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 Post subject: Re: My Car is TOAST
PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:35 pm 
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I have been working on a 1993 Mazda MX3 that I traded my non-running '86 Merkur XR4Ti and '91 Mustang LX for. We had to have something reliable to drive.
I have always wanted a Merkur. There was a really nice 89 down the street here that had just been painted metallic black and had stock chrome wheels on it with the turbo 2.3 from the Turbocoupe but it was an auto. I would've LOVED to have this car. It had a spotless grey cloth interior and had absolutely 0 rust on it and was BONE stock. How was yours Shaun?

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The only Turbo Fords that are worth a shit are the Mustang SVO's. Enough said.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:59 pm 
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Mine had sat for 9 years. The dash was cracked, the interior was faded but the body was rust free. Even the pinch welds under the doors were good. It was a 2.3 turbo automatic. I got it for $250.

The SVO has the same engine as the Merkur. I assume the SVO has a solid axle rear end whereas the Merkur has independent rear which can be upgraded with a TurboCoupe independent 8.8" rear end.
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The SVO has the same engine as the Merkur. I assume the SVO has a solid axle rear end whereas the Merkur has independent rear which can be upgraded with a TurboCoupe independent 8.8" rear end.
Yes, the engine is the same, but that's where the similarities end. The SVO's were 5-lug, they had Koni adjustables, different ECU mapping, way better interior, etc etc. The SVO was the only fox body stang to ever be 5 lug. They also look awesome.

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Yeah yeah yeah. I like the SVO too. I am glad that Merkur and LX are gone though!
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Pull the codes off the tcu http://www.plymouthlaser.com/tcucodes.htm if 3 or more codes come up your tcu is bad....

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 Post subject: Re: My Car is TOAST
PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 6:12 pm 
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Wow that is awesome. I have a scan tool but the last time I tried to use the thing it refused to power on... Thanks Davis!
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The SVO has the same engine as the Merkur. I assume the SVO has a solid axle rear end whereas the Merkur has independent rear which can be upgraded with a TurboCoupe independent 8.8" rear end.
Yes, the engine is the same, but that's where the similarities end. The SVO's were 5-lug, they had Koni adjustables, different ECU mapping, way better interior, etc etc. The SVO was the only fox body stang to ever be 5 lug. They also look awesome.

The Merkur's distant cousin. All exterior parts can still be located in the UK.....

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