We have decided to sell our Ford Sierra Minker 323 xr4x4
Number 5 of 9 ever made.
Has had full bare body strip down all welding done and was fully resprayed inside and out. Completed rust free.
Have photos and paperwork of work carried out. With receipts.
2000 miles since engine rebuild. Was running up until around a year ago.
Needs some paint work, done. This is being sold as a project as needs front diff rebuilding into a
New case (which comes with car).
Rear new back box needed but centre and down pipes are all there.
Turbine housing and turbo refitted on one side. Pipes and ancillaries reconnecting.
Lots of 2.9 litre sierra spares and also some Minker spares..
Have the booklet from Ford to prove it is a Minker which was the fastest production Sierra that you could buy from Ford as new and was faster than a Cosworth in standard spec.
Please get in touch for more information

The stock bmw springs barely fit in the towers as it is, can't move them closer to the car centerline without going coilovers.

Tops of Capri towers are fairly flat and small compared to bmw:

https://imgur.com/mF94M1W

Quote from: Jaanus on August 31, 2025, 01:32:13 Thats the general idea yep. front subframe mounts should be same starting from e30, difference in width comes from lower arms being wider for e36 and more on e46.

i chose e36, well because thats first i got.
need to add more camber with camberplates and need coilovers for that, otherwise springs will hit body.

If the lower beam is on the same centerline as the capri one you will have more or less the same caster as a capri. I would reposition the 3 mounting and hole to get the camber at the BMW specs and after that you can use camber plates for the fine adjustment. Just my idea. Using coil overs and adjustable dampers would make it a lot easier to dail the suspension in.

buildin front end one piece at a time



tried fitting doors and wings, couldnt get right wing on as it was. right corner was in about 10mm


also both corners were sagging down



made a jig where i think things should be. new frame where to bolt the headlights to and then cut out the rest and to then build up to it

Thats the general idea yep. front subframe mounts should be same starting from e30, difference in width comes from lower arms being wider for e36 and more on e46.

i chose e36, well because thats first i got.
need to add more camber with camberplates and need coilovers for that, otherwise springs will hit body.

 

new core ordered now.. from china

Yesterday I had a visitor from Polen and he has 2 Capri's with the 4.4 v8 engine and suspension from a BMW. According to him he only modified the mounting points of the body to get the front and rear suspension in witch was easy to do. He also uses wheels with a big offset.

 

Almost like original.  

in length, the beamer rack looks very close to the capri rack.

It is a pretty good fit.

borrowed winter wheels from friends e46. ET47 16", big tires



e36 rack (~10cm shorter than sierra power rack), e34 u-joint, need to get a bmw shaft with splines to go in that, to then weld it to the sierra part. Sierra shaft slides into the bmw u-joint and is held in with the locking bolt, but there are no splines, so no driving with that



re-made stut tower reinforcing lower bits




Even with these big tires and big offset, clearance looks good.

How to remove the steering wheel: https://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/steering/SteeringWHeel.pdf

As for the down pipe. Normally you use a socket with a flexible piece and a extension to reach the 2 nuts. Key is to get get the car high enough to get as much room underneath the car as possible to maneuver your self in a good position.