Getting out of Novas and buying a Sierra!

[Nova-nation]

The time has come to change car so I went on a search for something bigger, found this;

Sierra cosworth replica, 2.3 16v on carb, fully pollybushed, koni springs and shocks all round.
Had a bare shell respray and resto 18 months ago

Put a deposit down, picking it up next week :D

So both my Novas will be up for sale soon as along with all my parts very shortly, pics;

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/5575BAC6-ED93-413C-81C2-91DC5A26D1F1-2685-000002BDCED378B5.jpg

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/F327D10F-25F0-47D8-8819-543A549B0826-2685-000002BDE451901A.jpg

Thoughts?

[7ova]

Looks tidy, I think darker alloy would look better
But I like

[mk1nova_rich]

Not what I would choose lol but looks tidy :thumb:

2.3...? Duratec or I4?!

[turbojolt]

looks alright, bet it sounds nice! with out sounding like im telling me nan how to suck eggs, did you get a good poke around the underside as they can rust as, if not worse, then a nova :O

dont feel the cosworth badges myself, bit like sticking a m3 badge on a 316

[pottersrebel]

looks very tidy but id much prefer a yb powered mk1 escort lol ill keep on dreaming

[Spudly]

Agreed with turbojolt, silly haveing the badge on it imo, and shouldnt it have skirts/door spats too?

Colour is nice and it looks clean :d

[Nova-nation]

Yeah 2.3 i4, I love it how it is, all I might do is change the wheels, fancy escort cosworth wheels.

[Spudly]

You say that, but then if you get the skirts and spats fitted you will love it even more, i wasnt going to fit the skirts and spats on my old cav TD, loved it after i did though :d



Before..

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/DSC01435.jpg


After...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/My%20Car/DSC00038.jpg



Muchly better :d

[mowgli]

i'm curious about this engine... is it one of the yank ones or something?? cos i know they had a 2.3 pinto lump, as they turboed it & andy rouse won the btcc in one the year before the cosworth came out, but it was an 8v.

edit... it was in the later scorpio...

[steviegsi]

Same 2.3 l4 that came in the galaxy's iirc. Whip it out and get a 2.9 cosworth (boa/bob I think ) in there for cheap power.

Certainly looks the part .

[Edd]

You have turned to the dark side......

[Rickyb]

At least they circled the problem.

[Mieran]

I wouldn't dare sell a Nova for a ford family saloon lol

[Edd]

At least they circled the problem.

+Rep lol lol lol

[BRoadGhost]

I heard larger heavier cars are the future.

[davidfox280585]

nice, love it

[Nova-nation]

Yeah it's out of the scorpio, I'd rather keep to what's in it, 2.9 is a bit thirsty for me...

Saying that I know were there is a real rotten fossil with mint engine and leathers for scrap money :D

[DAVIDKEDENS]

Looks good, hope your still going to update progress on this forum. :)

[mowgli]

I heard larger heavier cars are the future.

the sierra is actually lighter than a new bmw mini.. & drives from the fun end too

[L14MNP]

Nice one for joining the winning team mate! Looks smart!

So many Vaux owners have such a chip on their shoulders about Ford, it's unbelievable. lol

[mowgli]

i've never understood the hatred myself...

70's vauxhalls were shocking, including the chevette.. which was no way near a match for the mk1/2escort
the mk3 escort was not as good as the mk1 astra (imho)
the sierra was a good car, even if the early ones were really light on the rear end (personal experience at the time)

[L14MNP]

I can't even compare the two marques on an even field tbh. Ford has a rich motorsport history, and Vauxhall has...

Vauxhall has always been the poor second cousin to me. I obviously like Novas (Fiestas more), but everything else comes runner up.

The mk3 Escort came with independent rear suspension, and stormed the motorsport world.

That alone makes it the winner for me. The two little letters, RS have been on some iconic cars too.

[Spudly]

Agreed, i am still to own an XR2 at some point, fell in love with my mates years back, owned a 2i and loved it, but the 2 has always been the sexier one imo :d

[Edd]

Mk1 Fiesta Super Sports are nice

But thankfully Ford did the world a favour and used crap steel so the old stuff is rotten out of view

Think I'll ssssshhhh before I get moaned at again

[Mieran]

i've never understood the hatred myself...

