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#1 OFFLINE   michschi

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 09:59 AM

I wrecked a perfectly good Shelby? I ask this because obviously some don't believe in  modding these cars, so I am curious as to what the majority thinks. BE HONEST!

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That is why we have company cars, so we don't have to drive ours that way!

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:02 AM

I think you did a great job, I love it, one awesome car,
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:07 AM

Looks tight to me... I'd say thumbs UP!
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:08 AM

Great looking Shelby and it's your car and your money so the heck with what other owners do with their cars or think of yours. I like stock, but I can certainly appreciate your car and besides all your changes seem to be mods only.

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:15 AM

like hyper said your car mod away i actually like the mod them both my shelby and roush have been modded to some degree  the shelby more than the roush. i feel it makes each car have its own personality .

i can pick the shelby out from a 1/4 mile away

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:50 AM

Looks great to me!!!
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:54 AM

Not my cup of tea but, as others have said, it is your car and only you know what your dream car is supposed to look like.  What you have done appears to have been done to the highest quality level, which says much about you.  Enjoy.

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 10:59 AM

I love the car overall but don't like the hood.  Again, that is me and its yours!   Black cars are gorgeous!!!

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 01:13 PM

I'm more impressed with the photography than anything else. (LOL)  What kind of camera was used?

Oh yeah, nice car also. B)
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 02:09 PM

The car looks fantastic.  I'm not a big fan of the hood though but that is just me.

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 02:14 PM

It is your car, mod away.  I like most of the changes you made (the hood is not to my liking), but the rest is fine by me.  As long as you are happy, who gives a crap what anyone else thinks....
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 02:19 PM

Your Shelby looks great !

I am in the same boat

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 02:28 PM

I don't think you wrecked your SGT at all. Some of your mods are not to my taste, but not everyone can be as sophisticated as I am. :hysterical:

I'm of the camp that most of the modern Shelby's will not be significantly more valuable than their more pedestrian Mustang peers. So, mod away!

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 03:17 PM

Personally I would not go that far in modding a Shelby, but things like this are completely personal and subjective. As you can see, I have modded mine some, but my objective has been to only do things that improve performance in some manner, as opposed to style and show mods. If nothing else that helps me to control costs LOL!!
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 03:25 PM

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 03:48 PM

Should have bought a GT and left the Shelby stock. :hysterical2:

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Posted 11 October 2012 - 03:55 PM

I think you car looks awesome and I'm digging the cowl hood.    For me I have no issued modding a newer car.  If it were a sixties car I'd say leave just like the factory built it.
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 05:33 PM

You did not wreck a perfectly good Shelby, you made it to your own taste. I like you car and all the mods you did except the hood, it just don't fit the lines of the car, its to high, that just my opinion.
Most of the Shelby purist Wont like what you did to your car, who cares, i like your car and I bet you did most of the mods yourself. I'm just glad your don't live around me So i don't have to compete with you at car shows. Customs & restomods are in, so don't worry about what the purist think. You have one cool custom SGT/SC ( god forbid I say that)


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Posted 11 October 2012 - 05:53 PM

I'm more of a purist now and prefer mine stock.  You've done quite a bit to the car and it shows.  The good part is that if the day ever arrives, it shouldn't take much to put it back to stock.
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Posted 11 October 2012 - 05:58 PM

I'm like alot of the others, I love your car except for the hood. Our Shelby's were not built to be museum pieces, they were built to be driven and enjoyed. When I got mine, I thought I would leave it stock....but that ended quickly. Little by little I'm modifying mine too. The only limit that I've placed on myself is that I will not do away with any of the Shelby specific parts permently. If it was available on a regular GT, then its fair game for replacment. I've also kept any part I've taken off so that I can put it all back someday if I want to
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