These pictures were taken just before leaving to attend the 14th Shelby Dodge Automobile Club Convention in June 2004. Of particular interest is the very rare Mopar Performance bra gracing the front facia. H4 halogen lights provide european-grade light intensity at night.
There are 16 inch 'Pumpers' from a 1990 Shelby Daytona with 205/45/16 Kumho ECSTA 712's, fast-rack power steering, Koni adjustable struts and a SLH3 (4) wheel disc brake setup. Also visible is the exit for the full 2.5 inch, mandrel-bent exhaust system with a low restriction cat and Flowmaster single chamber muffler. Although the ground effects for the rear quarter panels and roll pan are not complete, there are extended side skirts fabricated from (4) pieces off Shelby Chargers.
The engine uses a 1989 2.5L common-block bored .05mm over along with a balanced crankshaft, full floating rods and Mahle pistons, balanced and blueprinted. It has a cross-drilled, ported and polished 287 'Bathtub' head with Super 60 camshaft and oversized back-cut stainless valves on stock seats. The transmission is a 1990 (4) clutch A413 with a reverse manual valve body and a 3.23 overall gear ratio.
The Shelby valve cover and wiring harness was salvaged from GLHS #815 (RIP) complimenting the (1) piece ported and polished intake with +13 injectors and 52mm throttle-body. Engine management is handled by a modified GLHS logic module with socketed eProm and custom calibrations. Tubing and hoses were fabricated and assembled for the Dodge Conquest TSI intercooler and K&N cone-style air filter mounted in front of the radiator core support.
The interior has several pieces from GLHS #815 including the steering wheel, dash, console, door panels, seats (not shown), instrument cluster, gas pedal and Shelby-specific door-sill trim.
This vehicle is also air conditioned and sports leather 5-way adjustable seats from an early 1980's Dodge Conquest TSI. My eventual plan is to tame things down abit in the drivetrain for economy and reliability, finishing it along the lines of a GT or long-distance crusier. It's very quick and fast right now, but with the very low overall gear ratio the valvetrain really gets whipped at sustained highway speeds!
