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

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One of the events for the 2022 Ford Nationals at Carlisle is for the 60th Anniversary of Shelby.

Will you be submitting an application to have your car on display? My GT500 was in one of the buildings for the 50th Anniversary of the GT500 it was neat experience
 
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One of the events for the 2022 Ford Nationals at Carlisle is for the 60th Anniversary of Shelby.

Will you be submitting an application to have your car on display? My GT500 was in one of the buildings for the 50th Anniversary of the GT500 it was neat experience
Could you PM me with instructions on how to do this? Sounds like something I would love to do.

Thanks!
 

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Amen..still remember the day it was purchased, too...the album I mean. :-)
my wife just saw it on the computer and she complimented your work.
 

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Poke at the top is no good. There should be a slight recess of the tire under the fender flare -- there's a reason supercars don't poke - aerodynamics. The 15 mm spacers look OK on the front but not on the back. With the spacers on the rear, due to the inward slope of the car body, the lower portion of the tire sticks out way too far for my liking.
 
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I agree. Looks great.
Thanks Tony :beer:

Poke at the top is no good. There should be a slight recess of the tire under the fender flare -- there's a reason supercars don't poke - aerodynamics. The 15 mm spacers look OK on the front but not on the back. With the spacers on the rear, due to the inward slope of the car body, the lower portion of the tire sticks out way too far for my liking.
This is a 100% visual thing for me, I’m not concerned with aerodynamics. I will say it looks like less poke in the rear than the pictures capture. All good, and I appreciate your input.
 

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Thanks Tony :beer:

This is a 100% visual thing for me, I’m not concerned with aerodynamics. I will say it looks like less poke in the rear than the pictures capture. All good, and I appreciate your input.
But on a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you appreciate it?
 
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But on a scale of 1 to 10, how much do you appreciate it?
I'd give it a 2. At least it was constructive criticism, and not just someone trying to be a dick.…..
 
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I finally found time to research the specifics on the sway bars that SA installed on my car. Here are the specs on the stock sways/

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These are the ones used as part of the Shelby SE Package

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My car, being a non CFTP car came with a 36mm front sway bar, and a 24mm rear sway bar. The ones installed are now 37mm front, and 25.2mm rear. So, the front is a smidge bigger than both the stock non CFTP & CFTP bars, and the rear is a smidge bigger than the base bar, and a milli-smidge smaller than the CFTP rear bar. I was curious, and just wanted to share.
 

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Hey Jaime, do you happen to have a PN for the 3.5" extended studs? I looked on Shelby Store website and they only have the regular 3" 100-7733 studs. I cannot find anything on ARP's site that is close to 3.5". Thanks for any possible leads.
 
 
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