bpd1151's 2010 SHO Rebuild Thread....

[BlueSHO]

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[Bronco2fan]

I understand completely the waiting for supply chain to catch up and shops just having a hard time. I've been trying for a while to get parts or shops to work on my SHO, SN95, Jeep GC and F150 Harley-Davidson. Been almost 2 years trying to get some Shop to paint the F150. Really hope s--t gets better, but it's not looking like it any time soon.


Good luck bp.

[bpd1151]

Just a quick update.....

Went and visited the shop yesterday (07/21/2023) and was glad to see that the motor and transmission are at least back in the engine bay.

Still a LOT left to accomplish, but progress is progress.

Builder said there's a bunch of little things that are missing like brackets, bolts and what not. Which was to be expected given the now deceased former mechanic who removed the engine, developed into an alcoholic and drank himself to death (God rest his soul).

So he's got all the miscellaneous stuff on order from Ford to replace the missing items.

But the builder appears relieved it's just little stuff.

It was nice to see the look of enthusiasm return to the builder's face, replacing what was once a look of genuine worry/concern etc. given all the unknowns previously.

Maybe from here on out, things will go smoother/quicker.

Hope everyone's well.

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[BlueSHO]

Mike that's great news and I bet you can hardly wait to drive your SHO again. It's been like forever . Very sad how things happen in life but we manage to trudge on..

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[SHOdded]

time to shake that tail and boogie!

[kryptto]

Just a quick update.....

Went and visited the shop yesterday (07/21/2023) and was glad to see that the motor and transmission are at least back in the engine bay.

Still a LOT left to accomplish, but progress is progress.

Builder said there's a bunch of little things that are missing like brackets, bolts and what not. Which was to be expected given the now deceased former mechanic who removed the engine, developed into an alcoholic and drank himself to death (God rest his soul).

So he's got all the miscellaneous stuff on order from Ford to replace the missing items.

But the builder appears relieved it's just little stuff.

It was nice to see the look of enthusiasm return to the builder's face, replacing what was once a look of genuine worry/concern etc. given all the unknowns previously.

Maybe from here on out, things will go smoother/quicker.

Hope everyone's well.

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Glad to hear this project is moving  forward again, sorry to hear about your loss and set back.  Please keep us informed.


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[bpd1151]

It's been a few months.

So a lot of the little missing bolts and bits and pieces previously ordered since the last update have been slowly trickling their way in (no thanks to the ongoing national UAW Labor strike).

Another hiccup that was discovered had to do with the custom flywheel. When mating the custom trans, the flywheel, and the GH TC together, their wasn't sufficient clearance between the 3, which caused the TC to be locked up and not spin freely.

Soooooo...... MaxPower contacted and spoke with the flywheel vendor (Reactor Products out in Cali) and got approval to modify ever so slightly, the mounting holes on the flywheel itself, in order to provide the proper clearance (backspacing I believe was the word) to permit the TC to spin freely.

With that out of the way, coupled with the delivery of most (but not quite all) of the missing do dads, reassembly is continuing to see forward momentum.

Again, still LOTS remains to be done/accomplished, but Max Power was gracious enough to provide me with more assembly pics just this late afternoon, so I wanted to fire these off and get them uploaded for members to see.

Hope all is well with everyone. Hope everyone enjoys their weekend.

Oh, and regarding those seals on the valve covers since they were PC'd, I inquired about them and was told no worries that they've been accounted for and can be ordered.

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[kryptto]

Great news thanks for sharing the pictures... looks like its coming along even with the setback.

[BlueSHO]

Looks like it will be bada$$. I'm sure you wanting to drive your car after all this is the understatement of the decade...

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[bpd1151]

Asked for an update from MaxPower yesterday. He was prompt in his reply, and provided the following for me:

"Howdy howdy sir. And it's going good I got the ptu all together so we can get that installed into the vehicle. And some other oem ford parts installed aka the missing hardware. The new oil cooler unit and starting too finish the plumbing of stuff. So we are making some progress on it." ----Max Power Automotive

I asked for pictures when time permits and I'm still awaiting those. But I also am mindful my project isn't the only one his staff is working on.

Just wanted to provide some semblance of an update, as it was provided to me.

Hope everyone's doing well. I'm currently vacationing in Mexico and enjoying the stellar tropical weather. Far cry from the 30's and ice/snow/rain mix back home.

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[SHOdded]

looks nice down there