[black86glhs]

I have enough issues with her, that I have decided to park the beast and start pulling it apart. A pretty good sized list of thing to do.
1) gut interior 2) pull trim and lights 3)inspect body nad make repairs 4) pull suspension and rebuild/refinish 5) pull A-555 and rebuild 6) assemble new engine 7) if I feel like it, redo wiring

I'll be a little busy. Hoping the checkbook doesn't implode.

[glhs444]

Hmm....thats sound real familiar, except for the A555. You been reading my mind???

I'm thinking of upgrading the seat material in mine when it's being done....instead of the old vinyl, thinking of leather...cant see it being any heavier than the vinyl. Another issue is the plastic on the doors by the window wipes (you know, the rubber parts that are made of unobtainium now) are returning to their birth state....small pellets...


If you see the planets beginning to converge towards the Texas area....just tell me to close my wallet and they'll return to their normal state......

[greaser]

lol at least you guys can find seats and or material to redo them try and find shelby cloth from the 89 shelbys lol its made of platnum or the price indicates it is that is if you can ever find it. then get 10 to 15 people together so you can spend 500 bucks to have the rear bumper cover remade lol. man its great to have a one of 500 car

[black86glhs]

You do have a point on the seats. Just find another L body and you have seats...LOL. I'm going to do the J/C Whitney repair on the belt moldings/window scrapers. It will look stock, but will need to modify the mounting slightly. The inner ones look fine, but the outer ones took the biggest beating. Managed to remove all the rear hatch area trim, carpet and panels. Spare tire, rear seat and a few other pieces went to the storage unit. Going to pull the front seats and carpet, then put the driver seat back so I can move it. Some light rust here and there but the spare tire well was gorgeous! The seam at the rear of the flloor pan is crusty, but not near as bad as a rust belt car usaully is. So far, so good. Already know that I will need a new driver front door, the bottom is already too far gone.

Pictures tomorrow.

[glhs444]

greaser, on Sep 29 2008, 07:29 PM, said:

lol at least you guys can find seats and or material to redo them try and find shelby cloth from the 89 shelbys lol its made of platnum or the price indicates it is that is if you can ever find it. then get 10 to 15 people together so you can spend 500 bucks to have the rear bumper cover remade lol. man its great to have a one of 500 car

:sarcasm on:

Geez...it seems we always here from these 89 guy's belly aching over fabric.....I remember the good Ol days when a chin spoiler meant everything....

:sarcasm off:

You know....I'll seems there's always someone else around to make you realize how good you got it....

Sell them toys greaser....

[greaser]

lol im realy thinking about it right now i fliped my dirt bike this year and killed the rest of the summer and fall for riding the harley hell i couldint even stand to drive the shelbys for 2 weeks.

edit to indicate i broke my tail bone hence the no riding.

This post has been edited by greaser: 01 October 2008 - 05:26 PM

[black86glhs]

I added some pics on page 3 of my cardomain page. Take a look.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2556137

This post has been edited by black86glhs: 01 October 2008 - 06:51 PM

[StokedShelbyOwner]

My winter rebuild is going to focus on handling and braking aspects for the GLHS. It's plenty fast but the original 21 year old suspension and brakes are not up to the task of dealing with the rigors of the CS86 Shelby Run II So I've got a deadline for the upgrades. It's going to be a great event and I am planning on representing well for the 80's Shelby's. There is going to be a very well built roadrace 86 S car there as well. Stiff competiton for sure


Alan

[shelbymotorsports]

StokedShelbyOwner, on Oct 1 2008, 10:09 PM, said:

My winter rebuild is going to focus on handling and braking aspects for the GLHS. It's plenty fast but the original 21 year old suspension and brakes are not up to the task of dealing with the rigors of the CS86 Shelby Run II So I've got a deadline for the upgrades. It's going to be a great event and I am planning on representing well for the 80's Shelby's. There is going to be a very well built roadrace 86 S car there as well. Stiff competiton for sure


Alan

Sounds like a challenge to me

Might have to step up the new HH 16v project. Amy I need more.....


Steve

[greaser]

check out poly bushings for the glhs it will make a huge difference in the handling.

[black86glhs]

UPDATE AND PICTURES
Pulled the seats and carpet earlier today. I am still stunned that this is a NE Ohio car. Pulling the dash tomorrow(the plan so far) and looking at the A pillar and firewall.

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[black86glhs]

black86glhs, on Oct 3 2008, 11:26 PM, said:

UPDATE AND PICTURES
Pulled the seats and carpet earlier today. I am still stunned that this is a NE Ohio car. Pulling the dash tomorrow(the plan so far) and looking at the A pillar and firewall.

Also some pics of the original carpet.

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[glhs444]

greaser, on Oct 1 2008, 08:25 PM, said:

i broke my tail bone hence the no riding.

OUCH......I've thankfully never had to deal with that kinda hell before, but I can only imagine the pain involved with just daily activities (read.."nature calling"), much less riding in a Koni equip'd Shelby..

[greaser]

glhs444, on Oct 4 2008, 06:19 AM, said:

OUCH......I've thankfully never had to deal with that kinda hell before, but I can only imagine the pain involved with just daily activities (read.."nature calling"), much less riding in a Koni equip'd Shelby..

lol you know it. but the csx does ride nicer than my sgt with the 20s on it.

[black86glhs]

Update.
I leak tested the car and only found 2 seams that were dripping. Started cleaning up the floor pans for repair(have 16 gauge sheet metal for that). I do know that I need door seals, as that is where most of the water was coming from that made it into the car...lol.
Removed the int shaft bearings, cleaned up the retainer plate and installed a new seal. After I get my new pistons, the block gets prepped.
Going to Indy tomorrow to pick up some charger seats(CS). Road trip!!!

Bryan

[black86glhs]

It has been a long time since I updated this thread. Lets start with the engine. The short block is finished. Stock 2.2 cast crank turned .010" under with new main and rod bearings. Stock common block turbo rods. Forged Wiseco 2.2 standard bore pistons. New sealed power rings. New freeze and oil galley plugs. Modified 2.5 oil pan with baffles. New intermediate shaft bearings.
Ported cylinder head. I did the porting so it isn't very radical. I'm looking for better airflow and reliability. Will be installing new valve guides and recut the valve seats.
The body work went on hold due to the welder I borrowed wouldn't weld. Yes, I do know how...lol. I am getting one for Christmas, so it will resume on warmer days, if they ever come back. I did recieve some parts I had been looking for from a couple people online.
On a side note, I rebuilt the 525 that was in the car. I was told it had been rebuilt when I bought the car, however, it was just cobbled together. I'm not installing it in the S, it was more of a practice run for when I rebuild the 555 that is in it. They are so easy to rebuild, it is almost silly.

[86glhs76]

well I wouldn't use stock rods, or just commen block rods. You need 85 and older or 2.5 turbo to T2 rods. The floating rods are best. Today the best route is the 523 trans. OBX Neon posi, Booger bushings, SRT 4 short shifter, and GLHS Momo shift knob. Looks stock and really works. On the rust I would sand blast it and cover the back side with wood as a temp. Then take it to Rustbusters and they can spray in new floor boards.

525s shatter like glass, don't drive around the block with one.

[black86glhs]

86glhs76, on Dec 21 2008, 10:14 PM, said:

well I wouldn't use stock rods, or just commen block rods. You need 85 and older or 2.5 turbo to T2 rods. The floating rods are best. Today the best route is the 523 trans. OBX Neon posi, Booger bushings, SRT 4 short shifter, and GLHS Momo shift knob. Looks stock and really works. On the rust I would sand blast it and cover the back side with wood as a temp. Then take it to Rustbusters and they can spray in new floor boards.

525s shatter like glass, don't drive around the block with one.

They are Turbo rods(full floaters, 958's). I already have the 555, so I'm gonna stick with that for right now. Won't have much after all of this. I wasn't using the 525, I just rebuilt it for practice. Very cheap to do.

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[black86glhs]

black86glhs, on Dec 21 2008, 10:53 PM, said:

They are Turbo rods(full floaters, 958's). I already have the 555, so I'm gonna stick with that for right now. Won't have much after all of this. I wasn't using the 525, I just rebuilt it for practice. Very cheap to do.

Here are a couple pictures of the cylinder head after the porting and valve job.

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[black86glhs]

Here are 2 of the short block.

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