[Shotimes] FW: Stage IV SHO for sale

[1badsho]

maybe i should it buy it back ... u know what they say .. your first love is always your best .. ie .. my first SHO! 

( does owning a sho over night and returning a year earlier count ? )  did that in jacksonville and decided to take it back ! 

dond

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
Date:  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 01:00:12 -0500

>For someone looking for a very nice Gen 1 SHO, this one is a dandy!!
>
>Ron Porter
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Wieland [mailto:ericwieland@hotmail.com] 
>Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 10:25 PM
>To: TechSHO@topica.com
>Subject: Stage IV SHO for sale
>
>
>This is a copy of the ad that is starting tonight on eBay.
>Thanks,
>Eric
>
>
>
>
>Ford Taurus SHO 1991 Stage IV No reserve
>
>Ford Taurus SHO 1991 Black with Mocha interior.  I am being deployed over
>seas with the military and I need to sell my SHO.  My loss is your gain.
>This auction has no reserve and the winner will have himself or herself a
>perfect GEN I with the best of every modification available for a SHO.  This
>SHO is one of the ultimate natural aspirated SHO's in the US.  Prior to the
>installation of the long tube headers, this SHO made 235HP at the wheels
>which translates into around 280-285HP from the engine.   I have not had the
>SHO on the dyno since the installation of the headers, but I expect power
>output to be between 245HP and 250HP at the wheels which makes this a true
>300+HP SHO. 
>
>VIN number 1FACP54Y7MA248130
>
>The odometer currently reads 80,900 miles, but the car actually has over
>180,000 miles on it.  Almost everything on the drive train has been replaced
>within the last 25,000 miles.
>
>Ownership history of the SHO.  First owned by Don Donnellson from Florida
>then by Phil Sanford of Ohio.  I purchased this SHO at the 2003 SHO
>convention.  I have only changed the oil once because I have driven it less
>than 2000 miles and the SHO has been garaged at all times.  All work on the
>SHO has been professional done.  References are available for questions and
>inquiries about the work done on this SHO.
>
>I am willing to deliver the SHO within 1000 miles of zip code 50265 for 10
>cents a mile to and from your garage.  If you live within 100 miles of I-80
>between Des Moines, IA and Pittsburgh, PA, delivery will be FREE.  I am
>willing to meet anyone that lives over 1000 miles from me at the 1000 miles
>mark to deliver the SHO.  I can discuss other options before the end of the
>auction.
>
>If you have any questions, please e-mail me at ericwieland@hotmail.com 
>My screen name on www.SHOforum.com is speedy91.  I have many more pictures
>of this SHO available if you would like to view them.
>
>I expect 10% of the total due 5 days after the close of the auction and the
>balance upon delivery of the SHO in the form of a certified form of payment
>such as a money order or cashiers check.  If you pay the down payment
>through Paypal, please add 3% to the down payment for Paypal charges.
>
>Please be patient with me on returning e-mails.  I am very busy right now
>trying to balance my professional career and my new military
>responsibilities.  I will do my best to provide timely information.  My cell
>phone number is available if you have questions that can not be answered
>over e-mail.
>
>
>Engine:
>60K tune up, valve job and new heads 10/02, compression is 212 psi for each
>cylinder. measured 6/03, Stage II cams street tuned with adjustable
>sprockets and pulleys, port matched heads, port matched intake and exhaust
>ports, smoothed intake short radius, polished exhaust ports, port matched
>intake and exhaust manifolds, SHO Shop silicon runner connectors, big bore
>butterflies, Extrude Honed intake,  75 mm Pro-M MAF calibrated to stock 3.2L
>injectors, brand new Motorcraft  sparkplugs, 3 inch Cold Air Induction w/
>Kool Blue filter,  Ford Chips dyno tuned chip, Gen 2 UPDs, larger 2 row
>Godan radiator, ATX coolant overflow tank, SHOnut adjustable timing belt
>pulleys and adjustable timing chain sprockets, IPT Long Tube Headers coating
>in a polished silver JET-HOT coating (only set EVER made), Borla stainless
>steel cat-back exhaust, new rod and main bearings 10/02, new oil pump 10/02,
>fully balanced rotating assembly, 10:1 JE forged  pistons, block shaved
>0.012 inch, SHO Shop lightened flywheel (16 lbs.), 240 l/hr fuel pump, 68 mm
>SHO Shop throttle body with by-passed throttle body heater hoses, mechanical
>oil pressure gauge, mechanical water temperature gauge, two tone painted
>intake. New IAB valve 4/02. Transmission: Quaife differential,  25K on trans
>rebuilt by FPS, Jose Short  shifter (1 of 20 made), SS High Revs Jr. clutch
>11/01, new half shafts and seals 11/01, Mobil 1 0W-40 oil, new starter 3/03.
>Daily driver.
>
>Suspension:
>Tokico struts (12/01), 96+ subframe bushings 6/03, police strut mounts 5/03,
>Eibach springs 5/03, new front control arms 3/02, new TRW control rod
>bushings 11/02, urethane rear sway bar bushings, TCE adjustable rear tubular
>control arms 5/03, Mark Nunnelly H-brace, front and rear strut tower braces,
>TCE rear knuckle braces, 29mm SHO Shop rear sway bar.  13 inch PBR front
>brake upgrade 5/03, 11.6 inch rear brake upgrade 6/03, Hawk HP front brake
>pads and Carbotech Street F pads on rears, new stainless steel braided brake
>lines 6/03, Konig Toxxin wheels 17 X 7.5 wheels with Kuhmo MX tires 225-45
>5/03,  new style FSB end links, FPS chassis stiffeners.
>	
>Electrical:
>Daytime running lights, PIAA dual beam fog lamps, fog lamps can be turned on
>with parking lamps only, Optima battery mounted in the trunk with Rockford
>Fosgate terminal connectors, Optima battery with billet aluminum battery
>mount, 60 amp circuit breaker for the stereo, Monster wires, both engine
>specific wiring harnesses replaced 9/02, new keyless entry pad 5/02.
>
>Tunes:
>Sony CD receiver model CA900 5/02, Sony ES 848 10 disk CD changer 5/02,
>rotary remote for radio, hand held remote, JL Audio XR series 6.5 inch
>components in the doors external x-over's in glove box 5/02, JL Audio VR
>coaxial 6X9s in rear package tray, 2-Kenwood 728S amps 300W continuous each
>
>Exterior/Interior: Black with mocha interior
>Gold award winner at Frederick and Madison SHO Conventions, police grill,
>Plus spoiler, pin strip, legally tinted windows, 2-gauge pod (water temp and
>oil pressure) painted to match A pillar color, William Lewis black and
>silver Ford emblems front and rear. Steeda aluminum pedal covers; entire car
>has been repainted the factory color and is rust free. Front door gaskets
>replaced 5/02. Seats were redone with Ford leather and have no cracks, rips
>or worn spots. Steering wheel was replaced in favor of one with better
>leather. Matching floor mats in good condition.
>
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