project 197

[86seeS]

hey guys i just picked up 87 glhs 197 out of the indiana country side. car is all compleat and all shelby pieces are there. the goal is to get the car done by the time mopar nat. come around in aug. questions and tips are all welcome

http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=35146

[cordes]

Looks good. That will be a lot of work to finish by August for sure though. I would try to keep it original if I were to restore it.

[rare_ram]

Too scarce to mod imho. Is that a Rampage beside it?

[WickedShelby88]

Wow. It looks to still have the Koni's and be plenty solid to restore. Good safe for sure and its nice to see some pics.

[Murphy]

I would mod it, but nothing too far from original or that stands out. K&N in the stock box, replace the cat with a cutout(if you don't have to get it emmissions tested), 3bar map, +40's, custom cal set to about 20psi, maybe a BOV on the lower IC pipe. Might swap to a 555 with a bearing plate just so you know your trans is strong enough to hold together.

the would make for HUGE power gains, but the only thing there that would really stand out from not being original would be the BOV, but you hsould be able to tuck that away down there. Of course it would sound a bit mean with the cutout open.

[bradp]

Wow that car never made it very far. It was sold new at Southside Dodge in INDY

[86seeS]

i got the car in moorsville 88,500 miles worked on the floor boards a bit and pulled the motor out

[Aries_Turbo]

if the chassis was in better shape (floor pans etc) id do all original. since you are going to have some non original sheet metal here and there, i vote some small key improvements. basically what murph said. 3 bar cal, +40's, 3 bar map, 555 trans adapted to the rod shifter, maybe heim joint linkages, cutout or 3" exhaust but keep the original exhaust around. get another lower intercooler hose and cut it to add the DSM bov and pipe.

could do a upgraded intercooler too like alan did with his rampage.

Brian

[86seeS]

i was going to use a 1st g dsm bov i like the way they sound lol and there easy to hide

[BadAssPerformance]

Nice project

[Marcus86GLHS]

since 100% original is not possible at this stage i'd go w/ some easy performance upgrades as mentioned above and try to keep the car as stock looking as possible. with the parts from TU and knowledge you can get at this website you can build a very stock appearing 87S that runs into the 12's. good luck on your project.

[86seeS]

87 s in the 12s..... i like the way that sounds haha

[banshee X]

SRT-4 swap Ftw!!!! thats what #582 is recieving as we speak...

[86seeS]

that would be awesome! have any pics of it?

[86seeS]

i took the motor apart and guess what i found..... metal.....lots of metal

[Aries_Turbo]

well thats no good. thats ok though, it needed big rods and the forged crank anyway.

Brian

[86seeS]

new crank is on the way already

[Rod Enis]

Im parting out my 87 GLHS, let me know what you need. Check out my post for pics of the car.

[BadAssPerformance]

Im parting out my 87 GLHS, let me know what you need. Check out my post for pics of the car.

NO! not a cali car! Link?

[banshee X]

that would be awesome! have any pics of it?

this is what it looked like before, right now i am building the srt motor. goal is 600hp which with these motors is pretty simple to make, just pricey. hopefully it will be ready next spring fingers crossed!!

GL with your build glad to see another saved