My Eleanor Mustang Story, the Nightmare

This beautiful one-of-a-kind car that has been professionally
restored by Surefire Restorations of Humble. It was a three
year project that was finished in late 2006. I have been
showing it now for three years and it really turns heads.
It looks awesome and sounds equally awesome. This car
has only been trailered to shows. It has not been driven
on the streets except around the block in my neighborhood
once a month or so to keep it fresh!

           Body
As you can see in the pictures, all the body panels have
been replaced and fitted for tight tolerances. Original steel
Ford front fenders.
Floors, torque boxes, cowl, trunk floors, wheel wells, door
skins, rear quarters and tail light panel.
An Eleanor body kit was fitted and then modified. The
upper ram scoops of the Eleanor kit were deleted in favor
of 67' Shelby style air extractors to draw cabin air out, not
ram outside air in. Then the lower scoops were cut open
and backing panels constructed to make the lower scoops
functional rear brake cooler ducts just like the original 67'
Shelby`s had.
We didn't like the safety issues the relocated gas filler pipe
presented on the Eleanor, so we opted to cut the tail panel
out like an original Shelby and used a Billet Aluminum twist
on cap with a chrome Cobra logo. Door handles and lock
are shaved for that clean look.
67' Shelby tail lights fitted with sequential LED panels light
up the rear. The nose is the Eleanor front end with the
lower side scoop inserts from the Mustang quarter panels
molded into the sides. The center holes used on Eleanor
for turn signals were put back to front brake cooling ducts
as the Original R-model Shelby used. 65' Mustang turn
signal assemblies were grafted into the front valance. Pia
lights, T-3 Halogen headlights and some small spot light
driving lights finish out the front end lighting, trimmed out
with upper and lower billet aluminum grills. Aluminum
bullet side mirrors we also used.

        Hood
We started with an Eleanor hood, cut out the scoop
section and fiber glassed in a Corvette L-88 hood scoop
with 3" cowl and grafted some 68' Shelby heat extractor
louvers.
The finished product, a Cool custom one-of-a-kind Eleanor
Hood!

       Paint
The one-of-a-kind paint job consist of a Jet black Base
coat with a green pearl inner mix clear coat and lots of
clear coat for that dripping wet look. This combination gives
the illusion of the car being black or green, depending
on the body angle and the light.

      Drive train
Under the Hood is a Ford Motorsports 351W stroked to
392 CI crate motor with a Holley 850 carb, 100 shot of
NOS and backed up by a PA Performance street/strip
AOD transmission. All billet aluminum, March Performance
pulleys, billet alternator, A/C compressor and spark plug
wire covers. Cooled by a Griffin aluminum radiator and
electric fans. Exhaust system has a Hooker header system
with 2 ½” X pipe, into the Dr. Gas mufflers and out the
custom made chrome side pipe outlets.   We installed
Global West sub frame connectors to strengthen up the
unibody and a    TCP shock tower brace set-up for the
front end.
Four-wheel power disc brakes stops this beast on a dime!
A 9" Lincoln Versailles rear end with Posi -Trac Nodular
(N) case in the rear. TCP coil over front suspension.
Power Rack and pinion steering by Randall's Racks complete
the package. Gt- 40 rims and low profile Goodyear Eagle
F1 tires were used to complete the
suspension.

         Interior
Inside are custom covered racing bucket seats recovered
and designed to look like the 67' Seats with real comfort
weave inserts and Corinthian vinyl side bolsters and custom
embroidered Cobras; in green of course.   White faced
Handline gauges with LCD back light.
A modified 68' Shelby console with brushed aluminum trim
holds the control panel for the electric fuel pumps,
accessories and of course, the "Air Craft Flip Switch" for
the nitrous. The dash was done in 67' deluxe style with
brushed stainless steel instead of aluminum; passenger's
side dash, was signed by Carrol Shelby himself. Modern
features consist of: electric windows, custom Clairon sound
system with 7" flip touch screen CD/DVD player with
Rockford Fosgate "Power" 6.5 in. Aluminum speakers,
Memphis power audio 4 channel amp and a Kicker sub
woofer in custom cabinet. An Eleanor custom gauge
panel finishes out the dash.
67' Shelby style roll bar with the original inertia locking
shoulder belts and fold down rear seat complete the
interior. Under the carpet and behind all panels is a Dyna-
Mat sound dampening package.

One-of-a-Kind Eleanor GT500 for Sale!

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Keels and Wheels

Woodlands 2009

Autorama Houston 2008

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Carol Shelby

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