The Lerker, which is best known as a Ford Sierra has been purchased by one of our techs named Dave. Unfortunately, few people remember the the US counter part that we have here, the Merkur XR4-Ti.
He is super excited about plans he has instore for this car. Hillclimbs, circle track... just to name a few .
He currently has a stock LS1 and a Jericho transmission for the power house. He's gone a little crazy by cutting out the firewall and making a well balanced chassis, but he's well on is way.
This turbocharged Ford Lima 2.3 L four-cylinder SOHC engine was rated at 175 hp according to Wikipedia when running the 5 speed transmission.
With the old engine removed and sold to a local race driver, the LS1 was ready to slip right in. The engine will be pushed back behind the front axle and will require custom engine mounts. The work has just begun.
Now the next step is to rebuild the firewall and clean up the extra wiring.
The custom engine mounts have been designed, built and installed into the car. The engine is now installed behind the front axle centerline.
This shows the new location of the engine in the car. The racing seat was installed to make sure there was enough room for the engine, headers and driver!
The turbo has arrived so now the piping must be designed and installed.