R-Model progress

With the vast majority of body work done, interior paint done the assembly continues. This morning I decided to take a few shots to show the progress on wiring the car, engine bay, brake assembly and what Shelby American called their "long range" fuel tank.


This is what the tank should look like completed, in reality it is two 16 gallon tank bottoms welded together to make 1 32 gallon tank. This is an original tank, not my car or a tank that I own. My goal is to use the drawings below to make one.


I came across a blue print of the original build done by Shelby American in El Segundo (blocks away from our studio) that depicts the correct construction of the R-Model fuel tank.








Now on to the car itself.


Most of the suspension work has been completed, we opted to go with brakes from a Granada vs buying vintage brakes simply because they where already in our collection of parts.


The wiring and plumbing is starting to be placed in it's correct position.


With the main harness installed now comes the challange of wiring the R-Model gauges. Not part of the original Mustang or even GT350 package, the R-Model gauges will require quite a bit of cutting, splicing to make operational.