Hey everyone,
I figured it was about time to start a build thread to chronicle the work I'm doing to my 1987 Shelby CSX.
The car is CSX #115, sold at Norwood Dodge (now Central Dodge) in Norwood, MA. It made its rounds around New England, and eventually I ended up buying it as a rusty, abandoned project car with lots of extra parts for $100. Along the way, it received a host of speed parts, including some sort of upgraded turbo, a CSX/Lancer Mopar Stage II ECU, 42lb/hr injectors, and some other odds and ends like intake and throttle body port work. It also had a paint job at some point, making it all black and adding some cheesy lettering instead of the cool stock graphics.
Also, along the way, it received some other "mods" that were not so great, like the 25 pounds of redundant stereo wiring I pulled out of the car, the cold air intake made of dryer ducting that went right behind the lower front bumper hole that probably just sucked up water, and (my personal favorite) replacing the stock radiator with one that was too wide, and bolting the intercooler directly to the inside of the radiator. You guys know how turbos LOVE hot air, right?
Here are a few pics from right after I picked it up. Yes, I have the 4th wheel, it was in the trunk.
Arrrgh... hate those graphics! They are clear coated on too, so I can't peel them off.
See the passenger's seat and how it's not bolted on? I'll show you guys why in a little while...
This is an engine bay shot from the former owner. He kept the blow off valve, but I have another cheapo one from another project that will work. Check out that intercooler and where its bolted!
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Part 2:
Those pics above were mostly taken at my buddy's house last July. I had to store it there because I was in the process of buying a house, and I had nowhere to put it. After finally closing on my place after a 6-month short sale process...
There it sits in my garage.
Oh, and anyone still ogling over how the hell I got this thing for $100... one word: RUST. There's definitely a good amount of rust on this thing.