Shelby Lancer thread

[mwrenn]

I like the sdac sticker in the back window, I've got one too. Nice Lancer!!!

[kuzman83]

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Originally Posted by kuzman83 My Lancer is #92, this car believe it or not was originally purchased new by my dad in 1987. he owned it for 6 years and took superior care of it before selling it to someone in 1994 who had no morals at all and destroyed it. the car ended up being donated to the american cancer society in 2002 and auctioned off to a junk yard where it sat for 3 years. it was then sold to a guy in 2005 who kept it in his garage but didnt do anything worth mentioning to it. thats when i came in. i got the vin # from my dad and did a car fax search for the car, ultimately finding it in shepherd michigan, 10 miles from where my dad lived when he first bought the car. i saved up my money, sold the car i had at the time and bought the lancer. amazingly the car still has all the paperwork in the trunk from when my dad owned it. it even has the original computer and set of foglight covers my dad bought new in 87 still in the plastic. Needless to say this car isn't leaving the family again. i just rebuilt the engine. its bored out .030 with new mp pistons. it a custom cal'd computer from matt wright, new turbo with quick spool option from turbos unleashed, a reworked g head, k&n air filter, stock cam, and has a bov mounted in the air box. i just installed a new Mcleod clutch with a new mp flywheel. koni adjustable struts and shocks all around. i also installed a high flow cat and muffler. all the shelby stuff is there including the dex, dash plaque, and all the ground effects. when i graduate college i'm planning on restoring the car completely.

more parts to the story and believe me this is good. A piece of the story i left out is that back in 1993 my dad and i took 2nd place at the mopar nats in indy with the lancer. we won a plaque as an "Award of Excellence". When i bought this car the plaque was missing and i asked the guy that sold it to me before i left if he had it and he said "no". as i was walking out of his used car dealership office i noticed a plaque on the wall that looked alot like the one my dad and i won at the nats. i asked the guy if that was the plaque and he said "no my dad and i won that with a black daytona" : so i left dissappointed i didnt get it back. (fast forward a year) last weekend i was in michigan so i stopped by the place to see if he had "found" my trophy and as luck would have it he was gone on vacation. so i asked the guy behind the desk about the trophy and if i could have a look at the one on the wall that looked alot like mine. he said "sure but how will i know its yours" and i told him that my dads name should be on the back of it on a piece of tape. so he takes it off the wall and asked me what my dads name was. i told him and he handed me the trophy. turns out the slimey piece of ( insert explicative here) filled me full of you know what about winning it with his dad. My dads name was still on the back. Boy is he gonna be pissed when he gets back to work.

[mwrenn]

Good job! That's pretty cool that you got it back.

[SpiritedShelbys]

Hey that's pretty good! Yep that rattle is the overhead compartment door w/e it is. The solid mounts transmit quite a bit of vibration too. I'm not complaining if I cared I'd remove them I much prefer the benefit of having them. I do need to go through the interior on a tightening mission though. Does anyone have any of the black hex screws for the dash panel? I'm missing some.. #92 is really nice man. Really nice. I wish mine looked like that.

[kuzman83]

I'm a couple days from putting a grainger valve in, I NEED MORE BOOST haha

[stugotz]

Shelby Lancer #709 5-speed

I am in the process of putting her back on the road !

I purchased her new from the dealer in NYC in 1988.

Thanks !

Great Site !!!!!!!!

[SL-398]

i think i read about this befor but i just saw a sl on one of the cop shows on spike. that car give the cops one hell of a time to catch him. but, they had to smash it on the passenger side and block him in from the front and rear so im only going to guess they smashed it insted of letting it sit in the impound lot.

[SL-398]

found some pictures of my sl here and a picture of my dads shelby at the volo shelby fest.

[Lancerguy87]

I just bought #661 (Auto / Leather /stock) its missing the DEX-77 radio and has a few cracks in the leather but its in good shape other than that ,it has 94K miles on it .It is my first TD so im sure ill be on here more ...Im alreddy looking into getting a TII radiator/intercooler/air box as well as a few other things

[DC Turismo]

Be sure to get it registered if you haven't already:

The Shelby Registry

!

[moparfwdsleeper]

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Originally Posted by DC Turismo Be sure to get it registered if you haven't already: The Shelby Registry !

I sent him two that was PMed to me, still havn't gotten the update email though.

[kuzman83]

finally got the front GFX on so heres some more pics #92

[djd's turbo]

^^^Very nice!!!! I want one so badly!!! Good job.

[smenz]

I bought #202 new and still have it. 69,000 miles - 5 speed. Now has 2.5L built somewhat - drives better with the extra cubes. No rust - never hit - nice head turning driver - gets 30mpg highway.

[dart165]

my apologies if there is a source for this info and i missed it, but as far as production numbers go, anyone know how may 87 SL's were leather & 5speed? i saw that it was roughly split between cloth manual, and leather automatics, but i would assume you could get leather with a 5 speed?

..and is anyone reproducing the shelby graphics for these cars??

thanks.