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05-04-2013, 09:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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|  SHObox
Definition: SHObox (Proper Noun): Taurus SHO motor mounted in a small, box shaped vehicle. In this case, I am part of a team building a SHO-powered Subaru Justy (circa 1987). I've never done anything like this before, so it will be quite a learning experience. And since it is all happening in my garage, I should be able to pick up quite a knowledge base  .The team was formed in order to build a car for the $2013 Grassroots Motorsports Challenge held in Gainesville, FL. The total cost for the car may not be any more than $2013.00. With about 16 guys on the team, it is a fairly inexpensive endeavor. There are 3 parts of the competition: Auto Cross, Drag Race, and Concourse. You can see more on the competition here: Grassroots Motorsports $2013 Challenge Presented by Kumho Tire, Powered by eBay Motors, Sponsored by CRC Industries: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine For our Challenge car, we will be removing the Engine and transaxle from the Taurus and putting it into the REAR of the Justy. After much hacking of the Justy, the complete assembly of the engine/transaxle should drop (well rise in this case) into the rear of the Justy. First...disassembly of the Taurus. Probably the most important part of the disassembly is that the wiring is being removed without cutting anything. Hopefully this will save us time later when putting it back together. As part of the team strips the Taurus, other guys are stripping down the Justy. The engine will be removed and a gas tank added in its place. Pics!.... |
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05-04-2013, 10:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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Wow, just wow  |
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05-05-2013, 07:34 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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Good call snagging a 4WD Justy. You'll have RWD-compatible uprights at least. Or, you could just weld the whole Taurus front clip in there and add box flares. That way you know the halfshafts will be strong enough.
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05-05-2013, 06:47 PM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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Nice. What will it be called? The SHOsty?
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05-05-2013, 06:51 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA
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I like it! Looks like fun! I read up on last years event from their mag that randomly showed up in my mailbox from another subscription I guess. Might have to compete one day.
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05-20-2013, 08:44 AM
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| R.I.P. Chip  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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Sweet looks like it'll be fun. Reminds me of Jay Leno's ShoGun  |
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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The SHOgun was the inspiration for the car. We had originally been looking to find a fiesta or festiva, but found the Justy from a guy at work. All he wanted was for us to get it out of his yard, so it was a done deal. | |||||
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05-20-2013, 05:49 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: *
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Back when I had a subscription to GRM I always loved the coverage from the "challenge". My favorite winner was the C4 Corvette with the "active" ground effects, classic. And I believe there's a less glamorous name for the challenge... |
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05-21-2013, 07:12 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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08-06-2013, 08:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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Little bit o progress... Engine out of the SHO Justy on the cart Axles out of the Justy Removed rear pan of Justy Placed engine in rear of Justy Fabricated rear shock brace (no pic) Next things to do: Lots of cutting left - clearance for front and rear shocks Build engine mounts Design/build the front end Build gas tanks Design/build roll cage Photos..... Last edited by SVEN; 08-06-2013 at 08:32 PM. |
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08-06-2013, 10:32 PM
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| RcBros Hobbies   Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oregon
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Looks like fun, I'll be watching this thread!
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08-06-2013, 11:35 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle
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In. Thanks.
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08-07-2013, 08:53 AM
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| R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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I was just wondering the other day what had happened with this.
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08-07-2013, 11:53 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Burnsville
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Did some research yesterday after work... These are all guys on the team building the Justy. |
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08-06-2015, 03:13 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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And then?
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08-07-2015, 08:57 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lost in Florida
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updates ?
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10-22-2015, 11:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oroville
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So ummmm anything on this build?
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