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

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If you’re out and about with this beauty this weekend, cars and coffee up in Andover this Sunday. Still can’t wait to see this in person one day.
 
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Two things...

WD: Where did you get those covers?

Jaime: Stick with Shelby tradition, light with black lettering looks the best IMHO.

Love the white side markers.

For sure you are in hog heaven installing all the goodies, Jaime. Makes me grin. :-)
Am I ever!

If you’re out and about with this beauty this weekend, cars and coffee up in Andover this Sunday. Still can’t wait to see this in person one day.
I leave for Mustang Week early Saturday morning, so I’m not goi g to make it. If you ever come to the Bass Pro show in Foxboro, that will be the best chance to see it in person. I think there is a show while I’m in SC, but I’ll try to make every one of them after that.
 

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I am holding out for the 20 WHP version :rockon: But seriously, I will more than likely get those. I did have them on my last few cars, and I do like them.
Here’s the 20hp version, Carbon Fiber look, but made of metal:
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Don’t buy the plastic kind. They break too easily.
I’ll have to look up where I bought these. I know they came from China….
 
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Here’s the 20hp version, Carbon Fiber look, but made of metal:
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Don’t buy the plastic kind. They break too easily.
I’ll have to look up where I bought these. I know they came from China….
Did they come with the hinge side piece too?
 

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Did they come with the hinge side piece too?
No, just the plate cover.
I bought them at Wish. I see every color combo when you search for Ford. Have to search for Mondeo to find the carbon fiber:
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Be careful visiting their site. You can spend hours looking at stuff. Just bought a few more sets of these “for my friends.”
 
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Where are these made?
 

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Mine were cheap eBay crap (but they appear to be fine) :like:

I dropped them in hot water prior to fitment just to soften them up a little / make them less brittle and with some careful fitment they were fine.

I covered the metal parts in a U.K. fluid film equivalent before fitment :like:

Hinge cover item number : 173797126132

The striker cover listing is now obsolete, but there are loads of sellers of the same items (or better) listed on eBay - some of the options listed above look cool :sunglasses:

WD :like:
 

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No, just the plate cover.
I bought them at Wish. I see every color combo when you search for Ford. Have to search for Mondeo to find the carbon fiber:
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Be careful visiting their site. You can spend hours looking at stuff. Just bought a few more sets of these “for my friends.”

Not real Carbon right?
 
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Spent the morning at the dealership getting the brake pedal recall done (finally). While I was there I also asked them to flash the PCM & BCM to take care of all the updates that have been posted over the past year. Most importantly the e-brake draining the battery issue. Last year the battery died on the 7 hour ride home from Carlisle, and I couldn’t open the door to open the hood to jump it, lol. This time when I leave for MW, I will be leaving the window down, and the hood popped, just in case.

I Spent the next few hours at home washing and detailing the car after the ride in the pouring rain. I must say, m new hard water filters worked perfectly. I used the filtered water for the soap bucket, and pre/post rinse, and had zero water spots!

The supercharger lid plates delivered today. Here is a test fit of how each one looked.

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I ended up going with the black one. The aluminum one has a different shade of aluminum than the snake plate, and I think the black one fit better, with what I have going on under the hood.

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On my way home from the dealership today, I came to a complete stop on a back road straightaway, and let her eat. I saw a smidge under 14 psi on the boost gauge. The part that surprised the the most was that I heard the tires chirp shifting into second and third gear. I have never heard the car chirp the gears like that before. I was mOST surprised that it was doing this with the spanking new 345/30/20 rear tires. I’m guessing between the pulley drop, and SC lid I am seeing a 1.5-2.0 psi increase in boost.

Last thing I did today was install the passenger side dash carbon fiber overlay. I did this to my last car and absolutely loved it, so I had to do it to this car. The best part is this costs less than $20!

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Tomorrow is a big day. I will be doing the last minute check list, and loading the trailer for the big trip :rockon:
 
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I like to disassemble things.
Who does the overlay Jaime?
 
 
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