Shelby Charger featured in Shelby Times #4 found in weeds

[turbokid]

Thats pretty sweet.
Great find and congrats.
If anything that would be a nice driver!

[Reaper1]

Wow...nice car! Definatly. So, when are us Florida guys getting together again so I can see it in person?

[Rick]

Soon! I'm getting the title done tomorrow and I think I'll even transfer the tag and insurance off the turbo mini. I need to get 4 new tires, fix the brakes and of course....a transmission.

[itsbudda]

Wow. Besides the paint being kinda faded that car still looks stellar. And the interior's amazing. You gonna keep it n/a?

[Rick]

It will remain as the original owner built it. I have enough forced induction cars that haul ass.

[itsbudda]

Sweet. I was kinda hoping you would. That's too nice to tweak TOO much :)

[Reaper1]

Mike didn't say it, so I'll do it for him...Rick, you got your cars to actually RUN!!?? LOL I'm just pickin at ya...I don't have any room to talk myself! ;)

[Rick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaper1 Mike didn't say it, so I'll do it for him...Rick, you got your cars to actually RUN!!?? LOL I'm just pickin at ya...I don't have any room to talk myself! ;)

I'm closer than ever now! As everyone tells me I need to just focus on one car and quit buying all these orphans.

My other problem is time. I go to a lot of local car shows and my family and I do a lot of activities on the weekends.

I finally got all the pieces to the white IROC back from the machine shop which was completely held up by my favorite TD vendor. I really wanted to have that car on the road one year ago.... I won’t work on that ‘till EVERYTHING else is caught up.

[Rick]

here are some more interesting pics/facts.

in order of the pics:
performance computer;
yup electric in tank pump on carbed car;
G head;
purple cam;
104* reminder??(P4120839 cam);
Direct Connection Head gasket(poor pic);
flex plate drilled & marked "86 2.5 Chrysler";
header;
stone age lowering kit;
another header shot.

comments welcome!

[turbokid]

Pretty darn sweet.
That should be a good running car
You should leave it just the way it is! Thats like a blast from the past forsure!

[Clayton-MFS]

WOW! Lot's of goodie's came with that, bet those made the price even sweeter Nice find

Sent you a PM

[Reaper1]

Mike syays he thinks he remembers Bill saying that the car had cruise on it. I'm curious if there's any evidence of that?

[Rick]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaper1 Mike syays he thinks he remembers Bill saying that the car had cruise on it. I'm curious if there's any evidence of that?

No cruise.

[Rick]

I spoke with the Original Owner last night on the phone. Heres a few notes I took during our conversation.

Delivered new to Westside Dodge Jacksonville, FL

Dealer traded to Gainesville Dodge where it was purchased by the original owner. *Dealer trade is a term we use in the new car business when we "trade" new inventory between dealers.*


2.5 tall deck built balanced and blue printed by Dan Dvorak of Waldo, FL
Dvorak Machine Shop - Tech Articles - Mopar Muscle Magazine

DC Intake

DC Spark Computer

DC Holley non-feedback Carburetor

DC Header - Shipped to Oklahoma for ceramic coating inside and out.
Supplied by Joe Varde FRONT-RUNNERS.net - The IMSA Dodges

Head mildly ported and port matched

DC oversized valves

3rd set of Rhoads lifters ever made for 2.2/2.5

Mahle turbo spec pistons to lower compression.

Head milled (no spec)

The transmission is the stock unit with a Mopar shift kit and a Turbo Action 3800 stall (I had the wrong stall speed in my first post) Unfortunatly the trans it toast.

The stone age "lowering kit" I have pictured in the thread was NOT installed by the Original Owner.

[Reaper1]

My next engine that I have machined will be done by Dvorak. I decided that years ago when I couldn't find a shop I trusted or could rely on here in Jax, and the only one that I used, I p*ssed off becuase I insisted that they to the job I aksed them to, and paid for, correctly!! They told me they'd never touch another Mopar 2.2/2.5 with a torque plate ever again!

Oh well...maybe if they learned how to use one and do propper machine work they wouldn't have had that issue!