Eleanor

arkangelx3 · Jan 16, 2004

Those are the same rims that i have on my Project Eleanor, http://www.cardomain.com/id/arkangelx3

Reimann · Jan 16, 2004

davis181 said:
where can i buy Eleanor style rims????

Eleanor had Edelbrock 454 Wheels. As where to get them, I am sure you can get them directly from them or from any number of automotive part stores and of course, eBay.

davis181 · Jan 16, 2004

thankyou.

sweet~Low~93 · Jan 16, 2004

manicmustangman said:
Eleanor also had scoops over the rear windows. QUOTE]

I hope your joking when you said that. If not go Watch the Movie Again !

Nothing on rear window !

SportscarFan · Jan 17, 2004

sweet~Low~93 said:
manicmustangman said:

Eleanor also had scoops over the rear windows. QUOTE]

I hope your joking when you said that. If not go Watch the Movie Again !
Nothing on rear window !

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I believe that he meant that there were scoops over the location of the rear quarter vents. I assume that we are talking about the more recent Nic Cage version of "60 seconds"; as the original version, Eleanor was a 71-73 era car, iirc.

67-68 Mustangs never had mass produced rear quarter glass and most or all 67-68 Shelbys had the scoops there. The 65-66 shelby GT350s had glass in place of the 2+2's vent louvers, (which is where the 05 gets it's quarter window treatment, but not literally the same part, of course) In 69-70, all mustangs grew small quarter windows behind the side glass that got bigger in 71, 74, changed in 79 to a combo window and vent, 87 went to a blacked out glass treatment, until 94, which were smaller, with a "kick-back" in the rear, to a contiuous curved edge in 99, that pretty much brings us up to date.

The only thing on a production Mustang's rear window of any year have been defrosters from 79 and later (rear wiper option from 79-82) and optional louvers in 1970 (possibly until 73, not sure. 69 sportsroofs did not have a factory louver option.)
No scoops on the back glass, wouldn't make a lot of sense there, visibilty and all...

vyto2 · Jan 17, 2004

There's this I did to the old concept...

and this I did to early production pics...

Working on new pics now that ford released them. Gonna use the wheels you guys like, and try using 67' style front and side scoops. Working on showing front and rear quarter views in same shot, lots to do to them. So far lowered suspension, widened tires, lowered front bumper to line up with side rocker panels, changed rear spoiler. Hope to have something to show you this weekend.

68 & 00 GT · Jan 17, 2004

manicmustangman said:
Eleanor had Edelbrock 454 Wheels. As where to get them, I am sure you can get them directly from them or from any number of automotive part stores and of course, eBay.

Eleanor has PS Engineering GT-40's wheels not Edelbrock 454's. I have 454's on my 68 coupe, and an Eleanor front end. 454's have been discontinued for about 6 months. I barely got a set. People used them for E- clones for cost. The 17in PS Engineering GT-40's rims are much more expensive, but are probably still available. Check out www.Mustangdepot.com

BTW - I can't delete my old attachments here either, or I'd show y'all pics.

here's a thread I started in classic though on my 68 -
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=382298&page=1&pp=25&highlight=eleanor+update
wish I could post my most recent pics

Project 77 · Jan 18, 2004

The Eleanor in the Movie GOne in 60 Seconds had Schmit (sp?) wheels. I have a movie poster here that has a rundown of parts used, bought it at CJ Pony parts.

Reimann · Jan 19, 2004

sweet~Low~93 said:
manicmustangman said:

Eleanor also had scoops over the rear windows. QUOTE]

I hope your joking when you said that. If not go Watch the Movie Again !

Nothing on rear window !

Click to expand...

I meant the backseat windowS.

Reimann · Jan 19, 2004

I did some searching to see if I was wrong about the wheels being Edelbrock 454s. I don't think I am though different websites said different things.
Edelbrock 454:
<img src="http://i4.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/1d/c2/ea_1.JPG">
Eleanor's Wheels:
<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/1/web/445000-445999/445844_25_full.jpg">
If they aren't exact they are very close.
<img src="http://www.northcobras.com/catalog/wheels/images/thumb.wheel.pse.gt40.matte.5lug.1.jpg">
That's the best pic I could find of the PS Engineering GT-40. They are very close too.

vyto2 · Jan 20, 2004

Say hello to the next Eleanor! These pics can be butted up next to each other to create a view of front and back at the same time, rear view belongs on the left. I lowered the suspension, widened the tires, used the V6 wheels but sized them up to 18" GT wheels and dished them, color matched the mirror housing and head light bezels, accentuated the power bulge in the hood, added a ducktail spoiler, lowered the front bumper to line up with the side rocker panel and open up more of the lower intake, added side and hood scoops, created modern version of Shelby tail lights, centered driving lights, centered exhaust, added Shelby stripes, added Shelby badging, added billet grill insert and gas cap.

vyto2 · Jan 20, 2004

Personally, I prefer a light stripe and the regular grillwork.

TurboE · Jan 20, 2004

vyto2 said:
Personally, I prefer a light stripe and the regular grillwork.

Those pictures are great, can someone PLEASE send them to someone at Ford. I would be great if they came stock like that or at least half way there.

torqueIT · Jan 20, 2004

FINALLY!!!

Someone finally got the look right!

I especially like the reworked tail lights, exhaust and grill work!

I'd change the grill to a black chrome personally, but this mock-up is as close to perfection as I've seen anywhere on this forum!!!

Great Job!!!

CatmanJJ · Jan 20, 2004

vyto2 said:
Personally, I prefer a light stripe and the regular grillwork.

Holycrap!!

MrBobMarley · Jan 20, 2004

ehhhh.........

Wow, I never really liked eleanor that much, but I'm diggin this one. The lighter/regular grill does look better too. the hood is a little too busy for my taste, but damn just look at it. Major props to you man, good work.

BTW, I've never seen better looking wiper nozzles on a cowl hood

Blk01gt_ · Jan 20, 2004

oh my god....
why the hell aren't you the chief of design for the 05

vyto2 · Jan 20, 2004

BTW, I've never seen better looking wiper nozzles on a cowl hood

They do make a nice pair, don't they? Glad you guys are digging it, don't know why ford hasn't discovered me yet. Sent them my web site, I'm sure some of their people cruise the various bigger mustang boards and see what's going on.

arkangelx3 · Jan 20, 2004

I heard some schmuck is trying to do it with an 03 Cobra too http://www.cardomain.com/id/arkangelx3 Geez, what next

Reimann · Jan 21, 2004

Granted, a lot of skill went into creating the '05 Eleanor picture but it doesn't look much like Eleanor. The flog lights need to be lower, there needs to be little blue lights by the normal headlights, the hood is totally wrong, the car is missing the side exhaust, and Eleanor is sliver with black stripes, not dark gray with white stripes. I would also shrink the ducktail.
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