[Shotimes] Intro New guy New SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

The other thing you might want to do if you drop the tranny is to replace
the axle seals.  Again, if you're doing this from a preventative maintenace
point of view.  BTDT.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson

DAVID PILLSBURY said:
> No actually this thing is not leaking anywhere not even coolant I check it
> everyday just to make sure it did not go somewhere. The engine seems like
> it's been very well maintained. I just figured with a clutch inspection and
> that throw out bearing buzz I have I would do the rear main while I was in
> there a bit of stop it before it happens.
> Clutch is more then I paid for it so are the tires I'm about to order from
> Tirerack. It's not hard to spend more in parts when you only paid 350 for
> it.
> I think this weekend I'll sort out the power door lock mess.
> Dave
>
> Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> Welcome Dave. Being able to do your own work will be helpful. Pulling the
> clutch on a SHO is a fairly involved process (support the engine, drop the
> subframe, pull the tranny, etc). Since you mentioned the rear main, I
> assume the car is leaking oil. In any case, if you're going to go through
> the trouble of doing that work, you should consider replacing the clutch,
> although the cost of buying a new one will be as much or more than what you
> paid for the car!
>
> Since you got to this list, you know about shotimes. There are still a good
> number of vendors out there that sell parts. I recently bought a clutch
> from shonutperformance.com. Heavy duty PP, 9-puck disk and ceramic TOB.
> This is the best clutch I've ever used.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> DAVID PILLSBURY said:
>> Well I'm new here and I've been reading the digest mode and I think I can
>> keep up with the non digest.
>> Info on me die hard Ford guy into Mustangs rods etc. In lovely Michigan
>> the
>> great snow belt.this is my second SHO the first one I had for about 6
>> weeks
>> when the ex girlfriend totaled it. It's taken me 6 years to buy another
>> one.
>> I really like the GEN 1 cars and was looking high and low for one and ran
>> across a 90 at auction that I happen to pick up for 350.00 nobody was
>> bidding against me much or I was bidding against a bunch of cheap bastards
>> either way I got what I wanted,
>> 1990 SHO Red the only bad parts are the rusty moulding and the paint is
>> starting to fade and peel. Interior is exellent except for the climate
>> control. and it's missing a dome light cover. Everything appears to be
>> stock and all recall work seems to have been done. I'll have to assume
>> it's
>> had it's 60K services as I found the took kit to do them under the
>> spare.Car
>> runs great I bought it Dec 19 have been driving it everyday since clutch
>> feels good has a slight buzz coming from the throw out bearing. I do all
>> my
>> own work so I'll have to get it in the air and check it out and possibly
>> do
>> the clutch rear seal etc at the same time. So you guys with GEN 1 parts
>> keep
>> me in mind I'd like to keep this one around for awhile.
>> Dave Pillsbury
>> 1990 SHO
>> 1976 Cobra II
>> 1978 Mach I
>> 93 Lebaron Convert
>> bunch of projects my 2 year old son will finish someday if I don't
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