Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Alright guys and gals, mine is already complete. I have been out of town on business with the Army and then out of town on vacation with the family, so this is my first chance to post up pictures of the build. LBJ has his build thread and his is a fully optioned out build, so it's not nearly as exciting, but I LOVE the way mine turned out! It is the second grabber blue ordered and the first one completed. So without my further babbling here ya go! the day I brought her home photobucket has frozen... I'll add more in a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 And now for the completed shots! I will be picking her up this Friday. Yep, Friday the 13th... Good thing I am not superstitious. I will post up many more pics once I pick her up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 What is the one picture with the shiny chrome thingie with Shelby on top. Is that the top of the exhaust pipe tip? I like that. Nice thick beefy looking front sway bar too. I wish we could see a picture of the blow holes in your deep draw hood. Mine doesn't have a hood yet. Not that it matters significantly, but can you detect any changes to the rear facia? It is listed as standard on the "build one" sheet online but so far I can't tell if there is a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Yes it is! It's a very blurry picture but I love that it has Shelby on the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT0128 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 That's one sweet ride. Love the grabber blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 ^ ^ ^ I edited on ya, had couple more questions in my post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 That's one sweet ride. Love the grabber blue! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 What is the one picture with the shiny chrome thingie with Shelby on top. Is that the top of the exhaust pipe tip? I like that. Nice thick beefy looking front sway bar too. I wish we could see a picture of the blow holes in your deep draw hood. Mine doesn't have a hood yet. Not that it matters significantly, but can you detect any changes to the rear facia? It is listed as standard on the "build one" sheet online but so far I can't tell if there is a change. Already covered the tips, lol. he change on the rear fascia is from the stock one to the GT500 fascia. Here is the after and the before It is definately more aggressive, but isnt a HUGE change. Not the best pics for it, but the best I have. I also, wish I had some more pcs of the hood. I will be picking it up on Friday and will post a bunch then. I am sure that your hood will probably be on and you'll have pics by then though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I am still having a hard time seeing the change. I guess it's true: There are none so blind as those who will not see. Is the surround on the tail lights different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I think the appearance of the tail lights is just due to the lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afdharley Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I am still having a hard time seeing the change. I guess it's true: There are none so blind as those who will not see. Is the surround on the tail lights different? Look at the lower valance, the black piece, that is just a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Thanks, I was having a hard time seeing that. I wonder if they can put that on a GT that came with the parking sensor thingies. When I look closely at all the pictures of your build, there appear to be 2 or 3 other GTS models here and there. The red GTS convertible shows up a lot. I never see mine though. It must be tucked away in a corner somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I just keep staring at this picture and how cool this looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 I love that pic too! Unfortunately, those calipers are only on the front. I am going to se about buying some to install on the back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjys Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 What is the one picture with the shiny chrome thingie with Shelby on top. Is that the top of the exhaust pipe tip? I like that. Nice thick beefy looking front sway bar too. I wish we could see a picture of the blow holes in your deep draw hood. Mine doesn't have a hood yet. Not that it matters significantly, but can you detect any changes to the rear facia? It is listed as standard on the "build one" sheet online but so far I can't tell if there is a change. Nice set up Morgan19D!!! I love that grabber blue color. I couldn't convince my wife to like it as much as I. Regardless she loves the red/black scheme. My 500 is black/red. We drove to Pearl Harbor and downtown Honolulu on Saturday in both cars. We got great looks until is started raining. I was disappointed my 500 didn't get noticed as much as hers!!! I hope you ordered the front license plate bracket from Craigs Custom brackets!! I love mine ... no drilling and goes on and off easily. lbj, close up of hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks Tjys! I am super stoked to pick it up and have a fun drive back home from Vegas to Idaho! I keep forgetting to order the front bracket! Maybe I will get to that tomorrow. I will just put it in the front window for now. I love the GB and black combo, but the color must be a woman thing, beacuse my wife doesnt like the GB that much either... oh well, just means she wont want to drive it as much, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 lbj, close up of hood. Has it sneezed on you yet like PatenetMan's has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2+2 Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks for the build pictures. Your car is very sharp. Awesome I think you need to be ready to answer a question many will have. Is your car a Terlingua? Those that know the history of Terlingua, know that it is perfectly fine/ok to have bunny decals on any Shelby. Pretty long explanation. I noticed them on the before picture, but now they are on a SHELBY. Nice feeling isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Thanks for the build pictures. Your car is very sharp. Awesome I think you need to be ready to answer a question many will have. Is your car a Terlingua? Those that know the history of Terlingua, know that it is perfectly fine/ok to have bunny decals on any Shelby. Pretty long explanation. I noticed them on the before picture, but now they are on a SHELBY. Nice feeling isn't it? It absolutely is. I've had people asking about Terlingua ever since I put it on there and thats what I wanted! I really wanted to have a Shelby Terlingua but they quit making them before I could. So I decided to do a GTS with some TRT flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjys Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Has it sneezed on you yet like PatenetMan's has. Oh yea!! Once you wash it water collects in the openings and blows out on start up. That's not the end of it of course, after the initial "sneeze" you're OK until you get to about 45-50mph and then whatever was left inside the openings ends up on the hood and windshield. I now carry a clean micromesh rag for any driving immediately after the wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Maybe sometime this month I will be able to experience it for myself. I probably won't be laughing quite as hard as I did when first read PatentMan's post. But I will laugh just the same. Then, I too will carry a cloth, and dry the screening out beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatentMan Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 You mean I'm not that crazy?! Great! Sorry to hear about the sneezing though. :-) Both Grabber Blues look exciting. Another deep-draw hood issue to look out for... I needed to replace a windshield washer spray nozzle, but it was impractical because everything is epoxied in place, being a carbon fiber hood. The local Ford dealer did not want to touch it. Thank goodness for the SAI warranty. A local repair shop disconnected the hoses from the hood and cleverly re-routed the hoses under the cowl and installed two new nozzles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjys Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Nice info on the washers. I'm having trouble with the odometer since I got the car. It was off by 20% and the local Ford dealer got it down to 10%, or 1/10th of a mile with each mile gone by. You may want to check your odometers if you got the wheel/tire package. I'm not sure why this is so tough to calibrate but it's giving the local Ford dealership fits to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 Mine GT came with 18s so I figure there should be no change when I get it back regardless what 18 inch wheels they put on it. I don't see how that would get mucked up. In today's computerized car, I guess anything is possible. Gone are the days of physical switches like wipers and things where there was a direct link between the actuallswitch and the mechanical mechanisms involved. My BMW is a classic example, turn the wiper switch on that then tells the computer to activate the wipers. Turn the car off, then on again and while the wiper switch is still in the on position, the computer doesn't know it and the wipers are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 I know I already posted about it... but I fliy out tomorrow afternoon to pick up my GTS on Friday morning! Can you say excited?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffJ Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Woo hoo! Congrats Morgan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbj Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 There is an old saying "green with eny". In this case, cuz it's a Ford Mustang, that makes me gotta have it green with envy for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 lol, thanks guys! My bag is already packed and by the door and I still have to work all day tomorrow before ehading to the airport... I don't think I will sleep a whole lot between now and the Friday morning pick up. I am goint to try and get some good pics at SAI when I pick her up and also along the way back to Idaho. I have never been to Zion NP before but think a quick detour off of I-15 into the Kolob Canyon portion of ZNP would be nice. Military doesnt have to pay for access to the national parks this year so I won't lose out on the money for a like 30 minute drive in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan19d Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Were you guys given any special care instructions for the vinyl stripes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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