[67svtstang]

The time has come to start the convertible project. I will be building this one at the same time i am doing the fastback.

Here is the Unique SS converible Shell that i purchased last May from a guy in Ohio. I had two straps break on my way home from picking the car up, due to some very bad roads in Ohio and Kentucky, and i almost lost the shell on the interstate. It was a very stressful day to say the least. However, i made it home with the car and I have not touched it since. The car is currently in storage, but will be pulled out later this month. I am going to start by adding the figerglass, rear spoiler, end caps. taillamp panel, and side scoops and then I will start fabbing up the front end which will made out of the upper portion of an original style 67 shelby nose and a R model apron for a 67-68.
Once the fiberglass is on the car, it is going to Gordons Classics in Georgia for final body work and paint. Then i will bring it back home to finish the car.
Here is the car. It's a bit of a mess, but the metal work is finished. The wheel wells are tubbed all the way to the frame rails like the SS cars, so i assume that is what is was going to be. I am going to build the car as a Gt500SR, unless someone wants me to build the car as an eleanor for them. I plan on selling the car when finished, so if anybody is interested in purchasing the car, just let me know and we can discuss the price and details of the build. If not, then i will build the car as i would like it, drive it for a year or so, and then sell it at one of the major auctions. I work by myself and only sub out bodywork, paint, and machine work. It will take me about 9-12 months to fully complete the car. 3 months of that the car will be at paint. I build 1- 2 cars a year on the side and i take a lot of pride in my workmanship. I do this because i love restoring antique cars. Clearly, there is not a lot of money in this business with the condition of the current economy.

The Goal-except not yellow. Most like blue with white stripes





And current condition-i havent touched the car since i bought it.

[MustangOne]

That is going to to look great.

[460brevill]

drool drool drool.keep us posted.ilove it when a plan comes together.

[67svtstang]

To the disappointment of some, i am sure, i acquired a 66 428FE motor a few days ago with a standard bore and all parts for 600.00. There will be no modular motor for this build. The 428 will be here in about a week and then i will take it to the machine shop to be bored out to 30 over. Other plans are a roller cam, edelbrock heads, aluminum intake and an 800cfm carb to begin with. I will most likely upgrade to webers or fuel injection later, when the budget allows.

[Lefty]

Nice!

[Hunter7158]

thats gonna look sweet man

[Countryboy_99]

Never seen one that has a set up like that. Very cool. Very unique (at least to me).

[67svtstang]

I failed to mention that the 428 will be stroked out to a 462. I sold my cobra replica at barrett-jackson last Thursday and it sold for more than i thought it would. So, stack injection will be in the works for the 462FE stroker. Vroom Vroom

[67svtstang]

I wish i could edit the first post, but apparently i cannot and therefore i cannot fix thelinks.

I finally got around to dropping the car off at the bodyshop.

They started last week and things are looking really good. the doors are fit-they had to add quite a bit to the rear or the dynacorn doors-same thing with the fastback.
BEFORE

[67svtstang]

PICTURES OF CAR WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT OVER A YEAR AGO

This car is for sale, so if anybody is interested, please let me know. google gt500sr to see what the body will look like when the shop is finished.

[67svtstang]

Well, since the car did not sell, the progress continues at the bodyshop.

Here is the plan-no rockers, custom front flares, gt500sr nose, and i think i might use the super snake hood instead of the 67 shelby hood with louvers. Im still up in the air about it currently.
Anyway, here are the progress photos.





Rear flares bonded in place. They are going to feather the edges down so they will not have to use a lot of filler.



Deck lid fit, spoiler, end caps, and taillamp panel fit. Praise Rich for the MTF spoiler. I could not bare to watch over a thousand dollars go into fitting a fiberglass deck lid again.








waiting on the fender brackets to come in so they can fit the 68 fenders.



Looks like this was supposed to be SuperSnake 48C-C for Convertible of course.

[67svtstang]

Front end has been blasted to remove the coating that Unique Performance applied to the engine bay and wheel wells.







There is only one little place in the passenger fender that will need to be patched. I recommend using original fenders whenever possible, even if they need work. I have seen some really bad fitment issues with the dynacorn aftermarket fenders.



The rocker/side exhaust panels will be made out of metal and will only run about half the length of the rocker. The front fenders will be split to make the flares.