XRBrati Underway....

[DPDISXR4Ti]

Well, you did pressure wash the inside of the car...

All the cool kids are doing it.

I can't really figure out how the water got in there - I figured those channels were totally sealed off from the inside. Guess not.

[CV12Steve]

Very clean - really like the blend around the B pillar.

[MagentaRed]

[quote="DPDISXR4Ti"][quote="merkurdriver"]I figured the new paint/boday work was going to be top secret until Carlisle and then BAM you casually post up a pic.[/quote]

To some extent that is the plan. I'll withhold pics of the "finished product" until Carlisle.[/quote]

Carlisle...what year?
I'm not getting any younger.

[Mike McCreight]

OK, it's time. I think I speak for all of us, and I DO know you're a busy guy Brad, being the renaissance man you are, with many community and personal interests, in addition to your family and professional life.
Without further ado.....




























May I present.....

[In XS 7]

What in the world is that???

[MOTO]

What in the world is that???

That is everything you'll ever need in a transport vehicle.... hahaha

[DPDISXR4Ti]

And so much more functional than mine Mike!

I'm thinking it's a Photochop. One can only hope!

[Ray]

Even photoshop isn't that cruel. That redefines atrocious.

[Mike McCreight]

C'mon, all it needs is paint.
How long did another contraption sit without paint.... Give it a chance!!
(I almost lost it posting that pic... I think I might have peed a little...)

[DPDISXR4Ti]

A little, but important detail - finally figured out where I'm going to mount the fuse box - well, what's left of the fuse box. I've glued on one of two 90-degree brackets to the fuse box which will allow it to hang off the steering column support arm via some zip-ties. The brackets are donated from a pre-'92 F150 - simple little things that hold the PCM in place in their native application. Obviously re-purposed here - still need to grab the second one.





The remaining relays - just three - can be tucked away somewhere - I'm not too concerned about those.

[DPDISXR4Ti]

I firmly believe every car should have an engine, and so now this one has one too....





Easiest engine install ever. Any other Merkur I might own, the radiator support will be made removable.

[Postal_DK]

I like this projekt

[MercMike]

It does seem that the planets may have aligned ?
This thread is fun !

[Ed Lijewski]

~ Nine years worth so far-will he make it 10+?

YMMV

[DAReese]

OK, it's time. I think I speak for all of us, and I DO know you're a busy guy Brad, being the renaissance man you are, with many community and personal interests, in addition to your family and professional life.
Without further ado.....








Looks like a Prius front with a Subaru bed and something like the lunar rover in the middle.



















May I present.....