sierra gt

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:14 am

as i am always doing something with my daily drive car i thort i would start a project thread about it and were better to start than changining the engine:biggrinjester:

after braking my engine i had to go to my mates house to help him strip his sierra estate so i could have the engine out of it for mine.
so after sorting pablos car out drove to swindon to get the engine

this is one way of getting a engine out.

i am not really bothered that i have to change the engine as i needed to get a clutch fitted because it was slipping and was quoted about

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:52 am

Great work guys. Looks like you were lucky with the weather. I bet your neighbours love you lol.

Eddy

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:33 pm

Between the 3 members of team TNT we have had 7 cars all with this make of engine.

Wayne.........1 car...1 engine
Pablo...........3 cars..3 engines

see where this is going:)

Bart............3 cars...7 engines:driving::ack2:

Post by **Stuart** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:53 pm

No wonder you guys are a bit good at engine swaps then

Nice work and amusing photos/updates as always.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 7:31 pm

more progress today its all back together now now but for some reason it wont fire up i have a few ideas what it could be so its another trip over to pauls in the morning to get it started.

manifold back on

fans and water pipes all on

fitted my magnicor leads and FSE power boost valve which ave been sitting around for a while to go on the car

engine back together

took exhaust apart and refitted it back on car bit by bit as it was blowing at 2 joints

loads water to refill the car

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:13 pm

Excellent reading as always, nice to see a bit of proper DIY effort being put in.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:36 pm

rob everynow and again i have a sensible moment but not many:D

yay its up and running the bitch is back wahoo
found the problem out that the rota arm cap was cracked and arking across
so replaced that one with the one from my old engine and started up

drove it home and its bit hard to get used to a new clutch i have to press
pedal right to the floor, but car feels really responsive now with the PBV on.

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:03 pm

as im going to be fitting the GT with a cosworth bonnet thort i would get myself a proper cosworth front grill got this off ebay for

Bart · Post by **Bart** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:07 pm

ffice:office" /><O:p>after months of continues failings of the rear rearings on my car i have pointed the problem to that the diff is nakered.<O:p></O:p>
i have been putting the job of replacing the rear end off for a while because of getting race car all sorted and yestarday on way to work the nearside rear bearings gave up compleatly.<O:p></O:p>
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started painting rear axle to be fitted on my car, im doing the same job that i did on the race car but as i need car everyday im hoping to have it all done over 2 days, tall order. be starting replacement next tuesday.<O:p></O:p>

painted

antiroll bar brackets

anitroll bar

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russ979 · Post by **russ979** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:43 pm

What a difference a good coat of paint makes!:thumbs: