Up-Date: My 87 Shelby Z w/ hybrid 2.5L

[shelbyplaya]

here's an up-date on my cars progress, if you want to call it that. I shoul dhave spent more time cleaning things up befor I put the motor in. but the time has come for me to get a start on it.

Here's what dont to the car:

Bottum end:
90 2.5l Commen Block
Clevett 77 rod and main berings
Stock T2 rods
High pressure Oil pump
Balance shafts removed
Wiseco Forged pistons .020 over for 4 valves
Under Drive pully


Top End:
Stock 2.0l 16v DOHC neon head
Stock Stratus intake w/ 52mm TB
Crank Case e-vac kit
AFPR on modded neon fuel rail
Cometic MLS head gasket
Log turbo manifold
Tial 38mm external waste gate
57 trim T3/T4 turbo w/ .63 stage 2 turbine
stock 8v cam gears
8mm Magnacore Ignition cables

Trans:
Stock 90 A523 w/ 3.50 FD
OBX LSD
Solid Shift Bushings

Other:
Walbro 255 high pressure fuel pump
SS braded Fuel lines/oil lines
Manuel boost controll
GodSpeed aluminum Rad
TU 6 puck ceramic clutch with extream duty PP
Pro Sport A/F, Boost, EGT, Fuel pressure, Oil Pressure, and Water temp gauges.
Electronic e-break relese
Manuel fan over ride
Nitrous (havent used yet)
MOMO T-2000 seats
RCI Harness
Back seats removed
Turbo XS blow off valve
M/T ET Drag Slicks, 22 x 8 x 15 on stock crab rims
MOMO 15" rims w/ 225/60/15 tires
Custome Vacume block
Remote Oil filter w/ Ford 5.0l oil filter
FWDP Strut tower bar
Poly-bushings Front, pass and solid bobble strut
Custom 3" Down Pipe to full 3" exhaust and 3" dynomax SS muffler



Here's the progress on ther removel thus far (bottum 8 pics).
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2426586/4

[1985ShlbyChrger]

Are you using rubber lines for the head drains or braided lines? Did you put any kind of protective heat wrapping on your drains with them being close to to manifold like that? Mine are at the same place as yours and I'm worried about the heat breaking down my hoses. Also can you take a measurement from the flange of the head where the exhaust manifold bolts up to the flange where the turbo bolts up? Just a reference so I can make sure my setup will fit with no firewall hammering. Thanks!

Nate

[shelbyplaya]

Are you using rubber lines for the head drains or braided lines? Did you put any kind of protective heat wrapping on your drains with them being close to to manifold like that? Mine are at the same place as yours and I'm worried about the heat breaking down my hoses. Also can you take a measurement from the flange of the head where the exhaust manifold bolts up to the flange where the turbo bolts up? Just a reference so I can make sure my setup will fit with no firewall hammering. Thanks!

Nate

the oil returns are pushlock lines. the fittings are long enough that i dont worrie about the heat from the exhaust. The best thing you can do with your exhaust if your making the same style i have is to tack weld the log togeather. bolt the turbo flange to the turbo and test fit it in the best sopt where you see fit. My next manifold I might mount the turbo ontop.

[1985ShlbyChrger]

I'm using an obx header for an srt4 and its a top mount. I think it should fit with no problems. I am using pushlock also, but my header tubes stick out really far, so is real close to the rubber hose on both sides. I think im going to heat wrap the header tubes and get heat sleeves for the drains.

[shelbyplaya]

Up-date.

Trans and controll arms

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[shelbyplaya]

More goodies.

the harnesses
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[shelbyplaya]

more goodies for the hybrid


http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4707/1721/24265860087_large.jpg

[badandy]

How hard was it to get those seats to fit w/stock tracks?

[shelbyplaya]

How hard was it to get those seats to fit w/stock tracks?

it was easy. like with mounting any aftermarket seat you'll have to mod the stock tracks and make brackets to bolt to the seat.

[shelbyplaya]

So after running into an oil in the combustion chambers issue I'm gonna be honing out the cyls and installing fresh rings. If all goes well the 16v will be back in the car and running by new years.

[turbovanman²]

So after running into an oil in the combustion chambers issue I'm gonna be honing out the cyls and installing fresh rings. If all goes well the 16v will be back in the car and running by new years.

3 months to rering? what are you doing, a cylinder and a 1/3 a month? :p

[shelbyplaya]

3 months to rering? what are you doing, a cylinder and a 1/3 a month? :p


getting the motor done is pretty low on my list of things to do. racing dosent start till the end of may out here. so i got lots of time.