[Shotimes] It's time to bid you all farewell.

[Donald Mallinson]

Shea,

Sorry to see you go, but as long as you continue to enjoy life and cars, 
that is the main goal. 

You don't mention a convention.  If you didn't make one, that is too 
bad, that is what really pulls it together for a lot of SHO enthusiasts, 
even those that no longer own an SHO, so if you want to attend with the 
Supra, that is OK too.

Don Mallinson

Shea Tisdale wrote:

>Before I unsubscribe I want to thank all of you for what has been almost 10
>years of good clean fun.  I am leaving the list this weekend as I finally
>sold my SHO last week.  
>
>For a good bit of my early time on the list I lurked in the background,
>afraid to post and not sure enough of my knowledge to answer questions.
>Then as I picked up some knowledge, I became more active and even tried to
>answer some questions.  Over the years, I did quite a bit to my SHO.  Cold
>Air Intake, front and rear SHO shop strut tower braces, Tokico and Eibachs,
>SHO Shop Y pipe fitted to a Dynomax exhaust, LPM Chip, transmission upgrade
>and seal replacement (oh and I did the internal filter in it once too),
>brake upgrade, stainless steel lines, underpullies, 80 mm mass air flow, and
>probably some more I just don't remember.  I loved the power and durability
>my SHO exhibited and enjoyed every moment of it.  
>
>They say power is both corrupting and addictive.  I can certainly attest to
>the addictive part, for as fast as the SHO was originally and after mods, I
>always wanted more.  So in 2000 I set out looking for something that had the
>same qualities - something durable and fast as hell.  And I eventually found
>that in the form of a 1997 Toyota Supra Twin Turbo.  Once I had that for a
>while my passions shifted to the Supra and the SHO became my daily driver.
>As it did, I moved back to being a lurker on this list for the most part.
>
>I do far more now on the Supra than I ever dreamed I would do on a car and
>though this list knew nothing of it, it was this list that gave me the
>confidence to attempt it.  Reading all the posts on here showed me that cars
>are pretty hard to break and gave me the original impetus to try to do
>things as simple as change my own oil to doing all the mods mentioned above.
>Now, I have (almost) no fear in dropping the 6 speed in my Supra and
>changing the clutch or doing the brakes myself or installing a boost
>controller, etc...  And it's all because of everyone here and the stories
>I've read, both good and bad, that I started down the path to trying to do
>these things myself.  So I thank you.
>
>As I mentioned earlier, I made the decision to sell my SHO recently and
>again the list and website were both very useful as I cleaned up the car and
>fixed several issues.  One, a door handle that didn't work, I would have
>never fixed had it not been for this list.  So again I thank you.
>
>My 1993 White Taurus SHO cleaned up very nicely and the engine ran like the
>day I bought it despite having 119k on it.  I did have to put a new battery
>in it, but when it was all cleaned up and ready to go I really didn't want
>to sell it anymore.  But I did, since I'd already bought the replacement, a
>2006 Camry.  When it was all over, I sold it for $2400 and I have to say it
>was in some part because of this list that I was able to get that much.  So
>again thank you.
>
>It is now with some sorrow, and a distinct lack of an SHO in my life, that I
>bid you all farewell and wish you luck.  Thanks for everything.  
>
>Regards,
>
>
>Shea Tisdale
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