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I bought a new 250 Lariat in’17. I still had a company truck so mine sat in the garage a lot. Just rolled over 40k miles recently. I really like the truck.. except the fuel mileage. I get 13 mpg empty, around 10 mpg pulling a 22’ trailer with a vehicle in it. A tune + exhaust mods would probably...

Another diesel battery thing to mention. If you ever have a battery test bad (from age), go ahead & change them both. It’s more $ but it won’t leave you walking. The way they are wired together as one, if one is bad.. the other is soon to fail.

No clue on the leaking battery. I’ve had several 250’s over the years & never had one leak. The two batteries are needed to crank over that big high compression engine. Especially in cold climates. Glow plugs draw extra juice too.

Nice car! Some don’t prefer silver. I never understood that one. Silver shows the body lines perfectly & looks sharp with bright wheels. I’ve had CO’s, Sonic Blue, but have always like the Silver Cobra’s.

You can sand the welds lightly. Keyword lightly. I know of one that was sanded too deep & the guy had a leaking tank. If the Shelby logo is important to you, I don’t see how they could be sanded enough to polish without trashing the logo.

A little black paint on the mounting tabs & bolts somewhat hides them from the reflection on the polished tanks. Fuzzy picture but you can get the idea.

Thanks for all the new neighbors joe….

Question. Who made Van’s tanks around 2013ish? I got my set from him then, & they look like the ones in this thread minus the SHELBY engraving.

With the amount of effort & planning in this project, this will an epic Black GT 500! Cant wait to see it in final finish. Well done Steve.

I’ve honestly never ridden in a 13/14 Vert. Is the cowl shake prominent or you’re just trying to let it not be in the future?

I don’t. It was a random parts store purchase after multiple attempts.

+1 on the leaking TF cap. I finally found a o-ring to make it quit after trying multiple ones. Something you wouldn’t expect at that price point.

I’d do the usual rear suspension mods. I rode in a stock ‘07 years ago and it was wheelhop crazy.

I guess I’d start beating my meat on the way down…

Ok, that’s just kinda weird.

The best thing ever here compared to string. I’ve got a Stihl but the push & load heads are made for other models.

That is sharp! Further proof that black wheels suck.

Do SVT owners hang out on EVfag forums to get justification?

How in the hell!

Tourette Syndrome! Youtube it. Learn it. Perfect it. It’ll be fun as hell & they’ll likely send you home.

I’d have to think any dash plastics would have faded after 20 years unless it lived 100% in a garage. The “perfect” match might be hard to accomplish. Plastics are always off-gassing. My new truck windshield looks like someone smokes inside the truck, but I don’t.

Airing. It. Out.

Guy has the Cobra since new & calls it that? Don’t lower it. It’ll look to cool for YOU!

Sometimes when you get a wild idea, it’s best just not to do it.. He should have sacrificed a GT or 6 banger instead.

Would you just look at that bald headed bitch!