Adam's 60K Photos

[sdpatt]

I have finally uploaded the 45 pictures that were taken during the 60K service on Adam Varney's (ACV1081) red 1993 ATX SHO performed on December 27-29, 2001. I apologize that the photos aren't in the order of the service, but it was going to take too long to sort them with the tool available through the host site.

To access them, click on the link below and enter your guest password: av60k

http://www.photoisland.com/servlet/GuestLogin?USERNAME=sdpatterson

Guest password: av60k


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Scott

1991, 254K miles, glass hood, police grill, SVO shifter, Catz fogs,
K&N, 73mm MAF, Superchip, PP Y-pipe, Borla cat-back, 190 lph pump
Eibach/Tokico/polyurethane, SHO Shop front & rear strut braces,
16x7.5" Moda R1, 225/55ZR16 Bridgestone RE730, -1 deg camber x 4,
Class II hitch, Silver award at the SHOklahoma Car Show


[This message has been edited by sdpatt (edited 01-10-2002).]

 

[SuperG]

That was pretty cool to see...thanks!

 

[Jersey Fred]

Nice job. It's kind of depressing to see how clean his engine is though.....

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[SilverSHO]

Scott...how did you clean the lower intake ports without getting any of the crud down on the intake valves? I've been wanting to do this, but I couldn't figure out a way to keep the crud from falling down there.

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Nick
Lt. Titanium 90 136k
Coneless, ACCEL 8.8 stainless steel wires,
SHO Shop torque limiters, Cherry Bomb Turbo II mufflers, snazzy blue valve caps
AIM: loudog6491, TitaniumSHO; feel free to IM me about anything SHO-related

 

[sdpatt]

To clean the intake ports, I first soak an old and sacrificable terrycloth towel with intake cleaner and use a rubber gloved finger to swab out the worst of the deposits. Most of the crud sticks to the cloth. I spray as little as possible intake cleaner into the ports. If there is any liquid that gathers on the closed valves, I use a chopstick and towels to soak it up.

Scott

 

[Tommy the Greek]

"Thank you for visiting this account. Please try again tomorrow since this account has exceeded the maximum number of visits allowed for today!"

That is what I get when I try to log in, I'll try again tomorrow.

 

[Blast7]

Originally posted by Tommy the Greek:
"Thank you for visiting this account. Please try again tomorrow since this account has exceeded the maximum number of visits allowed for today!"

That is what I get when I try to log in, I'll try again tomorrow.

Same here.

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Car of the Moment

1991 Black MTX
K&N Filtercharger
PP Motor Mounts
PP Y-pipe
Rod Shifter
Blazer Tech Fogs
"ur gonna love that sho, and everytime something breaks down..your gonna swear to all your friends that its going up for sale. and the minute you get it back you fall inlove all over again."~Blue

 

[Blast7]

I got to see the pictures. Very nice. That is an amazing sunset. Are they normally like that or is it a rare site to see?

 

[sdpatt]

I found that PhotoIsland stopped the visits after 65 yesterday. I am honored that so many people cared to see the images of Adam's SHO. Yes, his engine was clean. It didn't have any major oil or coolant leaks, but it did have the expected grunge in the expected areas. To place the before and after photos of the same part together, you would get a better idea of the detailing I perform on the engine when I have it apart.

The Varneys were here in north Dallas over the period of December 27-29. The weather cooperated with daytime air temperatures in the 60s ad 70s. Whenever there are a few low level clouds to the west, the sunsets make you take a long look and give thanks to be alive.

Thankfully,
Scott

 

[Jeremy Hohn]

SDPATT....where quality is job 1! Ah the pictures look all too familiar. He has some minor cam lobe wear, is that correct, Scott? Engine looks immaculate, however. Good job as always!!

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Jeremy

1993 atx 126k miles
-PIAA headlamp bulbs (thanks Fratperformance)
-fish tanks installed
-fog lamp mod w/ blazer fog lamps
-6" 5% tint border on windshield
-black body filled lettering
-wclewis "powered by yamaha" badges
-Sho Shop Cold Air Induction Kit
-Lund blackouts front and back
-cincysho colgan half bra with "SHO" lettering
-KVR chrome cadmium plated rotors with carbon fiber pads
-Sho Shop cat back system with magnaflow chrome tips
-Performance Plus y-pipe
-TX personalized plates "SHO FUN"
-Shoshop underdrive pulleys
-Shoshop 80mm MAF
-60k completed by Sdpatt
-Redline atx tranny fluid and water wetter
-Ted Breaux LPM
-D4U1 computer upgrade
-Rebuilt 94/95 AXOD tranny with TRANS-GO shift kit

 

[sdpatt]

Regarding the image of the cam lobes, the only areas of the lobe face that exhibited that appearance were the non-contact areas on the round face away from the eccentric lobe. It could be a metallurgical condition, excessive oxidation from lack of anti-rust additives in the oil (He used a local brand before switching to Castrol GTX), or a combination of both. The wear face of the cam lobes appeared to be in fair shape, but there were distinct, circular wear grooves in the center 1/2" on many of the shims. We replaced almost all of the shims and now I have a growing collection of shims that will never be used again.

Scott

 

[Tommy the Greek]

Finally I got to see them.
Very nice work Scott. The pictures are very informative to us.
- Tommy

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'95 SHO ATX, 55W foglights, coneless, fishtank mod, white/mocha cloth interior, 47K, Mobil 1 10W-30, build date 12/13/94. 60K service performed on 12/21/01 @ 46,043 miles due to a leaking w-pump. (grrrr)
Below is a pic of her @ 37K miles (July 2001), overlooking the Long Island sound off Orient point, NY.

www.roushind.com
AIM: kalamos73

 

[TwiceSHOwn]

What kind of mudflaps do i see on ACV1081's ride?

 

[Axianator]

hehe, I, too, am a fellow Adam. And I also plan to meet up with Scott do have my approaching 100k service done, in addition to anything that wasn't performed on the previous 60k service. Fortunately, I won't have to drive as far as ACV did!

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1995 Taurus SHO ATX
3.2L V6 with 97k miles
Stock, conical intake
Planned: 80mm MAF, LPM, Y-pipe