Modernized "Ford Sierra Cosworth" with a 2.3L Ford Ecoboost Crate Motor
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I wish that I could walk into a dealership and buy this today. Beautiful build!
Yeah me too
Price tag would be .... how much 😮 . The lucky ones were the people when it first came out
No you don't. 😂😂 it was pure junk!! I
Sadly Ford no longer make cars people want to buy.
today's version would be 600kg heavier, 1 meter longer and it would be 4 door suv.
The blend of Euro and US aesthetics is truly one for the books. The craftsmanship is evident, and the passion behind this build is undeniable. It's hard to see a classic Cosworth touched upon, but this right here is a masterpiece.
I'm European and my uncle had a Sierra Cosworth moonstone blue, back in the old days he crush it really badly he manage to escape with few bruises but the car end up to the point it could not be saved, so anyway when i saw this poping on the youtube i instantly click to see it because before the accident uncle going to work in nearest town about 45 miles was taking me to school and that Sierra Cosworth was a blast.. this is just a cooler thing on every aspect taken to next level, very cool resto.. !
This thing looks great!
But this is a Merker not a Cosworth. Aloud be mental to do this to a Sierra Cosworth.
I’m a UK guy that’s loved these since the 80’s. You guys have done a ridiculously good number on this! Attention to detail is incredible. Well done, now go enjoy the fruits of your hard work. ❤
Yeah I agree. Good luck finding one over here for a £1000 too 😂
This is one of, if not, the best looking cosworth I've seen, I love the colour, the body kit, the wheels the whole car is amazing.
This isn’t a cosworth
@@craigconey9971 sorry xr4ti. Wouldn't want to be wrong for you.
@@craigconey9971well the car itself says RS4ti, but the argument stands. It's an xr4ti built to look like this. Either way it's a nice car. Call it what you want.
@@s2e130 well it sure isn’t a 500 cosworth that’s for sure
@@craigconey9971 your right there 😅🤣 it's no rs500.
I love the sapphire rear lights, the Sn95 style rear bumper, the RS500-homage bonnet vents..
The Euro/US blend is really awesome. Respect from the U.K on this one.
Got to agree with you! Love it
Noticed them sapphire rears straight away but can't believe how good they look what a build amazing fit and finish. I'll have a right hand drive with RS-500evo badges plz 😅 👍🇬🇧
The dark sapphire lights are very cool, have the same one.
They won’t be Sapphire lights, they don’t fit. Well they do but the lenses sit at a funny angle if you fit them to a hatchback (Cosworth or not) I have both mk1 & mk2 3-doors and know what’s what. The lights this bloke will have used is just standard mk2 Sierra 5-door hatchback lights, you know G’dads 1.8 lx.
Anyway, awesome build 👌🏻
@@jeffheineken6709 They could actually be the same part# knowing ford😂
I see what you mean, but the rear lights between all these models look almost identical..
.. Then when you add in Ford of South Africa's version of the 3 Door Sierra, which came with MK2 Saff lights all round, front and rear.. it becomes harder to tell what-fits-what or where the parts actually came from.
"Motor Addicts - Crazy LS400 Powered MK2 Sierra" Is a cool yt vid on an S.A spec car for anyone interested
Yes... I love this thing to bits. Sierra Cosworth is an absolute legend
Makes me miss my first set of wheels I ever had
Merkur x4ti*
the xr4ti is a sierra cosworth...@@twfgaming3391
you cannot compare a cossie with this . This is just mixed up version of it. It has the looks but no soul of a cossie
@@twfgaming3391 *Ford Sierra. I'm European. We never had Merkur here and the car was originally developed here.
That's bonkers 😲 It looks so well put together and designed
Its the best car of the show, Take note Adam
Was just gonna tag you in this 😂😂😂 It's absolutely beautiful ay.
Stunning! As an Ex-Brit living in the USA this makes me so happy seeing the Sierra getting love!
Larrys got an eye for unique builds, I saw him walk past that Ford in one of the other videos on YT and was hoping he would make a feature of this car and he did not disappoint..
im tearing up bc I love this car so much. Perfect colors. Perfect microscopic detailing.
Would love to see a performance test episode with this car. 0 - 100, 1/4 time, 100-200, dyno session, etc.
Modifying the rear side windows to use the UK spec glass is such a great detail, as well. So much better than the OEM XR4Ti. I love this thing.
The reason for the 2 piece glass in the US market was because the single glass did not meet the requirements for rollover protection. I owned many of these back in the day.
