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[Roger Warren]

My son brought home a 1979 SHO 3.0L engine (I think) and dis-assembled most of it (left the crank in the block). Due to Coivd19 I am bored out of my mind, so I decided to look into re-building the engine, without a plan as to what to do with it after and if I get it running. I think it may make a good HPDE car and take the wear off my daily driver. I have built a couple of engines 50 years ago, so with that memory, I bought the factory repair manual off the internet and am in the process of inventorying the parts I have. With the exception of the EFI and all of the new electronics, is seems pretty straight forward. Clearly I haven't a clue. I had some brief emails with SHOSource (since I never used a forum I am not sure I can mention names), he was very helpful and said he could put me in contact with some Northern California people that might be able to offer guidance. I think my biggest concern at this moment is the inability to find parts, for example engine rebuild kits. Also, I think I should have the heads rebuilt instead of trying to do it myself. I would encourage anyone who wants to comment both positive and negative.

 

[zoomlater]

Welcome! If you look on the Shosource website, they have gasket kits, etc. for doing the major maintenance on the engine. You probably either emailed Mike or his son Ryan.

there is a lot of good information is the links below

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/77a1h1wsvvdmtox/AACBSbusdJqRt-PIONbmMpeTa?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/moz77s4au3hfx09/AADRW1HkbOsxdK9m7ctCkz05a?dl=0

 

[luigisho]

Nick Chrimes is in the bay area and he could be a good source of reference for your work. He's got as much time as anyone I can recall in the older v6 SHO world. His forum name is BaySHO Performance. The engine itself isn't that complicated. An issue may be the crankshaft sensor. Not sure what shape the one that came with the engine is but they are no longer available in the oem or aftermarket channels. There was a run done by the Tbird crowd and you can see if there are any left. It should be in some of the more recent posts. If none are available you may have to try a used one.