WoW Ayjay

Thats some fantastic progress you,ve made , car is looking great :cool:

May I ask....are they the side repeaters or side reflectors fitted to your side panels ?
Reason I ask is come IVA time they may not be high enough for the rear vision check, I,ve heard that some cars have failed with them fitted to the side of the scuttle as the rear wings obscure the repeater , & yet some have passed :confused:

Looking great :cool:

cheers
andy

Nice ally work.

And good progress.

TT

Cheers guys.I've just been plugging away quietly in the background:)

I thought I'd stick those pics up to encourage others who may be flagging a little at the mo judging by the recent posts.
In other words--"If I can do it--- if you feel in a bit of a rut with your build then take heart"

The orange bits on the ali side panels are reflectors-- it seemed like a good idea the ind. repeaters will go on the side of the scuttle.
Its been a bit of a slog and sometimes its been one step forward and two steps back.ATM I cant get the brakes to bleed . i had a leaky master cyl. which filled the drivers side floor with fluid whie I was on holiday and stripped all my paint.:mad:
Then my battery leaked acid all over the scuttle and into the passenger footwell.:mad: The pic.shows no. 2 scuttle panel ready to re- fit all the electrics.

Anyway-- does anyone know if I can use any other ford m/cylinders to replace the sierra one without rerouting my pipes?

Looking good Ayjay, If we ever get any nice weather this year I should really get off my lazy ass and drive down to see your build. I had my Sierra master cylinder leak from the cap which also promptly ate all the paint off my pedal box & chassis rails :( I feel your pain!

bloody hell m8 ! that is some great progress !! sadly im in the rut dont seem to be able to get to mine hopefully i will make some progress in the next 4 weeks ( holiday ! and no im not a teacher !!! ) :D

looking very nice indeed
:eek:

Deezee let me know when your going over to Ayjays and I will try to come over, he makes a half decent coffee, Ayjay the offer of my master cylinder is still there for you to try I havnt had chance to look at your manifold yet but I will this week mate

Arfon

About to order my suspenders:eek:

From reading earlier posts I think I need

4x 14"-9.5"

2x 8" front 350lb

2x 9"rear 250lb

AmI correct?--I dont want to get it wrong.I am on haynes book chassis with 1.8cvh engine sierra front hubs and sierra rear with drums.

I spoke to Rally design and was told 140/095/ B12.

However they said it was either blue or yellow springs:mad: because of the relevant rating:confused:

I was hoping for 1st choice black 2nd choice red

Hope this doesn't open a can of worms

Very good progress Adrian, your car looks really good, congratulations (and I can see the flexi brake lines ;) )

Any thoughts please

Why not ring up Dampertech? That's what people used to do on here before Saturn started offering Protech shocks.

Protech will sell dampers directly too. Procomp (on LCB) also sell Protech dampers modified to their spec. Gaz will probably supply their dampers direct too as well as getting them from RD. Lots of options :)

Aaarrrggghhhhh
 

Having problems ATM with brakes .I need new seals for my MC which is the Sierra dual system 22mm with 3 pipes 90-91 (ish) .I cant find the right ones . does anyone know if any other models eg escort or capri will fit this MC. ---HELP :mad: its doing my head in:o :o

Can I take it thats a no then:(

Tried Big Red?

TT

also try crossreferencing varios models on brakesint

TT

Thanks for the help with the brakes--got a set of seals on the way from "Big Red"


Next problem---Started to tidy up the engine loom today --looks a lot better but engine wont start now:mad:

My ecu is 87BB-12A297EA which I think is ESC11. could anyone please identify the wires, for some reason its not in my manual.

Car was 1.8 cvh H reg (90-91?)

Thanks in advance

See what happens as soon as i turn my back on you, you go all tidy on me if it aint broken dont mend it,

Arfon

Got brakes
 

Got some new MC seals from Bigg Red
Also borrowed one of those contraptions that pressurise the system from tyre pressure.SORTED:D -----brakes rock hard.