Its just banter :thumb:

[L14MNP]

Mk1 Fiesta Super Sports are nice

But thankfully Ford did the world a favour and used crap steel so the old stuff is rotten out of view

Think I'll ssssshhhh before I get moaned at again

Better at everything, even rusting. ;)

Made of such crap material, yet people bend over backwards to keep them alive, don't just send them over the bridge cos they need a battery tray and rear arches repaired. lol

Says a lot. :d

[mowgli]

the xr3 was not a great handling car, they admitted they got the suspension geometry wrong, it was a ford of germany project. they shipped some of the old avo engineers over & they sorted it.. the xr3i was the result. the rs1600 was purely for racing and was very good at it... the rst started off as an outright performance car & ended up more of a hairdressers car....

my mrs had an early 1.6 ghia with spax suspension, a janspeed exh & cloverleaf wheels... after we sorted out a million faults & removed dark brown window tint, it was quite good, then a lorry hit it... the second one she owned needed a recon engine and then i nearly died in it.. and that sort of put me off them.

re the vaux motorsport history...

its mostly down to gerry marshall & a spaceframe with an australian f5000 engine...but it did have a griffin badge..
jimmy mcrae gets an honourable mention for being the king of the circuit of ireland in a chevette hsr.
then the xe engine came along so gm could beat vw in f3...

[mowgli]

Its just banter :thumb:

there is a lot of hatred...

the 70's fords were better than the 70's vauxhalls, i think their communists were paid more than vauxhalls communists

in the 80's gm fought back & ford actually lost a huge number of sales when they launched the sierra, it was too new & the mk2 cav cleaned up in fleet sales... i personally think the mondeo turned the tide, and i struggle to understand how ford are losing money when you look at their current range...

[L14MNP]

Damn it. deleted my reply. Can see why that would put you off mate!

XE coupled with Cleland ftw.

[mowgli]

i still have some screws in my left knee cos of it & i have trouble putting names to faces.. i did make the steering wheel L shaped, with my head...

clelands first btcc championship with the astra was a bit of a con, as they had to take enough cars with them to fill up his class, then they just followed him round.. his second was far more fun..

[L14MNP]

The gauge of the steel in my mk3 is a joke mind. I wouldn't like to be in an accident in a reasonably new one, let alone a fatigued 30 year old one.
I remember the 1300 3dr my mam had, after someone attempted to nick it, it was laid up.
Was ideal to shelter in on those rainy schoolday afternoons when I got home first (had no key)

I could watch that Cleland/Soper etc Cav battle over and over again. Infact I do.

[chrisd1986]

Tbh seirras aint that bad and they are rear wheel drive but the 3 that i owned went to the bangor track were they belong before i scrapped them lollollollol

[pie]

nice dude :)

seen it on they bay before when i was looking at cossies :)

[turbojolt]

vauxhalls are ****, fords are also ****, no real contest between the 2 there both effectual cheap brands, like some one wearing george cloths looking down at someone wearing primark.

[L14MNP]

Rallye Sport, baby. ;)

James Bond also drives a Ford. So cool. lol

[brainsnova]

My brother really has to get his mk1 escort back out on the road and a silenced exhaust lol

[Nova-nation]

I can't understand that hatred either? I'm an essex boy and my grandad work at daganham and my dad worked at fords to, so it's only right I have one! Love em anyway

[Nova-nation]

nice dude :)

seen it on they bay before when i was looking at cossies :)

Had a feeling you would have seen it lol the pictures and the eBay listing do the car no favours, it is stunning!

[_Jake]

change the wheels to mo5s or th's and that would be gorgeous! do like a sierra, biggest car related regret was weighing in a completely solid genuine xr4x4... saw one when i was at texaco today too :(

[cossienova]

Looks good always fancied doing an i4 with16v head it should give good power! Iv got a boa 24v in a Sierra with 50 shot of gas and a Cossie yb with 8 greens and a gt30 and still enjoy using my nova as an old skool daily!

[Connor]

I can't understand that hatred either? I'm an essex boy and my grandad work at daganham and my dad worked at fords to, so it's only right I have one! Love em anyway

Fcuk the haters, its a lovely car, would love one myself :)
And yes sierras belong on southend seafront :p nice purchase, how much you give for her anyways?

[Paul]

Whsts the engine going into?

[scott.parker]

Looks a nice car, wish you all the best with it dude, my dad's always had fords, still has one now, my first car was a 1.1 first ghia an i fitted lots of xr2 parts etc loved it served me well till I crashed it, imo they understeer wose then a 1.2 nova.
Then I got an xr2i an the thing was way quicker the my mates gtes gsis at the time, but it just kept breaking itself lol so I turned to the nova after driving my mates n seeing how cheep to mod them was etc.. never looked back still have the effliction now!
What I will say is the seiera is built better interior wise then a cav imo.

