Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth - Work Begins

[SambaS]

Also may have a job sorted, that will really really ease things a lot. it will mean I can make any decisions from a point where I have the financial choice to decide whether to keep, instead of poverty forcing me to have to sell.

[SambaS]

Wanna see it in actshunn:

 

[KruJoe]

First things first, eh?

[SambaS]

Real life is no fun

[SambaS]

Just to balance things out.

 

[Hertz]

Real life is no fun

 

I have never got the Cosworth thing, been out in a few and I wasn't that impressed. But I guess Ford lovers do get it and that's fine by me, however there is a very underated alternative which won't break the bank

 

Quick as a Cossie - Check

Rare - Check

Parts and Running Costs Cheap - Check

Cheap as Chips to Buy - Check

 

Behold the Autoshite French Cossie

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-21-Tu ... 633wt_1255

 

Useable ones sell for around a grand and minters 2k. Cossie thrills on a shoestring budget.

[SambaS]

If you watch that vid you'll see the actual car I'm hoping to buy be obliterated first by an Impreza, then a Evo then the 205 Mi16 That was chasing it.. although I think he may have slowed down at that point?

 

Dont want fastest, the 21 Turbo is interesting but it isn't a Sapphire Cosworth.

 

Anyone got Januarys Fast Ford 2007?

 

[SambaS]

IF I get it it's getting standard grill, standard alloys, standard standard standard.

 

Might keep the clear indicators though FTW!

[andrew e]

Can I tell my "Cossie" story? Living close to Dunton and Warley locally there are a lot of high up FoMoCo staff - when I was at school one of parents of a school friend was so employed. One of his 10 month revolving lease cars was the sapphire Cosworth. Anyway it managed to get nicked twice, not unusual you say. Except after the first theft (obvious bolt bits and wheels seats from memory) the police located it, my mates Dad went down to where it had been found only to find it had got nicked again before he got there! Eventually weeks later the shell appeared....

 

Samba note the defacto 90's mod of the Laguna 1 splitter too!

[M'coli]

Am I the only one who thinks that the Sierra in that video is faster than the guy who's driving it?

[SambaS]

Probably I don't think many/any of them are professional drivers

[SambaS]

I'm saying nothing.

 

[maxpower]

I can imagine the insurance for one of these being even more mental (price wise) than it was back in the day.

[SambaS]

No more than I paid to insure my XR3 in 2009.... classic car now man!

[SambaS]

*runs off to check*

[SambaS]

Bastard. Lancaster wont insure anyone under 30 on a Cosworth anymore, what a set of wankers. Their quote was coming in under £500 last year. Cheapest after a quick look elsewhere is £1500, which isn't terribly worrying.

[SambaS]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Bought a Sierra Cosworth blaa blaa

 

 

Went here saw this..

 

 

Got some bits but not the engine

 

 

Now car looks like this

 

 

etc

 

The Joe said he hopes it was cheap and then someone else said the only way an Autoshiter can afford a Cossie is in bits, then someone else said wow that's so true and took it for his signature and I think someone wished me luck then space time fractured and I unsold my Samba Style and this never happened. (and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(and this never happened(repeat to infinity))))))))))))))))))))))))

[KruJoe]

U R MENTUL

[fordperv]

Good lad, got to say the best way to get it the spec you want is to build it yourself also then you know it's a good one as most of these have been spanked to within an inch of their life

[SambaS]

Some areas to remedy before the interior goes in...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made a start today...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would have had it welded but I need to buy a drill in order to make 6 holes to plug weld the plate to the seat mount strengthening panel below where the original spot welds were. Will have to make the patch very marginally smaller than it is in order to have a gap forthe weld to go into. Will be a proper butt weld here all being well. Then ground down and painted.

[KruJoe]

Are you learning to weld on this then Edd?

 

Before you zip in that patch, I'd either remove, or cover up that seatbelt - it won't react nicely to a load of molten splatter...

[SambaS]

I already learned to weld! I did some on the Cabriolet and the XR3... I guess I'll be a learnin' a good few more years though so YES!

 

I'll be sure to remove anything that I don't want burned and cover up the windows too.

[fiatdaft]

I hope that was cheap !

[SambaS]

The most I ever paid for a car was £600 and that was my Monza

 

I had a eureka moment in the shower just now..... I bought a Makita drill the other month so I've got everything I need to continue with this.

[Ghosty]

A drill motor is no replacement for a Cossie lump you know...

[SambaS]

Went up to Scarbrough with a friend to collect a full interior for the Cossie, when I went to get the exterior bits I couldn't believe the condition of it, and considering I've seen worse ones on eBay for around the £450 mark at £300 including the carpet, all plastic trim, dash and dials a deal was done!

 

May have raised a few smiles going to collect it in the Samba Cab, there were about 4 or 5 3dr Sierra Cosworths a few Sapphires, and Escort Cos and a MK1 Mexico, absolute heaven that place the guy is definitely doing something right!

 

[tooSavvy]

Cretin Alert...Cretin Alert.

 

Is a Cossie a 'std ford shell' + Kit? or S.P.E.C.I.A.L ?

 

I'd buy anything 'trilby on back shelf/waxoyld/minnterr' shell and build up to spec.

 

...rather than buy a poxxy 'sieve', with provenance??

 

What the FU** do I know.

 

Not likely to achieve 'Plan-A' for less than £300.

 

 

tooSavvy

[cort16]

Are you going to buy a bit of engine every month like you do with those monthly magazine's where you build a replica of Lionel Ritchie's heads in 24 monthly installment's?

I guess you can still get arches repair kits and sills from factors for these?

[SambaS]

Nope going to buy complete YB engine and loom next year some time for around £2000, the rest of the car will be finished by then it is looking like.

 

If I'm feeling frivolous I may buy something a bit more expensive with more power.

 

I can get everything I need to complete this a piece of piss, unlike say my Sambas where the parts simply don't exist anymore

 

tooSavy I could use a standard Ford Sierra shell and only I would know that is wasn't a proper Cosworth merely a replica and for that reason alone I wouldn't waste my time with it. I like rust, I don't like replicas.

 

In other news a shell has become available for £1000 that does not need paint or welding.. but I'm going to finish mine, maybe in the future  I will build all the parts into a better shell who knows. At the minute I'm happy with it, and it's not a bad shell at all by my standards you've seen the Samba Roller, and the green Polonez right?! 

[cort16]

You might as well plug away at this. I imagine you'll be able to pickup all the parts you need reasonably cheaply the engines the expensive bit.

Is it a 2wd?