'89 Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth

[BarryPort]

Did you see the transit he done?

I did yeah it’s won a few awards hasnt it.

He showed me the e46 M3 he converted to RB. It took a while to process what went into that. Apparently the fastidious guy doing the engineers report took a hard on.

 

[Smurf.]

I did yeah it’s won a few awards hasnt it.

He showed me the e46 M3 he converted to RB. It took a while to process what went into that. Apparently the fastidious guy doing the engineers report took a hard on.

Rbm3 is a bit special lol. Yeah transit has won loads its stunning.

 

[AidanMcG]

I did yeah it’s won a few awards hasnt it.

He showed me the e46 M3 he converted to RB. It took a while to process what went into that. Apparently the fastidious guy doing the engineers report took a hard on.

I thought I recognised that in the background. It is/was owned by Mark Rankin?

 

[RevT]

I thought I recognised that in the background. It is/was owned by Mark Rankin?

That’s the same one yep, Ali built his car to begin with.

 

[BarryPort]

And so it begins

Hands down my favourite thread of 2022 already

 

[Woodcutter]

Happy days.

Is the engine salvageable?

Looking forward fo seeing the progress updates, hope to see it back on the road for summer!

 

[BarryPort]

Happy days.

Is the engine salvageable?

Looking forward fo seeing the progress updates, hope to see it back on the road for summer!

More than likely. You’ve no idea how relieved I am mate.

 

[DaddyCC]

Jeez, even standard Ford rust eating away seats now...

 

[KevM]

Aww I'm happy to see this. Good stuff

 

[NickR]

Glad to see this is being saved. Was one of the highlights of my wedding day arriving in this

 

[Mel]

And so it begins

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Hands down my favourite thread of 2022 already

I was almost frightened to open this thread, such a relief to see it's being saved

 

[southsky sunrise]

She’s no 16i Giha Orion but she’ll do

 

[DMCG]

And so it begins

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Hands down my favourite thread of 2022 already

Looking forward to seeing this being restored to its former glory.

I'm a close friend of Alis and you've picked the best man for the Job knowing these cars inside out. He built my sierra from the ground up basically and his attention to detail is something else

Best of luck with the build barry

 

[BarryPort]

Blasted & epoxy primed before welding repairs

 

[svensktoppen]

Doesn't look too bad there, considering

 

[NickR]

How is this coming along Barry?

 

[BarryPort]

How is this coming along Barry?

Hey Nick, Ali has all the welding repairs done. Next step is to paint the underside & bay, then start rebuilding with shiny new stuff.
I’ve 60+ photos of the fabrication which would be a bit heavy to post, will post a few tonight.

 

[NickR]

Excellent! I'm glad you're saving it.

 

[BarryPort]

 

[svensktoppen]

That's a fair bit of work already! One more saved for another generation

 

[Nickyyy]

Were all those holes created by the fire or were there before? If so least it will be sorted now forever hopefully!

 

[Woodcutter]

Love seeing rust getting cut out and new metal set in. Super work.

I can just imagine the hours put into this already, but worth every one of them.

 

[DJMCA]

This will be awesome when finished

 

[VinR]

I’ve 60+ photos of the fabrication which would be a bit heavy to post, will post a few tonight.

The more pics the better, I love a build like this.

 

[southsky sunrise]

Something oddly satisfying about that now to find a Vauxhall version of your man for my rally shell