[Nova-nation]

Fcuk the haters, its a lovely car, would love one myself :)
And yes sierras belong on southend seafront :p nice purchase, how much you give for her anyways?

Don't worry, it will be cruising along Southend sea front soon! Got family up there so it has to make an appearance


I first started looking at cavaliers... But they are more expensive for me to insure, and as I prefer sierra I got one :)

[M.C.F.C]

looks very nice matey i do love cossies shame its only a rep but still very nice!!

[Alex J]

fords are ****, vauxhalls are ****, cars are ****, but what do i know, im an idiot lol

[Spudly]

fords are ****, vauxhalls are ****, cars are ****, but what do i know, im an idiot lol




LMFAO, funniest thing ive read in a while lol

[Jack]

Said it before, and I'll say it again - the only affordable Ford I like has a horse on it lol

Still, I don't really like Vauxhalls either so its all even with me lol

[mowgli]

Said it before, and I'll say it again - the only affordable Ford I like has a horse on it lol
http://www.funny-jokes.net/funnypics/imgs/73.jpg

each to their own i spose

[Jack]

I knew you'd post a picture of a horse in a Ford.

[mowgli]

glad i didn't disappoint you then jack.....

[Spudly]

Mowgli, he said 'on' it not 'in' it lol

[mowgli]

is this better??

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ksbarber/venters24.jpg

unless he's on about that car ford made with the same name as a horse, that's right, the pinto....

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2yDJBDo07OB0ZZTA-5WnL1829BCks6ByTOuM0m5Y5s0YqwlgtsQ

[BRoadGhost]

http://www.old-picture.com/indians/pictures/Indian-Crossing-RiverHorse.jpg

[mowgli]

ok, a horse on a ford....

[Nova-nation]

Picked it up yesterday, love it! Pics;

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/DC8E22C0-DE73-4FA9-8C07-B5C6D6D2BF72-3799-000004AA87E47BCD.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/441FEBC8-399B-457E-AF96-5FC3F4F9D352-3799-000004AA98700BC5.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/3D312651-9BD5-415A-814A-5751019DC6BC-3799-000004AA80845BA1.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/1B44C43C-D3C3-46E1-B2C6-9875E0DFA65A-3799-000004AA8D500769.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/60454E42-ADF8-4593-AECB-A2B58F012B6C-144-00000003E0AE9DD5.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/2F3F2826-B79E-491D-8A3B-0C620AF09723-144-00000003EC45B004.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/A4DF8A8A-858F-49D4-A2AD-1D4CA01C47A8-144-00000003F14BA08F.jpg
http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h423/Charlie-Macklin/055773EC-0D9E-4C8B-B51F-2CC1C38AE117-144-00000003F6398726.jpg

There is polly bushes everywhere :D
Koni springs and shocks with adjustable dampening.

The 2.3 is on a 2.0 pinto twin choke carb... Goes like hell!

Really love it, can't wait to bring it out!

[pie]

looking good dude :)

front seats are so comfy lol

[Nova-nation]

Tell me about it 120miles back home from Exeter through plymouth down to Camborne and it was lushhhhh! lol

[pie]

front seats are pritty much same as the connellys leathers i got ford mates that love the connellys and they own cossies lol

[Nova-nation]

Recaro's are just the dogs bollocks!

[Nobby]

the engine looks lost in the bay lol im not really one for replicas but it does look nice i drobe a rs2000 mk5 escort and that went like fook so must be sideways always in a RWD!

[Mazz]

Nice easy alternator change!

[Nova-nation]

Recaro's are just the dogs bollocks!


the engine looks lost in the bay lol im not really one for replicas but it does look nice i drobe a rs2000 mk5 escort and that went like fook so must be sideways always in a RWD!

Cheers :)
I know, but imagine what an 8v pinto looks like in there lol
Yes... Sideways it likes, sideways is its freind lol

[cossienova]

Very nice. My mate built a saff cos replica that colour years ago with a 24v, we had some fun in it!
The i4 is a very underrated engine, they respond very well to turbocharging.:)

[Nova-nation]

This used to have a 24v in it, but it did 15mpg if your lucky, so that came out lol

[waggygsi]

drove a capri with the granda cossie v6 an it was feckin scary

[mk3 vinny]

my brother bought the 1 and only twin cam turbo off andy rouse last year and he gave him a load of bits like bumpers and side skirts if your interested in some stuff i can ask him if he will sell some of it as he dosnt have the car anymore also he may still have some engine stuff as the car didnt come with one in and he was building one for it.

