So... lets have a link to the thread and let 'em 'ave it... I'm on there too just too lazy (or forgetful) to go and search for it when I'm actually in front of a PC.
Don't worry Daryl, I may be a Scot but I can at least bring myself to part with some two pence pieces! Especially if it'll save me cash on GRP repairs down the line. I'll consider it an investment... ha ha!
Yeah, you can blame/thank Martin for bringing me here, it's all his fault! I said on PH that it's a 1985 kit so I think that puts it in S3/S4 territory.
Hi folks - thanks for the welcome! Site looks great, can see it being very handy! Right, a little on the car. I've not picked it up yet as the owner is overseas until easter weekend, but I've been and seen it and poked around and agreed the deal. Plus, I've got a mate going halves so it's basically pennies spent so far.
The car has sat for three years and doesn't run. When it did run, according to the owner it blew out more oil than exhaust fumes. It does, however, come with an (allegedly) 18,000 mile replacement engine from an Aberdeen Airport staff car. So I'll get that swapped in for now. The owner also says the carb is suffering from water ingress which is the main reason it doesn't run. It has a few other bits that will need sorting, two flat tyres and the usual re-commissioning works required.
But on the plus side it has a hardtop, the bodywork looks reasonably straight (as straight as a black car viewed in the dark can look!) and looks reasonably tidily built. The plan will be to get it running / MoT'd again and go Autotesting, and treat it as a rolling project, i.e. dealing with any little foibles as we go. It's not a megabucks restoration, just a cheap motor for a couple of lads brought up on shopping trolley FWD cars to learn the joys of RWD Autotesting.
Welcome to the site, Roy. That sounds like an interesting car. Was the engine from a Sierra, do you know? What is its current status, roadworthy or a project? Any photos would be good because they usually prompt discussion.
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So... lets have a link to the thread and let 'em 'ave it... I'm on there too just too lazy (or forgetful) to go and search for it when I'm actually in front of a PC.
Don't worry Daryl, I may be a Scot but I can at least bring myself to part with some two pence pieces! Especially if it'll save me cash on GRP repairs down the line. I'll consider it an investment... ha ha!
Yeah, you can blame/thank Martin for bringing me here, it's all his fault! I said on PH that it's a 1985 kit so I think that puts it in S3/S4 territory.
Hi folks - thanks for the welcome! Site looks great, can see it being very handy! Right, a little on the car. I've not picked it up yet as the owner is overseas until easter weekend, but I've been and seen it and poked around and agreed the deal. Plus, I've got a mate going halves so it's basically pennies spent so far.
The car has sat for three years and doesn't run. When it did run, according to the owner it blew out more oil than exhaust fumes. It does, however, come with an (allegedly) 18,000 mile replacement engine from an Aberdeen Airport staff car. So I'll get that swapped in for now. The owner also says the carb is suffering from water ingress which is the main reason it doesn't run. It has a few other bits that will need sorting, two flat tyres and the usual re-commissioning works required.
But on the plus side it has a hardtop, the bodywork looks reasonably straight (as straight as a black car viewed in the dark can look!) and looks reasonably tidily built. The plan will be to get it running / MoT'd again and go Autotesting, and treat it as a rolling project, i.e. dealing with any little foibles as we go. It's not a megabucks restoration, just a cheap motor for a couple of lads brought up on shopping trolley FWD cars to learn the joys of RWD Autotesting.
Longer term, thinking maybe Zetec or Ford V6...
Welcome to the site, Roy. That sounds like an interesting car. Was the engine from a Sierra, do you know? What is its current status, roadworthy or a project? Any photos would be good because they usually prompt discussion.
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