first glance, you may think ‘Yep, that’s a well
looked-after Cossie,’ but then something big
and surprising catches your eye. It’s that
turbo. A mighty Borg Warner EFR7064,
wearing a pipe like an elephant’s leg. It’s as if
someone’s placed a big magnifying glass
over that particular section of the bay.
This car’s about way more than a big
turbo, of course. It’s the brainchild of
Andrew Cross, a man who knows a thing
or two about putting together high-quality
RS Fords. He’s been around this block a
few times over the years; indeed, he’s had
no fewer than five cars featured in Fast
Ford before this one, so it’s safe to say this
fella knows his Dagenham onions. The last
fifteen years have seen Andrew owning
more Fords than you can imagine, every
single one either being built up from ashell or bought as a base and extensively
modified. So, we’d better stick the kettle on
and settle into the tale of exactly why he’s
gone for a Saph Cossie this time...
“Quite simply, I started regretting getting
rid of my 1988 Mercury Grey 2WD Sapphire
about two weeks after it went,” he reasons.
“I told a mate about this, and he mentioned
that he’d just MOT’d a good Sapphire that
the owner was thinking of selling. I went and
met the owner and viewed the car, and a
deal was done there and then.”
This all happened twelve years ago, so
this isn’t exactly a build that’s been rushed
through to completion under the spectre
of some spurious and arbitrary deadline;
no, it’s been more of an ongoing endeavour
punctuated by the odd smattering of real
life, distraction and shadowplay. At the“Chief among the upgrades in the new-wave
spec was the Borg Warner EFR7064 turbo – a
brutal piece of kit that spools like crazy...”
TECH SPECSAPPHIRE COSWORTH
ENGINE 2.0-litre Cosworth YB, Borg Warner
EFR7064 turbo, long-studded 200 block, stock
cylinder head, BD15 inlet manifold, Arrow rods,
Wiseco pistons, 8:1 compression ratio, big
wing sump - gated and baffled, WRC breather,
Spec R intercooler, aluminium radiator, Roose
hoses throughout, Small Turbo EsCos inlet
TPIRYQ[MXLWTEGIV67EMVFS\Ʌ[MXLGYWXSQ
adaptor, F150 injectors, Emtron management
[MXLERXMPEKERHPEYRGLGSRXVSPɅɅɅɅɅɅ
POWER 511bhp
TRANSMISSION T5 ’box, Quaife ATB LSD,
Helix paddle clutch - hydraulic conversion
SUSPENSION Koni adjustables with Ahmed
Bayjoo springs
BRAKES AP Racing 6-pot front calipers with
362mm discs, Reyland 330mm rear conversion
with 4x4 calipers
WHEELS & TYRES 8x18in Compomotive
6-spokes, 215/35 Toyo Proxes T1-R tyres
EXTERIOR67WTPMXXIV\FSRRIXɅ
INTERIOR Full leather, retrimmed headlining
and A-pillar trims, RS 4-spoke steering wheel,
Kenwood DAB head unitBorg Warner turbo offers big power
and low lag - it’s a win-win!SAPPHIRE COSWORTHѲѰ FAS T FOR D SEPTEMBER 2019first glance, you may think ‘Yep, that’s a well
looked-after Cossie,’ but then something big
and surprising catches your eye. It’s that
turbo. A mighty Borg Warner EFR7064,
wearing a pipe like an elephant’s leg. It’s as if
someone’s placed a big magnifying glass
over that particular section of the bay.
This car’s about way more than a big
turbo, of course. It’s the brainchild of
Andrew Cross, a man who knows a thing
or two about putting together high-quality
RS Fords. He’s been around this block a
few times over the years; indeed, he’s had
no fewer than five cars featured in Fast
Ford before this one, so it’s safe to say this
fella knows his Dagenham onions. The last
fifteen years have seen Andrew owning
more Fords than you can imagine, every
single one either being built up from ashell or bought as a base and extensively
modified. So, we’d better stick the kettle on
and settle into the tale of exactly why he’s
gone for a Saph Cossie this time...
“Quite simply, I started regretting getting
rid of my 1988 Mercury Grey 2WD Sapphire
about two weeks after it went,” he reasons.
“I told a mate about this, and he mentioned
that he’d just MOT’d a good Sapphire that
the owner was thinking of selling. I went and
met the owner and viewed the car, and a
deal was done there and then.”
This all happened twelve years ago, so
this isn’t exactly a build that’s been rushed
through to completion under the spectre
of some spurious and arbitrary deadline;
no, it’s been more of an ongoing endeavour
punctuated by the odd smattering of real
life, distraction and shadowplay. At the“Chief among the upgrades in the new-wave
spec was the Borg Warner EFR7064 turbo – a
brutal piece of kit that spools like crazy...”
TECH SPECSAPPHIRE COSWORTH
ENGINE 2.0-litre Cosworth YB, Borg Warner
EFR7064 turbo, long-studded 200 block, stock
cylinder head, BD15 inlet manifold, Arrow rods,
Wiseco pistons, 8:1 compression ratio, big
wing sump - gated and baffled, WRC breather,
Spec R intercooler, aluminium radiator, Roose
hoses throughout, Small Turbo EsCos inlet
TPIRYQ[MXLWTEGIV67EMVFS\Ʌ[MXLGYWXSQ
adaptor, F150 injectors, Emtron management
[MXLERXMPEKERHPEYRGLGSRXVSPɅɅɅɅɅɅ
POWER 511bhp
TRANSMISSION T5 ’box, Quaife ATB LSD,
Helix paddle clutch - hydraulic conversion
SUSPENSION Koni adjustables with Ahmed
Bayjoo springs
BRAKES AP Racing 6-pot front calipers with
362mm discs, Reyland 330mm rear conversion
with 4x4 calipers
WHEELS & TYRES 8x18in Compomotive
6-spokes, 215/35 Toyo Proxes T1-R tyres
EXTERIOR67WTPMXXIV\FSRRIXɅ
INTERIOR Full leather, retrimmed headlining
and A-pillar trims, RS 4-spoke steering wheel,
Kenwood DAB head unitBorg Warner turbo offers big power
and low lag - it’s a win-win!SAPPHIRE COSWORTHѲѰ FAS T FOR D SEPTEMBER 2019