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Old 01-14-2005, 05:44 PM
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Cool CA legal Superformance $44,000

1998 Superformance #239 with all Aluminum 460
Titled as a Special Construction Vehicle under SB-100
Blue with White stripes and red Team stripe
504 hp at 5500 rpm at rear wheels, 591 ft/lbs at 3500 rpm at rear wheels
Comes with a set of 17 X 10 rims with Kumho Victoracer tires in addition to the stock Trigos, and four new and unused Trigo aluminum knock offs.
The car has 23,036 miles on it.

The paint is overall in very good condition, but it does have some minor scratches and some rub marks from the soft top. I had also started to work on the fit of the driver's door. No mechanical problem with it. I was just going to get the gap line perfect. That means I have done some sanding in the jam, but you can't see it when the door is closed.

This car is a great combination of safety features, performance and reliability. I bought it in 2001 to use primarily for road trips and the occasional open track event. I drove this car from Ventura CA to DVSF III in OH and home via the San Francisco Bay Area without any problems. It has taken me on many trips and never let me down. I do not want to sell this car, but being a responsible adult sometimes means doing things like this


The car was originally completed by Olthoff Racing www.olthoff-racing.com The Superformance dealer in NC. It had a sb stroker that was replaced with its current engine at Olthoff Racing. I bought the car from its first owner in 2001.
It came with among other things:
Ford aluminum 460 block
Ford aluminum Cobra Jet heads
Tremec TKO 5 spd trans
All stainless brake lines
All urethane bushings
Halon fire bottle
Accusump
FuelSafe 17 gal fuel cell
5 point full width rollbar
12v power supply/outlet in cockpit under dash
Mylar protective film on the front end and front of the rear fenders

It also came with all the usual Superformance bits like soft top, side curtains, floor mats etc. btw, I can vouch for the usefulness of the soft top and side curtains.

MAECO Motorsports www.maecomotorsport.com has been the shop I've taken the car to for upgrades and other work. Some of the work done on the car and parts added are as follows:
Lakewood bellhousing and scatter shield
Holley 850
Edelbrock Torker II intake
Aviaid oil pan
Melling oil pump
Upgraded from stock dampers and springs to Olthoff Racing Bilstein units valved for the track (they ride fine on the street)
Upgraded to larger front Wilwood brakes and added glassed in cooling ducts for front brakes.
Upgraded to larger rear sway bar from Olthoff Racing
Added crossbar to rollbar to raise rear anchor point for shoulder straps
Current Simpson camlock 5 pt harnesses for driver and passenger
Cobra Suzuka FIA certified kevlar race seat, stock seat can be re-installed easily
Handheld halon fire extinguisher


I will take and post some photos of the car tomorrow. All my current photos are of people with the car.
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Last edited by crillyiv; 01-15-2005 at 07:38 PM..