Colesy21
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 08:47 AM |
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Sierra XR4
Simpple question - Are these suitable for as a donor car?
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mcerd1
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 09:00 AM |
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yes, they are just sierra's 
how suitable its parts are for your build will depend on what your building (and what version or the XR4 it is)
[Edited on 25/3/10 by mcerd1]
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graememk
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 09:24 AM |
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its what i used, if its a 4x4 the front uprights wont be any good to you though.
should have a lsd if its a xr4 too
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mookaloid
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 09:54 AM |
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it depends what you are building really and which XR4 you are talking about
The XR4i is not a bad donor - it has larger front disks than normal and massive 10" drums at the rear. The 10" drums wont work with MK
indy uprights for instance because the handbrake cable won't fit.
The engine is obviously the V6 but if you don't want to use that then you can fit a different bellhousing on the very good closer ratio type 9
gearbox.
The front uprights are fine.
If it is the XR4x4 then it will have discs all round, a LSD at the rear but the front uprights are no good and you'll need a different gearbox
(unless you are building a 4x4 car)
Cheers
Mark
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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bj928
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 04:32 PM |
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is it an early v6 xr4 or the later 2.0 4 cylinder twin cam xr4 that are very rare, and before anyone says they didn't make a 2.0 model, they did
as one of the very late sierras, same as they made a 2.0, GT, xr4x4 and xr4, all basicly just a badged up sierra with different colour seat and the
badge on the outside.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 04:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bj928
all basicly just a badged up sierra with different colour seat and the badge on the outside.
...just using up all the leftover bits in the factory
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bj928
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 05:39 PM |
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normal ford, parts bin special!!!!
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 05:45 PM |
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xr4's are fine, 4x4 are a pain and lots of bits aren't useable.
are you following them on ebay the same as me?
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Liam
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| posted on 25/3/10 at 07:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by skinned knuckles
xr4's are fine, 4x4 are a pain and lots of bits aren't useable.
are you following them on ebay the same as me?
Though many people think a 4x4 is a good donor choice to get the disc brake rear end and LSD. Only need to source a pair of 2WD uprights after that.
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Colesy21
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| posted on 26/3/10 at 08:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by skinned knuckles
xr4's are fine, 4x4 are a pain and lots of bits aren't useable.
are you following them on ebay the same as me?
I've just been looking around ebay and there always seem to be loads of xr4's available.
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escary
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 07:16 PM |
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xr4i
if you use an xr4i i think that the gearbox 1st motion shaft only suits the v6, i'm certain that the shaft is longer than the
'standard' type 9 most car engined locosts use.
comments please maybe i;m wrong.
only an issue if you don't use the v6
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mcerd1
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| posted on 26/4/10 at 11:38 PM |
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^^ but thats easy sorted with a bellhousing and a spacer 
or even easier - swap the box for a short one (there is normaly some one around who wants a long one)
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escary
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 05:37 PM |
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fair point but not using either enginbe or gearbox wouldn't a normal sierra be a better donor?
just a thought all IMHO
regards to all
Ewan
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mcerd1
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| posted on 28/4/10 at 07:29 PM |
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I hate to say it (as I love my pinto) but even without a suitable engine/box its still an ideal donor for a bike engined car 
or if you really can't find a sierra donor - what about a getting a granada like I did
[Edited on 28/4/10 by mcerd1]
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