[Shotimes] Looking at the possibility of a SHO Wagon

[Donald Mallinson]

The SHO V8 wagon was cut under the front seats, and in the 
middle of the A pillar.

By taking the firewall and all that wiring, they could do 
the car without as much trouble.

In the case of going manual, this would also solve the 
problem of the clutch pedal.  Just have to put in the 
shifter mechanism, which should be no big deal.

That seemed to work out well, but I wonder about the 
adviseability of cutting the all important A pillar.  I know 
why they did it though, cutting the B pillar involves a lot 
of work on the doors, and how they fit.

Something to think about.

Don Mallinson

shojun@mtrs.org wrote: A few nights ago, it hit me-- a SHO 
Wagon!  I already know of
> Thumper the SHOWagon (http://www.klimesgroup.com/SHOwagon/), but I'd like
> to get a 5-speed wagon, which would probably require a little more effort
> than doing an auto-to-auto conversion like Thumper.
> So anyway, I'm looking at the comparative costs of taking two good cars
> and swapping the driving and engine management equipment versus the cost
> of taking one good SHO and doing a cut-n-clip to attach a wagon rear end. 
> I've heard of bodyshops cutting cars up right behind the B-pillar welding
> on a clipped section from another car, and I'm wondering what sorts of
> costs this would typically incur, and whether or not it's possible to do
> this with a Taurus Sedan front end and Wagon rear end.  Do any of you know
> if this is possible, or whether it has been done?  For those who've had
> involvement in cut-n-clips before, any idea roughly how many hours of
> labour it typically takes, or the cost of such procedures? (not including
> paintwork).
> 
> All I can say is this: it'd be damn cool to be the only person in the
> city/province/country to be driving a SHO Wagon.
> 
> Later all,
>     -Arjun