{"id":166,"date":"2004-05-03T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-03T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twistedpear.org.uk\/?p=166"},"modified":"2025-01-05T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T10:53:30","slug":"11-the-xr4i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twistedpear.org.uk\/?p=166","title":{"rendered":"12 The XR4i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Initialy I was going to purchase just the engine from this car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then, I said to the wife…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I have bought another engine, it’s comming with a few other spare parts too!” AHHEMMMM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This 1983 XR4i had been converted to 2.9 TwinTurbo ( I wanted just the engine realy ). Unfortunatly the standard XR4i Type 9 gearbox was not up to the task and had blown up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The car looked great, the interior was super and the body looked fairly good and it sounded AWESOM… However Shortly before delivery, I had made up my mind to forget teh TwinTurbo route for my project and instead had a 24V engine winging it’s way to me..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a buyer for the Turbo engine, hauled it out and sent it on it’s merry way to Luke..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 24V engine came with a cheap 12V too… That found it’s way into the 4i and I had a running Driveable 4i \ud83d\ude42 cool…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Blue twincam was sold, and the 4i was pressed into service, just a week or so before my Son was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I forgot was the gearbox top cover, I had been told it would be an idea to inspect the box before fitting, but I forgot to do up the top cover bolts…… Fortunatly no damage was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then on the way to visit the newborne the oil light started to flicker….. OH F….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The car was taken off the road, the new Black 4×4 bought….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finaly sold the car to a M8 ( TAPS ) for \u00a340 excluding the wheels… he’s converting it to 24V THUNDER SALOON replica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunatly the car appears to have hidden it’s rot well, and Tpas is finding more than either of us envisaged! Still it’s got a great interior, and is relativly solid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So my 4i foray was over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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