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So went and checked out the car today. It was blocked in with snow but I at least heard it run. It fired up and ran really smooth after sitting for a month. Couldnt take it for a ride today but when the snow melts I will be able to. So far as of right now this is the stuff I noticed.. Few tiny rot s...

Matt01 wrote:Not to mention things like axles and pumps (Rack and pinions) can be rebuilt!

I hopefully will be able to look at it today. I don't know if it's actually the pump or rack. But yeah that's a good point. I've never rebuilt any of that stuff but it would be worth a shot.

I'm pretty handy myself and also the Xr wouldn't be my daily.

I'm reposting this because I'm antsy lol. So I'm gonna be looking at a 88 Merkur. It does need some things but I haven't seen it in person yet. I used to own a 86 XR but sold it to get a family car lol. I have owned a turbo coupe for the past few years so the motor im familiar with. However as much ...

So I'm gonna be looking at a 88 Merkur. It does need some things but I haven't seen it in person yet. I used to own a 87 XR but sold it to get a family car lol. I have owned a turbo coupe for the past few years so the motor im familiar with. However as much as I'd like to jump back into one I wanted...

This, FWIW, is the route I've been taking. The crossmember came from galaxie1 and is a top-notch part at a good price. I've not yet purchased a driveshaft, as I've been waiting to see what materializes with the E36 LSD swap... I think this parts list is the closest you can to an off-the-shelf swap ...

Hi, Don't forget a shifter and the euro shifter surround trim piece. The stock shifter surround trim piece isn't far enough forward and the shifter hits. For the driveshaft you can also use a turbocoupe driveshaft with a centering ring(someone sells one on merkursport). I found that out after shell...

i think im gonna leave it as is for now but is a good idea def!!!

hey would a water sprayer be a dumb idea ? idk if spraying water into the IC which is like right above a hot manifold and turbo would lead to cracking or whatever?

yeah i been trin to follow that frag..just trin to get a clear cut idea of ezactly what i need..it seems like everyone is doin things a tiny bit different...id say the drive shaft is the most confusing part for me ?!?!?!

can u repost the pics

so im going to carlise and i wanted to get a rough idea of what im gonna need to do the swap seeing how my tranny/guibo is not doin so hot lately.. anyways here what i can figure out so far..please tell if im wrong or missing something ???? -a t-5 out of a turbo coupe or 5.0 mustang?? -mustang 5.0 b...

na thats a stock turbo coupe hood scoop

How does the seat of the pants meter feel with that i/c installed? I got one to put on myself. How did you attach the i/c to the turbo outlet? I'm curious because I gotta do that myself Also got any better pictures of how you did the scoop? I like it and I think I'll steal it haha its def worth it....

let the aerodynamics flaming commence http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/ianbword/merkur/th_DSC01354.jpg http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/ianbword/merkur/th_IMG_0028.jpg http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/ianbword/merkur/th_IMG_0030.jpg http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/ia...

my personal fave..the AWD kit.. getting it for my merk next week
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