[Shotimes] my 89 SHO Sr 72 update

[Dave Kegel]

Had another thought on this over the weekend, FWIW...

Assuming you will be using a 5 point harness with your race seat, I would
skip the frame stiffeners/strut tower braces and get a cage.  You do not
want to use a harness without a cage.  If the car lands on its roof, the
harness prevents you from leaning over.  This is bad.  If you can't lean
over, you break your neck.  Or worse!  If you're not using a cage, I would
stick with the factory seat belts.

Dave Kegel


----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Donelson Don" <1badsho@mail.tnh.net>
> >To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: September 11, 2003 8:34 PM
> >Subject: [Shotimes] my 89 SHO Sr 72 update
> >
> >
> >> They say imitation is the best form of flattery.
> >>
> >> I think Mark Nunnally gave us all a great idea in gutting older SHO's
:).
> >>
> >> I bought a 89 about a year ago and have been storing it. Finally about
3
> >mths ago I started on the project to make it into a race car in between
> >working on customer cars.
> >>
> >> I say its about 70% finished and I have about 3 mths to go before its
all
> >done.
> >>
> >> The car has or will have the following:
> >>
> >> 3.2 motor
> >> ported and polished heads
> >> Stage I cams w/ SHO NUT adjustable sprockets
> >> Ted Breaux LPM
> >> 190 fuel pump
> >> 1mm oversized SI race valves
> >> extrude honed intake
> >> SHO NUT phenolic spacers
> >> BBB
> >> larger TB
> >> SHO SHOP CAI with a Pro Flow 80 Mass air
> >> UDP ( no a/c compressor)
> >> quaife MTX tranny
> >> ported exhaust manifolds
> >> SHO SHOP Y pipe
> >> mandrell bent walker with a single rear flow master
> >> Rod Shifter
> >> eibach and tokicos
> >> alum sub frame bushings
> >> poly every were
> >> frame stiffners
> >> Kuhmo 225x50x16 autocross tires
> >> steel braided brake lines
> >> 96 brake conversion w/ cooling ducts
> >> race seat
> >> optima battery in trunk
> >> oil press and water temp gauge
> >> over sized 3" Go Dan bad boy radiator
> >>
> >> This car is wicked. Wickedly fast that is. I suspect once I fine tune
the
> >LPM that it will be close to 300HP. In its stripped down version now ..
it
> >is a hell of a ride.
> >> I plan to trailer the car to road events and 1/4 mile events when all
is
> >done.
> >>
> >>
> >> dond
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