In Argentina we had the Sierra XR4 coupe with the split rear window like the Merkur, but with the rear spoiler like the cossie. And with the 2.0 carbureted lima engine. it was very popular with the touring car racing against Renault Fuegos, Peugeout 505, VW Fox. even now is still sought after for rally and drifting because its rwd
The Sierra XR4i came out about 3 years before the Sierra Cosworth, they thought it would be good styling & make the car look different on the performance model, Cosworth then used the base model 3dr shells with the one piece window, hence why cossies have those windows
@@bassntruckWe had that with the non Cossie Sierra 3 door. Split rear quarter glass. But the Cossie had the single piece .
@@Sharpey187, my Dad owned an 86 XR4i... Awesome car to drive and looked way different to anything else on the UK market at the time... Oh and not forgetting, it was a superior handling car compared to any offering from the German brands...
Back in the early 2000s I owned two sapphire cossies and an escort cossie. You absolutely did such a great job I’d never expect anything like this to come out of America
my father used to pick up my mother from work in this car. 30 years later, my father and mother still to this day tells me stories about their Sierra. I've always wanted to build one these just so i could see them smile and happy.
You sound like a wonderful child.
How old was the car when your dad sold it? That guy has had it since it was 16 years old, 30 years+ ago,
The interior of that car may be my favorite. I love the colors, the details.... it all came together so well
I grew up with these in Ireland and did 2 projects in College on Cossies. The South African market 3 door Sierras had the Mustang 5.0 V8 of which I was always jealous. The original engine in the Sierra RS had a second set of injectors so the cars with head studs and minor mods could make 500 hp reliably.
I suppose the 2.3 in reminiscent of the XR4ti but the 2.0 from the Sierra RS Cosworth was a superior engine, bred for racing.
I think the 3.5 ecoboost would have been a stunning unit to drop in here. If the 5.0 V8 fit I bet the V6 could with mods.
That front bumper though, got to go. Original RS500 with the ducted brake cooling vents where the fog lamps would sit.
I see you added the last generation tail lamps too from the later gen Sierras. Nice. The only 3 door Cossie (clone) with AC too.
Congratulations on it. I’d buy it in FL
- How did you guys do the 3/4 rear window conversion?
Im not sure about the US cars but the 2 door shell without the 2 part rear window wa only available as 1.3L Sierra and the 3 door cosworth . I think the SA cars and US cars were all the same as the UK XR4i cars so they either cut the metal out or they got a three door shell from Europe. And no, the Cosworth engine was not designed to go racing. The 2.0 Cosworth engine only special because of the head and turbo. The rest is just a plain Ford 2 litre Pinto which was available in the Cortina and Granada. That is not to say that it didnt do well when it was sent racing though.
Yeah you’re right about the pinto block. When the Sierra sales were in the doldrums, Ford sent that block to Cosworth. The engine was built from day one with a minimum target of 500 bhp with 8 injectors and a garret Turbo.
The road going cars would all retain the the 8 fuel injectors but only 4 were active:
An Intercooler was also added to drop inlet temperatures. That pinto block was a beast, but no Ford head could be mated to make the power for the World touring Cars, to beat the Nissan Skyline, the BMW M3 and the Mercedes 2.3-16 Cosworth.. Cosworth built that head specifically with the pinto block as it’s foundation. Amazing really.
As for the rear 3/4 windows, all 3 door Sierras had the one piece, except the XR4i, and that was adopted on the XR4ti when Ford tried to make the Sierra a world car. The US DOT rules, mandated the US style bumpers, the rear fog lights deleted, the headlights and front foglights changed.
The 2.3 liter in this car is the XR4ti block that came from the 4 cylinder Mustang. I never liked that engine but it could meet US emissions, and it fit mod free, so the XR4ti got that 170+hp, which was better than the Cologne 2.8 V6 in the XR4i.
Unfortunately in a culture where V8’s were the norm, and 6 cylinder engines were considered basic, the XR4ti was always doomed to me with a 4 cylinder engine.
Even Sierra Cosworths sounded like diesel fiestas at idle.
All of this makes me think that 3.5 twin turbo ecoboost would be a perfect engine for this project car.
The 3.5 ecoboost engine is really heavy and sits up high the 2.3 ecoboost is a good swap to replace the 2.0 it has more torque and they have forged internals from the factory the only weak point of the engine is the turbo and engine block other than that put some performance spark plugs in it, a better head gasket, aftermarket intercooler and e85 you have 360-400whp and 400+ wtq.
