[Shotimes] Got the '89 back, now to see if I can bring it back

[Jim Heaton]

LOL. I think we'll start with neon and a fast &
furrious sticker.

-Jim

Looks like quite a few of the familiar names are still
around.

--- Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net> wrote:
> In addition to the other maintenance things I had
> sent you in a private
> post....
> 
> Why not get creative on the trunk lid? Spray in
> crosshatch patterns to make
> it look like it's carbon fiber!!  ;-)
> 
> Ron Porter 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jim Heaton
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:25 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Got the '89 back, now to see if
> I can bring it back
> 
> 
> Hey guys, looks like I'm back on the list for at
> least
> a while. The '96 and '98 SHOs are with my folks and
> running well.
> 
> I bought back the '89 SHO I got from Randy Smith
> from
> my daughter. Her husband has been driving it for a
> few
> years but it doesn't look like it has been
> maintained
> other than when it broke. 
> 
> 205K miles on it, ugly as sin, with a blue SLO trunk
> lid on a black car at the moment. After I buy a can
> of
> black primer for the lid and the rust spots and
> rotate
> the tires (badly in need of it), I plan to change
> the
> oil & filter then dig in.  
> 
> Any suggestions on what to look for? I am after:
> 
> 1) Safe
> 2) Reliable
> 
> Everything else is bonus after that. 
> 
> My son is getting near driving age, so I started
> showing him how to shift on the way home with it. If
> it holds up and I can get it to where I trust it,
> this
> will be his car in a year. Otherwise I will teach
> him
> on it and then sell it.
> 
> Now for me, it seems to have some OK power (got her
> a
> fuel pump for it a while back and that made a big
> difference) but it is still the slowest sedan at the
> house. Getting power up to par is not a main
> priority,
> that part is just for fun. 
> 
> With all the miles it has I am looking for lower $$$
> things to do first as I see howit holds up before
> any
> major investment.
> 
> -Jim Heaton
> '89 SHO, '03 DHS, '03 CTS
> 
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