Just got a '86 Merkur

[Turbo]

I'm new to the forum and Merkurs, I learned about this '86 that was torn apart 4 years ago and has sat ever since in 3 separate garages. I studied a little about the cars and was intriqued by what I learned. I went back almost 6 months later and purchased the car. The previous owner was turning it into a autocross car and unexpectedly died, no one knows why he took everything apart or what's good or not and I'm unsure if it's all there. I plan on rebuilding the engine to stock, I will use the car for some autocrossing and for errands around town. I don't want to hack up the body because it's a neat looking car (except for the front end) and somewhat rare. I linked to some pictures, these show the state of the car before I did any work, the engine was apart but came with a stand I'll try to add updates!

[hEaT]

Welcome. Sorry to hear about the original owner. Looks like you have QUITE a lot of fun parts there.

[$KRILLA]

Good luck

[nathankershaw]

Fun project!

Nice crank pulley as well.

[merkurdriver]

Welcome! Which Springfield, Ohio? One up north and one down south.

[Turbo]

I'm close to Dayton, does that make me north or south?

[merkurdriver]

I'm close to Dayton, does that make me north or south?

South. There is another Springfield Ohio up here by Akron.

[MagentaRed]

Some assembly required.

[Turbo]

Getting engine parts should not have been this tough!

Finally got enough parts to get block and heads back from machine shop.

The car cleaned up quite nice

[Grayson]

Here are some pictures of your car racing in 2002:













Mike may have died in the middle of a project, but I can guarantee that the car you picked up is in very good shape. It's a good purchase.

[Turbo]

Wow that is awesome! Thank you for sharing! He obviously really liked his car, hopefully I can get back out on the streets in a condition he would have liked.

[fdt93]

Sweet! The paint looks to be in great shape. Were the Mustang turbine style wheels part of the deal? I like the way they look with our cars.

[DSPXR4ti]

Was that before all of us Ray, Chris, Ben, very cool to see.

Ben

[merkurdriver]

Getting engine parts should not have been this tough!

Getting the correct parts is easy. Just an email away

[Turbo]

The stock valve springs was the toughest to get, I wanted to replace all 8 but could only get 4