The best car at the show.
This cossie restomod is insanely cool would love too see one with a 5.0 coyote in it
There is like millon of those at least this one is more original
This fits more with the original car which had a 2.3 turbo Lima
Nah yall don’t know , BARA IS KING
I do remember back in the day people replacing the stock Merkur motors with motors from the 5.0 fox body Mustang GTs
Yeah but V8 swaps aren’t unique anymore.
I had an 89' XR4TI and imported the RS500 body parts for it so this car bring me back. Very well done guys!
Just saw this on your instagram, im so glad someone did something with this chassis, you never see them out here in the states. absoultly awesome
Distressingly beautiful build. The mixology of modern & vintage, US & EURO hits the spot - you guys have got those telling details just right. Absolutely stunning. 🏁🤩
So glad this was shared Day 1 on Instagram, but my sentiment remains the same: They did the platform such JUSTICE! It's even running and driving! WHAT! Please let this be a top contender for Best of Show! True showing of their quality of work. Literal perfection!
This is by far the best looking Cossie I've ever seen. Outstanding job!
It's not a cossie... its a xr4ti
I know
This car is flawless, he's done such a good job inside and out.......... going with the UK spec rear windows sets it off too!!
Love the colour choices and the interior looks OEM plus.
I don't know anything about these cars but I gotta say that's a very impressive build. They nailed the look, colour and wheel fitment. The body kit is absolutely spot on. The attention to detail here is next level. The 80s modern feel they were looking for is perfect. I wouldn't consider many cars that aren't Nissan badged as I'm a lifelong Skyline guy but I'm truly impressed with this car.
You should look up RS500
Got to see this in person and it was by and far one of the best builds at the show.
Always loved the XR4ti styling. That rendition looks amazing. Amazing work done by these guys.
What an incredibly impeccable build! I love the “OE+” modern vibe they went for, it’s tasteful, but not wild. Absolute home run on this build! Especially the interior, they killed it with that Recaro theme! I’ve never seen a build where they matched the entire car w the seats like they did, it flows from the seats, the door cards, & into the rear perfectly! Again, very tasteful, but not over the top or to wild. Proper build! 🔥💯
This car caught my eye in the SEMA footage I've seen. I love it so much! Thanks forgiving us this in-depth look Larry 🙏
This is an awesome build!! Would like to see more from them. Maybe a 190E? 944? X-1/9? Love the idea of a modernized 80’s car.
That's a beautiful car and a fabulous build throughout, loving those yellow old school lights too
But special mention to them Recaro seats and what they've been covered in, only a true Ford guy would do that they're amazing
How these older cars have soul and the new ones are just all digital dash and screens and wireless chargers everywhere. Makes me sick that one day these old cars will be gone and forgotten. Thanks for sharing this with us.
The XR4Ti was such a cool car! I got the chance to drive a couple when I was much younger. I wish I had bought one when I had a chance. My first car was a Merkur Scorpio, which wasn’t nearly as cool. At one point, my dad owned over half the registered Merkurs in the entire state of Missouri 😂
That’s so cool to hear, in the uk the ford scorpio also got the cosworth engine aswel.
We might have owned some of the same cars at some point. I owned the largest collection that I knew of in KS back in the day.
@@bassntruck are you left with any of the cars now???
@@robocop3961No, I sold my last one about 8 years ago. And then the massive lot of parts shortly after.
@@bassntruck damn they are worth loads now but at least you owned them cars 👍🏻😁 not a lot of people have!!!
I graduated HS in 87' and I so wanted an XR4Ti. This is amazing
I absolutely love this my friend had a moonstone blue cosworth 1985. Loved it . This is a dream . Big love from the UK 🇬🇧
I’ve always thought a Merkur would be a really cool hot-rod and you guys proved it!
This is well done and top notch. I wish Ford made them like that today. I might be tempted to buy one. If I could get it in AWD, it would be even better.
You could and can - ford sierra sapphire cosworth 4x4
"Oh I knew this car since highschool"...
We didn't have cars until college and most of us had Vauxhall Nova's or Mini's. How the ever loving did this friend get his hands on this piece of euro spec fastness.
So well thought out, designed and finished. The interior is stunning.
Had a merkur xr4ti. That thing was a nightmare but i sunk a butt ton of money into it for a 17 year old just to have it keep blowing headgaskets during break in of the engine.. after the third time I had to throw in the towel and admit defeat. Wish I would have kept the dam thing..
