802SHO 2010 Build

[bpd1151]

LOL at around the 17:30-ish mark.....

IDK....maybe we can JB Weld it?

Funny $h!t and great video.

Glad now that I never dumped into the GB on the coupler myself. I was tempted though. But again, glad I refrained.

 

[SeanDev]

They should update their lesson's learned page to include the ecoboost platform...

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They have the b a l l s to blame everyone else but themselves first. There are tolerances and quality checks. Miss those two and well you'll manufacture S H I T. Then they cry because people complained. Just from that statement they posted, they will never receive a dime from me. Real shady.

 

[802SHO]

Some exciting things to talk about. Received my Schwartz Engineered PTU brace today. It’s made from one solid piece of billet aluminum, can’t be more than 1lb. Has some heat shields to mitigate cooking the fluid.

Fitment is perfect

The passenger side axle is going to see some stress for sure with the Traction Concepts LSD conversion and this brace is an excellent match! Contact Aaron240 for more info!

Also received my XDI 2000cc injectors back from being flow tested and getting new seals. I sent my XDI60 along for the ride to get checked out too, both came back in new packaging and are ready to go! $270 from Xtreme-DI, feel free to reach out to them for all your fueling needs or to have anything flow tested! And btw, Uwe is pronounced Oova. Blew my mind. Lol! But now we can all pronounce his name correctly.

 

[SM105K]

Like Volva?

 

[802SHO]

Like Volva?

Idk ooova? Volva? Volvo?

 

[Zpak]

Hey Andrew, you know about this?

 

[802SHO]

No! The F? Some false advertising there that thing won’t look anything like mine. And it’s a screen shot from my install video. I’ll try to find it and tell them to take my photo off

 

[76FoMoCo]

This threads kind of quiet hoping to see some new progress.

 

[Zpak]

Scammers man. Time for a cease and desist.

 

[802SHO]

Well I’m putting turbos on pause and going to get this thing bagged on the ground with the exterior done to see what kind of crazy $hit I’ve got going on here.

Rear end is pretty much done, 2014 rdu with TC lsd, axles back in, Airtekk struts and bags in, need to run the air lines.
I decided to get new axles for the front, thinking I might snap one with the TC lsd in the front….then thought I might as well should start off with the new ones and if they snap I’ll have the originals as a quick replacement backup. So in the front is new axles, new 13+ steering knuckles with Timken wheel bearings, new front lower control arms, Airtekk air struts, Jordan’s 13 R1 Concepts Rotors, Aaron’s Wilwood kit. Need to run air lines for the front struts.
And I’ve got some custom made aluminum hub centric rings on so my 2” spacers done vibrate
I need to now do the passenger side axle, suspension, knuckle, wheel bearing and brakes. Then I’ll install my 13+ fuel bucket with 525 Walbro lpfp in
And then I’ll start installing my Airlift compressor/tank and management to Aaron’s aluminum backseat delete panel
And then give this thing some power to make it go up and down. And then finalize the fender flares and vents. Push it outside and put the front bumper on…..and get a glimpse of what the **** this thing is…….then I’m expecting to be so excited I’ll want to give it all I’ve got to get the motor in and get it running!
Ive been hung up on turbo placement and I’ve been super busy so I decided to get the exterior done for now. I might change my mind and go back to it but for now I feel like I’ve got a clear list of things I can do that I feel like I can actually do without hardly any problems.

 

[Jordan_R]

The most racecar looking Taurus I know!

 

[M.J]

**** yeah man, good progress. I feel you on getting stuck on certain parts of a project & getting frustrated/discouraged. Good move on working on something else & coming back to the turbos later. Just go full pro mod status with your turbo placement & run em' to the front bumper area, ahah.

 

[802SHO]

The most racecar looking Taurus I know!

Idk buddy yours is looking crazy good to me

 

[Bronco2fan]

It's like I said before man, you're doing things that most of us don't have the skill, time or money to attempt. You'll have her up and running down the track soon. Keep it going.

 

[Zpak]

That think is going to look incredible slammed on bags.

Good to see some forward momentum. Keep up the good work!

 

[FrankK]

Nice to see you making progress again Andrew.

I give you a lot of credit for taking on a project like this. I know I wouldn't have the patience or time to do something like this.

Can't wait to see it running.

 

[SM105K]

About ******* time.

 

[DadMobile]

Idk buddy yours is looking crazy good to me

Seems like y’all are in an unspoken competition to have baddest SHO, both bad ass builds.

 

[802SHO]

So, GF was away on a business trip so I was given full access to all hours of the night to make as much noise as I want.
Passenger side axle, knuckle, wheel bearing, suspension and brakes on. Shiny stuff
I got the rear sway bar back on and the driveshaft out of a 2013 explorer put on. From leaving my driveshaft hanging off the ptu on the ground when I removed the RDU, it rested on part of the rubber boot on the PTU end and made a small cut in it. Lol oopsie.

Had to put one wheel on and damn is it thicc

Trans, axles, ptu, rdu, driveshaft, knuckles, wheel bearings, suspension and brakes are back on. The only old parts reused are the rear axles and rear knuckles. Rotors all the way around are Jordan’s and rear pads. The new (used) parts are the 2014 non pp trans, RDU and 2013 Explorer driveshaft.

Next up, lpfp swap, install Airlift 3P tank, compressor and management, vents…..then power it up and drop it down on all 4 wheels….to finalize fender flares I’ll need to work the suspension to find what the best placement is. Then fender flares install can be completed. Then will need to be removed and painted or wrapped.

Then it’s motor/turbo time. In the meantime I can install my injectors, msd coils and new oil, cam and crank sensors.

I did receive a CF trunk from Aaron and it certainly is lightweight and serves that WR purpose.
I decided to take it a step further, I now have Nick Ashline, from VSC (Vermont Sportscar) the company that builds the USA Subaru Rally Cars, I know everyone knows Travis Pastrana?
Nick does composites for VSC and he has my OEM trunk and 1k deposit and he is working on making a beautiful piece to also have some sort of a spoiler/wing. Can’t wait to show you how that turns out! Nick is hoping to have it come in about 2k said and done but I said it is what it is. So I’ll be paying at least another 1k when it’s done. But it should look absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to see what else Nick can make for me. Here he is gluing flanges on getting it ready.

 

[DadMobile]

Dang that tire is thick! Who needs the track when you bring the track with you hahaha. Brakes and everything look good. That CF stuff should offset a decent amount of weight I’d imagine.