Pacific Thunder - The 1967 Mustang to Shelby GT500 Project Car

Visit often as 2009 is the year Thunder is fully and visually complete as the epitome of what a 1960's muscle car should be.

The planned evolution to this 1967 Shelby will evolve something like this;

2009 Spring - Summer; completion of final paint and trim. Minor details 100%

2009 Winter - 2010 Spring; Evolution from muscle car to super car. Suspension, braking, handling, and drive-train upgrades.

Some recent new pictures

Drivers Report: A lot of updates. Bit by bit improvements are being made to Thunder. Alarm system is now installed. Still working on the cooling system, which seems to be running a little bit hot. Drivability is great and the sound resonators added to the exhaust system have really quieted things down. I tried taking it through aircare. It is very close, except for the second time I took it through, it was late in the day and the DUMB technician put it on the dyno and drove it in 1st gear the whole time. He denied it, but i watched him. Those guys are really STUPID.

Power to the Pavement: Dyno Tune Results!

I am very happy with the massive improvement in drivability. Honestly it was not running very well. You can see by the chart how much improvement there was.
Check out more on the Engine HERE

Recent Videos

It my hope that eventually this car will end up being a high quality finished product, nice enough to participate in cruise events and car shows. Look for us there, and take the opportunity to get more information about Muscular Dystrophy or even donate a small amount of money to Muscular Dystrophy Canada

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Project Journals

April 10 2009; I spent this weekend adding dual mirrors to the car, and fixing the passenger side vent window which was leaking air. I followed that up with replacement of the rubber gaskets on both vent windows. Can't wait to drive it and find out how quiet it is inside the car now!

March 23 2009; The verdict is in the resonators added to the tailpipe section have really quieted the car down. Almost too quiet!

March 20 2009; Installation of modern alarm system has begun. Additionally power door and trunk locks were decided on to prevent scratching of the paint.

February 16 2009; I had two decent weather days this weekend to drive Thunder and put the car through it's paces again. I was pleased with the drivability although it is a little loud on the freeway. I'd also like some more comfy seats for long cruises. Otherwise it was a great success

February 5 2009; Well I updated the site. I am also gearing up and saving my money for full paint. The new engine has taken all of that budget and more! The weather is getting better so I hope to be driving the Shelby more. Testing it out and gearing up for tuning and adjustment of the carb, rockers and carb.

Plans For This Month

There are a lot of objectives possibly we can achieve most of them!

Get some nice weather and drive it some more!

*NEW* April 10 2009 - The plan this month is to iron out some of the issues with the heating/cooling of the engine, which seems to be running a little too warm. Especially since this is the winter, not the summer. Next will be some issues with drivability. Hope to have these all fixed this month

This site has been recently updated with hundreds more pictures from the last year of restoration. Along with the pictures and descriptions of the restoration, a number of new videos have been embedded so you can get a real sense of what the 1967 Shelby is really like!

Have fun checking out our 1967 Mustang project car. It has progressed a lot over the past 5 years. Sometimes slow progress. Sometimes a lot happened in just a short time. I am hoping to have the body colour painted in late Spring 2009, which should allow the car to be looking very finished this summer

The 1967 GT 500 Shelby is getting very close to completion. It's been a very busy year, but if things go well, 2009 should see Thunder complete.