Cross country road-trip in the GT500
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With the fenders and hood being a 1/4 done is very noticeable? I was afraid it would be that's why I opted out and just did the full hood.
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I am following too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Super cool trip....................
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Very swwweet OP. I wish I could do something like that. Just to let you know, I too have a V1 and most of the time I turn off K band because of the many false signals. X band is permanently off btw. But in many counties and municipalities, LEOs still use K band so be careful and enjoy the trip with your beautiful wife. I wish I could eat like that too!
Just did mine last week. Car has 2000 miles and I had about 6 chips showing. I decided I would rather deal with potential yellow film in 5+ years than a front end full of chips.
I touched up the chips and used a razor blade to scrape across the top of them removing the excess paint after they had dried for a few minutes. Worked really well. You can only find one chip now.
I did 3M on bumper, leading edge of hood and fenders and mirrors. Cost was $500.
Tom
Maybe, especially if I keep having sleep issues. She has a '14 GT, but she drives the GT500 on occasion. I'm a pain as a passenger though, so I don't think she's dying to drive, lol. The tail should be a blast. I took my '12 down HWY1, and on those curves it's a joy to drive.
Totally agree, the thing is a blast to drive on roadtrips, though I highly suggest removing the splitter. I've hit a lot of places so far where it scrubs even without the splitter despite going in at an angle.
No, no clear bra. Honestly, I don't let that bother me. It's not going to stay perfect no matter what, I just take reasonable care of it and fix things when/if they need it.
Yea, I'm thinking of re-enabling K tomorrow, since I passed some troopers in AZ and nothing chirped on Ka. However, in NM, they all seem to be running Ka again, so I'm tempted to leave K off.
To everyone else, thanks for all of the well-wishes, it's been a lot of fun so far, and I'm glad everyone is getting a kick out of it.
This is great! I'm so envious! How is the comfort level inside the Shelby? I know my back hurts if I'm driving for more than 2 hrs. It looks like your seats are the non recaro correct? I've heard those are more comfortable. Let's see some more pics of the Shelby please!
My regular seats are comfortable on 6-8 hour road trips and the heated seats are nice in a convertible. I'm only 5' 4" and my husband is 5' 7", I've heard size matters when it come to the comfort in Recaros. The power part of the regular seats is an advantage to me because my husband likes to drive my car on weekends and I need the seat pretty close to the dash in order to get the clutch all the way in. I wish our cars had knee airbags like the 2015 Mustangs have.
Yes, when I sit in Recaro seats, I'm only comfortable for about 15-20 minutes before I start hurting. I'm over 6'2 and at times around 220lbs and the Recaro seats make my legs feel pinched together, and hurt my rear-end after a long trip.
Hi,
I am 5'7" also and had Recaro's in my old Boss…can't say enough good things about them, I have done 4 hr road trips with no issues, mind you I have back surgery in L2-L3 plus neck surgery C5-C6 from my wrestling injuries. On the other had my GF has a CLA250 (these seats look amazing) and in her car after 30min my back is already aching. Recaro's fit like a glove
Manuel
Good to hear, I felt the same way too. I'm just going to repaint the bumper at some point and then do the clear bra. Enjoy your trip!
I'm really enjoying your blog it's very good.
If I did this with my wife we wouldn't make it out of our home state. One of us would be dead by the others hand.
If I did this with my wife we wouldn't make it out of our home state. One of us would be dead by the others hand.
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Keep the updates coming!
Tom
Tom
The comfort level is actually really good. I had the Recaro's in my 2012, but I have the base seats in the '14. I actually thought the Recaros were really comfortable, even on long trips, but my wife hated them. She always ended up with horrible neck pain, so when I went looking for this one, I specifically went for the standard seats. So far, she's completely pain free after 12+ hours in the seat for days on end.
Oh, and we are trying to get more Shelby pics up. She's got a number that need levels adjusted in Photoshop, so as soon as she gets time to do that I'll post them up. :thumbsup:
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