Here ya go kids. First looks.


bj

Very nice BJ! Can't wait to see the finished product.:D

Very nice BJ! Can't wait to see the finished product.:D

Hey, I meant to ask you....I saw a black vert in Valpo on the way back from Terry's. IN plates said simply SHELBY. Whose???

bj

Hey, I meant to ask you....I saw a black vert in Valpo on the way back from Terry's. IN plates said simply SHELBY. Whose???

bj

I met that guy (Tom) at one of the Friday car shows at the Valpo Target. He is a pipefitter contractor supervisor. He does some work out here at the mill periodically. His vert is black with tungsten stripes. You should try to make one of the Friday night shows. It will be in the Wal-mart parking lot from now on because Target doesn't want it anymore. A couple of weeks ago some ricers showed up and caused some problems. This show is huge. There had to be over 200 cars last weekend. :eek:

He said he just got the SHELBY plate this year. The fellow that had it, had it for 17 years and for some reason didn't renew it. I beleive he said the guy was pretty elderly. He stayed in touch with the BMV and applied for it when the doors opened the first day it was available.

BTW. I still have my black/white striped vert. I had it sold but the guy's financing fell through. I only have 191 miles on it and am not sure now if I want to sell it now or get one of the Shelby packages done to it. I really like the white/red stripes coupe and would probably trade it for one if anyones interested.:)

Cal

I really like the white/red stripes coupe and would probably trade it for one if anyones interested.:)

Cal

Cal,
That is cool that you really like my color combo!:D

Not sure if you seen the final production number on the Red appearance PKG.

supposed to make 500 total.

but only made 297 in totals

128 white
169 black

which makes the white w/ red the rarest 2007 GT500, wish I would have known all this before i pulled the pulley off. Oh well I will still have fun with my car, as I am young and dumb and full of (well you know what).....hehe

Good luck finding someone to trade with if not you could always get your money out of your vert, not like you are going to lose anything on it!
JJ

Cal,
That is cool that you really like my color combo!:D

Not sure if you seen the final production number on the Red appearance PKG.

supposed to make 500 total.

but only made 297 in totals

128 white
169 black

which makes the white w/ red the rarest 2007 GT500, wish I would have known all this before i pulled the pulley off. Oh well I will still have fun with my car, as I am young and dumb and full of (well you know what).....hehe

Good luck finding someone to trade with if not you could always get your money out of your vert, not like you are going to lose anything on it!
JJ

That is one of the rarest combos. I wish the red package had been available when I ordered the vert.:(

If I don't trade it for a white/red I may sit on it and see if somewhere down the road I can trade it for a Supercharged Hemi Challenger.:eek: :D That would look cool in the garage with the white/blue coupe.:cool:

Cal

That is one of the rarest combos. I wish the red package had been available when I ordered the vert.:(

If I don't trade it for a white/red I may sit on it and see if somewhere down the road I can trade it for a Supercharged Hemi Challenger.:eek: :D That would look cool in the garage with the white/blue coupe.:cool:

Cal



Cal you get all the toys.:D :D :D

Cal you get all the toys.:D :D :D

It's nice when the kids are raised and we can finally afford toys for ourselves.:)

The downside is by then your getting OLD:( but not quite old enough yet that I can't push a clutch pedal down.:D

Cal

It's nice when the kids are raised and we can finally afford toys for ourselves.:)

The downside is by then your getting OLD:( but not quite old enough yet that I can't push a clutch pedal down.:D

Cal



Cal I'm sure you deserve it.Enjoy life,man:D :D

I think this will look awsome when done VNMOUS.....
Speaking of rare Shelby's,I think my Red with White striped Coupe with NO mods may be a rare car. :D

Cal I'm sure you deserve it.Enjoy life,man:D :D

Thanks Fred.

You young guys, just remember, we're on this Earth for a GOOD TIME, not a long time.:)

I met that guy (Tom) at one of the Friday car shows at the Valpo Target. He is a pipefitter contractor supervisor. He does some work out here at the mill periodically. His vert is black with tungsten stripes. You should try to make one of the Friday night shows. It will be in the Wal-mart parking lot from now on because Target doesn't want it anymore. A couple of weeks ago some ricers showed up and caused some problems. This show is huge. There had to be over 200 cars last weekend. :eek:

He said he just got the SHELBY plate this year. The fellow that had it, had it for 17 years and for some reason didn't renew it. I beleive he said the guy was pretty elderly. He stayed in touch with the BMV and applied for it when the doors opened the first day it was available.

