My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

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My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 22 Aug 2013, 15:18

Hey Guys,

I would like to introduce myself and my Sierra. :)

First of all, i was born on 20.07.1994, my mother and my grandpa owned a Sierra already, my mother the LX 2.0 1988 5 doors Hatchback and my grandpa the 1991 Ford Sierra CLX 1.6 Sedan.

So, until i can think back, i loved this two cars. But we had to sell the Hatchback 1988 model, cause the tax was to high, while the Euro comes. So just the Sedan from my Grandpa was left. It stand already 10 years in our garage without starting. My mother thinked about to buy a 1999 Ford Mondeo, but my grandpa stopped her from buying this car, by gifting the Sierra to us. So we had a Sierra again.

It was daily used from this day, we just need to replace the manifold, exhaust and oil, so it became "Tüv" and was streetlegal again.

5 years later my grandpa died. 6 hours before he died, i brought him food, cause i took care of my grandpa :( he told me, all his things, will be mine, and he sayed, the car is now to your's and to your mother. I dont get it what he mean, a friend came to me, normal day.. Until we came in, and i saw my grandpa already dead lying on bed. It was one of the hardest days in my whole life.

2009, so 4 years later we bought a 1999 Ford Focus estate, silver, called "futura" class.
The Sierra was almost gone, skirts was already fixed one time, and the car was almost gone.. I thinked back, what my grandpa sayed, so my mother can't use it, so i've took it. it stand almost for 3 years on our property, (2009-2012). 2012 i started to rebuild the sierra, and it looked like this:
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Ugly. But i took care, cause i loved my grandpa, and that car is the best thing, he left to me. So i tryed polishing and fixing it, first results looked like that:
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And more attempts came:
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Until i was done:
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While i polished, i fixed the interrior, and it looked like that:
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And last but not least, i took care of the engine:
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Changed some parts like tires, wishbones, and small stuff. Now it got street legal again, (second time) and i got Tüv for it.

But aim waiting on my project Sierra, that i've bought for 115 Euro:
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So i hope, you like my Story about my Sierra :)
greetings from Germany!

Some Bonus of me and the Sierra when i was 3 Years old:

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Tarmo » 22 Aug 2013, 17:26

Great to hear about Sierra owners abroad

What are Your intentions with project Sierra, hope to read about that too.

You can see Estonian Sierras in this sub forum http://www.sierraclub.ee/foorum/viewforum.php?f=12" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope you enjoy looking and translating our forum ;)

All the best from Estonia.

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Six-Fo » 22 Aug 2013, 17:58

Nice Sierra, you took good care of that paint. Just make sure you wax it regularry and try to avoid sunlight, those old red paints tend to dull in sunlight :) .
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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 22 Aug 2013, 18:06

Yup, i noted it fast, that old ret paintings get dull fast in sun. :)

My Project Sierra will be rebuild, it got rusted skirts, engine isnt able to start (i think a fuse or the crash button in the back) and i will set it up as UK Sierra, orange indicators, black grille and red rear lights.

Polish plastic parts and painting is included again. :D

I will write a Story about that too when im almost done with the car.

It's hard to understand something here, but i try and if i dont know how i have to understand something, i can ask Ken Pallav (is in forum here too, he is a good friend of mine, caused of YouTube xD)

Thanks guys, this forum is awesome.

Greetings from Germany.

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Six-Fo » 22 Aug 2013, 18:13

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My sierra before polishing(just trying out without machine)


My sierra after proper polishing with machine and waxing
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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 22 Aug 2013, 18:20

Awesome work! my next step for my Sierra is, getting RS Snowflakes from Cosworth :D

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Tarmo » 22 Aug 2013, 19:30

You mean lattice wheels?

http://www.sierraclub.ee/foorum/viewtop ... &start=420" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here I'm building my winter Sierra skirts

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 22 Aug 2013, 19:39

http://goo.gl/P5HHck" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; These, so yes :D

Rust, enemy of any car, but i think you get it good managed. :) Will do this to on my Project Sierra. Also on my red Sierra, rust is coming back a bit.

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 23 Aug 2013, 14:20

Nah, im not that often in Hamburg, its around 50 Kilometers away, and Itzehoe got all we want :D. I think i was around 2-3 times there, and one time, to pick up our Ford Focus.

Can't help u so, to take screens, sorry :(

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Tarmo » 24 Aug 2013, 09:51

kaups kirjutas:Vestleks sellistel teemadel ikka PSis :roll:
ma oma arust saatsingi ps'i :lol:
I thought I send PM :lol:

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 08 Sept 2013, 18:21

New Sierra arrived me yesterday.

This car is awfull. If one word will describe this car: Crap.

Exhaust broke off, rubber from it is gone, fixed already :D.

watched for rust behind the ligths and so on, all is fine. so i will restore the skirts, fix the fuel pump, sharp the right frontwing to prepare a rusty point on it and its back on street again. i just need to find new seats. :)

Pics:

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AND the 1.6 falled while washing. I recycled it :D

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 09 Sept 2013, 00:50

Ass is done, and 1.6 CLX is gone. :D

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Tarmo » 09 Sept 2013, 07:18

looks nice

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Sebastian » 16 Dets 2013, 13:16

The dark red Sierra is gone now. It was way to shitty :(

BUT, i've got new Rims. ;)

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Re: My Sierra Story. 1991 CLX 1.6

Postitus Postitas Tarmo » 16 Dets 2013, 13:51

they look nice

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