[Shotimes] Re: will the car roll with no suspension?

[Rick Glass]

What the landlord don't see............



Rick Glass
   Nashville, TN
   SESHOC
'99 Silver ...now 53k...(these freakin' things add up fast )
   Flowmaster Original 40's
   no "pre-muff/no resonator
   will be Kirk'd in August
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:45 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: will the car roll with no suspension?


> I thought it would be cool to see it scraping along the ground and onto
> a flatbed, but the landlord might not be so keen on such action. My
> garage is half of my basement, and the driveay is pretty long and steep
> up to ground level.
> 
> It's a thought though! =)
> 
> Justin
> 
> >>> "Rick Glass" <rick@pitroadproducts.com> 7/25/2004 6:29:39 PM >>>
> Why go through the trouble to try and put wheels on something that's
> gutted
> and heading to a crusher....
> A tow truck can just drag it out with the winch.
> 
> 
> Rick Glass
>    Nashville, TN
>    SESHOC
> '99 Silver ...now 53k...(these freakin' things add up fast )
>    Flowmaster Original 40's
>    no "pre-muff/no resonator
>    will be Kirk'd in August
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Schick" <jschick@aafp.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <TechSHO@topica.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:00 PM
> Subject: will the car roll with no suspension?
> 
> 
> Well I got the Mustang out of the garage and the SHO in, and the
> stripping process has begun. I took the intake off the other day to
> sell
> the BBBs and today I took the stereo stuff out I wanted, jacked it up
> and started devising my plan for drivetrain extraction. I'm hoping I
> can
> unplug everything, pull the axles out and undo the shift linkage, undo
> the motor and tranny mounts and pull the longblock and tranny up and
> out. Sound right?
> 
> Then I started looking at the brakes and suspension, and got stuck
> trying to decide if I can undo it all and still get the shell out of
> my
> garage. What I wanted to do was get some extra spares (to be able to
> sell the slicers), and roll it out onto a tow truck once everything's
> been yanked. I know it'd be bottomed out and would have no brakes, but
> would the shell still roll in such a state? Would I have to fabricate
> some kind of inserts (wood) to take the place of the suspension?
> Inquiring minds want to know (so I can be able to sell the brakes and
> suspension too rather than watch them get crushed).
> 
> I've already sold some of my spare parts (thanks buyers!); here's
> what's left and what's on the car getting pulled now (e-mail me for
> prices):
> 
> sitting on the floor:
> O'Rielly (Brake Best) brand front (598, for 96 upgrade) and rear (347)
> brake pads, new with lifetime receipt
> ASP underdrive crank pulley, spun on itself
> alternator, without pulley
> secondary butterflies, OEM with the air horns
> MTX-IV case and various internals
> X2J PCM
> blower control module
> Motorcraft spark plugs, brand new FM (fine wire) style
> 95 EATC (plastic buttons)
> 55mm MAF, cone filter and intake elbow included
> cone filter for 80mm MAF
> transmission gasket E9DZ-6C335-A
> RH and LH engine dampener brackets
> DIS
> cam sensor
> crank sensor
> coil pack
> (2) centercaps, SHO embossed
> engine lift and alternator brackets
> intake manifold, ATX style
> Ted B. LPM for X2J, calibrated for a stock air meter curve
> SHO Shop cold air intake
> 80mm MAF, calibrated by Pro-Flow
> intake has no horns, ported secondary runners, ATX crossover tube
> 
> still on the car:
> 1st gen SHO Shop Y pipe with cats, replaced bellmouths
> Delco 130 amp alternator
> torque limiters
> delrin subframe bushings
> Taylor wires (red)
> Earl's stainless brake lines
> 96 front brakes
> rear brake bias valve plugs
> quiafe
> SHO Shop aluminum / steel insert 8 pound flywheel
> Tokicos / Eibachs
> slicers with new Turanza LSHs
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