BTW. I still have my black/white striped vert. I had it sold but the guy's financing fell through. I only have 191 miles on it and am not sure now if I want to sell it now or get one of the Shelby packages done to it. I really like the white/red stripes coupe and would probably trade it for one if anyones interested.:)

Cal


Shoot me an email and give me your numbers. We'll make sure and come over some weekend. Heading out to vacation in about 6 hours so I'm off to bed. See ya.

You young guys, just remember, we're on this Earth for a GOOD TIME, not a long time.:)

nice, couldn't be said any better!

Thats going to look great!

Here ya go kids. First looks.


bj


UPDATE! She's back, bulked up and ready to kick some butt.

Take a look.


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1104


More to come.



bj

UPDATE! She's back, bulked up and ready to kick some butt.

Take a look.


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1104


More to come.



bj

Very nice bj.

UPDATE! She's back, bulked up and ready to kick some butt.

Take a look.


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1104


More to come.



bj

That is sweeeeeet!!:cool: More pics please. Thanks for sharing. :)

VNMOUS1,

That looks real sharp.

They did a real good job matching the paint and stripes.

Looking forward to seeing pictures of the whole car.

Well done! :)

UPDATE! She's back, bulked up and ready to kick some butt.

Take a look.


1103

1104


More to come.



bj



The pictures don't do the hood/Shelby justice.It is absolutely beautiful.Here are a couple more pictures.

Sweet!

Sweet indeed!

I love that both snorkels feed the CAI.

Again, well done!

:)

:) SWEET!!!!!!!!!

I like the paint under the hood too!

it... looks... amazing!!!

I love it, too!

Very nice, it is on my list :) After more HP and rims, than hood will be done :)

Very nice!

What is the hood made from? Aluminum?

I was reading the window sticker today - looking for the Vin number as I called 1-800-FORD-SVT to ask about the certificates (was told they've not been authorized to sell them yet but were taking numbers to call back in anticipation).

Anyway, I noticed on the sticker (getting back on track) that the stock hood is aluminum. I hadn't realized this, thinking it was the same as the other body parts.

Have you had the car re-dynoed with the new hood? I wonder if a dyno would accurately reflect the potential increase in HP that might result from the increased air flow since the isn't moving- not sure if its technically a ram-air situation, but you know what I mean. Must be a way to calculate this perhaps by drag times under identical conditions (yeah right).

TD

Very nice!

What is the hood made from? Aluminum?

I was reading the window sticker today - looking for the Vin number as I called 1-800-FORD-SVT to ask about the certificates (was told they've not been authorized to sell them yet but were taking numbers to call back in anticipation).

Anyway, I noticed on the sticker (getting back on track) that the stock hood is aluminum. I hadn't realized this, thinking it was the same as the other body parts.

Have you had the car re-dynoed with the new hood? I wonder if a dyno would accurately reflect the potential increase in HP that might result from the increased air flow since the isn't moving- not sure if its technically a ram-air situation, but you know what I mean. Must be a way to calculate this perhaps by drag times under identical conditions (yeah right).

TD

The hood is fiberglass. As for the dyno....from a static dyno standpoint you won't see any difference because your car is dyno'd with the hood open and generally a fan blowing on it. Where you MIGHT tell a difference is in traffic, hood closed. The stock extractors don't do squat for induction, only elimination of the hot air directly below the grills. On this hood, the twin snorkels route directly to the air filter and the NACA extractors are about a foot aft of the stock ones. So, fresh air comes through the front grille....over the engine...and out the back/top extractors. The induction is a completely separate process.

I can tell you that I get about 1.5mpg better after the hood was installed. I didn't change my tune for the reasons described above (fan and open hood vs this hood closed=same)

bj

I love it, too!


4:57am??!! Go to bed!

bj

Awesome hood. Great detail! And where might one get this fabulous art work?

Most importantly, how much? :D

4:57am??!! Go to bed!

bj

0557 my time, BJ! I usually check out what you guys have posted as soon as I get to work (before my work hours, of course!)

0557 my time, BJ! I usually check out what you guys have posted as soon as I get to work (before my work hours, of course!)


I was worried about you. I know how it is to get up in the middle of the night.
And I think we established that I'm older than the imp, didn't we?

bj

I was worried about you. I know how it is to get up in the middle of the night.
And I think we established that I'm older than the imp, didn't we?

bj

I don't remember where we stand age wise, BJ, but I was born in 1950. My Shelby has the same birth day only 56 years younger!

I don't remember where we stand age wise, BJ, but I was born in 1950. My Shelby has the same birth day only 56 years younger!

