1986 Merkur XR4Ti
Started on July 18 by Raze
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Upgrades to date (Engine): Holset HY35w ~20-30psi (depending on our mood) 3” Exhaust w/testpipe or cat & Magnaflow 28”x6”x3” Intercooler w/2.5” pipe Gutted upper & knife edged lower intake 255lph fuel pump 75 #/hr injectors Power steering delete A/C delete Heater delete Upgrades to date (Transmission): T5 Transmission swap w/1-piece driveshaft + diff adapter (460 Machine) Upgrades to date (Suspension): Front: Koni Red + Ground Control Coilover 7” 250#/in Eibach springs Rear: KYB + 8.5” 600#/in Black Magic springs Upgrades to date (Brakes): Gutted Proportioning Valve TurboCoupe rear disc brake swap Upgrades to date (Wheels and Tires): Mustang turbine rims w/Toyo R888s 205/50-15 - RACE Mustang turbine rims w/BFGoodrich GForce Sport 205/55-15 - STREET Upgrades to date (Body): Interior Gutted and stripped 4 point roll bar Rear tower strut brace Bomz seats 4-point harnesses Mustang fuel tank replacement Lexan rear windows and sunroof Vented hood Upgrades to date (Electrical): Megasquirt-I V 3.0 w/3 Bar MAP (DIYAutoTune) Wideband O2 Reader (PLX M300) Wideband O2 (Bosch) Odyssey PC680 Drycell w/relocate Upgrades to date (Cosmetic): $35 single stage poly paintjob + $12 duplicolor wheel paint and $9 truck bed liner wheel well and underbody coating Road Legal Status: -Tagged, Titled, Insured, Smogged, and 100% street legal TO DO LIST: Swap 3.64 diff for 3.34 + Eaton Clutch LSD Upgrade pads to full race (Porterfield) Paint and body work external electrical cut-off switch install 2 tow eyes install brake cooling ducts where front fogs used to be install 5-point FIA harnesses install FIA fixed back seats Lexan windshield Upgrade 4 point roll bar to full cage install fire suppression system SPARES: 2.3T longblock starter oil lines coolant lines accessory brackets exhaust manifolds rear diffSee more:
Latest updates
Jan. 06
Ground Control to Major Turn...
Awe yeah, Ground Control coilovers up front, time for some corner weighing and balancing ;)
Nov. 02
Wheel arches!
Original arches truck bed lined and reinstalled over rolled fenders…
Nov. 02
ARSCCA AutoX 10/4/10 .....
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Aug. 24
ARSCCA AutoX 8/22/10
Took the Merkur out for it’s first AutoX, learned quite a few things: #1: too …
July 27
Stickers
More stickers!
July 27
Yellow Fogs
Krylon stained glass spray paint does wonderful things…
June 15
Slammed, vented front
closeup
June 15
Another slammed, vented
side
June 15
More slammed, vented
front
June 15
Slammed, Vented
Got the Merk dropped about 3-4 inches, and the hood vented to help keep the …
Nov. 23
$35 Marine Paintjob 4
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Nov. 23
$35 Marine Paintjob 3
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Nov. 23
$35 Marine Paintjob 2
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Nov. 23
$35 Marine Paintjob
not bad for how cheap and easy it is…
Jan. 29
Front 2
Another lower shot, buck-toothed to say the least, hoping to swap out the front bumper …
Jan. 29
Front
Here’s a pic of the front all put together…
Jan. 29
Merkur updated Interior
After adding new seats, (that’s a T5 shifter for you guessed it a T5!), dash …
Jan. 29
Lexan rear windows
Came out better than expected, lost a bunch of weight…
Jan. 29
Intercooler
Good old eBay special, works well, cheap, simple…
Jan. 29
Intercooler pipe...
After adding intercooler for the Holset HY35w…
Jan. 29
Stripped interrior, including the sound deadening!
Original interior as we got it after scraping/grinding out all the tar/sound deadening material, took …
Jan. 29
Front Facia Opening
Opened up the front facia, helps alot keeping the coolant temps down…
Jan. 29
Merkur window removal
We removed the rear windows for plexi at first (didn’t know how crappy it was)
Jan. 29
Merkur Interior upon Arrival
This was the interior, no dash, a semi-working tach, the stock seatbelt with a fordescort …
Jan. 29
Merkur Arrives
This is how she looked when she arrived…





