After posting in Tony's brake thread yesterday, I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.
I'm Tim, and I own a 1987 Shelby Lancer, #707. This car will be my first project in couple of years, my last project was a well-modded 1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R.
I originally posted on TurboDodge about getting this car back in June, however, logistics issues with transportation and timing have precluded me from taking delivery of the car just yet. Finally, it has been sorted that I will meet up with the car in March in Denver. The car is currently in Salt Lake City, UT, and I live in Wichita, KS.
Anyways, let's talk about the car. I know it was delivered to Thrifty Rental Cars in Hollywood,CA on 6/29/1987, and it was stolen from Thrifty Rental, the theives relieving the car of it's original dash plaque, and the DEX-77. It has about 91K original miles, zero rust, great looking interior, and I'm guessing that the lower end has let go on it. The car's previous owner, and current caretaker told me that the the engine lost oil pressure, and while it never knocked, he simply shut it down, and it has been stored ever since. It failed somewhere near Albuquerque, NM and was stored there for a while, then trailered back to Salt Lake City where it has been in inside storage for the last two years.
The way I wound up with the car is that the previous owner is a very good friend of mine from the Mitsubishi circle. He was wanting to sell this car, but was scared that no one would do right by it, or part it out, so he gave me the car, on the understanding that I would make this car right again. Which, I DO have some experience with turbo Chryslers, however, it has been a LONG time since I have messed with these cars. All of my personal experience is with turbo Mitsubishis, and small block Ford V8's, LOL.
Here's some pictures of the car:
I am very happy to be a part of the community, and looking forward to sharing this car's progress with everyone!
Tim