You win. Or lose, depending on how you view it. :eek:

1956. Christine was my 50th birthday present to myself. She was born on June 27.....thought I'd have it by the 12th of July (bd), but noooooooooo. She fell into the stripe abyss. Oh, and then how happy I was when I saw the stripes after a month and a half. :mad:

Nothing a little paint didn't cure.

bj

You win. Or lose, depending on how you view it. :eek:

1956. Christine was my 50th birthday present to myself. She was born on June 27.....thought I'd have it by the 12th of July (bd), but noooooooooo. She fell into the stripe abyss. Oh, and then how happy I was when I saw the stripes after a month and a half. :mad:

Nothing a little paint didn't cure.

bj


Hey don't forget about the chickens.It took awhile to get them out of the Shelby and clean that mess up.:D Or did you forget?:D :D

Hey don't forget about the chickens.It took awhile to get them out of the Shelby and clean that mess up.:D Or did you forget?:D :D

I thought the trunk monkey was trained to do all the clean up. :rolleyes: :D

VNMOUS1,

Nice avatar. :D

:) SWEET!!!!!!!!!

I like the paint under the hood too!

bj,

That looks great. You have seperated yourself from all the rest with that hood.

GOOD JOB!!!

ILLEGAL

I thought the trunk monkey was trained to do all the clean up. :rolleyes: :D

I have an early-build car. Trunk Monkey wasn't available until the latter part of August, 2006.

Yeah, '07....I remember you telling me you'd seen my car sitting there....bathed in bird crap. It was such a "high" for me. :mad:

bj

bj,

That looks great. You have seperated yourself from all the rest with that hood.

GOOD JOB!!!

ILLEGAL

Thanks!

bj

Super nice job. I'll admit that when you first mentioned the nip/tuck, I was a little worried how it was going to compare with the stock hood, which to me is great by itself. :confused: But it has for sure exceeded expectations. :D Damn nice job! :cool:

Thanks. Here are some more pix, as requested. Enjoy. bj

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I am so jealous.......will you buy me one?

I am so jealous.......will you buy me one?

07 and I are holding a silent auction on your behalf. Don't believe me? You don't hear anything do you??!!
:D

bj

07 and I are holding a silent auction on your behalf. Don't believe me? You don't hear anything do you??!!
:D

bj

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!:D

I don't here anything....LOL!!!!!!:D

Inquiring minds still waiting for the answer. Love to add to my to do list.

Awesome hood. Great detail! And where might one get this fabulous art work?

Inquiring minds still waiting for the answer. Love to add to my to do list.

VNMOUS1 has the shop name at the bottom of his signature.

VNMOUS1 has the shop name at the bottom of his signature.




Ok here you go.http://www.profinish-proglass.com/

Im going to call Terry today and see when he can fit me in for a hood. See if I can help as well being I live around the corner.

Just got off the phone with Terry from Pro Finish and scheduled my car to get a hood put on, planning on Sept 8 I can't wait. Hey BJ I m having the twist locks put on but Im doing the work on them so I can afford the hood. He wants a bit more okay alot more for him to do the pins again. So I thought I will do that work and use a guy I know to machine the pins. Also he said that he had talked with some company in Pennsylvania that wants to buy his mold. So it doesnt sound like Terry will be doing this hood to much longer at his place.

Just got off the phone with Terry from Pro Finish and scheduled my car to get a hood put on, planning on Sept 8 I can't wait. Hey BJ I m having the twist locks put on but Im doing the work on them so I can afford the hood. He wants a bit more okay alot more for him to do the pins again. So I thought I will do that work and use a guy I know to machine the pins. Also he said that he had talked with some company in Pennsylvania that wants to buy his mold. So it doesnt sound like Terry will be doing this hood to much longer at his place.


Yeah, it's been very popular with the whipple people. Terry said he'd had a couple of offers on it. I was told he wanted a minimum of 600 to do the locks. Doesn't surprise me.

Let me know when she's done. It oughta look smokin' with your color and the lowered butt.

bj

thanks 07. too bad their site is under construction as well. but at least i can call them now.

thanks 07. too bad their site is under construction as well. but at least i can call them now.



You're welcome.You better hurry like a bunny if you want a hood.Terry might not be doing them much longer.:cool:

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flip

Well, you guys got me again.:rolleyes:

Just got off the phone with Terry at proglass and will be getting a hood for the coupe about the end of September.:D

This just never ends. Alot of fun though.:p :D

Cal

Harley,
are you getting twist locks?

Yep, me too. Same time frame. Road trip for me. No twist locks though.

Harley,
are you getting twist locks?

Yes. Twist locks and under hood stripes. The locks are very pricey but I don't have the resources to do them myself.

Yep, me too. Same time frame. Road trip for me. No twist locks though.