[cossienova]

This used to have a 24v in it, but it did 15mpg if your lucky, so that came out lol

It must have had something wrong with it! I have a 24v in my xr4 on a run taking it easy it will do 30mpg, hammering it still returns 20mpg.

[cossienova]

my brother bought the 1 and only twin cam turbo off andy rouse last year and he gave him a load of bits like bumpers and side skirts if your interested in some stuff i can ask him if he will sell some of it as he dosnt have the car anymore also he may still have some engine stuff as the car didnt come with one in and he was building one for it.

Is it a silver one? Think iv seen it on passionford if so!
The Sierra twin cams for some reason were twin cam 8 valve. The rs2000 engine is the same engine with a 16v head.

[mk3 vinny]

ye m8 it was that one

[Nova-nation]

Got it insured tonight, absolutely love it!

[Plug]

You getting this car from starcross by any chance?

Looks very familiar to me haha, of it's the one I'm thinking of I live a stones trow away from it,

And the family that own it love there fords and take good care of them,

[Nova-nation]

Yup that's the one, his dads got a sierra p100 pickup

[davidfox280585]

nice,been working on my mates saff cos this week too trying to get it finished after being off the road since 2005 lol

[Nova-nation]

That's a long time! Not gone rotten?

[turbojolt]

was just thinking its got to be intresting time of the year to buy a quick rwd car lol

[Nova-nation]

Oh yes! :D brilliant time to have it... It's interesting going from a 1.2 loon to this lol

[turbojolt]

Oh yes! :D brilliant time to have it... It's interesting going from a 1.2 loon to this lol

lol i went from a van to a 1.8 mx5 once never caught me out always managed to hold it (by luck) but was very intresting indeed lol

[Nova-nation]

I'm lucky as its quite predictable, ive had it sideways a few times of course, very fun :D

[cossienova]

Here's my saff.:) big fun can't wait to get it back out.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/cossiecapri/CA595529-5AF1-4357-AA7F-D83D6463B3F4-930-000000E6C98BC4A9.jpg

[matthew172]

^^that looks the bollox

[_Jake]

Here's my saff.:) big fun can't wait to get it back out.
http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx221/cossiecapri/CA595529-5AF1-4357-AA7F-D83D6463B3F4-930-000000E6C98BC4A9.jpg
thats actually beautiful..

[Nova-nation]

Is yours a cossie? Rouse rear spoiler? If so your missing the smoked rear lights...
But that is stunning! Love the wheels!
I need a nice exhaust tip like that!

[turbojolt]

i love the sapp cossies but putting a rollcage in it ruins the idea of one for me, they have enough doors so the lads can all climb in no pulling leavers faffing about getting in and out, plus there quick and when chipped etc there fast, not just fast but scary fast even with 5 fully grown blokes in them they can still be stupid quick


really really want one, the white mans m3 lol

[Nova-nation]

Get one before they all go!

[pie]

^^^ leigh's cossie is the mutts nutts in preson :)

stunning car imo :)

[cossienova]

Cheers men, they are pretty rapid when done properly.

The smoked rear lights came on a 4x4 and mines a 2wd and should have Ambers, plus I prefer them.

The cage is a pain but it's there for a reason, I fancy doing the odd trackday plus my new engine should be 550hp rwd it will a bit slidy.:) can still squeeze 2 in the back some shape.

[turbojolt]

Cheers men, they are pretty rapid when done properly.

The smoked rear lights came on a 4x4 and mines a 2wd and prefer them.

The cage is a pain but it's there for a reason, I fancy doing the odd trackday plus my new engine should be 550hp rwd it will a bit slidy.:) can still squeeze 2 in the back some shape.

good stuff my uncle had a 450hp one and it was to fast for the road really lol

[cossienova]

Sounds good! They weight around 1250kg which is nothing compared to 4x4 jap stuff! Best for a road car is stage 3,330-350hp. Just an injector change and chip needed, loved mine at stage 3 was my daily drive good on fuel etc.

[Nova-nation]

That's crazy... I want a cossie lump!

[pie]

need to find the right cossie :(

[cossienova]

The amount that get broken up it will be hard to find any before long! Same as a lot of other 80's and 90's cars it's a shame.

[pie]

i know dude :(

[Nova-nation]

Keep searching! One will turn up!