When the 4 cylinder EcoBoost came out my first thought was man thatd be cool In a Merkur xr4ti.. and when I heard JH custom I immediately thought of JH Launier in Osoyoos British Columbia which is where I last had my Merkur. BUT your in Ontario..so probably no possibility it's my old car.
Love this car and now I think I need to find another XR4Ti and start something.
I did as well. I was 18.
2.0 cosworth race bred motor all the way!! 👍🏻
All british lads born in the 80's drooling over this
Yup
Guilty 😅
One of my favorites from the show so far. Spot on!
This has to be one of the most impressive builds I have ever seen
Pretty awesome guys , as a Brit from that era I was at first kinda expecting the conversion to have gone too far .
Fortunately the mods are spot on for your market and some nice original detail kept .
Loving the colour too .
Even here in the UK parts are thin on the ground.
Maybe I would have stuck to GPA 909 suspension etc but that’s just me . 👍
I saw a new old stock header tank go for £400 ($550) last year 😳😳
@@realMaverickBuckley I can imagine something like those prices especially for the rare RS500 stuff like inlet manifolds . Even E36/46 M3 stuff is becoming more expensive and there are certain ‘hard to get ‘ items.
Pays to save everything
That is an absolutely sick build. I love it. The colour is fab! Question is how much would this cost to replicate? Give us a kit; please!
This is hands down one of the most unique and amazing machines I've ever seen. The custom work is so perfect !
What an amazing build! Love it!
Removing the independant trailing arm rear suspension and fitting a solid axle under it is a step backwards.
You need to brush up on your car knowledge.
This car doesn’t have a solid rear axle. You’ve taken a step backwards yourself.
@@kaijumoto Look at the pictures! the guy even said they fitted a 8 inch Mustang rear axle,so try selecting your brain before engaging your mouth. I have probably forgotten more about cars than you will ever learn.
@@kaijumoto He is right,in the video you can see the `cart` axle. You have shot yourself in the foot there and notpoliticallycorrect has shot you down in flames.😂😂😂
@@notpoliticallycorrect1303 maybe have a look here and tell me that this is a solid rear axle. See how it is the car we are talking about? Look at the back bumper. Yeah, thought so. lol
drive.google.com/file/d/1I2jDue4ANxFAGrjp3TrjryuvUN_DUTwS/view?usp=sharing
If it no longer has a Cosworth engine then it's not a Cosworth anymore.
The RS4Ti namesake pays homage as well as captures a modern twist, because in the UK, the Sierra was the designated 4 platform also.
The XR4, XR4i and XR4x4 being to the RS Cosworth what the ST is today.
The XR2 was the Fiesta, XR3 the Escort.
Amazing times with some amazing cars and it's awesome to see one with a touch of today applied to it. 😊
Absolutely stunning build! Well done and congrats to the team that made it. Would love to see a follow up on this one.
I paid 4k for my merkur where the hell can you buy 4 for 1000$
Picked up a 89 running and driving for $800 3 days ago guess its pure luck
Oh dear.... what a waste of a 3dr😢
i grow up on the backseat off some sierra cosworths , my dad was a huge rs fan in the 80's .
this is one off the most beautiful cozzies i have seen ❣
In the late 80's I worked at a shop in Houston (Autohaus Kaiser). We imported European cars and modded them to meet EPA specs. I remember bringing in a few Merkur. One was a wagon, I think the model was called the Sierra. I remember test driving it. Very nice car with good performance at the time.
This man's enthusiasm is infectious,great thinker aswell
I remember these cars so much from when I was a kid. To see one like this just blows my mind how awesome it looks. Amazing job on this car guys!
Incredible build, just gorgeous!
So good in so many ways! The retro feel radio + eq...c'mon now! So good!
In 1993 my first car was a blue 1987 Escort GT at the time I didn’t appreciate as much as I should have because (it wasn’t a mustang which is what everyone wanted) but I would love to get another one, this reminds me so much of it, mine came with a hole in the muffler which I never repaired or replaced because I loved how it made is sound no one else did but I did
This is a stunning car . I love what you’ve done. The colour is awesome
You can tell that was a passion project - really high quality work and superb creativity.... Love it! 😎
So cool. My dad had an XR4Ti when I was a teenager. It was so fun to drive. This RS4Ti is amazing!
