Making some headway on the Shelby GT 500 Mustang

[Peter Lombardo]

I have made some headway on the Shelby. After I read Brian's comments on the better engine choice for this car, I looked around a little. The engine in the Mustang Super Stallion looked to be the correct block, heads and blower. The only problem was the design on the top of the blower that needed reworking. So, thanks Brian, you made me rethink the engine and I think it worked out better. I masked the stripes with vinyl tape cut on the computer. The lower side stripe came from the AMT 68' Shelby Mustang. The name "Shelby" on the rear was cut from tape, but they were SO small, that they were too difficult to remove without a lot of knife work. The interior is right out of the box in flat black with flocking for the carpet. I have searched everywhere I can think of and have yet to find the exact match for the wheels on the Shelby. I am using "Phat Daddy's" mainly because they look great on the car. They will not be permanently mounted to the car so if I can get a better match, they can be substituted. I will post more pictures when I near completion.

[MonoPed]

That's lookin real nice! Looks like the DOHC engine fit between the shock towers just right. What are you going to use for headers/exhaust?