purplebargeken Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yep, stash it if you can take the short term hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 ^^ As above. How much was it? I'd stash it.£134 all told. It was sold as genuine NOS, but cannae find a Ford part number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 No sure about the stash idea. 3 door or Sapphire bits will have the Cosworth lickers drooling, but 5 door stuff is unlikely to sell for massive amounts anytime soon. Also if it had a Ford number on it he would know what it fitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Pattern panel being sold as a NOS Gen Ford by a breaker? No surprises there sadly. When I worked for Hartwell many moons ago it was surprising how many panels we stocked that weren't genuine Ford, wished I'd room for all the body panels we skipped though, esp mk2 Transit panels, would have been quids in today danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 It never rains. Went to take the w202 out. Dead battery. Went to use jump pack. Dead battery. Use jump leads and Avensis, notice a distinct lack of coolant in said Avensis. Deafened by some horrendous rattle from the alternator/timing belt side of engine. Disregard. Start Mercedes and notice low fuel. Refuel with engine running. Leave Car running whilst shopping in supermarket, locking keys in ignition with spare. I need to use it more. I need to investigate Toyota. I don’t need any more cars but definitely want. The Reverend Bluejeans and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I need to investigate Toyota. I don’t need any more cars but definitely want.http://autoshite.com/topic/30291-honada-civic-22-ctdi/ Sorted. The fact ours is so reliable and we trust it so much, I can get away with buying silly broken cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 No sure about the stash idea. 3 door or Sapphire bits will have the Cosworth lickers drooling, but 5 door stuff is unlikely to sell for massive amounts anytime soon. Also if it had a Ford number on it he would know what it fitted!The xr brigade probably would be though for xr4x4s egg, BorniteIdentity and Shep Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 ^^ I hadn't thought of them. I guess as C*******s get priced beyond reach then the Xr prices will get pushed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 ^C*******s .That made me LOL. There’s a Facebook page I enjoy where the N word is completely banned. It’s a ban hammer offence. Rightly so. We call them Datsun thank you very much. rob88h, Timewaster, Rusty_Rocket and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Could this be the answer? Tail light cut out looks the right shape. It's all about da base, no gerbil as that bint sings LOL http://www.oldpartstore.net/shop/2516-right-hand-rear-quarter-panel-5-door.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Dicky spent ages welding that side up!Yeah, I fitted a new arch and patched behind the bumper. Just needs a bit more filler to bring it level. Surely a more important bit to replace is that rear panel with the big hole in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Could this be the answer? Tail light cut out looks the right shape. It's all about da base, no gerbil as that bint sings LOL http://www.oldpartstore.net/shop/2516-right-hand-rear-quarter-panel-5-door.htmlThat's right the part number is also correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yeah, I fitted a new arch and patched behind the bumper. Just needs a bit more filler to bring it level. Surely a more important bit to replace is that rear panel with the big hole in it?Just buying up the bits as they come available. There’s no favouritism or agenda; a new rear quarter came up at a favourable price and I bought it. The dude who did the bodywork said he’d be able to bring up that rear arch to a very high standard, and was very complimentary of Richard’s work. But he also agreed that if the panels came up, and the price was favourable, to buy them. My feelings on the car haven’t changed. I don’t want a concourse car, but it must look like someone loves it - and it must be preserved with not the short or medium but long term in mind. It’d be a very very convincing argument that made me feel differently. Angrydicky, Braddon81, mat_the_cat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Found another place that has a proper mk1 rhs rear quarter for a 5 door, plus a few other sundries http://www.classicpartsshack.co.uk/store/c55/Sierra_Parts.html A bit salty, but a grey Base/L mk1 rear bumper NOS! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Sierra-Mk1-Rear-bumper-NOS/263336888656?fits=Car+Make%3AFord%7CModel%3ASierra&hash=item3d501a0950:g:BKkAAOSwvfZaAM52 Skizzer, Dick Longbridge and Braddon81 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 I’ve just done the unthinkable and SORN’d the Avensis. I’ve been considering it for a while, but with 4 all season tyres and MOT until May I just kept going back to it. However, the clattering coming from the timing belt area is a reminder that it’s overdue now and, whilst being non interference, I’m on a yellow card already for shite related misdemeanours with work. So it’s in the naughty corner. I might come back to it, I might sell it, I might take it on a road trip and donate it at the end. So it’s back into the c180; purchased for this very eventuality. The 4 speed auto isn’t particularly conducive to good motorway MPG, so would be keen to swap it for something diesel if anyone’s keen? As for the Sierra - we’ll ive just bought a radiator, heater matrix, water pump, top and bottom hoses and some boot struts. Hallelujah for the eBay sale! alf892, egg, Braddon81 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 The Baseman Cometh. A repatriation mission is underway. Everything feels right about this; it’s bASe, in my hometown, wonderfully me and even the vendor does the same job as me. Full write up to come. danthecapriman, egg, Rusty_Rocket and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 "Base aint a crime" danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 'Base pride' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Get higher baby,Get higher baby,Get higher baby,And don't ever come down SIERRA BASE!! Brodders and Shep Shepherd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 danthecapriman, RobT, doug and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 'Base pride'"I'm the urban baseman, baby, I got style,I drive a pile..." beko1987, cms206, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Not giving much away to the untrained eye. 201 or 124? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Not giving much away to the untrained eye. 201 or 124? I'll go with 201, it's too curvy for a 124 I think, Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 It's a Tata Loadbeta with a Mercedes grille I reckon timolloyd, Heidel_Kakao and Timewaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Is this cheating, thought so I have shared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Baseman, always wanted you to go into base man Pillock, cms206 and Laseraligningfoofooflanges 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Oooh that's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'll go with 201, it's too curvy for a 124 I think, Seconded. Probably a pov-spec W201.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 2.0l 62hp 3¾ pot diesel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Baseman, always wanted you to go into base man Intergalactic miles... fordperv, rob88h and Joey spud 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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