Beautiful build love the era of these
Stunning I'm 50yrs old from the UK and these were the halo cars of my youth. If I remember I probably see about 2 in my lifetime and absolutely spazed out! Perfect apart from the steering wheel which is an absolute monstrosity, seriously makes me want to relieve my stomach of its contents, no wonder Larry didn't give it a mention! But apart from that an absolute throw back masterpiece!
Stunning build, The colour is beautiful!
Best and most favourite sema build I've ever seen, a massive well done to the builders 🤙🏴
I’ve always wanted one since 94. Heard a booming stereo on my way to my sisters in the next town over on my bike. Took a detour to see and saw the Merkur in white. The wing had me sold.
this car is mindblowing. the 80s recaro material and the interior and the backlight soo oldschool but nice now.
What a unique car! Super clean and everything looks OEM!
My mind is blown. The quality of work and the thought behind it and it just looks beautiful and bad ass. Oh my god
Love this. Always loved the idea of a classic car with modern technology underneath.
As a previous owner of a Sierra RS Cosworth, i love the car. Outstanding.
Have wanted to swap a ecoboost into a XR4TI for a little while now. Glad someone did it. Looks amazing.
CRAZY!!!!! I love it. Super built!!!
Love this car! Thanks for the amazing show coverage Larry.
When i bought my cossie clone merkur back in '15 I looked into doing this engine swap, but ultimately decided that if I was going to invest the time I would go with a Volvo whiteblock 5 cylinder ala the 2nd gen focus RS instead, which then lead me to abandon the white block idea in favor of an Audi EA855 DAZA instead because its smaller, lighter and stronger. Then I had kids and the project got mothballed which is how it remains. Maybe in a few years when the kids are a little older I'll have time to get back at it.
Anyways outstanding build, glad to see someone did it, I look forward to seeing more content on this.
My dad olny had Sierras when i was growing up. (my mum an XR3i), i strong many hours in both models. This is a real nice homage to the cossy. Paint is looks mint.
When i was a kid i had a crush on the Merkur XR4ti, as a young adult i lived in europe and got hip to all the Cosworth stuff we were missing in america, then around 2010 i started seeing these ecoboost cars running around with monsters under the hood. I started dreaming of ecoboost swaps like this but it takes a special eye to put it together so well, to me this is a perfect car, and what Ford wet dreams are made of.
This is a great build.
Very impressive detail.
NICE
Great to see a Sierra again. Beautiful job 🇬🇧🇨🇦
Keep rocking Larry you always cover the best builds. 🤘🤘
Saw this Sierra floating around in a couple SEMA preview pictures but w/o any build details. Shoulda known our boy Larry was already on it… 🫡🙏
This is probably the nicest and cleanest modified car I have ever seen.
This is best customization of any cosworth I've ever seen.
I had an 86 XR4Ti and I absolutely loved it! Oh, to build a car like this! Congratulations on one beautiful build. A fan from Nova Scotia.
This build is insane well done I can’t stop looking at this car 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
As a Brit that lives in the Ford Cosworths natural development area/spiritual homeland in Essex, England this is a lovely reimagination of the Cosworth hatchback. As a kid i used to fish with my dad right by Fords test track in Boreham, Esssex and we used to hear Cosworths and RS200s being severely thrashed/tested! A great soundtrack to fish too haha! These cars go for CRAZY money here these days, especially the original RS500. To think these cars were fully stripped out to super lightweight and then the Cosworth developed Ford engines tuned to 500+bhp all the way back in the 80s! I believe that the Ford Sierra Cosworth (in its various guises as in RS500, hatchback, Sapphire, Sapphire 4x4) is one of if not THE most successful racecar EVER made!
Perfection. Great work!!
Guys in the uk need to do this what a awesome build well executed
This is pure art! Job well done.
I think I had one of these as a matchbox car😁 What a cool build! Glad you did a video on this. Saw it on your IG. Great video😊
Absolut geile Karre❤❤❤
Da werden alte Erinnerungen wieder wach!
Als ich jung war,hatte ich ein 86er Model 2.0is/116 PS
Such a clean build! Great to something so different other than what UK tuners do with the YB cosworths, brilliant work!
Absolutely stunning. Im English so just seeing a Sierra is awesome but this dude abd his colleagues have SMASHED IT.
OMG this thing is BEAUTIFUL!
Absolutely stunning!
This is a really cool car, the 80's-90's euro Fords are the best.
I've had several Merkur xr4ti's and this by far is the nicest I've layed my eyes on.
Absolutely flawless build! ✌️
Crazy build!! Looks great