[Shotimes] my 89 SHO Sr 72 update

[Carl Prochilo]

Got a ride in this (shotgun, interior completely gutted) yesterday.  It is
very quick and very loud!!!  No cats, single Walker pipe leading to a
single muffler.  At idle it has a nice gurgle, similar to a V8.

I witnessed the dashboard being raped yesterday.  All non-essential parts
were ripped out.  I'll post some pics later this week.

After being in the car and reading your post, I tend to agree that safety
now becomes a more important consideration.  Don has bought a racing seat
he is waiting to receive.  A roll cage wouldn't be a bad idea.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson - 201K

> 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
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Shotimes mailing list
>> >> Shotimes@autox.team.net
>> >> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes
> _______________________________________________
> Shotimes mailing list
> Shotimes@autox.team.net
> http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo/shotimes