XR4Ti Build Progress - Updated 06-23-08

[mysvtftoy]

...go all out, strip the entire interior, put a cage in, and a single race bucket, a suspension so stiff i'll have back problems (well, more back problems) by 30, and straight pipe exhaust running about 300whp.

Oh yeah!

Or i can go with a lightly modded car with a slightly aggressive suspension that is street legal and quick.

Nah!

That car sat for nearly a decade. Make it live, mang! Even if it is for a brief time. It's like a storyline for some Pixar animated movie about a rust bucket that takes on NASCAR. Eh, in this case maybe SCCA IT-something-or-other.

[BLUE_02_ZX3]

there easy to find.....in a scrapyard. though if you do find one in a scrapyard there wont be anything left of it.
these cars are desirable (I couldnt imagine why lol)

you are very lucky sir! to have found one in the condition you did. LUCKY INDEED

[Ray]

Didn't find her. She was always there calling for me. My father knew my goals and was afraid i was going to kill myself, or wreck the car. Then i turned my little fofo in a pretty aggressive little car, i figured he realized that if i cant do it to the merk, well... heh.

anyway... I snapped a few shots from the other day i will have to upload and then get here. I need to take a pic of the SVT and the XR together.

[Just4Looks]

Great timeline of the Merk. Love those things...very rare here....probably only seen 5 in person....keep us posted. we need movie, sound clips.

[Ray]

Some new pics:



repainted side trim, tinted tails...

mocked up the intercooler mounting after removal of the AC system


yes, that's the IC. no, that's not the radiator. Yes, it's big.




and here is my super custom K&N filter that is just sitting over the stock air tube. adds at least 509q28348905a;a hp.

or something.


actually it's just a recent under hood pic, before final removal of the AC system.

[sweetfocus]

really nice car man. I only wish.....

[DrewIsAmus]

Wow, it's a great story to read, maybe even a movie...
"Once upon a time, there was a boy who desired something he could not have. The boy, now a man has come back to his father's yard to reclaim the dreams which he once had for this car! Coming soon to a Focal Theatre near you!"
Keep it up, hope to do something along the lines for myslef one day.

[UDonkey]

Now get that thing to Carlisle this year...looks like my '88 Scorpio might make the trip again

fyi, my Scorpio:

[icemanZX3]

whats with the 15 year old rag by the filter?? yank that nasty thing out of there.

[icemanZX3]

damn double posts

[Ray]

The rag by the filter is only there since last fall! lol... it's what i use to sort of keep my hands somewhat clean when i'm working on the car.

last night i started mocking up the intercooler piping.

[Ray]

gonna be a few days before i get the intake pipes welded up.

other than that everything fits pretty nice. i had to move the fan over about 10" to clear the piping, and i still need to weld the bung for the BOV and cut / weld the flange for the turbo outlet.

for S&G i chopped 3" off the shifter.

what a pain that was.

under the hood no longer looks stock

mods so far
<ul type="square">[*]manual boost controller. disconnected boost control solenoid.
[*]biggest FMIC i could fit with custom piping (i cant believe how much this costs even on a budget. stupid T clamps are $5 each, and silicone couplers are $2.30 an inch. ouch. plus 2.5" to 2.25" reducers are $25 each. again, ouch.)
[*]shortened (3") shifter
[*]3" high flow cat, 3" muffler. gonna dump the exhaust in front of the rear wheel.
[*]accel plug wires (!!!)
[*]lightly polished intake manifold, upper and lower.
[*]forge motorsports BOV[/list]
once that's done i'll see how i like it. haven't even driven the car on the street yet.



pics to follow once i weld up that stuff and finish painting the charge pipes.

[BLUE_02_ZX3]

Didn't find her. She was always there calling for me. My father knew my goals and was afraid i was going to kill myself, or wreck the car. Then i turned my little fofo in a pretty aggressive little car, i figured he realized that if i cant do it to the merk, well... heh.

anyway... I snapped a few shots from the other day i will have to upload and then get here. I need to take a pic of the SVT and the XR together.

yea i know, I just mean in general, to find one in that shape!

[Ray]

Intercooler is mounted and piping is done up. Might change it a little later, but for now it works. BOV is installed, etc etc etc.

I took a bunch of pics. I'll upload them later and post. Next up is the 3" exhaust.

[BowDown]

Wow. Getting adventurous with the welding?

[Ray]

not really. i used A LOT of silicone couplers and T clamps. $180 worth.

budget project?

Once i am satisfied with the layout i'll probably weld them up.

[Honda Hunter]

Looks good. Isn't there any way to clean/strip some of that rust off of the block and manifold?

[UDonkey]

One of these days I plan to get myself an XR...need to wait to get a house so that I actually have a place to work on it

[Ray]

Looks good. Isn't there any way to clean/strip some of that rust off of the block and manifold?

probably. *shrug*

i'm not too concerned tho

i'll try and get the other pics up later. dont laugh at my budget piping please.

[ElPogoLoco]

I love these things. There were some at Carlisle last year including this sick one with a SHO V6 in it.

[Ray]

intercooler!















next up...

[SVTADAM]

lookin good Ray. I bet she will be fun.

[Ray]

oh, another pic.
washed and waxed. i need to preclean / glaze / wax / wax i notice.



looks good enough for a picture tho

[Focused]

SWEET! Looks like it's coming along very nicely. Keep up the great work.

[Zekester]

Looking good Ray and as always nice work!!!