Could the automatic transmission have saved it?
Formerly known as "Miss Piggy", currently being renamed "Lard of the Flies" because of the amazing crap found all over her when we pulled her back out of the barn ...
1986 Merkur XR4Ti
230WHP / 292TRQ @ 22psi
Upgrades to date (Engine):
Just spend all my money buying it. One day I can afford to fix it.
Picked up a clean and rust free 88 XR4ti. The guy was wanting $1000 because it had a bad "exhaust leak" I couldn't feel a leak anywhere, ...
The car is an 86 XR4Ti. I've had it since 1990. It's been modified ever since. Recent mods include a Boss block (bored/stroked to a 331) with AFR 195 heads, ...
White Merkur
24 Hours of LeMons car (under construction)
2.3L Turbo, all stock
Black, full Cosworth suspension, 5spd
Overview: Purchased dead stock with 59k miles and all original for $1200 in 2006. Found it languishing on a neighborhood street, knocked on the door and inquired, and drove it ...
$800 CL orphan, originally purchased as a $2010 Challenge project. Turned out to be too nice to gut for racing.
Project XRay: My pending 3-door Sierra XR8 clone. Looks like the ass of an ass beast.
It is without a heart at the moment as the 2.3 has just been sold and will be replace by a 302 SBF V8. Plenty of character, a little rust ...
Interior stripped Custom chassis 2.3L turbo Full race built (350hp) Full custom cage Aluminum D.O.T approved seat Simpson 5-point harness Variable boost regulator (max 40) Custom removable dash *Credits for ...
Great car that was a pure beater. Appliance White with a manual crank sunroof and funky seating position. Wonderful ice racing champion and at the autocross it drew cheers for ...
Ground up rebuild. Started with clean rust free shell and went from there. Cossie IC, 5031e turbo, Supra LSD, Koni Yellow's, Cossie grille and fender flares, Jag emerald fire green ...
Like many another turbo Ford, this one spends a lot of time in the garage and/or on jack stands. She used to be a daily driver but lately I've gotten ...
I just Finish stripping the car down. So now the road to became a rally car begin.
Autocross/ HDPE car with various upgrades. 2.3L turbo Cosworth 2WD intercooler, Saab 900 radiator, LA3 ECU (soon to be standalone), Manual boost controller, Koni Yellow coilover converted front struts with ...
80k from new, rust free California car, mostly stock, 5 speed, BBS wheels, 3" turbo back exhaust, manual boost controller... Has to be one of the best examples left(?)
Three Merkur xr4ti as well as a bunch of older vehicles including a Volvo p1800 etc. judging by how these vehicles were weathered looks like they have been sitting for a while. Tried driving …
