Joker45 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I went to a car show last night. WOW, I could not believe the crowd my Shelby drew! All I did was answer questions and accept compliments for two hours. Then it happened... a kid was driving past in his moms minivan gawking at the show, dropped his ice cream in his lap which of course demanded his visual attention. The van swerved as he looked down and jumped the curb hitting a tree, deploying both air bags. Luckily the kid was OK, but the wrath of mom & dad was yet to come. My "To Do" list includes: Exhaust audio clips ...(I have some great thoughts on this) Engine pics Exhaust tip pics Additional underneath (i.e. suspension) pics I didn't think owning this car would be such work! I did add an avatar... though not as "nice" as jokers. Guess your car really does casue accidents :P Nice car and very nice pics. Thanks for sharing them. I may have a nice avatar :shades: but you have your car :happy feet: Trade you any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intguys Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 McMullen, It doesn't look like SAI changed out upper and lower controll arms? Did you get a suspension upgrade? I also couldn't see where the air comes in to the rear brake duct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradenbb Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 McMullen, It doesn't look like SAI changed out upper and lower controll arms? Did you get a suspension upgrade? I also couldn't see where the air comes in to the rear brake duct. The suspension upgrade that is part of the package is the eibach kit. Coilovers and sway bars. The only other option is the shelby brakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMullen20 Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Additional pics for your review.... I also took some audio/video last night and will post as soon as I can. Cheers -MMc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmpireStateGT500 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 That is sensational! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra666 Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Wow! Thanks for the picts, the car looks fantastic! Glad to see you got it back before summer is over up there! KC666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMullen20 Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 McMullen, It doesn't look like SAI changed out upper and lower controll arms? Did you get a suspension upgrade? I also couldn't see where the air comes in to the rear brake duct. The bottom picture in post #23 is a great shot of the rear brake duct. It's molded from black plastic and has an aluminum edge on the bottom of the intake. The duct is tucked just under the rocker and routes back to the rear backing plate as one piece. Flexible tubing makes the connection. Control arms stay the same and no, I didn't get the 6 piston brake up-grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meckonica@bellsouth.net Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hey just a quick queston What happened to the 40th Faux gas cap that is listed as part of the package? meckonica@bellsouth.net Hello everyone and sorry about the delay, Yes it's true, I took delivery of one of the first production 40th Anniversary GT500s. For those who think the package is overrated…read no further. First let me say it was a long agonizing wait, but well worth it. If you include the time I spent on lists, haggling with dealers, playing the build lottery, shipping to Shelby, 40th installation and shipping home, I waited ~2 years for what can only be described as awesome. From the stance, the sound and ground ripping performance to the subtle details in trim there is very little that comes close. There is very little that I'm not 100% satisfied with. Those things I thought could be improved have been communicated to SAI who is taking action for future builds. I took several pictures and sent most to Sharon whom is gracious enough to help me post them. (thanks Sharon) Cheers -MMc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hey just a quick queston What happened to the 40th Faux gas cap that is listed as part of the package? meckonica@bellsouth.net The 40th Anniversary ring around the rear faux gas cap was still (is still?) in production. They will be sent to the people that they were not available for. Hopefully they will be available for us. Got to get on getting my car down to SAI by September 10 for my install. KingCobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradenbb Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 The 40th Anniversary ring around the rear faux gas cap was still (is still?) in production. They will be sent to the people that they were not available for. Hopefully they will be available for us. Got to get on getting my car down to SAI by September 10 for my install. KingCobra. Hey KC, what are the details on the 40th Ann donation party? Also, what number are you for the install? I was just at SAI last week and I have no idea how they are going to get 300 of these done this year along with all the other projects.....KR, SS, the CA cars and 2200 new GT's...the KR and GT's are 08models and they will displace our conversions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07-SHLB Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hey KC, what are the details on the 40th Ann donation party? Also, what number are you for the install? I was just at SAI last week and I have no idea how they are going to get 300 of these done this year along with all the other projects.....KR, SS, the CA cars and 2200 new GT's...the KR and GT's are 08models and they will displace our conversions.... They want ours cars in Vegas by September 10th...44 Days before the donation party, Where did you hear the 300 number from?...For the record, I am #175 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradenbb Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 They want ours cars in Vegas by September 10th...44 Days before the donation party, Where did you hear the 300 number from?...For the record, I am #175 They want everyones cars? PRODUCTION UPDATE We have started building the 40th Anniversary packages. We will call the next group in mid August to schedule in more cars. Our plans are to build 300 of these packages this year. We will continue to build them until all cars are built. If you cannot have your car here this year, this is no problem. As long as you have a 2007 GT500, we can build it into a 40th car. We will only stop building these once we have reached the production limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 They only want the 15 of us in the 40th Anniversary Donation Party by September 10th. If you are not part of this group, this date does not apply to your cars. KingCobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Hey KC, what are the details on the 40th Ann donation party? Also, what number are you for the install? I was just at SAI last week and I have no idea how they are going to get 300 of these done this year along with all the other projects.....KR, SS, the CA cars and 2200 new GT's...the KR and GT's are 08models and they will displace our conversions.... There are 15 of us getting the 40th done that are having a private party and taking delivery of our cars from Carroll at SAI. We are all making a donation to his foundation. All of us will be getting our cars signed by Carroll as well. I have not yet received my final package number. KingCobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradenbb Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 There are 15 of us getting the 40th done that are having a private party and taking delivery of our cars from Carroll at SAI. We are all making a donation to his foundation. All of us will be getting our cars signed by Carroll as well. I have not yet received my final package number.KingCobra. I am still waiting for the details from Vicki. I want to go to that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07-SHLB Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 They want ours cars in Vegas by September 10th...44 Days before the donation party, Where did you hear the 300 number from?...For the record, I am #175 Sorry, I meant the 15 donation party members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Hey KC, what are the details on the 40th Ann donation party? Also, what number are you for the install? I was just at SAI last week and I have no idea how they are going to get 300 of these done this year along with all the other projects.....KR, SS, the CA cars and 2200 new GT's...the KR and GT's are 08models and they will displace our conversions.... Did you take any pics when you were at SAI??? I am getting 40th Anniversary Package # 17. 07XL0017 KingCobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradenbb Posted August 24, 2007 Report Share Posted August 24, 2007 Did you take any pics when you were at SAI??? I am getting 40th Anniversary Package # 17. 07XL0017 KingCobra. The Vert 40th they just finished shipped out the day before I got there, so I did not get a 40th. Other then that it was just stuff we have all seen and pictures do not do them just. Now I do have this pic of this lady from Belize...but I know none of you care about that... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 The Vert 40th they just finished shipped out the day before I got there, so I did not get a 40th. Other then that it was just stuff we have all seen and pictures do not do them just. Now I do have this pic of this lady from Belize...but I know none of you care about that... :-) Well, as long as she can appreciate the beauty of the Shelby, I am sure we could appreciate her. Just a gesture of respect, that's all.....................!!!!!!! KingCobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsr Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice car,looks like mine.I ordered mine with the silver wheels (at johns suggestion).I am very pleased with it.I also have a red conv.they finished it in the first few done about july 13th,I put 1100 miles on it already.It was a big hit at the Tasca show on the 25th. Good luck with the car,I will try to send a pic of my car.I tried to send pic but computer said file was to big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8snkbite Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Congrats on a great looking car. Concerning the gauge cluster, how did they run the wires for the gages? I know he mount is attached with 3m adhesive strips, but wondering what direction they went with on the gages to read pressures. These are listed as Autometer gages. Still waiting on my call for the SS package, but just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSR Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Congrats. McMullen20 Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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