Hi there,
First time owner, first time poster, and short-time lurker here.
I just bought Tim's car, it's my first SHO, and my fourth Ford. So far it's really fun! It feels a lot more muscle car than I thought it would, which is really cool. The rod shifter has a lot to do with that I think, it's very deliberate. The car has a Quaife diff, a high flow Y-pipe, and some other stuff. It's got a Clutch Masters clutch in it, which is taking some getting used to, but it certainly holds strong, and I'm getting smoother with it.
It also came with, literally, a trunk full of books, receipts, and spare parts. Buying a car from Tim was kind of like buying a car from myself, so I feel confident it'll be a good one.
First order of business will be some detailing - clay, Iron-X, a couple rounds of paint correction. It seems like the paint is mostly original, so it's got some marks on it. I think I can level a lot of them out. I've already taken out the visors that go in the window frames - that was easy, except for the passenger front. It was glued in, and removing it tore up the window seal around the door frame a little. Looks like that part is NLA, but the damage isn't bad.
Here it is in its new home, next to my '13 Focus ST. The Focus is a daily driver, family trip car, and SCCA autocross car. It's set up pretty much to the limit of the G-Street rules. I really like it a lot, so I figured, why not two low-volume, high horsepower, front wheel drive Fords?
SHO engine plus the fleet by krshultz, on Flickr
Engine is essentially stock. The car has 84K miles on it, and had its 60K service done. If it's leaking anything, I don't see it.
SHO engine plus the fleet by krshultz, on Flickr
Anyway, this site looks like a really great resource for keeping these cars on the road, so thanks to all the previous posters who've shared so much. I especially learned a bunch from Sam, who answered an unending number of questions.
First time owner, first time poster, and short-time lurker here.
I just bought Tim's car, it's my first SHO, and my fourth Ford. So far it's really fun! It feels a lot more muscle car than I thought it would, which is really cool. The rod shifter has a lot to do with that I think, it's very deliberate. The car has a Quaife diff, a high flow Y-pipe, and some other stuff. It's got a Clutch Masters clutch in it, which is taking some getting used to, but it certainly holds strong, and I'm getting smoother with it.
It also came with, literally, a trunk full of books, receipts, and spare parts. Buying a car from Tim was kind of like buying a car from myself, so I feel confident it'll be a good one.
First order of business will be some detailing - clay, Iron-X, a couple rounds of paint correction. It seems like the paint is mostly original, so it's got some marks on it. I think I can level a lot of them out. I've already taken out the visors that go in the window frames - that was easy, except for the passenger front. It was glued in, and removing it tore up the window seal around the door frame a little. Looks like that part is NLA, but the damage isn't bad.
Here it is in its new home, next to my '13 Focus ST. The Focus is a daily driver, family trip car, and SCCA autocross car. It's set up pretty much to the limit of the G-Street rules. I really like it a lot, so I figured, why not two low-volume, high horsepower, front wheel drive Fords?
SHO engine plus the fleet by krshultz, on FlickrEngine is essentially stock. The car has 84K miles on it, and had its 60K service done. If it's leaking anything, I don't see it.
SHO engine plus the fleet by krshultz, on Flickr
Anyway, this site looks like a really great resource for keeping these cars on the road, so thanks to all the previous posters who've shared so much. I especially learned a bunch from Sam, who answered an unending number of questions.
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