[Shotimes] Block heater

[Michael S Wojton]

Do you bless the Ricers before you wail on em?


Mike Wojton
'95 MTX
Toledo, Ohio
shomike@tri-statesho-svt.org

K&N sans silencer cone
SHO Shop Y-pipe

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan

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Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 09:36:19 -0600
To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
From: Fr.Tom.Knoblach[stjoeber]@wcta.net
Sender: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Block heater

No, not at St. Ann's anymore ... pastor of two parishes in Bertha and
Henning, MN and a few other responsibilities. Including an ethics
consultant, so I can't go along with the windshield breakage. : )

I've had this SHO - my fourth - since September 10, 2001 - will always
remember that date. It had 94K (now 114K) I'll list the work I've done in
case anyone is interested in some of the mods:
  -  rebuilt engine (sorry, didn't measure the bearings, since standard size
was all I could get at the time) - did both main and rod bearings, and
rings; valves ground; ported and polished intake and heads and matched the
gaskets
   - new factory clutch, Grizzly Paw TOB, synchros and bearings in the MTX,
front and rear crank seals
   - SHO Stopper Plus brakes ... Wilwood six-piston calipers and 13" rotors
with the new knuckles / bearings / hubs (I like these much better than the
original SHO Stopper package, but does require 17" wheels)
    - PIAA 40 series fog and driving lights ... amazing
    - electric oil pressure gauge and voltmeter under radio
    - Tokicos and Eibachs (the rear struts are worse than heater core in my
opinion, given MN rust and broken-off bolts in the knuckles)
    - rebuilt halfshafts
    - new fuel pump
    - SHO Shop front STB
    - Energy Suspension bushings all around
    - new heater core (yes, I know these pains well - have done three Tauri)
    - PP y-pipe with cats
    - Stage I cams

I think that's about it ... I drive about 36K a year for various
responsibilities so the investment is worth it for reliability and, well,
enjoyment (the mileage was low the first year because lots of time was spent
in the garage, in pieces!).

Tom Knoblach
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