Top drawer Sierra shite £ COLLECTED AND RE-HOMED!

[HMC]

Glad you had a safe trip back, and was nice to Put a face to a name

 

I think Gary wondered if I'd had a late change of mind as as he drove off I ran after him down the street, forgotten to give him the roof bars!

[wuvvum]

So glad this is staying in the fold.  It's well on its way to becoming the new AS bike.

 

Gary, you'll have to make sure you sell it when Trig has some money / space to spare.

[garycox]

:-(

 

Sorry guys, but I may have killed this.

 

While topping up the water at the weekend, a sudden gust of MEGAWIND came while i had the bonnet open, with predictable results.

 

 

One broken screen, and a busted bonnet hinge (although the actual bonnet seems straight still).

 

PISS.

 

Also the radiator seems to have deteriorated quite rapidly to the point where most of the water will disappear within about half an hour.

 

As the MOT expires today, and the tax on Friday, Im just not going to have the time to get it fixed, and I havent really got £500 or whatever to spend on it anyway.

 

Obviously I'm pretty annoyed (at myself) about this cos this car is exactly what I want and decent cheap estates that are not Volvos are not that easy to find. Sadly though, I've got to admit defeat here.

 

So, if any 'shiters want it, and can collect by the weekend, come to Brighton and throw £100 in my direction.

 

:-(

[dollywobbler]

Oh noes.

[Angrydicky]

Stick it on Barrett's driveway and sorn. New screen on the insurance, s/h radiator from Ebay. Bonnet hinge either modified with hammer or replaced by one from a breaker or Ford. Should be able to get it back on the road for a lot less than £500 - hopefully, it would be a huge shame to see this one die.

[Stixy]

Bugger  just too far away   

[CortinaDave]

Windscreen should only be fifty quid off the insurance surely ? Doesn't affect your no claims. Scrappy/sierra forum should see a replacement hinge for pennies and £3 worth of rad weld should appease the radiator for a good six months at least.

 

Mind if I put this on the Sierra forum as well? I'd really hate to see this one baled.

[wuvvum]

Arse.  This day just gets better and better...

 

Windscreen could be a bastard as it's heated so might be awkward to get hold of - although presumably a boggo one would do.  Bonnet hinge I can't see being a major issue.  As long as the roof didn't get dented it doesn't sound like it's beyond hope.

 

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to rescue it at the moment though, especially as my only road-legal tow car is being a cock at the moment.

 

I can't believe it's already a year since I slithered it through the snow to the MoT station.

[CortinaDave]

Arse. This day just gets better and better...

 

Windscreen could be a bastard as it's heated so might be awkward to get hold of - although presumably a boggo one would do. Bonnet hinge I can't see being a major issue. As long as the roof didn't get dented it doesn't sound like it's beyond hope.

 

Unfortunately I'm not in a position to rescue it at the moment though, especially as my only road-legal tow car is being a cock at the moment.

 

I can't believe it's already a year since I slithered it through the snow to the MoT station.

My mate had to do an insurance claim for a heated screen on his frog face Scorpio last month and Autoglass had no trouble finding him one and fitting it the same day... So maybe not as hard to track down as you might think

[wuvvum]

Well it's worth a go I suppose - you might even get one with all the heating elements working, rather than just a narrow strip in front of the driver's nose.

[Stixy]

New standard tinted windscreen should cost about £120 fitted   a new heated one will be nearer £300

 

A standard  Twin cam Radiator  should be about £60

 

fit a separate oil cooler for the autobox  like this

 

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-AUTO-GEARBOX-OIL-COOLER-RADIATOR-1999-TO-2004-MODEL-/231124876026?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35d01dbafa

 

and i have a bonnet hinge you can have for the price of the postage 

[ShiteRider]

As already said screen will be easy enough, i got from off the shelf from pilkingtons for a mk5 cortina was only £110

[trigger]

I'm gutted to see this as I wanted the car myself, the screen will be claimable on the insurance for £75 excess, it won't affect your no claims, the rad might be a issue but I'm sure a specialists would be able to recore it if needs be, I used to use Colchester Radiators and they could pretty much fix anything.

