[Ashley]

OK well one of my mates brother has just got a Vitara. I think its one of the very last of the carby engines. We have been taking it out for a bit of 4wd fun lately.
I think i might have court the 4WDing bug. But who knows it might just be a fad and pass next week.
So i found one on ebay its been listed on there a few times now with no bids.
EBAY SIERRA
What can you guys tell me about this car. should i keep looking is there a better engine i should look out for, is it worth giving him a call and offering him less then a grand.

I know things i should look out for include leaking at the back of the engine and rust. is there anything else?

[jonamaphone]

id wait a bit and do a bit of research into what u need from a 4b and whats out there, then go from there

[Ashley]

i dont want something too expensive. dont wanna have to worry about damaging it. Plus i have seem some of the massive holes and stuff some of you guys drive through. seems a little too hard core for me.

[royce]

other than the seats and dash being changed at some stage

being a 1 litre it means all the driveline is very old and any parts you are gunna get for it are 1985 or older

and its expensive really for a 1 litre, try for an 89 onwards, better engine, wider, jsut better all over and starting from $1500

[Ashley]

thanks man. thats what i wanted to hear. would have got the shits if i bought it and found that out. I didnt even know the dash had been changed. so in 89 they changed.

[steve]

how much money do you want to spend?

in june 88 the sierras changed from narrow track diffs to wide track diffs ( a little wider ).
The NTs are going fairly cheap , but the wide tracks are what people are usualy after. A good NT will keep you happy though and go just as hardcore as the wide tracks. You can achieve the same with with wheel offsets anyway.

[Ashley]

i might give this one a miss. I dont like the idea of the dash being changed over.
So NTs are pre 88 with the one liter motor?
what are the ones after 88 called?

[royce]

it goes

about 80 to 84 narrow track, 1 litre engine
84 to 88.5 narrow track, 1.3 engine
88.5 to 95 wide track 1.3 engine (92 on was a facelift model, slightly different engine and grill)
96 to 98 coil spring 1.3 engine

a lot of 1.3 parts are interchangable but different enough to be annoying
no 1 litre engine or driveline parts interchange with 1.3's

re the dash, it is a later 1 litre dash, so its either been changed or its an 84-85 model 1 litre (85 never officially existed, they were just left over 84 that were slow to sell)

[Geepee]

Royce, my I know! , theres more to the sierra than meats the eye..


Geepee

[Ashley]

what do you meen?

[Geepee]

my I know! , theres more to the sierra than meats the eye..
should read

Now i know

I did know much about the sierra's

Geepee