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I usually hatch out a couple of these a year ,1/2 scale . They were the Shelby promo carts you could buy when you bought a real one . This one just hatched out!

I was going to but my golden Retreiver decided to eat a rock ,guess they taste good or somthing ,$4000 later and several nights of running her to emergency surgery and staying up with her I haven't been able to get anything done . I plan on starting them soon 

Then get off yer arse and get busy making them. Kidding. Sort of... (:
Ten four. I was corn fused and thought I read that you had. 
Thanks. 

Kudos to Jim! I ordered two sets of sail panels along with the  two rear qtr panels for my fold down rear seat conversion and Man, am I blown away! Those sail panels are the way Ford should have done it and the two rear interior qtr panels are better than what Ford did. The moonskin texture is captured perfectly in the sail panels, as is the grain in the interior panels.Very pleased in this.  Originally, I had ordered those rear qtr panels from one of the top suppliers but they were done in a flimsy plastic and the grain was not correct. Sent them back before ordering the panels from Jim and am glad I did. First class individual making first class parts! Thank you, Jim!!! 
Desired to attach pictures but the site won't let me.....bummer!

I am ashamed that I failed to mention that this picture also shows Jim's quarter panels and hockey sticks too!  Absolutely excellent pieces!

I received my new sail panel set from RidgeRunner. Jim’s are dynamite! Perfect fit and with OEM moon grain finish…only they are infinitely better than OEM in that they won’t bend, sag, warp or peel.  

Also, I’m definitely in for a set of the front window fastback moldings when you get them made!

Almost $1000. On the nose ,it was 3 weeks on back order ,that is only a roll of 2oz mat and a 5 gallon bucket of black tooling gel coat . 
I have a couple of small items to catch up on then I can start on panels 

I have those little trim pieces for the sail panel down by the quarter glass if I can find them ,they will not be easy to make because they are so small but if I can get a mold to turn out it will be a press mold and easier to work with 

I have a set of originals to make the molds ,problem is they are so brittle the originals would probably break removing them from the molds ,you would have a tough time breaking fiberglass ones though .. if I get my materials soon I will see what I can do 

These are kind of a pain in the but to make ,they are the non fold top caps ,finished both sides and made in a press mold ,I want to make all the hard to find pieces .


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A little dark but it looks like they lay right in place courtesy of @SWPruett

I've got a set and they are Primo.

Mine are installed and look great.  I found paint prep was really important so be thorough there.  Keep them separated to avoid excessive overspray.

You will not regret this purchase!  I have a set in my Boss 302 and they are fantastic!

My body shop used All Metal filler.  It's like a putty but with a metallic texture and is close to lead.

You will not regret this purchase!  I have a set in my Boss 302 and they are fantastic!

You will not regret this purchase!  I have a set in my Boss 302 and they are fantastic!

Thanks for the help 

I am of the "system approach" mindset when it comes to finishing and you will not go wrong with starting with PPG DFLF epoxy primer under everything.  Knowing you will be using a PPG paint system to finish your car, it is genuinely best practice to stay with one brand if possible.  That said, coating panels with DPLF for storage is an excellent idea no matter what and DFLF primers will protect the panels for years when stored in a cool, dry environment.  You won't regret it.

Some pictures from the national Mustang show in Savannah.
Rich Ackerman brought his concourse driven 1973 convertible, beautiful car, receive a gold award
I also received the gold award for my car in the modified class, 498 out of 500 possible points. I was pretty excited.
 
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It's Hammer dyno time!
The story so far. Engine in, all systems go but still having issues with the tune. I tried a few changes, emailed back and forwards to my man in the US but I realised I was wasting my time.
So I made a booking with a tuner that had previously tuned a carb'd car years ago and he got results. Not cheap but - $1,350 AUD which would be about $1,000 USD.
First up he checked the settings, then spent about an hour running the engine and playing with the ignition and fuel maps. Really not much to see, just sitting on the dyno running at light loads.
Finally, the time came to do power runs. I had decided to put a 6,500 rev limit on as I wasn't sure how much revs the standard roller block could take. I'd been told 6,500, 7,000 and 7,500 but none of them were going to pay for a blowed up motor, so 6,500 it was. Another factor was the cam was rated to 6,600 for power.
First run: 325 hp at the treads. He made a total of 8 runs, with all but one increasing power as he tweaked tables and numbers. The final run gave up 355 hp and about 330 ft/lb at the wheels. But more importantly, it had a fat flat torque curve and the fuelling was much cleaner. Driving it revealed it was back to how it was without the timing and fuel management and basically drove like a modern car - no snatch out of third gear corners and 1,200 rpm, hauled the mail when it needed to. And the idle has come down about 100rpm and it is much cleaner.
Hopefully now I just drive it and don't worry about it not starting, idling, or going. Yesterday was 37° C or about 98 F° and the engine temp stayed steady at 90-91°C (195) in traffic and came quickly back down to 84° C (184) whilst driving. Have to be happy about that.


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That is clever and slick!  Well done!  Consider that idea STOLEN!  LOL

Looks great!  Anymore detail on your Holley handheld mount in front of the shifter?  Very tidy!

It's the 3.5 inch hand held screen that came with the sniper. I slapped together a magnetic mount, that way I can remove it and stick it in the glove box. 
It was not going to be a permeant solution, but's it worked out well, and I have not come up better solution! Being magnetic, I can angle it, and move it around easily. 

I used a round magnet that sticks to a round disc (from a old cell phone mount) and a Keeper MG hand gun magnet from Amazon.