Obituary 2007 GTH 1ZVHT85H975323531

[FL SAAC]

Let it be known should anyone attempt to resurrect in the future

We are sad to announce the passing of Shelby GTH  1ZVHT85H975323531of Florida.

Shelby passed at age 15 on September 28, 2022

Shelby was surrounded by their loved ones after a battle with hurricane Ian.

The funeral will be a private ceremony with only close family members present at CoPart.

No flowers,  but donations can be made directly to the Henry Ford Museum

[FL SAAC]

Rust In Peace 1ZVHT85H975323531

[darkponytx]

Just to let everyone know, I own this particular vehicle now. I purchased it from a gentleman that bought it at an auction in Nov. 2022. I purchased it from him via eBay. I won the auction with an odd bid of $15,134.

I will be going back to pick up the original engine and transmission in a couple weeks with the intention of resurrecting both, but at least the engine.

The person who bought it in '22 did put in an engine and transmission from an '06 and swapped some of the electronics from it as well. Unfortunately that caused issues as the '07 - '09 had some differences from the '05 - 06.

So, I have replaced his '06 PCM with a proper '07 PCM with the correct VIN number. It runs very well at the moment, but stalls when power is applied. The catalytic converters need to be replaced. I also had the instrument panel rebuilt and since I still had the original he was able to put in the correct mileage and VIN.

I found some body damage in the rear passenger that was causing the taillight to not be flushed, so I will address that. Altogether though, I plan on finishing it's resurrection.

[trotrof1]

The replacement PCM may need the as-built data uploaded via OBD 2 FORD software. Either that or the TPS is faulty or possible fuel pressure issue.

[darkponytx]

The PCM was done my Flagship One. They took care of all that. I explained the situation with the car and they did an amazing job on it.

[trotrof1]

To quote Mark Twain, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated"

[darkponytx]

If anyone has any original documentation of this vehicle, I would love to see it.

In addition, I have a list of every 2007 GT-H I have found online. It's only a total of 71 of 500. I have nine (9) with VINs and no CSM, and eight ( with CSMs and no VIN.

If anyone wants to contribute to the list, post here.

[darkponytx]

I am looking for three items for my GT-H:

1) The Hertz badges. Not sure what happened to them, but they are missing and I need to replace them.

2) The GT-H trunk carpet. I found the floor mats on eBay by pure luck, but no original trunk carpet.

3) This is extra, but if anyone has a set of the GT-H engine dress up kit that includes all the fluid caps etc. that would be great.

[darkponytx]

Time for a quick follow-up:

1) I picked the original engine about a month ago. The owner at the time had removed it and replaced it with a 4.6L from a 2006 GT which had about 136,000 miles on it. It runs very well, but it's not the original. He was going to ship it but was having issues, so I picked it up when I had to make another trip to the area and just swung by on my way home.

2) The bad running issue turned out to be a failing fuel pump, not clogged catalytic converters. With a new pump, it runs extremely well. I have run into an issue with the fuel line connector on the top of the fuel pump. It appears the o-ring crumbled and fell out. Tried various ones that I had, but once I gave the engine any gas and then let it ga back to idle, the vacuum was just too much for the new o-ring. A new connector should be arriving any day and once that's replaced, it should be good to drive.

3) Once I got the original 4.6L on the engine stand and did an borescope look into the cylinders, we found rush on some of the cylinder walls. Only the driver side was exposed with the spark plugs holes being exposed to the elements. I was able to put EvapoRust in each cylinder and all the rust dissolved and a miracle happened: There was not pitting found on the cylinders at all. The walls are baby smooth with the crosshatching still visible. At this point, the engine appears to be resurrectable. I will complete the breakdown of the engine and send it to my machine shop guy who can get it cleaned up and ready to put back together with fresh pistons, rights, rods, valves, rockers and lifters. I'll also replace the pump with better version with the GT500 pickup tube as well as a fresh change, guides. Lastly, I will be replacing the camshafts. The passenger one was placed in the engine that's in the car now, so fresh ones would be best at this point.

I'll keep you updated as I move forward.

[trotrof1]

Did someone suggest a possible fuel pressure issue? Put your eagle eyes on anything that got wet. Might want to inspect the half shaft boots, driveline, diff, trans, for intrusion.