Richard’s build has been one that myself and a lot of other ‘Eleanor’ enthusiasts and builders have looked up to. If one was to build an Eleanor Super Snake clone with no regard for cost than this would be it!

Richard has gone about building the ultimate tribute to the one and only Super Snake that Carroll Shelby built, which I featured a few weeks back.

The car is fortunate enough to have the last Shelby Aluminum 427FE engine built by legendary race engine builder Keith Craft Racing (builder of all the Shelby Super Snake Eleanor Engines). It has been bored and stroked to 482ci. with a T Trim Vortech supercharger. Fast XFI Fuel Injection has been added and it has been dyno’d at 815bhp and 733 ft. lb. torque.

Backed up by a TKO 600 5 speed transmission and a 9” rear coilover axle this car has all the attributes of a modern performance car. The front end has been replaced with coilover suspension and a TCP rack & pinion steering kit. The car is pulled to a halt with Shelby/Baer 13” front disc brakes and 12” rear discs.

What’s astonishing is the only remaining original parts on this car are the doors, glove box door, ash tray and a couple of interior trim pieces. This car is the definition of a ground-up restoration.

Recently Richard has taken his car to various car shows and has won participation and class awards. Often winning over judges is very difficult with an Eleanor clone as a lot of judges are Mustang purists and have no time for Eleanor. So winning even a few awards says something about this car.

Here’s the car’s breakdown. And see below for the dyno video and for more information check out Richard’s site 67shelbysupersnake.com or Richard’s other project the Eleanor World Registry.

1967 Shelby Super Snake Eleanor Mustang

BODY
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
Ford Black w/ Tungsten Grey Super Snake stripes w/ gold/silver pinstripes
Eleanor 4” hood w/locking hood pins
Eleanor upper & lower nose
Eleanor Rocker panels
Shelby upper & lower side scoops
Shelby trunk & End caps
Front & Rear fender flares
Rotunda racing mirrors
Shaved antenna
Billet/lockable flip open gas cap
PIAA front lights (3 sets) headlights
Shelby rear lights
New tinted glass (front, rear, door vents and windows)

WHEELS AND TIRES
PSE GT40 wheels 8×17 front 11×17 rear
BFG Gforce TA KD 245/40/17 front and 315/35/17 rear

ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN
Shelby427FE Aluminum Engine professionally built by Keith Craft racing (the last one)
bored and stroked to 482cu 815hp/733tq
Scat Billet Crank
Scat H Beam Rods
Diamond custom blower pistons
Balanced
Edelbrock Performer RPM head ported and polished
Shelby high capacity water pump
Edelbrock Victor FE EFI intake
Canton 8 qt. oil pan
Powermaster Ultratorque starter
Powermaster 140 amp alternator
Concept One billet pulley system
Concept One Power Steering pump w/mini reservoir
Vortech T Trim Polished Supercharger
Vortech Hat polished
Fast XFE fuel injection system
Russell black braided fuel line (AN-8 supply, AN-6 Return)
MSD Billet Distributor
MSD HVC Coil & Ignition control box
TCP Motor Mounts
Be Cool Custom Polished Aluminum radiator w/Billet overflow, twin 13” electric fans
Exterior oil cooler/filter
JBA ceramic coated (inside and outside) long tube headers
JBA performance exhaust system w/H pipe, Spintech mufflers and side exhaust through the rocker panel
Tremec TKO 600 5 speed overdrive transmission
Ram Dual Clutch/Aluminum Flywheel/pressure plate system
Lakewood Scattershield Bellhousing
McLeod Hydraulic Clutch assembly
Special transmission cross member
Aluminum driveshaft w/safety loop
Hidden wiring (where possible)
Custom relay panel

SUSPENSION AND BRAKES
Unique Performance Shock Tower to cowl brace
Pro Motorsports lower shock tower reinforcement system
Unique Performance front coilover suspension
Shelby A arm relocation
1 1/8” front sway bar
Unique Performance rear coilover system w/ watts link
Ford 9″ w/3.25 Currie Track Lock differential
Unique Performance torque arm
Unique Performance weld in Sub frame connector
Unique Performance weld in X Brace
Flaming River tilt steering column
Shelby GT500E steering wheel
Total Control products power rack & pinion
Shelby/Baer slotted and cross drilled 4 wheel disc brake system (13″ front, 12” rear)
4 point roll bar

INTERIOR
Entire interior/underside Sound Proofed with lizard Skin Sound Control and Ceramic Insulation
Additional interior sound proofing and heat control – Dynamat and Heat Shield
New vent grills, vent sliders, door grills, courtesy lights, quarter panels,
Shelby “Super Snake” embroidered leather bucket seats w/G Force 5 point harness
Leather rear seats in matching material as front seats, lap belts
New rear seat chrome trim
Old Air Hurricane A/C system w/sanden compressor
Shelby GT500E center console with logo
Go Baby GO shifter button, console mounted nitrous switch w/remove before flight tag
Console mounted power window switches, boost and fuel pressure gauges
Shelby signature gauges (200 MPH speedo, 10K tach)
Shelby signed brushed aluminum dash insert kit
Shelby clutch and brake pedals
Electric Life power windows
Remote power door locks
Remote power trunk release
Remote Engine start
Alarm system with hidden hood/trunk switches, remote paging
JVC KD NX-5000 AM/FM/GPS/CD/DVD/MP3 in dash radio
Rear Backup Camera
Bluetooth adapter for Phone or PDA through the radio
Alpine PDX 4.100 4 channel amp
Infinity Kappa speakers 6×9 in back, 5 ½ in center console
Trunk mounted Mustang billet battery box and Optima battery
NOS bottle and bracket mounted in the trunk over the gas tank
Carpeted trunk area
Rick’s Automotive 22 gal fuel tank w/ in tank Aeromotive 1000 fuel pump