 

http://colchesterradiatorspecialists.com/

[HMC]

Sorry to hear its been in the wars! I feel it's definitely worth someones time and persevereing with, the glass thing should be doable on the insurance, £50 excess and the dismal b5 passat I owned last year was sorted with a new screen and this is way more worthy of a new screen.

 

Hope Gary/ one of the autoshite collective manage to sort it. If anyone is thinking of buying it DO IT it's a lovely old thing

[HMC]

I've edited the thread title to reflect your post above Gary, hope that's ok?

[wuvvum]

 

fit a separate oil cooler for the autobox  like this

 

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-AUTO-GEARBOX-OIL-COOLER-RADIATOR-1999-TO-2004-MODEL-/231124876026?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35d01dbafa

 

 

I'm pretty sure it had one of those fitted from new, to help avoid gearbox implosion when towing.

[CortinaDave]

My mk1 2.0 auto sierra had an oil cooler fitted that looked original (i had to take it out as it leaked like fook)

 

Box worked fine without it, although i didnt really put heavy demand on it

[Stixy]

A  standard 1.8 CVH Sierra rad will fit  if you block off the extra pipe 

[barrett]

Is nobody able to step up and save this? It is a seriously good car other than the obvious problems and absolutely deserves to get saved. Sadly there are dead Triumphs taking up all my off-road parking at the moment so it can't come and live here with no T&T.... its a bloody lovely old bus, somebody PLEASE come and save it

[garycox]

Thing with the insurance is, I doubt they'd be keen on paying out now the MOT's run out...

 

Realistically, as I've nowhere to store it, and there's no way it's gonna be MOTd by Friday when the tax runs out, I'm a bit stuck.

 

I really hope someone can take it on and have a go at saving it, it's too good to be bridged. I don't wanna get all "buy it or I'm gonna scrap it", but er, that basically. That will only happen if there is literally no other option though.

[Cavcraft]

I don't want it (sorry!) but would it go through an MOT with a new screen, Gary?

[garycox]

Dunno, but I don't think it'd take much. The advisories from last time were:

 

Front number plate (now replaced by brookjm)

 

(Sill) Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not excessive - both sides. The sill ends seem to have been done at some point, not sure what bits these refer to. Possibility of a bit of welding.

 

Various brake hoses slightly deteriorated.

 

Play in lower steering column bush, and in adjustable steering column. Can't see this being a fail, I've not noticed it.

 

Slight bind on osr brake

 

Battery insecure (it's wedged in with a bit of cardboard)

 

Seat belt missing (middle rear, not a fail)

 

So although there are quite a few points there I don't think there's much to worry about. It is making a sort of chirpy noise that sounds a bit wheel bearing or warped disc-y, so something there might need looking at, I've not investigated as I was just gonna see what the MOT man said.

[Cavcraft]

Is it worth taking it somewhere and seeing what they say? You could even be cheeky, tell them you're going away for a couple of weeks and will leave it with them. That way you can MOT it to see what it actually needs and score some free storage for a short while to buy you some time.

[wuvvum]

It's worth noting that the lad who did the MoT does like his advisories.  He's pretty fair at not failing stuff, but he will advise anything and everything.  I shouldn't imagine it'll need a huge amount, unless it's seriously deteriorated since I sold it (which I doubt, given the owners it's had).

[RobT]

^WWuvS.  The advisory list from last year looks alarming at first but are minor, and such things as brake hoses being slightly deteriorated are a given considering its age.  Rear of the sills are a bit crusty so might need a bit of weldage there but not lots.  With a bit of radweld this could be a reliable old workhorse for someone.

[garycox]

BUMP

[CortinaDave]

I've cross posted this onto the Sierra forum. www.fordsierraclub.co.uk

[red5]

Where is it at the moment? Quick, before I change my mind...

[trigger]

Brighton/South Coast area I believe. I hope someone can save it before it ends up on the oval.

[red5]

Indeed Trig.