Whats up everyone?
Well I haven't really posted in a while but I am back. My last post related to a 91 SHO that I came into ownership of. This was my prelim as to all the info that I had been told of the car.
Quick run through is that it sat for 3 years, maybe a little less. The reason being is that a clutch job was done and afterward they were unable to get it into gear. The owner couldn't afford to have it looked into so he signed it over to the shop. I found it and now its mine.
I was told to look into the issues myself to avoid any confusion as to what is wrong with this car. When I picked the car up I had it flat-bedded to a garage for storage. We rolled the car in reverse about 20 feet. Then we attempted to get it into a garage by going in forwards. It seemed to have gotten stuck on the lip of the garage and after about a minute of pushing to no avail, I screamed to my little brother to push in the clutch. Mind you that previously it was unable to go into gear in any sense. Plus, I thought it was in neutral but I wasn't behind the wheel at the time. Turns out the car somehow started catching gears and after he pushed in the clutch we got it smoothly over the **** and into the garage.
The garage is tiny with no electricity so I have been waiting for the weather to turn into its current state to attend to this car. I have been doing small odds and ends...anything I am capable of with my knowledge and lack of adequate space. The fuel had already been drained which I was pleased with. I replaced the filter and what little was left in the lines came out clean and still had a strong gasoline smell to it. I wanted to change the oil but the drain plug was rusted to **** and/or stripped previously. Replaced the battery. Attempted multiple times to remove the drain plug from the oil pan with no luck. I was too anxious and needed to see what I was working with so I unplugged the DIS. Cranked the car out in a few intervals to get the oil circulated a little. Plugged the DIS in and shot up a prayer. Started right up....runs extremely smooth and quietly as it still is holding onto its original exhaust (probably not for too much longer, however)
The moment of truth was to see if it was able to move anywhere. I didn't have much space to work with and there is a blown brake line but all the gears work. The clutch pedal doesn't seem to have much tension in it and it also seems to not catch until it is almost fully released. In my last post someone mentioned that maybe the clutch pedal wasn't held up when connecting the cable and it wasn't adjusted properly (which is the reason for it not going into gear). Could that still be case with my description here? There is a new clutch in there and I would figure it would cause more tension in the pedal and catch much sooner than it does. I wouldn't know because I have never had the opportunity of breaking in a new clutch job.
Anyways regardless of the result I plan to have this car rebuilt to some extent but it would be nice to get it moving and really see what the issues are. I have a spare trans and a new clutch but it would be nice to salvage the new clutch that is in the car at the moment, if at all possible.
Besides needing to replace the brake lines, probably the brakes as well and seeing what the issues are with the trans; the car seems to be in good shape. One thing is for sure, I dont like the look of is this...
Seems to be coming directly from the trans.
A few more pics (sorry about the poor quality. The car is also a total mess...has potential though.
Looks a lot cleaner in person
Clean 50/50 interior. I have full leather in my current plus that will likely end up in this.
There is a little rust in your usual problem areas but it is very minor.
But thanks for reading and if you have any suggestions or anything let me know. I know it takes a lot of money to properly care for these cars and to refresh them. This is the 3rd that I have owned and I plan to make it the best out of the three, though I payed the least for this one. Has 103k on it and technically only had one previous owner. By the look and sound of things it was well maintained before it sat in the elements for a few years.
Well I haven't really posted in a while but I am back. My last post related to a 91 SHO that I came into ownership of. This was my prelim as to all the info that I had been told of the car.
Quick run through is that it sat for 3 years, maybe a little less. The reason being is that a clutch job was done and afterward they were unable to get it into gear. The owner couldn't afford to have it looked into so he signed it over to the shop. I found it and now its mine.
I was told to look into the issues myself to avoid any confusion as to what is wrong with this car. When I picked the car up I had it flat-bedded to a garage for storage. We rolled the car in reverse about 20 feet. Then we attempted to get it into a garage by going in forwards. It seemed to have gotten stuck on the lip of the garage and after about a minute of pushing to no avail, I screamed to my little brother to push in the clutch. Mind you that previously it was unable to go into gear in any sense. Plus, I thought it was in neutral but I wasn't behind the wheel at the time. Turns out the car somehow started catching gears and after he pushed in the clutch we got it smoothly over the **** and into the garage.
The garage is tiny with no electricity so I have been waiting for the weather to turn into its current state to attend to this car. I have been doing small odds and ends...anything I am capable of with my knowledge and lack of adequate space. The fuel had already been drained which I was pleased with. I replaced the filter and what little was left in the lines came out clean and still had a strong gasoline smell to it. I wanted to change the oil but the drain plug was rusted to **** and/or stripped previously. Replaced the battery. Attempted multiple times to remove the drain plug from the oil pan with no luck. I was too anxious and needed to see what I was working with so I unplugged the DIS. Cranked the car out in a few intervals to get the oil circulated a little. Plugged the DIS in and shot up a prayer. Started right up....runs extremely smooth and quietly as it still is holding onto its original exhaust (probably not for too much longer, however)
The moment of truth was to see if it was able to move anywhere. I didn't have much space to work with and there is a blown brake line but all the gears work. The clutch pedal doesn't seem to have much tension in it and it also seems to not catch until it is almost fully released. In my last post someone mentioned that maybe the clutch pedal wasn't held up when connecting the cable and it wasn't adjusted properly (which is the reason for it not going into gear). Could that still be case with my description here? There is a new clutch in there and I would figure it would cause more tension in the pedal and catch much sooner than it does. I wouldn't know because I have never had the opportunity of breaking in a new clutch job.
Anyways regardless of the result I plan to have this car rebuilt to some extent but it would be nice to get it moving and really see what the issues are. I have a spare trans and a new clutch but it would be nice to salvage the new clutch that is in the car at the moment, if at all possible.
Besides needing to replace the brake lines, probably the brakes as well and seeing what the issues are with the trans; the car seems to be in good shape. One thing is for sure, I dont like the look of is this...
Seems to be coming directly from the trans.
A few more pics (sorry about the poor quality. The car is also a total mess...has potential though.
Looks a lot cleaner in person
Clean 50/50 interior. I have full leather in my current plus that will likely end up in this.
There is a little rust in your usual problem areas but it is very minor.
But thanks for reading and if you have any suggestions or anything let me know. I know it takes a lot of money to properly care for these cars and to refresh them. This is the 3rd that I have owned and I plan to make it the best out of the three, though I payed the least for this one. Has 103k on it and technically only had one previous owner. By the look and sound of things it was well maintained before it sat in the elements for a few years.
