Show me your merkur xr4ti

I want to meet all the xr guys i have one and im goinging to be in colaberation with jv building alot of parts with my cutter. and would like to see all your projects and where they stand and see if i can get some fab work maybe i own a 20.000 psi bender and welder and my cnc cutter if you guys need anything built im your man!!! but anyway i posted the xr supra swap im pushing to get thos done and out there with jv but im looking to build a front strut set up and need a victim car mine dosint have a motor so its car to know where i need to cleer and all sorts of stuff like hand breaks and if you have any ideas im hear, after the first time i built something with my cutter the next is ease and saves you money. so far i havent gutteted my car but im lookin at making a bracket to mount two fuel pumps because i had to cut off the bracket off when i swaped the new beem im my car. So My name is william and my biz is steel solutions my email is steelsolutions@live.com im working on a website now and i work out of my home, im having a hard time with cash!!! haha iv bin in to rally for a bit i had a 87 escort gt and i welded the front diff when i was 18 but that car is not really worth messing with but it was a blast for front drive. I have a 4x4 back ground of building rock buggys and 2 years of welding collage im trying to get back on my feet. so its nice to meet everyone have fun with this post. Cheers

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Here is my toy. should have the supra conversion done and running in a couple of days. Just waiting for the driveline at this point. I want to thank JLV for all his help and advise on making this happen. Its all in the supper bitchin adapters ya know!!!! Well see how it all holds up once we put power to the drive train. Looking forward to the new gearing.


Chris

Awsome looks cleen i like jvl's set up its skid plated and suports from front to back im a fan of overkill, iv bin known to use 1 3/4 250 wall for 4 links in toyotas. I hope to have a reinforcement set for sale soon for xr rear links.

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TSSFAB.US No HYPE just parts!!!! And check us out on Facebook!!!

WTF Dude. I just jigsawed strut top reinforcments out and Tig'd them to my car... And your cutter is up... hahaha. The Irony.

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As an aside to this, what are people using for engines in their Fords? Stock or tweeked 2.3? 2.5 stroker? Cosworth YB? I've seen Colin McCleery's XR8i. Very nicely done and sounds great.

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Bruce Beauvais
Too many SAABs to count

Bruce Beauvais Wrote:
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> As an aside to this, what are people using for
> engines in their Fords? Stock or tweeked 2.3? 2.5
> stroker? Cosworth YB? I've seen Colin McCleery's
> XR8i. Very nicely done and sounds great.
>
> Bruce Beauvais
> Too many SAABs to count
I think aside for Colin with his rip snortin a rootin and a tooting, double throw-down V8, that everybody has stockish motors with maybe the typical street type mods of using the T-bird airflow meter and ECU, add an intercooler, most opting for 2wd Cosworth units, a 3" exhaust and that's it.

Except mine. But I have even thought of un-YBing it, and I will as soon as I can, I will un-4x4 it.

Let's see:
"Haulin' Colin" Mc...........V8......rwd
Matt "Mothra" Smith..........2.3......"
Seattle Scott................2.3......"
Spokane Scott................2.3......"
Skye "MIA" Poier.............2.3......"
Grant "Howard" Hughes........2.3......"
Jason "Frumby"...............2.3......"
Chris Bebee..................2.3......"
"Steel Solutions" Timmins....2.3......"

Me: YBG Cosworth ....................4x4

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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If you un 4x4 your Merkur, find me a murker and then sell me your 4x4 stuff

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Welcome to the cult of JVL drink the koolaid or be banned.

Dazed_Driver Wrote:
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> If you un 4x4 your Merkur, find me a murker and
> then sell me your 4x4 stuff
>

I have enough to sell a complete set up right now.
Motor, treans, diffs driveshafts, steering etc.
Spares, ya know.
> Feisty Peacock?

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

But you know I dont have money Right now! What part of building race car dont you understand? hahaha. Me+money= broke

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Welcome to the cult of JVL drink the koolaid or be banned.

I've got stock engine except for a gutted and rotated upper intake, 3" turbo back exhaust with no cat or muffler, .68 AR T3 turbo, Cossie intercooler, and a K&N cone filter. Added on a different radiator, Bailey expansion tank and swirl pot, remote oil filter with Setrab cooler, 87 Mustang p/s bracket with 88 Thunderturd power steering pump and some Honda Civic huge capacity P/S reservoir, with a 92 Ford Ranger alternator and bracket. It runs well, has a good amount of power and runs super cool. Plan is to leave power stuff alone for this year and get the drivetrain in and get used to driving it like this. Next winter will probably do some more work in the power department, but for a first year in RWD, this combo that should be over 200 hp will be plenty of work and fun for me.

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Grant Hughes

Similar motor to Grant. It's enough sometimes.

http://sandblastrally.com/2008/media/Kevin-Allen-Stage1/pages/IMG_8857.htm


I wish Johm woudl finish off those sweet PS and alt brackets he started.

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Matt Smith

Racing in glorious black and red

My daily life is a Saab story (sold!)

I agree. While my setup seems to work, it's bulky on the brackets and the belts are a total bitch to get on.

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Grant Hughes

NoCoast Wrote:
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> I agree. While my setup seems to work, it's bulky
> on the brackets and the belts are a total bitch to
> get on.

I'll pick them up and COLLECTIVELY we can see how BEST to finish them.
>
> Grant Hughes
> www.nocoastmotorsports.net
> Denver, CO

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

The last piece of the puzzle.
Someone could make some money if they came up with some driveline adapters.
Having a driveline made is not really a cheap thing to do, especially when its not a common thing.
This one is a T5 to a supra driveline.

Not cheap at all to get custom drive shafts built. Especially two piece.

My dad had a couple two piece shafts made many moons ago for XR4 T5 swaps since the one piece ones were very prone to annoying vibrations at 65 to 75 mph. $375 each our cost. Sold a bunch over the years for something like $400 plus shipping, but then the shop owner sold the business and that ended that.

I got a quote at another shop a few years ago about building two piece XR4 shafts new, and it was looking to be about $500 each, a bit less if I scabbed ends from junkyards.

Here's where JV comes on to say he can get them made any day of the week for $19.95 and you get a free set of muffler bearings if you buy two!

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
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