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Ed Lijewski wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 11:47 am That's where you keep the Cosworth parts.

On the shelf right next to the uranium rods.

Is this car in Ohio by chance? If yes, did your dad work at Lincoln-Mercury?

UPDATE: This was not the car I was thinking about, its a darker red and not in Ohio.
For anyone interested in the geographical location, this one is in Kentucky.

I think the Bilstein B8 (for lowered suspension) are still available, but the Bilstein B4 and B6 for stock height are NLA.
Koni Reds and Yellows both NLA.

The chicken here is really good, and yes, that's a fairly accurate portrayal of average residents.

Forget riding motorcycles around town, they should have taken the half-mile elevator ride below the city and cruised these streets:

Link above doesn't work (for me at least).

NLA for a while and I doubt any more will get made until after summer unfortunately.

I am scouting for a car I had a long time ago or one that looks just like it. I had a 1986 double spoiler XR4TI car that was black with the sunroof and grey leather in an automatic? but I will consider any color and also a stick. Looking for a very nice driver or a cream puff? low mileage or restor...

New (late) XR4Ti and (all) Scorpio kick panel lens plug and play LED upgrade:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203929969603

The one in IA ... the engine is apart and in a bunch of rubber totes.
Some assembly required.

If the car is an 1985-1988 automatic that port is capped off from the factory.

That blue cloth is unique to (select) 1985 cars only. The "window pane" cloth is unique to 1985 cars only and is mostly light gray. Blue came in select cars with blue exterior. Pretty rare blue interior.

Also, could you elaborate on what "ReTimed 18°out" means? I have some concerns about that. Probably re-time it as the previous owners had it 18° out (of time). To the original poster, welcome! :cheers If your 1986 has a "late" oil pan (all the bolt heads are the same size) the 1...

That's from HOT ROD, March 1987 Bonus: The white Cosworth press car tied into the article... "fastest production car we've tested since the 60's" with 13.70@103.4 in the 1/4. For decades I've heard that white press car never left the US once it was here. https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-pro...

Welcome! 300k mi is quite an achievement

Late 2.3 single piece oil pan gaskets are getting increasingly difficult to come by lately... I've rummaged through inventory to provide a couple solutions: Felpro single piece 2.3 pan gaskets are in stock , ready to order at www.merkurdepot.com --> 2.3T Ford Engine Parts. If you don't want to click...