Found A Donor At Last

[Guest simonb]

Going to look at a Y reg 2 litre GL tommorow.

Genuine 95,000 miles but only a 4 speed box (not too worried about that though). I just need to know if this will be a Pinto engine?

 

Cheers.

[Mitch]

Hi Simon

 

Where are you?

 

I put a link on the forsale pages to one i found on the Westfield site, 2.0ltr inj but it's down south.

Guy said £150, but that was before his wife got fedup of looking at it on there drive.

 

could be worth a look for someone in the area

 

Mitch

[Guest simonb]

I'm in Hampshire and quite Nr Portsmouth.

Is the Y reg a goer?

 

I can always swap the box later if it is.

[Guest TerryBarry]

If it's Y reg then it certainly should be a Pinto.

The five speed gearbox was an option on the early Sierra.

Good Hunting

Terry

[Mitch]

Hi Simon

 

Yes a y reg is okay, but as the one i saw is in Oxfordshire (where i don't know)

could be worth a look

 

Ford Sierra 2.0 Ghia G reg

Mot(may still be valid)

Alloys etc wifes car last few years

Very Clean and Tidy

£150 come and collect

 

Contact Dominic Hodge on 07901 514312 (Oxfordshire)

 

Might even drive home

 

HTH

 

Sorry Matt for copying advert and putting it here

[Guest simonb]

Cheers guys.

I'll probably go for it then as the guy only wants £75 (with full history!!!). With what I save I can get hold of a decent 5-speed box and use that.

 

Will let you know how it goes tommorow.

 

Ta

[Guest Tony Tank]

Hi Simon

If u get the Y reg the wiring loom will be a simple one.

Hardly anything to cut out and yes five speed boxes are easy to pick up.

But have you told RH witch box u will be using because the 4/5 speed props r different

 

Tony

[Guest simonb]

Nope. Haven't told them and wasn't aware that I needed to - Oops!

I presume that I can use the box and propshaft from a later Sierra? say an H-REG or something?

 

Are the gearbox mounts the same on later models?

 

Ta.

[Guest Andy Sparrow]

use the 4 speed 'rocket' box its better matched to the Hood - to quote Richard himself...

 

[Guest simonb]

Maybe a 4 speed would'nt be such a bad idea then.

 

Just been on the 'LoCost' site and quite a few people on there opt for the 4 speed too.

 

I don't plan on doing much motorway driving and my every day car is a Pug 1.6 GTi. That revs @4000rpm @70mph in 5th, so should be about the same.

 

Cheers

[Guest simonb]

Sorted!

Picked up the car tonight and it's mint.

The 90,000 miles is genuine and all old MOT's are present. Also has full service history up until about 10,000 miles ago.

 

No major oil leaks from engine or g/box however the electrics leave a little to be desired.

 

Apart from that, car still pulls hard from low revs and there's no smoke at idle or on the overrun.

 

I'm chuffed with it and will start stripping it at the weekend (after the MOT on my everyday car is over and done with).

 

Cheers for all the advice.

[Guest Andy Sparrow]

Well done I reckon youve got a brill donor there ...

 

A

[Guest simonb]

Just spoke to RHE.

They have to supply extra fitting brackets for the 4 speed box and I will have to measure the propshaft. If it measures 30 then I'll need another one to be made up by them.

 

Going to compression test the motor tonight before I start stripping it at the weekend.

[Big Jim]

Simon,

 

Why don't you adjust your personal details, by adding your location, it does help if people know where abouts on this Island your are.

[Guest simonb]

Done.