[Shotimes] Out of the SHO game - SHO parts for sale

[matt S]

Hope that explorer doesnt have those firestones still on them :o)


>From: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Out of the SHO game - SHO parts for sale
>Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:26:28 -0700
>
>Dude,
>
>Farewell for now - I know you'll be back soon!
>
>C'mon - it seems you're about the only guy in Oregon on the list.
>
>Except for Josh S. I guess (who helped me out a bunch BTW).  I know there's 
>a NW SHO Club - just haven't had the time to really check it out yet.  
>(Josh, if you see this give me the link again will you?).
>
>It's really weird - as I told Alan Fanning lately when I finally got the 
>chance to meet him in person.  I live in a small town (40k or so) yet I've 
>seen at least 10 SHO's around here but no one from McMinnville on the list. 
>  I'm going to have to start stopping these people in their tracks just to 
>see where they're at - mechanically speaking!  And, turn them on to this 
>list.  I agree with you Brian - this list has provided me with a wealth of 
>info, and I'm just getting started spending money on this beast!!
>
>Anyway.......once again, farewell and good luck!!
>
>Kerry Kinion
>'93 MTX, 114k, fresh 60k+, new tires, bone stock.  (96 brake upgrade needed 
>next).
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian E. Harris [mailto:sho-sc@sho-sc.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 7:59 PM
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net; sholist@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Shotimes] Out of the SHO game - SHO parts for sale
>
>Hi folks!
>
>First off, I wanted to thank you all for the wealth of information and
>assistance provided through the mail list.
>
>Having sold off my busted '91 Plus and '92, the only thing I had left was 
>my
>'93 ATX.
>
>As of about 3:00pm yesterday, Nissen Ford in Albany, OR took it on 
>trade-in,
>paid off the remaining owed (about $3k), and got me into an EXTREMELY low
>mileage '99 Ford Explorer.
>
>Yes, I realize it isn't an SHO, but it's fun, it's got the 4.0L V6 SOHC, so 
>it
>gets up on it, and it's not a maintenance nightmare that the SHO was 
>turning
>into.
>
>I recently spent nearly $1500 in diagnostic time and labor to correct a 
>wiring
>short, and many other issues.  On top of that, the car rolled over 120,000
>miles, and the transmission had started slipping.
>
>While I loved the SHO, I couldn't justify spending the amount of money
>required to keep it running.  It seems that every time I wanted to spend 
>money
>on the beast for any kind of performance mod, something new would break,
>requiring me spending yet more money on repairs.
>
>As such, I'm out of the SHO market, for the time being.
>
>Who knows?  Maybe down the road a bit, I'll find a nice, low mileage Gen3 
>or
>something, and decide that, rather than getting another hole drilled in my
>head, that I should buy the car.  =)
>
>As I'm out of SHO's, I've got a small number of parts floating around here
>that I don't need.
>
>I'll only advertise what I have in readily accessible inventory, and post 
>the
>rest later:
>
>Subframe Connectors - Nook's
>(Bought these, never got them installed - was waiting on more suspension 
>stuff
>to do this, never happened.  I don't remember what I paid for them, so make 
>me
>an offer.)
>
>D4U1 computer from a 1994 or 1995 SHO - $125
>
>3.2L Intake + Throttle Body - Don't have the brackets or mounting hardware 
>-
>$200
>
>Red anodized solid aluminum subframe bushings - $80
>
>Spindles from a '94 or '95 Taurus, forget which (the right spindles for a 
>'96
>brake upgrade) - $75
>
>Under-stereo cubbyhole box - $10
>
>(Buyers pay shipping costs)
>
>I'm quite sure that I've got a few more pieces around here, but I don't 
>want
>to offer them until I can verify their existence with my own eyes.
>
>Anyhow, thanks again for all the help and conversation, guys.  I really
>appreciate it.
>
>Please email me direct if you want any of this stuff.
>
>Take care!
>
>-Brian Harris, SHO-less
>-1999 Ford Explorer XLT with all the fixin's
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