fast Ed
Ford lover
Hey guys
Just saying hello from the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario. I'm picking up an emerald green 95 5-speed this Wednesday, off kijiji for $900. It has about 220,000 km, decent condition overall, will need some brake work.
This fall I sold the 95 T-Bird SC 5-speed that I had owned for almost 11 years, and also the 68 Cougar that had been mine for about the same amount of time.
I instruct at some open-track events for various clubs, and wanted to get something a bit different. The SC worked OK, it had Cobra brakes, Konis & Eibachs, good rubber, and a few bolt-ons for power ... but on hot summer days it would be cooking after 10 minutes of lapping. So I had thought about grabbing a cheap little Focus or ****** ZX2, but couldn't really talk myself into it. So an SHO came to mind, I've always liked them since they were first introduced. I figure with some Cobra brakes, Konis with good springs, and sticky rubber on 17" wheels the SHO could be entertaining. Plus, if I do happen to find a wall with it (hopefully not!!), I don't have a big investment going.
Anyone who has tips on setting these cars up for open-tracking, please chime in or send me a p.m. Of course, I will be using the search feature as much as possible, I know from the Super Coupe forum how annoying the noob questions can be on stuff that has been covered many times previously.
cheers
Ed N.
Just saying hello from the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario. I'm picking up an emerald green 95 5-speed this Wednesday, off kijiji for $900. It has about 220,000 km, decent condition overall, will need some brake work.
This fall I sold the 95 T-Bird SC 5-speed that I had owned for almost 11 years, and also the 68 Cougar that had been mine for about the same amount of time.
I instruct at some open-track events for various clubs, and wanted to get something a bit different. The SC worked OK, it had Cobra brakes, Konis & Eibachs, good rubber, and a few bolt-ons for power ... but on hot summer days it would be cooking after 10 minutes of lapping. So I had thought about grabbing a cheap little Focus or ****** ZX2, but couldn't really talk myself into it. So an SHO came to mind, I've always liked them since they were first introduced. I figure with some Cobra brakes, Konis with good springs, and sticky rubber on 17" wheels the SHO could be entertaining. Plus, if I do happen to find a wall with it (hopefully not!!), I don't have a big investment going.
Anyone who has tips on setting these cars up for open-tracking, please chime in or send me a p.m. Of course, I will be using the search feature as much as possible, I know from the Super Coupe forum how annoying the noob questions can be on stuff that has been covered many times previously.
cheers
Ed N.
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