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Looking great!

It going to be a stunner.

Here's a link to all the info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1433313 ... pe=regular

After putting the coilovers on the front I pit the 8.5" 620lb springs on the back and then came across the latest problem. I couldn't get her out of the garage with out ripping the front bumper off. http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa19/nathanershaw/665FBE59-3E61-4E40-80A4-3CC374EEBDE4_zpsne5...

Ive heard of Cali XR's passing without a working EGR. They were only in place for visual inspection. Also, why wouldn't the LA3 control the EGR if the tbird had one as well? Just going off other peoples experiences with LA3's and SMOG. The Top Gear car had an LA3 and wouldn't pass and Darren Cole w...

itking wrote:I got the Merkur Depot setup. I'm modifying the radiator to work for the 89 XR. Have the new aluminum hose connectors ordered & a drain plug to make it easy to drain later.

Isn't your car an 87?

Don't do Rapido, the Merkur Depot setup is the best and most developed in my opinion.

http://www.merkur.50megs.com/photo2_1.html

My order would be:

Polybush / shocks / springs + diff mount everything first.
Brake hoses
Merkur depot rad / intercooler
Then in whatever order you like with the exhaust / /LA3 etc.

Search both here & Merkursport for build threads. If you look through the classifieds a few pages back there's a thread for motor and tranny mounts for sale. Check on the Merkur Club of America Facebook page as well. Merkur parts Midwest & Merkur Depot are both really good sources of knowled...

Excellent inspiring stuff as always.

I like it. An oil leak isn't an obstacle....it's an opportunity

sabre wrote:It's not Pat and Martin Farber, from Glen Ellyn, Illinois? (4th pic, placard in forefront)

Haha!

Ok. Maybe I didn't see that.

Lets see if they're active on here.

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Previously in this cars life an XS Power rad was fitted. It's an 89 so someone chopped off the mounting ears and ran it upside down with one of these fans on a constant live pushing from the front. I finally swapped the fan around and mounted it the proper way. The repaired Saab header tank is where...

Manual windows are super rare over here. I had them on my last car. (Sorry I let them go) I took the sunroof and and steel carrier out of my last one & filled the hole. all interior panels, sound deadening & carpet heating, A/C, central locking motors Jetta front bumper with no reinforcement...

Thanks for the info.

I have one hanging in my garage but I don't know what it's from.

Time to mix and match!

I have an 89 XR that many moons ago had cruise control.
It doesn't have it now but does still have the cruise control speedo cable.

Which non cruise control speedo cable do I need when I do my T5 tranny swap?