Ive found a 2 litre estate Pinto sierra for sale. £40. Will this be any good. Is an estate better than a hatchback?
Thanks Chris

rear end is slightly different i belive but nothing half hour with a grinder & welder cant correct

So the estate has got a wierd back end. In what way? Surely it cant be different in all the working parts?

Chris

And will the donor car work?

I assume that your asking if it will work as a donor vehicle, the answer is certainly, especialy if it has a manual g/box. The only thing that may be diferent to the car is the back axle ratio, and I don't know if the estate has a lower ratio.

the ratio is unlikely to be different. The trailing arms and shocker arrangement is different, but the running gear is all the same.

I've used a 1.6 Pinto Estate as my donor and I'll be on the road over xmas (fingers crossed).

Some estates have a higher numbered diff (3.92 often) to keep the revs up for pulling all that extra weight. That may only apply to the smaller engines.

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Originally posted by smart51
Some estates have a higher numbered diff (3.92 often) to keep the revs up for pulling all that extra weight. That may only apply to the smaller engines.

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