Anyone need a good start at a Merkur XR4TI build?

Craigslist find, in Anchorage, AK. Should anyone be interested in what would probably be a road trip to get it...seems like a number of solid choices were made in building this car up.

Triple black xr with rs500 pinstipes-rare option. Fresh build. New/upgraded everything. Hope to find this car a good home. intercooler install and exhaust work only things left to complete-very picky design phase on everything decided on. Tried n true parts combination/build. Been building this car with the picky/knowledgible buyer In mind. Meticulous mechanic. 

lets just say it was built for you. Price doesn't even cover cost of parts. I could drive it daily but I don't. 

• Eng/trans break-In done In my 88 tc, under 10k miles.
• Professionally built forged 2.3.
• Ranger roller cam walsh adj-4.
• T5 swap tc wc very low mi. new clutch.
• Aerostar ds with haulsee adapter.
• La3 ecm-no cuts-fact wire pin to pin. big vam
• E6 60/63 garrett stinger stainless down pipe
• Bosch o2, motocraft plugs/wires.
• Rear mounted yellow optima batt. Upgraded grounds.
• 16x7 svt contour baby cobra rims w/svt caps.
• 10k on 205/55/16 bfg sport comp 2 z rated tires.
• upgraded ranger wheel studs. 
• 1g dsm bov/bpv and intercooler. (To be installed)
• Cd/usb amp box.
• 1988 xr-150mph dash/wide tunnel. 
• Bi wing hatch- comes with single wing orig also.
• Difficult Zero footprint type build-factory feel throughout a much improved car.
• Cosworth grille, vents and lights with correct bulkheads
• runs flawless-setup spot on. Never turned up-fact cntrl
• Well balanced world class touring car-88 wtc champ.
• Much more new/Improved than listed.
• Not car show nice-enough to hold its own in parkin lot.
• Cleanest xr you'll find. No leaks/drips. Runs smoother than a new xr. Original paint no touch ups. Comes with hp build parts and titled parts car.

Need to take some new pics. Lots of little things completed before winter-None like it in [Alaska]. Clean title good tags. $3000 to the right person.

https://anchorage.craigslist.org/cto/d/88-xr4ti/6513620743.html

Welcome to the site!

Hey everyone. I started this site to start to capture information about the Merkur XR4Ti and the engine that powers it, a Ford 2.3l turbo, based on the 2.3l Lima engine found in the Pinto, originally.

I'm new to this community, having bought my 1988 Merkur XR4Ti in December 2017, I started on a deep dive to figure out what adventure I just bought into. To the right is a picture of how I found "Franc" in North Bend, WA, about 20 miles from my house (conveniently).

I found a lot of content on the Internet, but I also saw a lot of content that was there 10 years ago that is no longer available. My goal here is to start to capture the content that's worth saving, as sort of a combined FAQ and repository of sorts. I know that the Merkur Encyclopedia and MerkurTech.com exist to help fill that same void. I hope to be complimentary to both of those sites, as well as pull in other content as well.

Domain names and hosting are cheap, or free, so I intend to keep this up for as long as there's value and use for it.

Content owners, please let me know if you want to add something to this site. I'll also be reaching out to anyone who has content posted, to ask for permission to share and/or link to it from here, with full attribution.

Thanks!
Chris