Jmeo's 2020 Shelby American GT500 SE Wide Body Build (+ "Phase 2")

[Jmeo]

 

[Epiphany]

AI?

 

[Mach 307]

AI?

I’d bet my life on it

 

[kilobravo]

Without a doubt..AI.

Well done, Jaime and if we weren't all hyper tuned to "see" an AI comp, we didn't notice that your avatar has the same background, and we didn't know you, we might actually have been fooled. <BSEG>

 

[WD Pro]

It looks more realistic than some of the entries into the old photo of the month contests ...

@kilobravo - your avatar is broken, please fix it ...

WD

 

[Epiphany]

It looks more realistic than some of the entries into the old photo of the month contests ...

Some of the edits there make me want to cry. Hard to hold back from commenting.

 

[Jmeo]

Yes, it’s AI. Recently, I switched to the ad-free version of X and now have Grok Premium included. All I did was upload a recent photo with clouds in the background and simply asked, “Make this photo a GIF.” I didn’t make any other requests, and within 15 seconds, it generated the GIF.

Freaking crazy, me thinks.

 

[kilobravo]

@kilobravo - your avatar is broken, please fix it ...

Aye, Aye, SIR! <BSEG>

 

[kilobravo]

Freaking crazy, me thinks.

True that, Jaime but in reality, we haven't even scratched the surface with AI.

As it happens, the wife's birthday was last month and I ginned up an "AI Birthday Card" for her.

Gave Gemini 3/Nano Banana these three images from within Photoshop along with a good number of "commands" and pretty much got what I asked for.

The images I used..

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Then I told it to put the people and dogs beside a covered wagon on the way to the West in the late 1800's and to put "Happy Birthday" on the wagon's canvas top. This was the result..

 

[Jmeo]

True that, Jaime but in reality, we haven't even scratched the surface with AI.

As it happens, the wife's birthday was last month and I ginned up an "AI Birthday Card" for her.

Gave Gemini 3/Nano Banana these three images from within Photoshop along with a good number of "commands" and pretty much got what I asked for.

The images I used..

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Then I told it to put the people and dogs beside a covered wagon on the way to the West in the late 1800's and to put "Happy Birthday" on the wagon's canvas top. This was the result..

Love it!

Yup, CRAZY what it can do. Agreed, we ain't seen nothing yet with what AI can and will do.

 

[wingnutt]

Also, I decided to return to the stock rear deck panel. I was never sold on the one SA put on because I like the snake better. So, I moved the SE badge to it.

soooooooooooooo…whatcha gonna do with that useless Shelby panel?

…askin for a friend

 

[Epiphany]

was never sold on the one SA put on because I like the snake better. So, I moved the SE badge to it.

Now that you said that I can finally respond in kind. That panel was hideous. I'm glad you saw the light and removed it.

 

[Jmeo]

soooooooooooooo…whatcha gonna do with that useless Shelby panel?

…askin for a friend

Well, for your 'friend', I have it tucked away in a box along with the other original parts that came with the SE package.

Funny thing is, it’s not the original one that came on the car. I still have the original unpainted one as well. I picked up a new one and had the letters painted to match my stripes. My intention was to keep all the original parts so I can put them back on if I ever sell the car.

 

[Jmeo]

Now that you said that I can finally respond in kind. That panel was hideous. I'm glad you saw the light and removed it.

I didn't hate it, I just didn't love it either. To me, it made no sense on this car. I realize SA reuses parts from other builds, and this was another opportunity for them to slap the Shelby name on it (again) without having to redesign anything. It just doesn't flow on this car. I have a lot more I could say about it, but I digress...

All that being said, I do agree with you on seeing the light. The look is perfect without their branded panel.

Hope all is well, my friend.

 

[Jmeo]

Oil changed, fluffed and buffed and ready for Ford Nationals in Carlisle, PA. Who's going?