TIII Shelby Charger

[Lotashelbys]

Hey Rob
If you have any TIII engine ?s feel free to PM me. Good luck on the car a TIII with an HE351 is ridiculous

[Shadow]

Hey Rob
If you have any TIII engine ?s feel free to PM me. Good luck on the car a TIII with an HE351 is ridiculous

Thanks, and yah, the 351 is fast becoming my favorite street/strip turbo!

[turbovanman²]

Awesome project,

You were smart to start with a rust free car. There is a ton of work and time involved in fixing a car right when there is a lot of rust preasent. This one was borderline, but we had the rust free parts and we fixed'er!

Trouble is as you know, finding a rust free car is hard or damn near impossible unless paying too much money for it,

[Shadow]

Awesome project,




Trouble is as you know, finding a rust free car is hard or damn near impossible unless paying too much money for it,

I hear ya, and it's not like we didn't try! Fortunatly the "hard work" is done and we're on to the fun stuff! Some shots of panels that got replaced.

[Shadow]

Glenn was out on the wknd and we dropped the mtr in to get a rough idea of how things looked. I was thinking the turbo would be pretty tight, but it looks like we might get away with a 1/4" massaging of the firewall. I have to admitt, there's a certain "mystique" seeing a Lotus 16v in an L-body!

[rx2mazda]

Glenn was out on the wknd and we dropped the mtr in to get a rough idea of how things looked. I was thinking the turbo would be pretty tight, but it looks like we might get away with a 1/4" massaging of the firewall. I have to admitt, there's a certain "mystique" seeing a Lotus 16v in an L-body!

Nice, can't wait to have mine in! Can I get some shots of the turbo to firewall clearance please? Is he running a Holset or other? I have to admit, TIII L-body's look mean.....

[Shadow]

Nice, can't wait to have mine in! Can I get some shots of the turbo to firewall clearance please? Is he running a Holset or other? I have to admit, TIII L-body's look mean.....

Didn't take any shots of the turbo....yet. We just had time to hold it up to the flange and eye-ball it. We took the front mount brkt off while the car was being media blasted. I need to dig it up so I can get the mtr sitting right before I know how the firewall to turbo clearance will be. Right now it looks like it's going to just touch, so a nice little rubber mallot persuasion should fix things up just dandy!

[rx2mazda]

That mock-up was with the holset right? if so, sweet news!

EDIT: guess i need to buy some short oil filters

[Shadow]

That mock-up was with the holset right? if so, sweet news!

EDIT: guess i need to buy some short oil filters

Yes, HE351. I'll post some pics tomorrow.

[rx2mazda]

Merci beaucoup!

[2.216VTurbo]

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how you got SO MUCH room in the front I think when it rotates forward it's gonna eat up some of that room between the IN mani and core support. Prolly help with the turbo room tho Keep the build pics coming please

[rx2mazda]

I'm scratching my head trying to figure out how you got SO MUCH room in the front I think when it rotates forward it's gonna eat up some of that room between the IN mani and core support. Prolly help with the turbo room tho Keep the build pics coming please

So much rooom? You drinking again Alan? With the stock rad in there there would be almost no room as it sit out in those radiator brackets. Since he's running the Scirrocco rad that sit under the support he should have a "decent" bit of space(hoping at least, so I can have room for my big plenum intake). I know a guy in VA with a TIII Charger with a Holset351 and he did NO mods to the firewall

[Shadow]

I know a guy in VA with a TIII Charger with a Holset351 and he did NO mods to the firewall

Do tell. I was thinking about shaving some material off the turbine housing flange, that sucker looks thick! Could prob gain 1/8th.

[2.216VTurbo]

So much rooom? You drinking again Alan? With the stock rad in there there would be almost no room as it sit out in those radiator brackets. Since he's running the Scirrocco rad that sit under the support he should have a "decent" bit of space(hoping at least, so I can have room for my big plenum intake). I know a guy in VA with a TIII Charger with a Holset351 and he did NO mods to the firewall

I'll snap a pic of the Rampage with a strait edge laid where my core support *used* to be, you'll see how close it is (was). Custom front and trans mounts in Rampage RT but still...

BTW Shadow, was there a separate thread on the TIII Shadow sitting right next to the Charger that I missed?? Thought you were an L body guy

[rx2mazda]

Do tell. I was thinking about shaving some material off the turbine housing flange, that sucker looks thick! Could prob gain 1/8th.

I will snap some pics when I go to his house here soon. He's selling me a manual rack and coupler and trans mount. Now only if it would stop snowing!

[Shadow]

BTW Shadow, was there a separate thread on the TIII Shadow sitting right next to the Charger that I missed?? Thought you were an L body guy

Ha, that's actually a 91 Spirit R/T. Just in for a little paint make-over.
I seem to be somewhat of an L-body guy, but most of my friends/customers drive everything but! lol

[Shadow]

I will snap some pics when I go to his house here soon. He's selling me a manual rack and coupler and trans mount. Now only if it would stop snowing!

When you told me about an HE351 TIII L-body with no firewall mods I became even more curious as to how this would all pan out. That, and once I realized that I hadn't "lost" the front mount brkt, I just put it somewhere that I would know where it is, I stopped looking for it and found it quite easily!

So, put in the mount, bolted up the turbo and ALACAZAM! Instant firewall clearance.....no massaging neccesary.

[cordes]

It is great to hear that you won't need to modify the firewall at all. I would personally hate to beat the firewall into submission.

[Lotashelbys]

I was thinking about shaving some material off the turbine housing flange, that sucker looks thick! Could prob gain 1/8th.

You can do that actually. The HY35W off the 03-04s has the same turbine housing except the flange is thinner. Found that out by setting them side by side......

[Shadow]

It is great to hear that you won't need to modify the firewall at all. I would personally hate to beat the firewall into submission.

It would only have been some light rubber mallet blows. I did it to My own Charger and you can't even tell. Although, the Holset on my Charger sits a lot higher than a TIII, so I massaged the whole area casually.

You can do that actually. The HY35W off the 03-04s has the same turbine housing except the flange is thinner. Found that out by setting them side by side......

GTK, your talking about the HE341, right? (ppl call them HY35's)