The SHO is over.

"TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts" (the-vancen)
11/20/2015 at 09:26 • Filed to: None

I just killed my dream car. The subframe decided it didn’t want to stay attached to the rest of the car, steering locked up and it ate a steel fence post in the parking lot at work. As you can see the carnage is pretty extensive.

DISCUSSION (47)

CalzoneGolem > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:29

I think I speak for everyone when I say we need more details bro!

TheHondaBro > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:30

That really sucks, man. I’m sorry.

Is it totaled?

vondon302 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:31

Front clip rad support and your good to go f it up again.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:32

pull the engine and swap it in to another Taurus. it'll live to fight another day!

$kaycog > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:33

So sorry. What happened?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:34

Kinja'd!!!

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:36

Bollard?

Agrajag > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:36

damn

Chariotoflove > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:38

Oh man, I’m so sorry!

John_Harbinson > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:39

SHO Wagon swap time?

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:39

Been there, done that. Killed my Dakota in a major way.

CalzoneGolem > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 09:42

Ah, the old lemons to lemonade routine!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:43

I did this to my E36 325i.

Bought some bits from a scrapyard, bent the inner wing back into shape and welded over an area of rust the shunt had uncovered and it was good to go again :)

Kinja'd!!!

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
11/20/2015 at 09:45

That 308 is so blue, is it a Fiero?

EL_ULY > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:50

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

!NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DudeNO!!!! :(

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
11/20/2015 at 09:51

It was a 308 fibreglass shell that my dad had the idea of turning into a kitcar with a tube frame and some MX-5 suspension goodies.

Never really got off the ground and we sold it a while back. Much better someone do something with it than it just sitting around here...

Your boy, BJR > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:53

Good thing about SHOs are they're relatively easy to find and super cheap.

Pixel > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 09:55

I like the way you think.

Kinja'd!!!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 09:59

Step 1) remove engine from wrecked SHO.

Step 2) acquire Festiva (or even an old Fiesta).

Step 3) install SHO engine where rear seat of Fiesta/Festiva used to be

step 4) die in horrible high-speed accident with a huge shit-eating grin permanently affixed to your face.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:13

I'm sorry. Tis a flesh wound. Looks like it just needs a front support and bumper...

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > vondon302
11/20/2015 at 10:20

Ill have to dissect it and see how much i fucked it up.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
11/20/2015 at 10:20

A SHOgun would be pretty cool.

Alex from Toronto > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:23

Kinja'd!!!

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > $kaycog
11/20/2015 at 10:24

The steering wheel locked up as i was pilling out of the parking lot at work, and it ate a steel fence post.

$kaycog > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:26

That is so sad.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 10:28

Maybe. Depends on how much I fucked this one up. If its junked, the engine is going into my Capri though.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > $kaycog
11/20/2015 at 10:28

Thanks Skay.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
11/20/2015 at 10:30

And a radiator, oil pan, ac condenser, headlights hood, front facia, and who knows what else. I can’t open the hood right now.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > TheHondaBro
11/20/2015 at 10:31

I think so. Theres a lot of damage underneath. It may be repairable, but thats entirely dependant on finding parts.

vondon302 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:36

We can rebuild it we have the technology. I’ve been there it sucks but what ya gonna do. I do like the wagon sho idea though.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:38

Upgrade man upgrade

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/525497…

RazoE > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 10:38

How fast were you going in a parking lot that it caused that much damage? If the engine and tranny are okay, then consider swapping everything over to a wagon, maybe? That’d be awesome.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > vondon302
11/20/2015 at 10:48

Yeah, that would make a sweet sleeper. How about a Sable wagon?

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RazoE
11/20/2015 at 10:49

That seems to be the idea thats cropping up the most. My Capri si still without an engine though.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > RazoE
11/20/2015 at 11:02

Not sure how fast I was going. Panicking and missing the brake pedal did me no favors though.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 12:16

So there is is going to a Yamaha V8 for sale soon?

kanadanmajava1 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 12:40

“The subframe decided it didn’t want to stay attached to the rest of the car...”

Is this a common Taurus problem?

RallyWrench > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 12:56

Sorry to see that, man. Glad you’re ok, and hope the engine lives on for you.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 13:03

Maybe you should find a donor car and work from their...a SHO is willing to be saved

John_Harbinson > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 13:06

Ooooooooooohhh that sounds fun actually. Lighter than the taurus for sure, right?

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > kanadanmajava1
11/20/2015 at 13:14

Not sure. This car was particularly crusty.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/20/2015 at 13:15

Nope. Besides this is a V6. The 3.4 V8 came in the later Gen 3 taurus.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
11/20/2015 at 13:16

I’m going to price out some odds and ends, but it may end up being more economical to get another shell and swap all the guts over.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 13:17

If it try really hard I could get the Capri under 2000 pounds. and itll be RWD.

John_Harbinson > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 13:51

Holy mother of sweet awesomeness

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > John_Harbinson
11/20/2015 at 14:18

The SHO may yet survive so don’t get too excited. I have a ‘71 Thunderbird smallblock for the Capri anyways.

kanadanmajava1 > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
11/20/2015 at 14:40

Quite fortunate that this happened in a parking lot. “A fiery death situation” could have been possible.

My ‘77 Kadett had a bent and rusty lower suspension arm. I wasn’t aware of the fact before it decided to fail. It failed 1 meter from my own parking spot when my room mate was trying to park it.