Suitable donor car?

[G1McKenzie]

Hey guys, I'm soon to be starting a roadster build, probably next month. I've got the option to buy this as a donor car, is it suitable?

FORD SIERRA 1.8 LX SAPPHIRE
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...ire/1031738992

Thanks! Watch out for a new build thread shortly!

[SeriesLandy]

Looks ideal, should be a cvh from the year which is handy if you want to put a zetec in later

£500 I would guess is about right maybe a little high but I don't know the prices any more.

26k miles, more like 126k or 226k. Depends on the wear
I paid £300 for mine 5 years ago and was in fantastic nick for a 20 yr old car.

Hth, have you looked at the mk1 mx5 at all. More expensive but worth more in parts to sell on.

[G1McKenzie]

Thanks for the quick reply, the reason I was asking is because I've got the price of that car to £370. 126k miles, not 26k, but that was expected.

I'm going to be using the sierra as ill mainly be using the haynes manual to build, I am only 18 you know so it's not going to be one of these roadsters that really sets itself apart from the rest.

I live in aberdeen, Scotland, do you know if there is any meets nearby? I haven't looked into it mnuch to be honest. Ill be heading down past that car next week to go toa wedding which is why it caught my eye.

Thanks

[jason 82]

Skcc.co.uk this is the only one that I have heard about in Scotland, it's the Scottish kit car club. The Haynes roadster forum is full of cracking ideas, please take a look at the amendments section under the title of announcements. The sierra has a choice of 2 gearboxes, type 9 & the mt75. They require slightly different gearbox tunnels. There is a really good company called rally design, which does bell housing adapters, in case you would like to change your engine to a Zetec etc. there is also a chap on this forum called k4ev, this dude is a wizard for the fuel tanks. Welcome to the world of the haynes roadster build, don't forget to enjoy yourself !

[twinturbo]

There's a few parts I need for my sierra, so don't damage scrap anything too soon. You should be able to make a reasonable proportion of you investment back if your carefull and take your time Althought you will be using most of the realy valuable parts.
TT

[G1McKenzie]

This is a big ask here, but say I got the car for 350, and made everything possible myself (dad owns a car repair garage so I have all the tools) can someone estimate how much it would cost me in total if I get all my materials a little cheaper than the average on here? Much appreciated if someone can give me an estimate, thanks