:34 pm

Would like to have kept it standard but you know what happens when you run out of things to do you start modding :lol:

That is as far as i'm going, possibly :bonkers: I have a couple of ideas for carbon fibre. Carbon delights are currently working on a 3dr cosworth and producing RS500 rear spoilers upper and lower, bumpers, bonnet's, mirror base plates and so on.
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - going back together

Postby Max M4X WW on Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:06 pm

Brammer :Carbon delights are currently working on a 3dr cosworth and producing RS500 rear spoilers upper and lower, bumpers, bonnet's, mirror base plates and so on.

I've seen them :P
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - going back together

Postby M1K3Y_B on Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:01 pm

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How nice is that engine :Q

I like the Somerfield bag addition too :bonkers:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - going back together

Postby Brammer on Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:36 pm

Been busy over the last couple of weeks, i have all my coil pack conversion here ready to be installed, all hoses are fitted along with the new turbo cooler.

I have splashed out on a set of gaz coil overs so i can get the car to a perfect ride height, next on the shopping list is a set of adjustable TCA's.

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I'm still undecided about the side exit exhaust as finding the correct round - oval pipe and having a company local to me to weld it all together so for now it's at the bottom of the list.

But this was was the kid of design but a 45 degree bend

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I'll have the engine finished by the end of the weekend and Grp A fuel system all rewired and plumbed by the end of next week.

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The week after next the car will back into the bodyshop ready for the arch modification (rolling) ready for the coilovers

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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby FRSJON on Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:58 pm

looks lovely... :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby Dave G fsi on Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:07 pm

This car's absolutely lovely mate! :aviator:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby MarkRS2K on Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:08 pm

beautiful :devil:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby LeePFRST on Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:34 pm

stunning. :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby Ram on Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:57 am

bay looks awsome :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby Turboboy67 on Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:53 pm

Bay looks sweet mate :Q

Anymore updates ?

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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - big update ~ bay finished

Postby Brammer on Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:38 pm

Update time - well i waited until i had it runing to update the thread. I've had loads of issues with getting the car to run and it's cost me £££'s to get it right - to start with i never tested the ECU in the car before i sent it away to MSD for the wasted spark driver and new L8 chip so when it was returned and tested it failed with no power to all four injectors. I checked all the connections were right which they were so at that point i was stumped.

I got onto to Ryan at car looms uk who basically talked me through the complete wiring loom on a 3dr and we came to the conclusion that it's possible the 4 wires connected the injectors to the main fuel pump wire could have broken but to untape a 24 year old loom and expect ti to work afterwards was out of the question so a new loom was purchased with additional anti-lag for future development :devil: - with the loom here and all fitted in the car (very pretty) it was a coplete pisser when i turned the key and nothing :cry: (real tears :lol: ) so back to the drawing board and back to the ECU, everything inside looked perfect with no burnt tracks etc and Stu fitting work very tidy it didn't appear to be a problem there. But to be on the safe side i sent it back to stu for comforation either way and it was conformed that the babyboard was shot so off on the hunt for a new board which cqame kindy of Tony at turbosystems tested and at my door in under 24hrs :D

So now it's all running and sounding mint again and ready for it's setup at the end of the month which i'm hoping for around 400 horse :devil:

New parts have been purchased whilst all the above has been going on and will be fitted by Thusday along with the coil overs, 044 pump -

New black header from AS
New black header cap rare gen Ford
New adjustable TCA's
More hoses silicon & braided
New rear brakes

I have my eye on a new complete set of FRS front brambos 330mm :oooh: to help stop it with the extra power

More updates and pictures when the cars suspension setup is done.
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby MarkRS2K on Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:09 pm

sounds like youve had your work cut out for ya, glad its up and running now tho :devil:
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby Ram on Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:06 am

pleased for ya fella :Q just got through my leccy prob tonight :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby Brammer on Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:25 pm

Quite spriced with the shine considering it's been stuck in the garage for over 6 months

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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby muz on Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:33 pm

Have you moved Chris? Looks like a nice area.

Car looks awsome as ever too. :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby - Danny Boy - on Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:18 pm

That i must say, is one hell of a stunning car!!!
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby MarkRS2K on Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:20 pm

was gonna say- nice new build?

car looks good to :D
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby Brammer on Mon Apr 20, 2009 11:49 am

Cheers lads i have moved and well happy with the area :D
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby Ram on Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:41 pm

:Q :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby rstirl on Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:19 pm

Ram ::Q :Q


:Q :Q :Q
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Re: Sierra 3dr Cosworth - Back up and running

Postby Turboboy67 on Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:36 pm

I'm gonna miss pictures of your g/f parents front drive and garage mate :lol: :lol: :lol:

Looks stunning, I went in my mates 3dr yesterday to the Pod,

Its awesome and running just under 400bhp

It pulled like a trian, You'll love yours when its been set up :Q

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