1985 MERKUR XR4Ti ?

[rubber2ice]

I have a coworker who wants to rid her garage of an old XR4Ti.
She tells me it has not moved in 6 years or so.

It turns out that the reason she stopped driving it was the turn signals started to go, along with the brake lines rusting out.

I have not actually seen this car, but she is tired of hearing empty promises that her husband is going to resurrect the car one day.

She wants to just call a scrap guy to haul it away, but I have visions of reviving it to something like the swoopy trans am versions that Roush built years ago. Pipe dream yes I know.

Is a car like that a worthy candidate to be revived to a regional road racing car? Or a reasonable facsimile thereof.

Or is it better suited to an iceracer?

Or shall it meet it's maker?

Later, T.

[Gary]

Re: 1985 MERKUR XR4Ti ?

Terry:

You know the answer! Ice racer! Prep it! Bring it! Race it!

[sjd]

Re: 1985 MERKUR XR4Ti ?

I think it's worth fixing. Don't turn it into an ice racer unless it's too far gone to rebuild for the street.

[Mike Basden]

Re: 1985 MERKUR XR4Ti ?

I've got to agree with Gary. If it hasn't moved in 6 years and things were rusting out then...it's got to be in bad shape. Ice race it.

[camaroguy]

Re: 1985 MERKUR XR4Ti ?

I think it's worth fixing. Don't turn it into an ice racer unless it's too far gone to rebuild for the street.

yup try to put it on the street.