belgian2b
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 06:45 PM |
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where are the Sierra's ??
Hello,
two weeks now that i am looking for Sierra donor with 2.0 ohc EFI engine and no way 
i have been looking on the net, phoning scrapyards, ford dealers etc and i always get the same answer : we do not have Sierra part anymore!
i found two in Germany, but they are 400 to 500 km from me !!
is the situation the same in UK ?
Where are all those Sierra gone ??????
Gerardo
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:01 PM |
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Scrap prices peaked at £210 for a Sierra sized car over here, so all the old cars stuck in the corner of the scrapyards that had been there for years
got hauled out and cubed. There is very old little stuff in the scrappies these days.
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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myke pocock
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:16 PM |
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There are a few on ebay, mostly Cosworths (or what perport to be Cosworths!!!!) but its a long way for you to travel. Why not go for a different
donor, one that is easier to source. I cannot advise on that as mine was a Mk1 Escort but I think the MX5 has been used amongst others.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:17 PM |
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have a look for granada/scorpio's too (the 1985 - 94 models) I'm using one for my dax
90% of the mechanical bits are the same as the higher spec sierra's and its easy to allow for the differences in teh otehr bits 
a few on ebay in the uk:
link
[Edited on 16/9/2011 by mcerd1]
[Edited on 16/9/2011 by mcerd1]
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big_wasa
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:24 PM |
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Scrapage scheme and the price of scrap and banger racing just about finished them of in one go.
Ive had twelve. I used to pay around fifty quid, I havnt seen one in my locall scrapie for around 18 months or more.
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:36 PM |
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Extreme rarity for me to see a Sierra around here (SW, UK), the Cavalier has sadly gone too it seems.
I'm 'driving' a MK1 Mundaneo around, I see a few of those in circulation but sadly dwindling. Even the older Vectra has bitten the
rust.
I blame the scrappage scheme, the road tax regime and the cost of fixing the things when bits (even consumables) expire. The 'must have new,
must have now, must be better' brigade aren't helping. I am guilty of scrapping a perfectly good Volvo 940 simply because of fuel poverty,
but then I see a lot more 2011 Range Rovers out there now, some folks have money to burn.
If it was me, I'd think of another donor source. Plenty of rusty MX5 (Miata for our colonials) things around, or outdated (cheap)
BMW's!
...or there's the Suzuki, Yahama, Honda, Kawasaki alternative :-)
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ashg
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 07:50 PM |
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dont worry too much the amount of bmw's i see on the m25 every day there will be no shortage of donors in the future
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 08:24 PM |
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How many Sierra's left, not many is the answer
http://howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=ford%20sierra&p=0
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 08:30 PM |
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Can do diffs with shafts and a set of uprights
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UncleFista
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 09:22 PM |
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They're all here...
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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bi22le
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| posted on 16/9/11 at 09:33 PM |
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I almost drove past there last week!!
How the hell did you find that place?
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 07:10 AM |
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there are no xr 4x4 left on the road 
and 3 of the 79 odd sierras are in my town
Build Blog
Build Photo Album
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big_wasa
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 07:41 AM |
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That how many are left site is crap.
There is reported to be another 53 here but some ive seen are actually cortina's
link
[Edited on 17/9/11 by big_wasa]
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BazzaMonty
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 07:53 AM |
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I have a 1.8 cvh sierra estate with 90k on it tucked away in my dads garage if anyone is interested.
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 08:14 AM |
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trying to find a 2L petrol sierra in Belgium is a no go, belgium is dieselcountry remember. Best bet is to search in holland.
here's a few:
sierra
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[Edited on 17/9/11 by Werner Van Loock]
http://www.clubstylus.be
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 09:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
there are no xr 4x4 left on the road
and 3 of the 79 odd sierras are in my town
That's not true. I've got three around here I see regularly. Taxed and on the road. One is a Janspeed Turbo, original.
Cheers,
Nev.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 10:11 AM |
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why are you so keen for a 2.0l petrol efi?
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belgian2b
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 10:14 AM |
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Hello,
Thanks for your help.
I was in Bradford last week
But i have send some mails to dutch owners.
Gerardo
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coozer
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 10:37 AM |
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Theres a few still driving round here, they look seriously old skool these days.
Problem round here is banger racing, the shell off my donor was snapped up by one of the guys who reckoned he got through 3 a season, multiply that by
X (number of competitors) and you see what happens....
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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lotusmadandy
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| posted on 17/9/11 at 12:40 PM |
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There is a k-plate saphire at the industrial est near me.
The body is mint but every window is smashed,the guy that
owns it seems to be hanging on to it.
Quality avatar there Steve
Andy
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vanepico
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| posted on 20/9/11 at 11:08 AM |
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i was hhoping to get a sierra 1.3 to take advantage of the £130 road tax, there isn't even a category on that site so there are obviously none
left
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mcerd1
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| posted on 20/9/11 at 11:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vanepico
i was hhoping to get a sierra 1.3 to take advantage of the £130 road tax, there isn't even a category on that site so there are obviously none
left
why would the sierra need to be a 1.3 ?
you could just fit any small engine like the 1.4 zetec SE (the all aloy one from the fiesta/focus) or even go to the dark side and fit a bike
engine...
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 20/9/11 at 01:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
there are no xr 4x4 left on the road
and 3 of the 79 odd sierras are in my town
To be fair I'm suprised how many are left when you look through that list,there must be afew thousand still taxed in 2011,including afew
xr4x4ghia's! it must be months since I've seen any bar the cossie's on the road!
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vanepico
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| posted on 20/9/11 at 02:58 PM |
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cause i want it all from the same donor car, and the price, i'd like to know where you could get a 1.3 bike for a couple hundred quid
[Edited on 20/9/11 by vanepico]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 20/9/11 at 03:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vanepico
cause i want it all from the same donor car, and the price, i'd like to know where you could get a 1.3 bike for a couple hundred quid
they hardly made any 1.3 sierra's in the first place so your looking for a rare beast, almost as rare as the 2.3D...
(I think they made 1.3 pinto versions in germany, but again in limited numbers)
so your probably best looking for a pinto or CVH engined sierra (1.6 / 1.8 / 2.0) that way you'll get a type 9 box - to which you can easily fit
a 1.3 or even 1.1 x-flow engine which shouldn't cost much (I think thats what a uk 1.3 sierra had anyway)
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