Building a Shelby teaches one a new skill set - How to Stuff 10lbs into a 5lb bag
Jason worked with me to develop a set of headers that would clear my modified footbox & steering setup. The lower part of the outside of the footbox gets crowded with brakelines and clutch lines.
Used a Mazda slave cylinder and made a bracket to mount it to the Shelby block and align with the clutch fork. Had to 'reverse' mount it so the bleed port would be in the correct orientation.
Not all share my enthusiasm over this, but the building portion really is fun
Each day presents a new challenge and a test to my skills.
Motor and transmission in place. Driveshaft ordered - 12" is that a driveshaft or a coupling? The driveshaft loop mounts on the rear X Frame bolts. Came from Summit Racing. I chose to weld it together rather than use all the bolts that came with it. Just looks a little cleaner.
Now that test fitting is done, I can mount the cockpit tub