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I thought all Rapido cars have the distinctive monoplane wing...even stage I cars:

The one pictured above is the after T5 swap. The front part of the shafts are different, the back end of the shafts are all the same, even between Scorp/XR IIRC. So the whole front piece is different? not just the yoke? The shaft too? Needs to change length? The front is the same shaft, its just cu...

brokencase wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 9:46 pm

Somebody got a nice Scorpio for $1792 and a nice xr4ti for $2240.

Two BARGAINS.

eaton53 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 07, 2019 4:50 pm

Scorpio sold for $1792.
Now I'm gonna give my wife a bunch o crap... I wanted to buy it and she wouldn't let me!!!
XR sold for $2240.

Wow, two BARGAINS!

From what I can gather, a roadworthy XR4Ti, with some quirks, can be had for 5000 or less depending on condition? Great low mileage examples push north of that? $5k should buy an extremely nice, stock (or lightly modified) XR4Ti with low miles and ZERO quirks. None of us like the fact these cars ar...

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my8950 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:34 pm

Were the originals not welded?

That one has welded steel plates in place of where the rubber isolators usually reside.

Great videos, thanks for sharing!

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eaton53 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:14 am

I guess Rapido is closer, but it all depends on what doesn't work.

I predict a Cossie clone.

I too would guess a run up the coast to Rapido...but in 2019 anything can be at your doorstep in a couple days from UPS/FedEx/etc.

Email sent

Sounds like a really nice car! Good luck with the sale.
If the radio turns on but there is no sound it is most likely the small fuse in the back of the amplifier that resides under the radio.

FYI I have brand new OEM window switch sets on hand if you want to get the windows back to 100%

Definitely going to be waiting to see that!

Thanks for sharing!

Gman414 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:26 pm

Is the upper intake shortened or changed?

You have to chop out about 1" of the intake when you cut it to rotate it on the flange. If you don't shorten it the hood on an XR4Ti won't shut.