KOBRA2848 Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 Any one have a source for the lynch pins on the 2008 Shelby GTs. One of mine has disappeared and Shelby only sells the complete kit. I am pretty sure that Scott Drake manufactured the kit but they do not sell the pins separately. All the others I have seen are not the same. Thanks for any help. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Here is one option from Summit Racing: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-m-16700-a/overview/ Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Here is another one from Summit Racing: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdk-s1ms16892dlx/overview/ Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 I think the original poster is just looking for the pin and spring/ring. I doubt you'll find them anywhere separately. The OP is correct in that they were originally Scott Drake parts. One of my lanyards developed rust and while my car was here pick my car up after getting the GT/SC upgrade I pointed it out to Bud who made a quick phone call and gave me directions to Scott Drake where I was given a set to take back. They installed them in 10 minutes. Anyway, you might call SD and see if you can just get the pin/lanyard without the rest of the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Agreed that only the pins are sought but that is not something that appears to be available by itself. Here is one more from Summit Racing; https://www.summitracing.com/parts/kys-100-7006bk/overview/ Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOBRA2848 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) I have seen the replacements on Summit and Jegs but they are not the same. On the originals the pin is machined from one piece and rounded on the bottom. All the others I have seen are a round pin in a square block. I did talk with Scott Drake and they do not sell just the pins and recommended I talk with Shelby or CJ Pony parts which was also a dead end Mark Edited December 5, 2016 by KOBRA2848 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobjshelbys Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 I think Jim's last suggestion is probably your cheapest solution since you seem to have hit a dead end elsewhere. I would buy the cheapest "kit" and simply replace both pins so they match. They may not match the original but they will at least match each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Any one have a source for the lynch pins on the 2008 Shelby GTs. One of mine has disappeared and Shelby only sells the complete kit. I am pretty sure that Scott Drake manufactured the kit but they do not sell the pins separately. All the others I have seen are not the same.image.jpeg Thanks for any help. Mark I believe they are also called torsion clips, as well as,linch pins. You can get them at summitt racing for about 7 bucks or autozone for about ten bucks. Search "torsion clips for hood pins". I would post a link but can't get it to work from my tablet at the moment. Edited December 7, 2016 by mhr1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL SHELBY Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Home Depot, Lowe's, Ace. All sell these in the hardware section in various sizes for just a few dollars. I always expected some Jack Ass walking by my SGT would either attempt to swipe them or just pull them allowing them to dangle from the cables hoping I wouldn't notice and scratching the paint. My remedy was to pick up a couple extra from the hardware store and remove the originals with cable and store them when not showing off the SGT. Since the cables were rivited to the chassis I drilled out the rivits and reinstalled with rivit nuts. Check out your local hardware store. The OE pins are no different then what you can find at any hardware store. Edited December 5, 2016 by EL SHELBY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL SHELBY Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 I have seen the replacements on Summit and Jegs but they are not the same. On the originals the pin is machined from one piece and rounded on the bottom. All the others I have seen are a round pin in a square block. I did talk with Scott Drake and they do not sell just the pins and recommended I talk with Shelby or CJ Pony parts which was also a dead end Markimage.jpeg My originals had a square block. Look like any pin you could find at the hardware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSHELBY Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 yup i got some from home depot/ lowes , My originals are tucked under the hood to keep them out of the weather..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Mark, pm me....I have a brand new one that you are welcome to. Just pay the shipping. It's a Scott Drake part, out of a Scott Drake kit, and I didn't use the pins. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 McMaster Carr has some .... https://www.mcmaster.com/#90170a205/=15c6v3l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOBRA2848 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Here's a photo of the factory lynch pin on top with a Jegs pin in the middle and the one available at Lowes/Home Depot on the bottom. The original works best with the Shelby GT plates. Thanks to BikeBoy for the offer. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Pm returned Mark. Take em both. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 Pm returned Mark. Take em both. Chris My car had 168 orig miles on it and never saw the light of day, when I bought it in Feb of this year. I bought the whole "alloy" kit to exchange the plates and didn't use anything else out of the kit. This is what this site and community is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clark17357 Posted December 6, 2016 Report Share Posted December 6, 2016 McMaster Carr has some .... https://www.mcmaster.com/#90170a205/=15c6v3l Thanks for the tip on this. I ordered from them yesterday. They are stainless steel. I ordered both sizes given how reasonable the price was. They come without cables, which is just what I need. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Pins are enroute, Mark.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thanks for the tip on this. I ordered from them yesterday. They are stainless steel. I ordered both sizes given how reasonable the price was. They come without cables, which is just what I need. Jim glad to help. Let us know which one works best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOBRA2848 Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Pins are enroute, Mark.... Got them Chris. My car is complete again. Thanks for the generous offer. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug_GT350 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Got them Chris. My car is complete again. Thanks for the generous offer. Mark that's why I love this site!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIKEBOY Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 Got them Chris. My car is complete again. Thanks for the generous offer. Mark Glad to help. that's why I love this site!!! My favorite part of this site. The cars are secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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