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On 2005-01-03 23:32, Cupcake65 wrote:
I have looked at all I need to build my '65 into a Shelby clone and I need some advice. Should I do it at all, or should I do it cosmetically only and forget about the 4 speed, 9",rollbar etc.? I am going to take some of y'alls advice and forget about another car and finish mine.

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How about a "CupCake's Mustang", instead? There are a million Shelby clones running around, so why not finish the car in a way that is you? Unless you're going to race it, why do you really need a roll bar? Since you're running a SBF on the street, do you need a 9" rear end? 8 inchers are tough enough even if you want to race it. Just take some time, look at a bunch of 'Stangs, combine the features of any you like and come up with a concept that is really 'you'.

BTW, this is my biggest bitch with car building and it has nothing to do with CC. It seems very few have the imagination to build their 'own' car. Everybody seems to follow a pattern that has already been done. At Woodward '04, I liked Highpocket's Fairlane and Greg's Edsled best. They were different and I liked that. I don't care if anyone is impressed by my concept of a '64 Ford stock car for the street, but it's "me", if ya know what I mean.

Jan