nelmo

Yes, I discovered that last night - and you need £50 for the expansion tank. I'm going to try do the normal system first to try save some cash.

Anyone got an Emerald ECU and use a 'normal' cooling system and has got around the sensor issues Knight mentions?

Hmm, as Knights said, by the time you've costed it up, it's not a huge amount off the cost of the GBS kit. I also want to fit a heater, so I'm going to need as much space as possible on the bulkhead.

Man, that is brilliant - thanks! :-) I wanted to ask if someone could give me a full list of what I'd need but thought that would be taking the p*ss!

Do you mean it can't be used with the GBS loom or the ECU? Any idea why not? Transmitter? What's that?

I have a 'new' Zetec engine delivered from GBS and I think that, apart from the relevant pipes, rad, header tank, I don't need anything else on the engine itself to complete the cooling system - is that right? I'm trying to avoid paying the £220 for the GBS water rail. Does anyone know if that system is worth the extra cost over a standard system? I'm assuming that the cost of the pipes will be substantially less than the water rail?

Bit harsh :-) The point was it wasn't wedge-shaped - I remember when they first came out - totally revolutionary design. Everything else had been square boxes up until the Sierra, so give it it's due...

I'd like to know how you find getting the engine in with the side panels on. I've left mine off so far because I imagine it will be easier to get the engine in but I'd rather put them on so I can finalise the front suspension.

Well done :-) Did you paint the chassis that colour yourself? And out of curiosity, why have you got a brake line across that front chassis bar?

Thanks all...:-)

I bought my swirl pot off eBay and not from GBS, not noticing that the GBS one has a 12mm outlet to go to the 12mm inlet of the HP pump. Does anyone know if I'm going to have a problem if I use an adaptor to connect from an 8mm swirl pot outlet to the 12mm pump inlet? Will the pump struggle to get enough fuel to keep itself cool/lubricated?

I will have an MT75 - is the £130 GBS option my only choice? I was wondering why there was so much metalwork on the GBS quickshift compared to the one on RD.

OK, thanks. GBS have a quickshifter for £130 but KSD advertise a 'Sierra quickshift' for £40 - is it possible they do the same thing? Does everyone fit one? Are they worth the cost for road use?

OK, I know what a quickshift on a bike does but that just allows clutchless changes on an already sequential gearbox - what does it do on a kit car? Does it make the box effectively sequential by letting you change up/down a gear without the clutch? Sorry if dumb question....

How do you make a small fortune in the car business? Start with a large fortune. Good luck to them but the upfront costs of development are huge if they want to do a decent job. I'd love to see TVR design back - they had some great looking cars.

Man, are you honest... there are people out there who drive without insurance, tax, MOT, while banned, drunk, high and you're not sure about driving 4 miles for a reason that any reasonable cop would understand even if they did pull you over? I just spent the weekend with an East-End cockney mate whose brother-in-law is a convicted armed robber and who drinks with the son of some nutter who was in cahoots with the Kray twins - the stories he tells me make driving offences laughable.

I've got the basic Sierra steering column from GBS but I need the shroud and stalks and I have a question or 2: Do the stalks connect onto the column or the shroud? Has anyone made their own shroud or bought one? I'm not a great fan of the basic Sierra one...

Would there be a problem buying from the US? Weird electrics/connections/voltages? Found this set which looks good: http://www.egauges.com/3-3-8-Speedo-Tach-2-1-16-Gauges-p/600-92216.htm

When I was at Stoneleigh, I remember walking past stalls with walls of different instruments - loads of them in all colours and styles. Now I come to buy mine and I can hardly find any. I know about GBS (Kit Spares) and I've looked at Demon Tweeks, ETB, Smiths and Speed Hut in the US but that's virtually it and they don't have huge choices of styles. Can anyone recommend somewhere with a decent range? I want dials, probably analogue but maybe digital (but not an all-in-one dash). Budget around £500 to include the senders.

Sierra rear hubs - pretty common, surely?

Probably a stupid question but will a torque wrench work on a left handed thread? Trying to tighten up the hub nut and need to decide whether to buy an adaptor for the socket so I can use my torque wrench on it or just get a breaker bar and tighten up as much as I can. Edit: just found an old thread that suggested a 6ft gorilla with a breaker bar . I'm 6' 2" and 18 stone - does that qualify?

Thanks all - decided on one of these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M6-Rivnut-insertion-setting-tool-rivet-nut-nutsert-threaded-gun-blind-rivet-new-/400968989313?hash=item5d5b9d3a81

Does anyone know if there is some sort of adaptor to allow a pop rivet tool to do rivnuts? The tools look so similar and I'd rather not have to buy a separate one, if possible.

Any reason why you shouldn't use a flat washer under a spring? Is 'snar' a typo? Did you mean 'snap' or something else?

OK, thank you all - very helpful :-)