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by xr4man
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
Topic: the vanilla bean update
Replies: 7
Views: 4598

Re: the vanilla bean update

Ed, There was about a half tank of 10 year old gas in it. Harvey poured in about a gallon of turpentine and let it soak in for about an hour. Then added about 4 gallons of fresh gas. It turned over for about 20 seconds and then caught and started running. My8950, I had a 1979 supra that made all of ...
by xr4man
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:40 am
Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
Topic: the vanilla bean update
Replies: 7
Views: 4598

Re: the vanilla bean update

Hey Ed, When rob booth and I were talking about painting the xr, he wanted to use a color called cool vanilla. As the process went on, he stated calling it the vanilla bean. Then Jeff herson made a small plaque that he gave me at Carlisle that had vanilla bean engraved on it. When I got out of the n...
by xr4man
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion & Intro Forum
Topic: the vanilla bean update
Replies: 7
Views: 4598

the vanilla bean update

So, it's been over 10 years since the vanilla bean has moved from my parent's garage. Today Harvey Hakbar meet me there and worked his magic. After that we turned the key and after only about 20 seconds it roared back to life. Even with 10 year old has in the tank. So, now I have turned it over to h...
by xr4man
Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Carlisle 2021
Topic: looking to split a room.
Replies: 4
Views: 8055

Re: looking to split a room.

hey Brad, yeah, close to 10 years.
unfortunately the Bean is not registered. so, it'll be parked in MD.
haven't heard back from anyone, so i guess i'll have to get a room solo.
by xr4man
Sun Mar 07, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Carlisle 2021
Topic: looking to split a room.
Replies: 4
Views: 8055

looking to split a room.

hey, it's been a long time since i've been on here.
i'm looking to see if anyone wants to split a room for carlisle.

hit me up.
by xr4man
Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:40 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: instrument cluster lights
Replies: 19
Views: 13673

Re: instrument cluster lights

i don't see how that could be since i've not even had my clock in the car for almost 10 years.
by xr4man
Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:18 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: whos car is this?
Replies: 13
Views: 8259

Re: whos car is this?

i just saw the bottom of the 1st post about the exterior mod list. that's really pretty simple.

rob booth front bumper
rob booth arches
rob booth grille
chevy silverado headlights
polished tail lights
saab 9000 spoiler
and i believe 8" wheels up front and 9" in the back.
by xr4man
Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:25 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: whos car is this?
Replies: 13
Views: 8259

Re: whos car is this?

sadly that car is no more!

the sealer was flawed and the paint ripped off in big sheets. rob then stripped the whole car down to the bare shell and i believe it still sits that way now since he found another shell to play with.
by xr4man
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:32 am
Forum: Scorpio
Topic: go to carb??
Replies: 12
Views: 9273

Re: go to carb??

i'm just picturing a scorpio with 3 weber downdrafts and velocity stacks sticking out the hood!!!

freakin' awesome!!!!
by xr4man
Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:35 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: XR4TI's with Jetta Bumpers?
Replies: 21
Views: 11280

Re: XR4TI's with Jetta Bumpers?

I'm curious. Why do some people do this? :? i did it because rob booth started using his jedi mind tricks on me and i just smiled and brought him a big bag of money. oh yeah, i like the way it looks too. mike, my foot and your nuts have an appointment with each other at carlisle this year!!!! unles...
by xr4man
Fri Nov 30, 2012 9:31 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: Looking for 4.6 32V Mod motor into XR4ti info.
Replies: 34
Views: 17667

Re: Looking for 4.6 32V Mod motor into XR4ti info.

i'd say the best place to start would be to contact jim deberry. him and chris crawled all over a stock xr8 taking measurements and his stuff is the best. not cheap, but the best. he can tell you all about putting a 4.6 in an xr. demitri also can give you bunches of info. rob booth can give you almo...
by xr4man
Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:32 am
Forum: Project, Photo & Video Phorum
Topic: The 200mph Merkur
Replies: 27
Views: 25022

Re: The 200mph Merkur

if this is the wing you are talking about, then yeah it is just coincidence. this one was imported from europe to trade to nick for the original moonstone blue wing from my cossie. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Ford-Sierra-Cosworth-rear-spoiler-Merkur-XR4Ti-/190728098901?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_...
by xr4man
Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:12 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: New Focus-Sierra design for developing countries
Replies: 5
Views: 5387

Re: New Focus-Sierra design for developing countries

DPDISXR4Ti wrote:That actually looks okay. Any further details on it?
says the guy who grafted a grand prix nose to his xr.

i don't like it. the front doesn't match the style of the rest of the car.

sort of like putting a mk4 supra wing on the back of a 84 nissan stanza.
by xr4man
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:42 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: fuel level gauge problem
Replies: 19
Views: 12793

Re: fuel level gauge problem

you would be 100% correct on hat assumption. that plastic spacer breaks the circuit to send the signal to the slosh board and then allows the slosh board to send the signal on to the gauge. if you leave it there, it will definitely keep the circuit open and the gauge will always read empty.
by xr4man
Wed May 30, 2012 9:06 am
Forum: XR4Ti
Topic: Ecu question
Replies: 17
Views: 11192

Re: Ecu question

ok, i will try the same thing on my car and see what happens. i'm wondering if it is something inherent to the t-bird ecus that they simply function the egr differently than the stock ecu, since you said both your t-bird ecus don't work the egr , but your stock ecu does. i have an 8ua and a la2 here...