Just need to sus out what I did to the ignition system to find out why it will no longer start:o

Nearly there.Two years ago this week the notion of building this sprang into my head. Started I think Nov 2010 Needs tarting up and making IVA friendly .Also dash needs finishing(Anyone got a suitable piece of perspex they feel the need to dispose of would be greatly appreciated.

Nearly there.Two years ago this week the notion of building this sprang into my head. Started I think Nov 2010 Needs tarting up and making IVA friendly .Also dash needs finishing(Anyone got a suitable piece of perspex they feel the need to dispose of would be greatly appreciated.

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Nearly there.Two years ago this week the notion of building this sprang into my head. Started I think Nov 2010 Needs tarting up and making IVA friendly .Also dash needs finishing(Anyone got a suitable piece of perspex they feel the need to dispose of would be greatly appreciated.

He Adrian, I've got a spare piece of perspex left over from when I put my sierra instrument cluster into the dash. I'll dig it out and make sure its not marked.

Congratulations Adrian. Your car looks very nice.
I really like the aluminium bodywork where it is possible :cool:, which comforts me in my idea to do the same on my car.
And only two years for this result I'm very impressed (and a bit jealous too :))
Very good job!

Its looking well tidy mate I will give you a bell during the week and pop up to catch- up

Arfon

GAFA tape bonnet fixings may fail the IVA ;)

Looking good, hope you get it on the road before the winter sets in :)

TT

Yep --Toying with the idea of vinyl wrap so holding back on the fixings ATM:cool:

Looking fine and dandy even with the gaffer tape:)

Bob

Forgot to mention how much engine noise is reduced with the bonnet on I didnt expect it to be so different:)

Looks bloody nice mate ;)

Anyone know the size of the circlip which retains the speedo cable on a T9 gearbox?

I put it away carefully as recommended in the book,in a little bag marked "SPEEDO CIRCLIP" -----Darned if I can find the bag:o

Just looked on fleabay £5.00=£2.00 pp --You're aving a larf. Wont buy one on principle

I'm thinking of buying a sporty steering wheel for my roadster off the bay
I'm using the original sierra column.Would any other makes of boss fit the sierra or are they all different?

Not a clue - although i'll appreciate it when someone who DOES know the answer comes along.

Just had to post to say that your car looks great in those pics. I'm just about to take the Sierra engine out so I can do a trial fit in my chassis - seeing pics like this keeps reminding me how good it's going to be when I get it finished!!

Thanks .I'm just tweakingATM(fiddling with unimportant bits) and considering how to get hold of 50 odd wife pounds for IVA .Probably next Spring now:(

I have a Momo Steering boss on mine, with a OMP wheel. Just need to make sure it has the little notch in it for the indicator cancelling. (unless you're not using the sierra indicators on the steering column)

Momo, OMP, Sparco, and a lot of others have the same bolt pattern. Some hubs even come with 2 different patterns and fit most of the wheels on the market. So choose your steering wheel first, and check the bolt pattern (which brand it is, or with the seller), but I'm 99% sure it will be this Momo/OMP pattern. Then you can find the hub. Rally Design has a full range of collapsible OMP hubs, most of them with the blinker return (check it, that can be important, I had one without it on my Renault 4, and it is very annoying!)
The only problem is if you choose a large "retro look" steering wheels: the central part is huge, and will not fit the sport's steering wheel hubs.
You can also post the link to the steering wheel you want to buy, and I'll check, if i can, which hub will fit.
Hope this will help :)

In regard to the circlip just buy a multi pack from b&q and there should be one in there that fits,should only cost couple of quid.
Most aftermarket companies do a steering wheel boss still to fit the sierra.Usually a few on what.

Should say Ebay not what! Bloody phone.

Thanks for the help all.

I'm also wondering if bosses for other makes of vehicle will fit my shaft.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUICK-RELE...item2ebc6c37a6

I was looking at these but not sure how they get on with the iva/sva thing. Adds a bit more security and helps to squeeze in and out.:o

Bob

You might have a chance with other Ford models, but normally, steering wheel hubs are sold according to an application list where you have almost 1 part number per car model. I think the best thing to do is buying the hub for Ford Sierra, and no other, so you are sure it will fit.