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[NordicShelby]

kryptonite, on Mar 12 2009, 08:13 AM, said:

The gas cap and floor mats are next to impossible to get, so I am staying with the ones I already have.
As far as what I paid for the hood with hood scoop, STB and front fascia, which btw were off a white SGT, were around $1,500 shipped from California. The only parts I am lacking I can buy from FRPP (CAI and Full Suspension Kit) and I will be going with the 18x8.5 CS-66 wheels.

WOW that is a bargain. I am happy for you OTHER THAN THE SIDE STRIPE. Just kidding you do have a sweet car. COuld you have bought a CS8 kit? That would have made your car a real Shelby

[JeffIsHereToo]

I'm  not going to judge on the clone issue but of all the ones I've seen, other than the wheels, this is a nice and at least tasteful one!   The stripes look good and it's pretty fithful to the original overall look.

For those upset...EVERYTHING he has on here, except the side stripes, is available. I was going to say the hood scoop wasn't but the fact is between wrecked cars and Chip Beck, you can buy a scoop.

SPP sells the pins, the grills, the rear deck Shelby letters, and Ford gives set of the side emblems with crate engines and no requirements for use.  So what can you expect!

At lease this one is tasteful the others I've seen...ugh...

[BergShelby]

kryptonite, on Mar 11 2009, 01:40 PM, said:

Hello everyone!
I want to thank one of your members. I have forgotten his name, but he sold me his Shelby GT Hood and Front Fascia, as he converted his car to a GT500.

I have no problem with it as long as your don't advertise it as a real Shelby. There will always be clones and this is the best looking late model one I have seen.  We, and the owner, will always know what it is...and what it isn't.  The crazy thing is...with the deals on the Shelby GTs...buying a real Shelby GT is cheaper that creating a good clone.  Which leads to some very cheap clones.

What I hate the most is some of the very bad clones...especially if advertised as the real deal.

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or this SuperSnake

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But maybe what bothers me the most about this post is that a owner of a real Shelby GT would convert their car to a fake GT500.  WTF    Why would you do that?

[ilmor]

JeffIsHereToo, on Mar 12 2009, 08:40 PM, said:

SPP sells the pins, the grills, the rear deck Shelby letters, and Ford gives set of the side emblems with crate engines and no requirements for use.  So what can you expect!

You're right, but we still don't have to like them!!

[08SGT1977]

Nice job. I was very close to pulling the trigger on a Legend Lime convertible in 2006. Beautiful ride. That color is great.

Welcome to the forums!

[kryptonite]

ccmellies, on Mar 12 2009, 06:43 PM, said:

WOW that is a bargain. I am happy for you OTHER THAN THE SIDE STRIPE. Just kidding you do have a sweet car. COuld you have bought a CS8 kit? That would have made your car a real Shelby

I could have gotten the CS8 kit, but it was a lot more $$$$ (Approx. 8k versus 5k, not including paint). Plus, from what I understand, if I had wanted to try to get SAI to convert my car for me, my car's color would prevent SAI from actually converting my car over to any type of Shelby.

Edited by kryptonite, 13 March 2009 - 03:55 AM.

[07SGT4578]

kryptonite, on Mar 13 2009, 06:54 AM, said:

my car's color would prevent SAI from actually converting my car over to any type of Shelby.

As far as a CS kit, I don't think color is a problem, but Shelby cant do conversion, the package has to be installed by you or your bodyshop.
The reason they cant build them is Ford threw a fit.

[jnj3891]

I know there are a lot of clones out there. This is not a new issue. I personally would not own a "badged" clone. I have thought about building a '68 to look like a GT350, but I would not put the Shelby name on it. Look at the 427 Cobras out there. Some of the kits are pretty good. The new roadsters from Shelby, the CSX Series, I would never call them a clone. How can you call them a clone when they come from Shelby.

