Shelby stocker

[gt350hr]

  The drop does nothing to help a drag car. My first GT350 was a carryover '66 ( 65 chassis) which had factory lowered A arms and my current one ( of 46 years) is a '66 chassis and is not lowered. I saw no difference in "performance" or driveability at the drag strip.
  Randy

I raced my '67 coupe in super street with a stock front suspension and 90/10 shocks, the front end would ride a little high until the finish line, where once on the brakes the camber change would affect the handling some and keep your attention. In contrast my super gas car with very little travel was rock steady through the entire run.
The Shelby drop was easy to do and should help the finish line handling when dumping an opponent

    My '66 runs super street times now. Would like to go 9.999999999 "once" next year. My new engine ''might" do it.

[mike7570]

  The drop does nothing to help a drag car. My first GT350 was a carryover '66 ( 65 chassis) which had factory lowered A arms and my current one ( of 46 years) is a '66 chassis and is not lowered. I saw no difference in "performance" or driveability at the drag strip.
  Randy

I raced my '67 coupe in super street with a stock front suspension and 90/10 shocks, the front end would ride a little high until the finish line, where once on the brakes the camber change would affect the handling some and keep your attention. In contrast my super gas car with very little travel was rock steady through the entire run.
The Shelby drop was easy to do and should help the finish line handling when dumping an opponent

    My '66 runs super street times now. Would like to go 9.999999999 "once" next year. My new engine ''might" do it.

Bring it out to Bakersfield in the spring for the ANRA race, should be decent air,  I'll be there with a friend of mines '65. (runs in the 10.70 with 351 stroker)

[gt350hr]

   My best at Bfield is 11.03 with my 331. My wheels stay ALLOT closer to the ground than your friends. His 351 obviously has a ton more torque and HP than I do at the moment. New motor will not be done by the spring. I will barely make the closed event at the end of July at Sears. Since I don't ( and will never have) a full cage , 10.50 will be the limit. Putting a full cage in a real 66 GT350 hurts the value too much. My ego doesn't care what the dial in is. The 9.99 ET thing is just about a stock body , no subframe connectors , no mini tubs , no additional/different traction bars , etc. thing. Near total stealth except for the 10" Goodyears. Just "my"  preference.
   Randy

[mike7570]

Cool project.  I am putting together a 64 high riser stocker engine as well.  Which crank did you go with?  I ordered a scat with .013+ on the stroke.

Same, but I get a little more stroke than you with my 428. What bore size did you go with?

[Stangman]

We’re is backersfield

[HR427]

Cool project.  I am putting together a 64 high riser stocker engine as well.  Which crank did you go with?  I ordered a scat with .013+ on the stroke.

Same, but I get a little more stroke than you with my 428. What bore size did you go with?

4.280 with the block filled to the wp holes

[mike7570]

We’re is backersfield

about here

[Cobrajet2]

A little more incentive for your project. Maybe you have seen this one, although it is rather recent.  Kind of neat, the unique combinations  the Shelbys have.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULVX6Z99AA

Mike

[mike7570]

Saw that, nice car and it's a real Shelby.
I like this motivational picture

[mike7570]

Car is finally ready for paint but I can't find anyone at a reasonable price. Maybe because I'm older I still think it can be painted for less than 10K.
Most shops I went to only want collision repair insurance work and the ones that do full car paint all acted like they produce show cars. I feel a car I'm going to race should be daily driver quality,
a show paint job is for trailer queens. Wish I had the time or knowledge to try it, Jay's sure looks nice. This is about as far as I can get it with the ill fitting fiberglass reproductions.

[mbrunson427]

Sweet!!  Where are you at? California or Arizona right? What colors are you thinking?

[475fetoploader]

If you can’t finish it before you retire, just keep working.  That way you’ll make your goal no matter what. 

[mike7570]

Sweet!!  Where are you at? California or Arizona right? What colors are you thinking?

Still in California, looking at Arizona but I think I’m going to be here a while longer.
On my computer at work I have pictures of a red, 2 blue, white and 2 green Shelbys. I’m leaning toward blue with white stripes.

[mike7570]

If you can’t finish it before you retire, just keep working.  That way you’ll make your goal no matter what. 

This is why I need to find paint, retirement date is the end of this year.😬 Engine is waiting in garage just need some lifters and head gaskets that are on back order.

[Gregwill16]

Looking good!