Basic parts identification

[Taff Striker]

I'm affraid I have to start somewhere and its as simple as this

Am I correct in thinking this is a Sierra upright and if so I should carry out the mod to the lever arm to get the castor right?



Is this an escort or cortina hub as I may well change to alloy ones(and possibly even go back to solid discs )



Finally any significance to these numbers stamped into the frame ?



Thanks in advance

Rich

[sjmatthews]

Hi

I'd say they're cortina uprights and hubs. Could the markings be your chassis/VIN number?

Stev

[pkuzan]

Hi,

They are modified MK2 Escort uprights. There is no need to change anything as the stub axle is on the kingpin axis (a line drawn between the upper and lower ball joints). The Sierra uprights have the stub axles offset forward making it very hard to get sufficient trail.

Cortina uprights are a single casting. Capri uprights have bolt-on steering arms.

The hubs will be MK2 Escort too.

The upper ball joints are Chevette and an Escort track control arm is used at the bottom. Must be a fairly early chassis as we did not do this arrangement for long; the lower TCA was replaced by a fabricated wishbone and a Sherpa ball joint.

The number is not a Sylva chassis number. Could have been issued by VRO?

All the best,
Paul

[Taff Striker]

Wow, thanks guys

Paul,I have the original purchase invoice which is dated the 6th of April 1994 and the chassis number is S90130 and also dated 1994. The V5 uses the S90130 as the chassis/vin number. The kit was originally sold to the Northumberland area so the SART of the "chassis" number may well relate in some way to a VRO in that area

A pair of the fabricated wishbones came with the car so will be fitted over the winter period

Thanks again, Rich

[micha]

it a very old posting but such a chassis number is often used with kitcars where parts came from unkown origin, donor car was accidant damaged and written off etc.

e.g.: the majority of robinhood kitars from the 90ies have such a SABTVR number. have also seen caterhams or even TVR´s with such a number

also mass-production cars, which got re-shelled after an accidant will be issued which such a number.

but very strange that the number is stamped into the chassis and the V5c does not show it.

[philfingers]

FYI I have a similar SABTVRO************ VIN applied by VRO [vehicle registration office], my Sylva Chassis No is 90185. Car was registered in 1997
See viewtopic.php?f=4&t=936&p=6481#p6481