[08SGT1977]

circleofsnakes, on Mar 11 2009, 07:38 PM, said:

I honestly don't see the big deal here. I don't see anything wrong with a tribute car. Everyone should be happy that there's people that want a car like theirs so bad that they build a tribute to it. Not everyone can afford the real thing.

+1 (as long as you don't alter vins / csm #s or try to pass it off or sell it as genuine) I think it is cool!

[ilmor]

BergShelby, on Mar 12 2009, 11:11 PM, said:

But maybe what bothers me the most about this post is that a owner of a real Shelby GT would convert their car to a fake GT500.  WTF    Why would you do that?

You got that right!!!  

[philip 87]

Come on fellows.......give him a break.
Because I may say I'm a doctor..........does'nt make me a doctor.

That guy made a sweet little ride for himself. No big deal.
I never saw a Lime shelby GT.........kool idea.....

It does not appear that he did a tag job with the vin# or he would not have posted in the first place.

When I was a kid, I converted my 67 mustang to look like a Shelby too. Did'nt make it a Shelby but it felt good.

I would really like to "altar" my GT-H to the car I WANT IT TO BE but it's not a good idea to change what it is.

He's a car guy like most of us. If that car has a manual gearbox..... .......I LOVE IT EVEN MORE!!!!!!!!!

Cut him some slack.............Your friend in Shelby's........Philip

[WildAzCat]

I don't care what people do to their cars.  Personally it's interesting to see what is in the imagination of the owner.  However it's a different sentiment for me when I see someone actually do the Shelby badging to the current generation of Mustangs. For me and for me personally it's not a clone, it's not a tribute... what it is to me, is a genuine poser.

Edited by WildAzCat, 15 March 2009 - 09:52 AM.

[stump_breaker]

philip 87, on Mar 14 2009, 09:57 AM, said:

Come on fellows.......give him a break.
Because I may say I'm a doctor..........does'nt make me a doctor.

I really would use another argument besides that one.

[philip 87]

WildAzCat, on Mar 15 2009, 01:52 PM, said:

I don't care what people do to their cars.  Personally it's interesting to see what is in the imagination of the owner.  However it's a different sentiment for me when I see someone actually do the Shelby badging to the current generation of Mustangs. For me and for me personally it's not a clone, it's not a tribute... what it is to me, is a genuine poser.

Hi Guys.
I hear you all loud and clear.
I probably would feel the same if the car was posed as a GT-H.

But he loves the car he built and he was sharing it with other mustang guys publicly on the forum.
If he passes it off as a Shelby.........Then he has a problem.

Philip

[philip 87]

PS.
Your cars look great with those rims..........SWEEEEEEEEEET

[08SGT1977]

your scoop looks better than mine!

[FordRocks1]

First welcome, and secondly nice job. Please continue to keep it tasteful. Now, any engine mods?

[kryptonite]

FordRocks1, on Mar 16 2009, 10:57 AM, said:

First welcome, and secondly nice job. Please continue to keep it tasteful. Now, any engine mods?

No engine mods. Having to save up for the final components left to install. (CAI, suspension, wheels).
No sure if I will go any further past the CAI, but you never know.,

[Matts]

kryptonite, on Mar 16 2009, 02:09 PM, said:

No engine mods. Having to save up for the final components left to install. (CAI, suspension, wheels).
No sure if I will go any further past the CAI, but you never know.,

You have a lot I mean A LOT of balls to post this in a Shelby forum, but honest to god I think it's brilliant and very beautiful. I wish the newer GT 500 came in this colour! Put some Gun Metal Gray Shelby Razors on her.  Anyways great looking car, you put a lot in her. Be proud!

[mikesdream]

I have a quest for a green Shelby and your creation is inspiring.  I will eventully alter a green Bullitt to achieve my hearts desire, for now I settle for green FIA stripes.  More power to you, the die hards know it's not authentic.  

Tom is a guy you should talk to (vert below), and if your in SoCal stop by.

Mike

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