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Aug 30, 2008 18:46:49 GMT
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Did they ever do a 2-door wagon? If not, someone should make one! Not that I aware of - I have been thinking about doing a 3dr wagon for a while  It needs to use the doors from a 3Dr but I haven't worked out how to get the rear side widows to look right as a 1 piece. They could be done as a 2 piece using the glass from the rear doors, I haven't done any measurments to work out if the glass needs to be cut down though. A scrap dealer/banger racer mate of mine reconed he weighed in a 2 door sierra mk1 estate a few years ago. I told him they were never made and he said it must have been a weird prototype or something. I never saw it so he may have been talking bull. When he said "it was absolutely mint" it kinda points towards the talking flannel theory. the following week he said he weighed in a 4 door Avenger Tiger that was "absolutley mint" too. Truth or curse word, we'l never know. |
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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stealthstylz
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Sierra Estatesstealthstylz
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Aug 30, 2008 19:42:18 GMT
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I spotted a boggo 1.6 mk1 estate the other day, must be rare as hell now. My boss had a 4x4 estate a few years ago that we boshed a cossie, full RS kit etc etc.
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Aug 30, 2008 22:50:23 GMT
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despite not really being a sierra fan I feel strangely drawn to those mk1's  I can quite easily visualise one in black with heavy slammage. Think my dads mate has one sat in his back field as well  |
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IDY
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A scrap dealer/banger racer mate of mine reconed he weighed in a 2 door sierra mk1 estate a few years ago. I told him they were never made and he said it must have been a weird prototype or something. I never saw it so he may have been talking bull. When he said "it was absolutely mint" it kinda points towards the talking flannel theory. I have never heard even a rumour of anything like that so I would recon on it being a homebrew if your mate really did scrap one. Someone did set up converting Sapphires to 2 doors, don't know how many got converted or if any survive. |
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I will get round to finishing it at some point
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Aug 31, 2008 12:34:04 GMT
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Aug 31, 2008 12:45:54 GMT
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I used to have a 1.8 Estate. Went sideways without asking and in almost a year all I had to change was the fan switch. Also once managed to get 8 other people in (on private land of course) and I think they are cool, especially in Ghia spec with the roof rails
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MattW
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Aug 31, 2008 16:37:06 GMT
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A scrap dealer/banger racer mate of mine reconed he weighed in a 2 door sierra mk1 estate a few years ago. I told him they were never made and he said it must have been a weird prototype or something. I never saw it so he may have been talking bull. When he said "it was absolutely mint" it kinda points towards the talking flannel theory. the following week he said he weighed in a 4 door Avenger Tiger that was "absolutley mint" too. Truth or curse word, we'l never know. Why the hell do people scrap cars that are perfectly useable. Some people need to have their heads checked, imo.  |
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Aug 31, 2008 18:08:30 GMT
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Going by the colour, alloys and the discription I think that is a Chasseur, my father had one for years. It got scrapped after a back street garage bodged an engine job and it never ran right afterwards. I would have saved it as the shell was still very good but he only told me he was scrapping it after it had been crushed  |
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I will get round to finishing it at some point
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Aug 31, 2008 20:46:24 GMT
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There was a fantastic one that went to crail about 5 years ago, white, grey bumpers, roof bars, cossie lattice alloys, and a cossie in it, such a sleeper and fast as hell, drifted it and dounut'ed about the oval like it was nobody buisness. Such a sleeper, i'm sure it had a towbar too.
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Aug 31, 2008 21:14:55 GMT
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A scrap dealer/banger racer mate of mine reconed he weighed in a 2 door sierra mk1 estate a few years ago. I told him they were never made and he said it must have been a weird prototype or something. I never saw it so he may have been talking bull. When he said "it was absolutely mint" it kinda points towards the talking flannel theory. the following week he said he weighed in a 4 door Avenger Tiger that was "absolutley mint" too. Truth or curse word, we'l never know. Why the hell do people scrap cars that are perfectly useable. Some people need to have their heads checked, imo. Thinking about it it really does sould like rubbish, especially considering the curse word he "saved" and then flogged me. Mint Sierras and Avengers would be punted on at a huge profit I would have thought. |
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Aug 31, 2008 21:21:37 GMT
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mk2's don't have the style the mk1 had, got to watered down i think personally even though they were mechanicly much improved. cant get much more 80's than an XR4i, i'd love to build an estate version with the red piping, a mad rear spoiler and etched side windows etc.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Aug 31, 2008 21:22:48 GMT
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I like that! Looks like a good car in good order. Of course, I don't like sierras...... |
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Aug 31, 2008 21:52:34 GMT
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It does look neat, neater than my Sapph Chasseur, People tend to not like the 1.8CVH but if its a good un and you want a great daily with RWD and cruisability win... go for it. Looks like a great deal, on reason I sold my sapph as not a lot of hauling space, hot with an estate. loadsa space! Other reason was it felt boring compared to my midengined 120bhp blaster!
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Sierra EstatesRobinxr4i
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Aug 31, 2008 22:16:27 GMT
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I do like the sierra estate, they didn't lose the jelly mould shape at all. Quite often estates end up looking a bit of an afterthought, but IMO it really suit the car.
YB powered estate FTW ;D
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Sept 1, 2008 18:28:54 GMT
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Many 1800CVHs don't get much past 100k before they hit trouble, my mates got one though and his is on 150k, still sweet as a nut and has never let him down. The secret is regular oil changes with good quality oil, these engines really like to sludge up!
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Sept 1, 2008 20:00:11 GMT
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my old one    Recently bought a mk1 estate will take some pics soon and show them in a new topic |
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decisions decisions ....
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I can quite easily visualise one in black with heavy slammage. Think my dads mate has one sat in his back field as well 
