Project Bornite's MK2 Clio Woes - SOS

[rob88h]

On 01/02/2023 at 10:33, BorniteIdentity said:

How’s the Mini doing? (I hope you don’t mind me asking). I was thinking about it recently while walking down the street it grew up on, odd turn of phrase for a car but I’m sure you know what I mean. 

[BorniteIdentity]

Just now, rob88h said:

How’s the Mini doing? (I hope you don’t mind me asking). I was thinking about it recently while walking down the street it grew up on, odd turn of phrase for a car but I’m sure you know what I mean. 

Ha gosh. What a palaver. The guy hasn’t started it yet! I dropped it off a year ago. 

I’ve told him I need it for April (it’s May actually but I know he’ll still be late) but hopefully it’ll be back soon enough. 

Once the body work’s done, I just need to throw it at a garage and say “do mechanic things” so it works for spring / summer. It needs a bit of fettling but otherwise we should be good. 

[greengartside]

Right, this is in the yard next door to where I work. A December 1982 build/registered Sierra!

For spares, engine and box have been removed. The rest of it is there apart from the O/S rear lamp as far as I can see. Reg is JDY 573Y for all the car check guys out there. Last taxed 1997. 

[adw1977]

It is (was) a 1.6.

[666jjp]

@Peter C

[Peter C]

Shame it’s not a Sapphire, I could do with a couple of bits.

[sheffcortinacentre]

What are you after have sierra & sapphire parts.

[BorniteIdentity]

2 hours ago, greengartside said:

Right, this is in the yard next door to where I work. A December 1982 build/registered Sierra!

For spares, engine and box have been removed. The rest of it is there apart from the O/S rear lamp as far as I can see. Reg is JDY 573Y for all the car check guys out there. Last taxed 1997. 

PHWOAR.  A rare 1982 only colour - @Shite Ronwill know the hue but it was a Cortina hue IIRC.

It'll have a brown interior I reckon, but if there's any dialogue possible I wouldn't mind a few bits.  Coolant header tank/parcel shelf etc would be useful to start with.  No worries if not

[Shite Ron]

8 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

PHWOAR.  A rare 1982 only colour - @Shite Ronwill know the hue but it was a Cortina hue IIRC.

The colour is Pine green, it was a 1982 colour but not used on the Cortina, some of the new Sierra colours were used on Crusader models only but Pine green was not one of them.

Colours on Crusader only used for Sierra’s were Polar Grey and Rio Brown.

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, Shite Ron said:

The colour is Pine green, it was a 1982 colour but not used on the Cortina, some of the new Sierra colours were used on Crusader models only but Pine green was not one of them.

Colours on Crusader only used for Sierra’s were Polar Grey and Rio Brown.

What was the Cortina dark green called? My Dad had a 1982 Mk5 (2.3GL estate) in dark green, metallic.

[Shite Ron]

4 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

What was the Cortina dark green called? My Dad had a 1982 Mk5 (2.3GL estate) in dark green, metallic.

Forest Green, there were two 2.3 Ghia saloons near where I lived when I was young in Forest green. 2.3’s were quite rare especially GL estates, I used to prefer Crystal green but Forest green looks great, your Dad’s car would have looked fantastic.

[Peter C]

10 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

What are you after have sierra & sapphire parts.

Near side rear tail lamp cluster.

A dashboard blanking plate.

And a rear door ashtray.

[wesacosa]

If you are speaking about the blank which goes over where the switches go I think I have one in the garage somewhere. I will have a look. I certainly used to have two as I put two switches in my Sierra from a high trim level car to run a hidden starter switch and a fan override. Cant imagine I binned them but its just where they ended up in the 15 years and 3 house moves since !

[wesacosa]

found my stash* of Sierra bits

is this what you are after @Peter C

 

[riek]

Love the pine green Sierra. My acrossways neighbour had one when I was 6 and I often wondered why I never really saw another, a one-year colour would explain it.

 

@wesacosa "i dont know where it is, it's been 15 years and 3 house moves" to "found" in 6 minutes is peak autoshite.

 

 

 

[Peter C]

@wesacosa

Bingo! This is the one I need.

Please let me know how much you would like for it, including p@p.

 

[wesacosa]

21 minutes ago, Peter C said:

@wesacosa

Bingo! This is the one I need.

Please let me know how much you would like for it, including p@p.

 

PMd you

[wesacosa]

29 minutes ago, riek said:

Love the pine green Sierra. My acrossways neighbour had one when I was 6 and I often wondered why I never really saw another, a one-year colour would explain it.

 

@wesacosa "i dont know where it is, it's been 15 years and 3 house moves" to "found" in 6 minutes is peak autoshite.

 

 

 

Ha, yet the stuff I put in a "safe place" last week seems to disappear into thin air

[666jjp]

this place etc, etc.

[Wibble]

On 12/02/2024 at 21:38, Shite Ron said:

The colour is Pine green, it was a 1982 colour but not used on the Cortina, some of the new Sierra colours were used on Crusader models only but Pine green was not one of them.

Colours on Crusader only used for Sierra’s were Polar Grey and Rio Brown.

Thank you! I always thought there was a Crusader available in grey but was told I was wrong.

I used to walk past a 1.6L Auto Y reg Sierra in that green on the way home from school from 1983.

[High Jetter]

Wasn't Crusader available in silver over blue, or similar?

[Wibble]

18 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Wasn't Crusader available in silver over blue, or similar?

Blue over silver, red over silver, Caribbean blue, red, brown over gold, silver I think, can’t remember what else.

[adw1977]

 Nicked from an Ebay listing:

[greengartside]

Communications via eBay messenger seem to be non-existent. Might go and chap on the guy’s door one day after work.

Also noticed that the scrap Sierra should have had the dangly mirrors when it was new. Sadly no longer on the car.

[adw1977]

59 minutes ago, greengartside said:

Also noticed that the scrap Sierra should have had the dangly mirrors when it was new. Sadly no longer on the car

The mirrors certainly aren't original because they would have been grey.

Whether it had dangly mirrors originally depends on the trim level.  Body colour slatted grille (if original) makes it an L (dangly mirrors) or GL (non-dangly mirrors).

[EspenO]

2 hours ago, adw1977 said:

Whether it had dangly mirrors originally depends on the trim level.  Body colour slatted grille (if original) makes it an L (dangly mirrors) or GL (non-dangly mirrors).

Could that be on british built cars only? I’m pretty sure my (german built) 1983 Sierra 2,0 L had non-dangly mirrors.

[Eyersey1234]

8 hours ago, EspenO said:

Could that be on british built cars only? I’m pretty sure my (german built) 1983 Sierra 2,0 L had non-dangly mirrors.

How long were Sierras built in Britain for?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On 13/02/2024 at 23:58, Wibble said:

Blue over silver, red over silver, Caribbean blue, red, brown over gold, silver I think, can’t remember what else.

Not anoraky enough , now tell us which colours had body colour grille and which had chrome bumpers 😊

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On 14/02/2024 at 00:49, adw1977 said:

 Nicked from an Ebay listing:

That reminds me I once had a rental Crusader estate 1.6 in brown long after the Sierra launch and I was surprised how nice it was, I think I preferred it to Sierras I’d had previously . Probably because early Sierra L s were a bit Spartan and cold inside.

[adw1977]

10 hours ago, EspenO said:

Could that be on british built cars only? I’m pretty sure my (german built) 1983 Sierra 2,0 L had non-dangly mirrors.

It's on British cars for the 1983 model year only.  From late 1983 the dangly mirrors were base model only until the 1987 facelift when they disappeared entirely.