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[filtra]

After getting back from a year of galavanting around the world and having no money left I bought this...



Sierra 1.6 L for £150, went pretty much straight through the MOT. I've changed the brakes, top mount rubbers and put on two new tyres.

It's got a worn cam shaft so it's developing about 7bhp but I've got a replacement so once that's done all it will need is a service.

It's already been down to Weymouth with 4 people and a boot full of beer and apart from being deathly slow it performed fantastically.

It's super comfortable, super relaxing and a has massive road presence.

Possibly a future project? Some of you know that I was working in melbourne for 7 months or so and as a result have been exposed to the Aussie car culture, so a blown FPV v8 is deffo on the cards at some point.

The RS is still sorn'd in my mates garage feeling pretty sorry for itself. I'll hopefully have her out for the summer though.

For anyone that is interested, this was my daily ride in OZ:



I'll try and get some better pics up soon.

[bas saph]

If you need any parts I have a car load here got a good deal there. is it pinto or cvh

[filtra]

Pinto emax

[bas saph]

my sierra last week

my sierra this morning

my sierra now

[dontpannic]

Nice motor Fil, always had a soft spot for an old Sierra, but to find an estate, roadworthy at that age, for £150... bargain!

What was the truck? Was tempted to say Toyota?

[jonyb4]

looks liek a hilux

looks tidy for that cash, you done it right though if it passed first attempt easy

ive not that that luck with buying cars lately

[Max M4X WW]

Looks all-right and classic colour too!

[filtra]

Nice motor Fil, always had a soft spot for an old Sierra, but to find an estate, roadworthy at that age, for £150... bargain!

What was the truck? Was tempted to say Toyota?

Holden Rodeo 3.5l v6 I think it was an LS range engine.

The sierra is far from perfect though, plenty of surface rust scabs, but it's been looked after and an ultimate battle wagon. £300 to insure as well lols.

[xr2imetalhead]

my mum used to have a sierra estate identical to that when i was a nipper lever let us down

[tompeteRS]

Great for pretending to be Detective Inspector Frost!

That is so early 1990s - love it

[Smo]

I always liked these until I saw yours and for some reason your one has made me realise how much the back doors look like they should be fitted at either end of underground carriages

Deserves a big V8, though

[jonyb4]

I always liked these until I saw yours and for some reason your one has made me realise how much the back doors look like they should be fitted at either end of underground carriages

Deserves a big V8, though

i can see that now!

[bas saph]

I just bought this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT
need to transplat the engine and bit but should be good in the end

[fezza89]

looks a nice one,

my grandads got a 88 1.8lx he bought from new.only done 30 odd thousand mile. will be mine one day

what are the plans for the white one?

[bas saph]

looks a nice one,

my grandads got a 88 1.8lx he bought from new.only done 30 odd thousand mile. will be mine one day

what are the plans for the white one?

2.0 conversion, 295mm brakes, internal arial, rear spoiler, alarm/immob, 15inch alloys, smoked rears, led clear oval repeaters, clear indicators (amber bulbs), high level brake light, tansfer my bits, tracker. mayby swop the suspension as mine has new legs on it.

[jonyb4]

what white one

[bas saph]

:-? what white one

in the ebay link a few posts up

[jonyb4]

oh didnt see that

wow thats very clean and tidy, that version of the CVH is very weird

its prime for a zetec conversion!

[filtra]

1.8 CVH isn't bad, it's pretty torquey. Zetec is deffo the way forward with an LPG tank, how do you join one to the gearbox, does retroford sell all the kit?