I can't wait to see the white w/blue. Terry said he has already done about 3.
Road trip for me also. Only about 1 hour drive though. Please post pics as soon as you can.:D


Cal

Harley,
I'm confused are you doing twist locks? If you are and would like to I am going to see the Machine shop that does work for us and I will see what they will charge me to do the modification to the pins. I am going to fab all the rest. If you would like I can do yours as well.

Suppose to go and get measurements for my car Sept 8 and it should be done by the 15. Let me know when you will be coming over and I will meet you there.

Harley,
I'm confused are you doing twist locks? If you are and would like to I am going to see the Machine shop that does work for us and I will see what they will charge me to do the modification to the pins. I am going to fab all the rest. If you would like I can do yours as well.

Yes, I'm doing the twist locks. Terry wants $600 to do them though. If you can get mine done at the same time as yours, I'll split any costs. I'm not scheduled yet. Terry said he has about 6 hoods ahead of me. He said he'll call back in about 2 weeks to schedule the install. So far I haven't committed to all the particulars. That will be done when he calls me back.

Thanks. Cal

I will let you know as soon as I talk to the Machinst as far as what the cost would be, as far as fabbing up the brackets I can do them mysel at no cost.

I will let you know as soon as I talk to the Machinst as far as what the cost would be, as far as fabbing up the brackets I can do them mysel at no cost.

Thank you. I appreciate all your efforts. I'll let you know when I get scheduled with Terry.

I'm also thinking about the S H E L B Y lettering across the front also.

Im doing the lettering as well.

I'm also thinking about the S H E L B Y lettering across the front also.

harley99fb

I love the lettering across. I wish that FMCo had done our lettering across the rear of ours instead of letting Shelby do it on the GT s. Oh well.

ILLEGAL

harley99fb

I love the lettering across. I wish that FMCo had done our lettering across the rear of ours instead of letting Shelby do it on the GT s. Oh well.

ILLEGAL

I moved the lettering across the rear of mine. I like it much better.

Cal

[QUOTE=harley99fb;12762]I can't wait to see the white w/blue. Terry said he has already done about 3.
Road trip for me also. Only about 1 hour drive though. Please post pics as soon as you can.:D


I will post, probably late Sep early Oct. It's about a 12hr trip for me. But worth it.

I moved the lettering across the rear of mine. I like it much better.

Cal

Nice touch!;)

I moved the lettering across the rear of mine. I like it much better.

Cal

Cal, man that is sweeeeeeeet.:cool: I just noticed that. Was it a pain in the butt to remove and reposition? It really puts a touch of class on the rear.

Hey, where do I get the letters for the front from and are they simply adhesive type letterings. Anyone???

flip

Cal, man that is sweeeeeeeet.:cool: I just noticed that. Was it a pain in the butt to remove and reposition? It really puts a touch of class on the rear.

Hey, where do I get the letters for the front from and are they simply adhesive type letterings. Anyone???

flip

Thanks Flip.

It's very easy to do. They are held on with 3m tape. Just heat them up with a hair dryer and gently pry them off. Be careful not to scratch the paint. I then used adhesive remover to remove any residue. Get yourself a stool and take your time.

I ordered a new set of letters from Blue oval Industries.
part #EM1655-
$34.95

I spaced the lettering as below.

I'm not sure about the front lettering yet. I don't know if I'm going with the same size font or something smaller like that is on the Shelby GT.

harley99

I LOVE it. Good Job

ILLEGAL

Thanks Flip.

It's very easy to do. They are held on with 3m tape. Just heat them up with a hair dryer and gently pry them off. Be careful not to scratch the paint. I then used adhesive remover to remove any residue. Get yourself a stool and take your time.

I ordered a new set of letters from Blue oval Industries.
part #EM1655-
$34.95

I spaced the lettering as below.

I'm not sure about the front lettering yet. I don't know if I'm going with the same size font or something smaller like that is on the Shelby GT.

Thanks Cal. I'm definitely going to check this out. Again looks Gr8!:cool:

flip

[QUOTE=VNMOUS1;11879]Here ya go kids. First looks.


V1, what did you do about the washer nozzles? Noticed the tubing goes down inside the right quarterpanel. Don't think i'll need them with this hood, as mine never hits the rain. Would rather leave them attached to the stock hood when i remove it. Thoughts.

Hey Milezperhour,

They relocate on the wiper blades. I will be getting the hood in a week.

Hey Milezperhour,

They relocate on the wiper blades. I will be getting the hood in a week.

Keep us updated and post pics asap.:)

Harley,

I will keep you udated and I will let you know about Twist locks as soon as I can.

