How's your Shelby doing? Shelby fanboys/owners enter =)

[geno]

Yes, that's right Nissan fanboys, you're all ripe for parody!

Though I'm not sure if anyone else can participate in this thread (unless Ronstang is around?)


*crickets chirp*

 

[Ronstang]

I'm around simply by chance since it is a Saturday and I actually don't sit at this box 24/7........ and the Shelby is doing fine, still in the garage where she belongs.

 

[thedarkwolf]

Can a consider my Caravan a Caravan Shelby since it basically has a Shelby engine in it ? If so its doing pretty good since the trans is now working more or less correctly.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
and the Shelby is doing fine, still in the garage where she belongs.

Safe and sound, that's how I like it

thedarkwolf, yes, you have a Shelby inspired motor, so make yourself comfortable any new mods?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Nothing really. I just got most of the bugs worked out of my rebuilt trans. I did a ghetto shift kit and the shifts are firm and quik now but not enough so to be annoying. Still need to plumb up my intercooler but I'll probably wait till I get a couple hundred miles on the trans first.

Done anything to that VNT? Somebody showed up on the Hard forum and couple days with one and I sent him over to turbododge.com but haven't seen him post yet.

 

[Soybomb]

I'm debating a set of konis on one of the daytonas......also have some wheels and new tires but I don't know if I like using ecentering rings.......decisions

 

[geno]

TDW (mind if I call you that darkwolf?) - the VNT is running well, I have minimal mods on it to keep it original, want the value to be as high as possible down the road. Got the Satge 2 SBEC, 2.5 Mandrel Bent exhaust, blowoff valve, gauges, etc...

my new pride and joy is going to be this hunka junk lookin' thing:
Crappy looking, no?

crappy until you find out it has a fully rebuilt 2.5, bored out with forged pistons, new TII turbo, full exhaust, freshly rebuilt 555, disc brakes, oh and did I mention these?

Soybomb, what kind of rims to you have that you're debating on? Also, haven't talked to you in a while, how's the 'Tona doing?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Thats probably what I would do if I had a CSX VNT. I'd be affraid to drive it.

The shadow doesn't look to bad. Just has the paint problems we all have. What intercooler do you have for it?

http://www.fwdperformance.com/ sells Konis for the vans now. Maybe I should pick up a set .

 

[geno]

I'd be affraid to drive it.

Yeah, that's how it's turning out. I wanna baby it too much. Now I'll get this cheapie shadow, beat the piss out it, and turn in a few 13's with it

And Konis on the van would be just sick - go for it

 

[bernse]

I don't see any Shelbys around anymore. I just presumed they all suffered the same premature death that K-cars were all diagnosed with.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: bernse
I don't see any Shelbys around anymore. I just presumed they all suffered the same premature death that K-cars were all diagnosed with.

Nah, there's still plenty going strong

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I'd talk about my Shelby if I had one.

Since I don't, I'll live vicariously thru you guys!

 

[Soybomb]

Doesn't look like too bad of a project car, certainly sounds like alot of fun to drive to far.

Well we got this shelby z for $600 http://johnmearns.com/albums/vehicles/redtonasmall.jpg The engine is done although its blown the coolant feed to the turbo so I need to replace that. I have a set of braided stainless ones for it (that will make all the cars), but its just going to be a royal pita to get it on without pulling the head I think. Then its off to the body shop for some work since it needs it in a bad way. Its going to be getting a set of restored crabs as it should have and I thought I might take its wheels for my daily driver. Tires are going to be a bit pricey though and like I said centering rings.....so we'll see.

My odometer quit in my daily driver too, think I need a new one