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Ford Granada
greglogan - 5/1/06 at 09:39 PM

Well, I've decided to do it! I'm going to have a go at building a Locost. I live in Southern Ireland and to say that Sierras are scarce is an understatement. I have come across a '88 Granada with a 2.0l engine and box. The car is complete and has been left off the road due to a leaky fuel tank. Will this do? I am having trouble locating the Cortina hubs etc is there anything else that will do? Thanks for your help!!

scotty g - 8/1/06 at 03:24 PM

I would advise grabbing the Granada and saving as many parts as possible, anything else you can get via e-bay and uk suppliers anyway.
Cheers.

NS Dev - 10/1/06 at 08:51 AM

Apart from the 5 stud hubs, the running gear is basically the same as the sierra anyway, so go ahead and use it!

As long as you can use the granada 5 stud wheels it will be fine, all the sierra based kit bits will fit, you can use the sierra "mushroom adaptors" for the front uprights.

ADD - 10/1/06 at 04:07 PM

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Originally posted by NS Dev
Apart from the 5 stud hubs, the running gear is basically the same as the sierra anyway, so go ahead and use it!

As long as you can use the granada 5 stud wheels it will be fine, all the sierra based kit bits will fit, you can use the sierra "mushroom adaptors" for the front uprights.


No, No, No. The sierra mushrooms do not fit. The granada front hubs are different. Beleive me, I bought the mushrooms for sierra hubs from GTS but these were way too small. I have had to have others made up to fit. The geometry is different as well so wishbones are affected. The rear track is also slightly different but not that you would notice, 1/4" on each side. The only thing that does seem to be the same is the diameter of the rear hubs as the hub carriers from tiger racing fit nicely.

NS Dev - 10/1/06 at 04:16 PM

Doh!!!!

My apologies!! Sure I have swapped parts over before but they came from a big pile so must not have been from the granny!

Certainly all the rear hub parts fit.

My bro still owes me a 4 stud hub flange from when he took my Sierra XR4x4 one and fitted it to his 1995 scorpio 24v!