The Reenmachine DOHC '67 Shelby Clone Convertible Progress

Well, here it is...finally done! Custom interior quarter panels finished off the interior.
Nice, is that the courtesy light from a fastback I see there? No armrest/ashtry from the regular 67/68, but the price you pay to have it look so integrated. No window-crank helps a ton.

What is the backing material of those panels, any chance of duplicating them and marketing the panels (with or without upholstering)?
 
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Nice, is that the courtesy light from a fastback I see there? No armrest/ashtry from the regular 67/68, but the price you pay to have it look so integrated. No window-crank helps a ton.

What is the backing material of those panels, any chance of duplicating them and marketing the panels (with or without upholstering)?
Losing the armrest/ashtray comes with the territory with the Shelby-style rollbar. The interior quarter panels started with the '68 Shelby convertible repro pieces and had to be modified to fit (of course). They were then covered with the matching vinyl. That is indeed a fastback courtesy light. Between the underdash lights, the light at the rear of the console, and those, it really lights up inside.
 
reen,
I really like the console with power window switches built in. How easy was it to wire the switch kit that you bought? Does it come with all wiring and directions? Plug and play or did it require a lot of farting around?

Great job by the way. Your car looks fantastic!!!!:nice:
 
reen,
I really like the console with power window switches built in. How easy was it to wire the switch kit that you bought? Does it come with all wiring and directions? Plug and play or did it require a lot of farting around?

Great job by the way. Your car looks fantastic!!!!:nice:
The power window wiring was pretty easy with the kit I had.

Watson's StreetWorks
http://www.watsons-streetworks.com/power_stuff.html
 
The power window wiring was pretty easy with the kit I had.

Watson's StreetWorks
http://www.watsons-streetworks.com/power_stuff.html

Wow! You got a kit?

I just got the switches:

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But these switches are the best I (you) have found. I returned the ones I purchased from Jegs, as they were not even half the quality.
Yeah, these are still the only ones I know of that aren't plastic crap.

Well, I should back off of that a bit and say that I have seen some nice installations using OEM switches from various applications. To the best of my knowledge though these billet ones are the only universal ones out there that don't look cheapo.
 
Yeah, these are still the only ones I know of that aren't plastic crap.

Well, I should back off of that a bit and say that I have seen some nice installations using OEM switches from various applications. To the best of my knowledge though these billet ones are the only universal ones out there that don't look cheapo.

i'm planning on using some 65-66 era T-bird window switches, the passenger side and rear switches are round (well the bezel anyway) and the plan is to use 4 of those and have another switch in the console box to switch between them so i can run all 4 from the driver seat. i think it will be a really clean looking installation that way.
 
I dont know if it was stated before, but where did you get that hood from? im looking for a similar hood for my mustang, and cant find one that I had seen like that about a year ago, thanks for any info!
 
Thought I'd post an update since I haven't in a while.

I had the car out at All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle, PA, where I shared a tent with K.A.R. on the main drag. By the end of the weekend the grass was worn to dirt around it! The show was great, no rain the whole weekend, but I'm reeeeeally not used to the humidity anymore! Lots of attention for the car, and I started it up a lot for people, let them sit in it, etc. It was a good time.

Jerry Heasley photographed the car for a cover feature in Mustang Monthly (and prehaps other mags) so look for that soon. We shot for several hours over 2 days to get the best light, scenery, etc. We did about 80 miles of action shots on the road. Going down the freeway at 65 mph with Jerry hanging halfway out the open door of a rental car with a giant camera rig about 6 feet off of my front bumper was quite an experience! He also rode along and took a bunch of driving shots while sitting in back up high on the top boot area with a wide-angle lens.

I'll have the photos on a CD in a few days and I'll post a few of the best pics.

Other than that, there's not much to report. The car is done and the owner is coming to pick it up in a week or so. It's got about 1200 miles on it now and drives like a dream.
 
Congrats, Pete. Must be kind of a bittersweet feeling to let that project go finally.

We may be going to the Flastaff Route 66 show in September. Will you have a car there?
Yes, it's bittersweet indeed, but I really, really enjoy building them so planning what's next helps ease the pain ;)

I don't live in Flagstaff anymore, so slim chance that I'll make that show.