Car for daughter

[ShoPo]

Is anyone aware of a Contour SVT for sale locally?
Looking for something with 50K or less miles. I don't need another builder.

 

[AutoSHO]

Definately check out http://www.contour.org

 

[Off Road SHO]

If you can find an SVT Contour with a bad motor, I have a 3.0 Duratec that is brand new and complete, looking for a home.

Are you coming over on the 2nd, Brian? Be a good time to start the teardown on that 3.0.

Tom

 

[ShoPo]

I'm going to try. I have to help Sisyphus get that rock to the top .. AGAIN!, and make sure whatizname gets the stable clean first. But that's just in a days work. I'll at least make sure Number Two Son corners the market on Berryman's.

On a serious note; 00 bearings, or do you preach plastigage and oversize bearings?

 

[AutoSHO]

00 should be fine.

 

[Off Road SHO]

What Chris said. Standard is fine. We'll still plastigage them to see what oil gap we end up with, but we can't use anything oversize unless we turn the crank down.

F22-Raptor SHO will be over early to start his bearings.

AZ SHO OFF will be finishing up his 95 MTX.

I will be directing and inspecting.

Tom

 

[F-22 Raptor SHO]

I will be directing and inspecting.

Whoa, you need to be torqing and second checking, not to mention picture taking and bossy bossin.

 

[Shoaz]

I'll likely be there to cut holes in the floor of #97 for the shifter.

 

[Off Road SHO]

Mike,

I'll SHOw you how to do everything and turn the wrenches if you want, but you'll learn mo' better if you feel the "click".

Eric, What holes? I thought the holes were always there just covered for an MTX mount.

Maybe we can get Jim Ellis over to be our photographer so we don't get oil all over my digital camera. "paging Mr. Ellis, is there a Mr. Ellis in the house?"

Tom

 

[Shoaz]

Well, I looked all over for a hole and all I found was sheet metal, so I think I need to cut a hole.

I'm hoping you're right and I just need to look closer. In any case, I'll try to figure it out Saturday.

 

[Jim Ellis]

Whoo!! He is here, (actually in Detroit) Reporting as ordered sir! Sorry for being so absent. Seems I have not been reviewing the Forum as I should. I'll get old Bob washed up and see you all some time Saturday morning. I think I need to take the "Significant Other" to breakfast first then I will be up with the camera.

 

[shoguy311]

i am not going to bed able to make it this weekend. we are moving into a new apartment over the weekend and i dont think im gonna have time to work on the car. i really wanted to see the rod bearing replacement too.

i have been thinking about a CSVT too but i think ill just stay with the SHO. maybe pick up a cheap MTX? you guys have got me addicted.

 

[Shoaz]

Aaron, here's a local MTX for sale. I've seen it and it's in pretty good shape.

http://www.naturallyherbs.com/sho

 

[ShoPo]

Well, we fumbled getting bearings in a timely fashion. Any known source on a Saturday Morning?