Bangastang 2010 Shelby GT500 Makeover Part III

The rendering is finished and the colors selected for our '10 GT500 now it's time to strip the car and get it ready for paint.  All badges, lights, mirrors, door handles, door panels, window molding, rear spoiler, rocker panels, vinyl stripes, front and rear fascia would be removed.  We would start with a blank canvas and use our own paint to create a show car that would turn heads.  It took a few hours to strip the parts off and label all the hardware. 

 The most time consuming part of the tear down was removing the vinyl stripes, which took the course of the day. When removing vinyl stripes it's a good idea to use a heat gun.  Removing the stripes would be fairly easy just time consuming, laying down new stripes would be an all day task.

 Now our canvas was blank and we knew what we had to work with.  The GT500 only had 4,300 miles on the odometer so we didn't have to worry about rust.  Lucky for us we didn't get any surprises once the car was striped.  The GT500 was purchased used from a Ford dealer with under 2,000 miles.  So you wondered why would someone trade in a 2010 GT500 with under 2,000 miles, my guess they were scared to drive it.  Some people are better suited for a four cylinder than 500 plus horsepower.
A good friend of mine with a '03 Cobra told me something a while back he said, "don't buy a car that
surpasses your skills as a driver".  Don't pick a fight with Horace Gracie you might have to tap out.

 While the car was coming apart, we were busy ordering parts for the makeover. Not having a part available for a custom makeover can throw a serious delay in your schedule.  We ordered and the
parts arrived.  The first part that we installed was the carbon fiber trunk lid from VIS Racing.

This is the first time we've used a VIS Racing part on a build but it will not be the last.  We were impressed with the finish and fit of the trunk lid.  Here's a Youtube video with our painter Pat
talking about the VIS product http://youtu.be/WJAuoKOir3w   

It's time to start masking the GT500 and get it into paint booth. 

Part IV is coming soon.

Mr. Bangastang

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