Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
Doncha just wish you still had one? Come on, really, I know you miss it... If the winds and the spirits are in sync, maybe, just maybe, you'll have the opportunity to grab another and I am sure, yes totally sure, you'll be welcomed back into the owners fold with open arms! Few have made the strides for XF owners like you. Your inspiration had given many the will to try. That accounts for something. I just cannot find the right words to express it that would do it justice. Maybe someday you'll have another, that is my dream. Come back often and please keep us updated!
I miss the Crossfire very much, but in the meatime I will try to sneak into events with the Lotus. Hey 32Crazy gets away with that!
Here is some info on the car. It is an '89 Turbo. the PO was the second owner and bought it with 7400 miles on it. It was his daily driver for over 20 years and was raced on the weekends. It has many upgrades effecting handling and power. The engine sounds wicked with the custom header and Stebro exhaust. It doesn't sound like a car but rather a F1 bike. It is very quick but does have 129K miles on it. the car came with boxes and boxes of spare new parts including another set of factory wheels like the ones on the car except they have DOT race tires on them.
The only problem with the car is paint and interior which is well worn. You can see on the tailgate above that the clear is flaking off. Yes looks like reflections of the sky/clouds but it is the clear coat. the plan for the car is:
Repaint car all black (no two tone) all black will make the car look lower.
Every inch of the interior will be redone in Ultra leather, softer and last longer than real leather. This is the hot setup in the street rod community and you would never know the difference.
Suspension will be changed to Bilstein coilovers instead of the rock hard suspension on the car.
I will make up my own big brake kit using toyota TT Supra rotors and Willwood or Outlaw calipers
Bigger brakes will require at least 17 inch wheels (currently 15 and 16) Wheels for the Esprit are really tricky and you pretty much have to go with someone who makes custom wheels to order. ESM has some decent wheels that will work and Budnik and Coddington have some that would look good on the car.
Any weird unreliable British crap will be changed to proven reliable parts.
The heating AC system may get tossed and replaced with something from Vintage Air. The lotus system is marginal and really weird. I almost froze to death on the intial drive home from Houston becuase I couldn't figure out how to operate it.
I intend for the car to be reliable and bullet proof.
And of course the Coyote V8 I am holding off a long as possible on the engine becuase the price is coming down as more Mustangs get wrecked.
That is the plan as of now for the car.