[QUOTE=SN8KBYT;12882]Hey Milezperhour,

They relocate on the wiper blades. I will be getting the hood in a week.

SN8K..thx. road trip for me to get it end of Sept. Will post pic's as well once installed.

Are you getting Twist Locks? Let me know the date you will be here and I will meet you.

No twist locks. Not sure when i'll be there. Waiting to hear from them when it's done. But they did say around Sept 27th. Will let you know when.

[QUOTE=VNMOUS1;11879]Here ya go kids. First looks.


V1, what did you do about the washer nozzles? Noticed the tubing goes down inside the right quarterpanel. Don't think i'll need them with this hood, as mine never hits the rain. Would rather leave them attached to the stock hood when i remove it. Thoughts.


He relocates the nozzles...sort of. You retain the old ones for your stock hood and Terry uses the ones that clip onto the blades from a Ford SUV. They work fine and they don't screw up the looks of the new hood (and they don't get blue crap staining your white stripes).


bj

[QUOTE=SN8KBYT;12882]Hey Milezperhour,

They relocate on the wiper blades. I will be getting the hood in a week.

SN8K..thx. road trip for me to get it end of Sept. Will post pic's as well once installed.

They don't relocate the blades. They stay exactly where they are.

bj

[QUOTE=VNMOUS1;12909][QUOTE=milezperhour;12874]


He relocates the nozzles...sort of. You retain the old ones for your stock hood and Terry uses the ones that clip onto the blades from a Ford SUV. They work fine and they don't screw up the looks of the new hood (and they don't get blue crap staining your white stripes).


bj

Thx V1, i'll be driving up to get the hood and bringing it home to install myself. 12hr road trip and not taking the car is best. plan on leaving stock nozzles on stock hood and maybe just coiling up the tube and tucking it under the quarter panel. havent decided yet.

[QUOTE=VNMOUS1;12909][QUOTE=milezperhour;12874]


He relocates the nozzles...sort of. You retain the old ones for your stock hood and Terry uses the ones that clip onto the blades from a Ford SUV. They work fine and they don't screw up the looks of the new hood (and they don't get blue crap staining your white stripes).


bj

Thx V1, i'll be driving up to get the hood and bringing it home to install myself. 12hr road trip and not taking the car is best. plan on leaving stock nozzles on stock hood and maybe just coiling up the tube and tucking it under the quarter panel. havent decided yet.


Why don't you just have him ship the hood to you then? He is going to box up my old hood and ship it to my house.

Cal

Thanks Flip.

It's very easy to do. They are held on with 3m tape. Just heat them up with a hair dryer and gently pry them off. Be careful not to scratch the paint. I then used adhesive remover to remove any residue. Get yourself a stool and take your time.

I ordered a new set of letters from Blue oval Industries.
part #EM1655-
$34.95

I spaced the lettering as below.

I'm not sure about the front lettering yet. I don't know if I'm going with the same size font or something smaller like that is on the Shelby GT.



Cal,
This is 1 mod I always wanted to do.You did such a nice job I went and did mine.Looks great.Anyone else that is going to do this just remember to get your letter L correct.I almost put mine on wrong.Nice job Cal.:D

Cal,
This is 1 mod I always wanted to do.You did such a nice job I went and did mine.Looks great.Anyone else that is going to do this just remember to get your letter L correct.I almost put mine on wrong.Nice job Cal.:D

Thanks Fred. I haven't heard of anyone who does not like it over the stock letters.

Got a pic yet?

Cal

Thanks Fred. I haven't heard of anyone who does not like it over the stock letters.

Got a pic yet?

Cal


Here you go Cal.I just went and took it.:D

Here you go Cal.I just went and took it.:D

Sweeeeeeet! I love the way it dramatically changes the appearance of the rear.

Anyone else considering it should not be intimidated. Get yourself a stool to sit on and take your time. When your done, grab a beer and do what I did and stare at it for the next 1/2 hr.:D :cool:

Cal

Sweeeeeeet! I love the way it dramatically changes the appearance of the rear.

Anyone else considering it should not be intimidated. Get yourself a stool to sit on and take your time. When your done, grab a beer and do what I did and stare at it for the next 1/2 hr.:D :cool:

Cal



You are quite right Cal.My wife loves it too.You should have seen her face when I was taking the lettering off.:eek:

[QUOTE=harley99fb;12917][QUOTE=milezperhour;12916][QUOTE=VNMOUS1;12909]


Why don't you just have him ship the hood to you then? He is going to box up my old hood and ship it to my house.

Cal

He doesn't ship them painted, only un-painted ones he ships. Fine by me, need a vacation anyway before i head to the desert of death.

does look awesome.........