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BV600 01-24-2014 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 62288)
Haha I think it will but never know with it being commission based

But I'm such a liar about mods being on hold. Saw sublime302's car and think I might do the opposite scheme of his(white wheels on green car, yes I know they'll get filthy easily) with either my current wheels or the 20" niche gt-5 I saw on svtp. Anybody know how much they weigh?

Then a buddy talked me into looking at the h&r supersport springs again. Also think I might sand down the GT on the faux fuel cap(instead of having to buy a whole v6 panel) then repaint or redip it

Don't worry about rubbing or being "too low" Look at the front of my old c5z

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...ps0b7633ed.jpg

garner 01-24-2014 08:56 PM

Wow that's low! You had it in this area?

But it was actually your current stang on the race springs that worried me

BV600 01-24-2014 09:04 PM

The mustang was no where near as low as the Z. I had to watch out for speed bumps in the Z and avoided a couple roads in Killeen (rancier area) other than that I was good. The black plastic piece under the front bumper was maybe 2 inches from the ground its made to hit the ground on occasion and I would rarely hit it on anything.

garner 01-24-2014 09:44 PM

Now to convince myself springs are worth the cost lol

But ordering a tuner with 3 custom tunes from mpt after the meet tonight. They seem good on my buddy's ecoboost so I'm giving them a shot on my car

garner 01-25-2014 04:45 PM

Just discovered the cobra jet lowering springs. Wish ford would list the 2013 spring specs to see just how much higher the rear got over the 2010 springs

garner 01-30-2014 01:25 AM

Picked up some plastidipped factory polished 18" bullitts today. Holy shit is plastidip hard to get off, looks like they only did 1-2 coats

And installing a sct strategy tune as I type this until mpt sends my custom tune

garner 02-04-2014 08:51 PM

New wheels
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psde3trbza.jpg

Car started losing some of it's last GT insignia also
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2rkrxrbm.jpg

BV600 02-04-2014 09:13 PM

Car started losing some of it's last GT insignia also
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2rkrxrbm.jpg[/QUOTE]

That looks rough what happened

garner 02-04-2014 09:14 PM

I'm sanding it till it's mostly smooth. Then I'll add some filler till the whole cap is smooth and paint it gloss black

re-rx7 02-04-2014 11:01 PM

Fix it quick. That looks like poo.

garner 02-05-2014 12:19 AM

Eh it's going back into the body shop soon anyways cause a chick hit me yesterday. I'll probably just have them finish it

Crimson600+HP 02-05-2014 01:18 AM

I can tell ya if you scratch the chrome surround portion & you want to keep it, you're going to have to replace that entire panel. Blue painters tape and proper prepping are your friends when messing with abrasives and paint.

DirtyD 02-05-2014 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 63433)
Eh it's going back into the body shop soon anyways cause a chick hit me yesterday. I'll probably just have them finish it


You have no luck, or you are making up stories. Lol

garner 02-05-2014 02:42 AM

http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1wbucbgx.jpg

...

No luck lol. She ran a stop sign at school

Crimson600+HP 02-05-2014 12:19 PM

Man that sucks. I think the horrible luck train is running around Killeen/Harker Heights/Copperas Cove recently and its killing Mustangs & their owners.

Grandpa 02-05-2014 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 63440)
No luck lol. She ran a stop sign at school

Wild guess, was she on the phone?

garner 02-05-2014 01:27 PM

Lol not sure but I'd say probably, plus California plates explains a lot

Dominic Toretto 02-07-2014 02:42 AM

Did you burn a Bible or dance on an Indian burial ground?

-Alex

garner 02-08-2014 01:52 AM

Haha something like that

Well got my email tunes from mpt today but the sct computer program wouldn't recognize my tuner on my computer(windows 8) so my buddy is gonna try to download them on his computer(windows 7)

Edit: they're on my tuner now. Just gotta make time to go pick it up

DirtyD 02-08-2014 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 63781)
Haha something like that

Well got my email tunes from mpt today but the sct computer program wouldn't recognize my tuner on my computer(windows 8) so my buddy is gonna try to download them on his computer(windows 7)

Edit: they're on my tuner now. Just gotta make time to go pick it up


Let us know how those MPT tunes are.

garner 02-09-2014 02:18 AM

Will do. If they're anything like the tunes on my buddy's ecoboost f150 I'll be happy!

After all the bad luck I've been having, I'm thinking of picking up an old fox body or sn95 5.0

garner 02-15-2014 02:44 AM

First reaction of the tunes are the throttle is super sensitive now. Almost like an on/off switch. Hopefully I'll get used to it(only driven about 10 miles) and the shifts don't feel much different than stock(their the street setting which is 2 steps above stock)

Also I need to gain some weight lol. Sat in my buddy's fx1 pro and still had some room to move around, also they lean too far back for me. I'd need like a 80 degree seat back instead of the 71

garner 02-16-2014 08:02 PM

First trip to the track with tune, only netted a best of 12.8@111, so basically the same time as without a tune

Non tune on the left, tune on the right
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psd8zevvzk.jpg

re-rx7 02-16-2014 08:42 PM

Wow id expect more with a tune.

garner 02-17-2014 08:02 PM

Me too, but it's just a baseline one so it'll get revised and hopefully faster

I'm sure tire size change had something to do with it also. Along with more fuel in the car

garner 03-09-2014 07:15 PM

Updated pic now that I have the wheels fully stripped of the black paint
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psrt7piuqs.jpg

Also gonna be ordering the running pony to replace the 3.7 badges. And the guy who did the work fixing the stang this second time is going to help me redo the plastic part of the faux gas cap so that it's smooth. Haven't decided if I wanna fill in the ford part or not

DirtyD 03-10-2014 09:39 AM

The running pony will be a much better choise than the 3.7 badges.

re-rx7 03-10-2014 10:26 AM

Who put on the badges? Ray Charles?

Crimson600+HP 03-10-2014 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyD (Post 66324)
The running pony will be a much better choise than the 3.7 badges.

I was about to say the same thing. I felt the 3.7's were similar to guys running Cobra/Shelby badges on non-specialty cars. This is just my opinion though, so no offense should be taken to that. Good choice on the running pony though, the Tri-Bar is my favorite emblem for the Mustang's. I have the black plastic 5.0's on my car, but I will be switching to a billet set that hopefully won't discolor.

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Originally Posted by re-rx7 (Post 66328)
Who put on the badges? Ray Charles?

I thought it was just the photo playing with my mind.

garner 03-10-2014 07:41 PM

Lol yes Ray Charles put the badges on

I've had a few people tell me when they see the 3.7, they automatically figure a 5.0 trying to be sneaky. So hopefully the tri bar will let me blend in a little better

Crimson600+HP 03-11-2014 11:50 AM

Probably because of the GT fog lights then...no need to blend IMO though. To the general public, most can't tell the differene between a V6 and GT.

brembo12 03-19-2014 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 66354)
Lol yes Ray Charles put the badges on

I've had a few people tell me when they see the 3.7, they automatically figure a 5.0 trying to be sneaky. So hopefully the tri bar will let me blend in a little better


don't let the tri-bar fool you. i like it better than the mundane GT that came with my GT.....

garner 03-21-2014 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by brembo12 (Post 67057)
don't let the tri-bar fool you. i like it better than the mundane GT that came with my GT.....

You have gt on the fender?

garner 03-24-2014 11:25 PM

Debating ordering this for the driver seat
http://www.seatcomfort.us/#!seat-coolers/c1o78

It'd be amazing in a month or 2, but I may be changing seats come August so not sure if it's worth it

DirtyD 03-25-2014 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by garner (Post 67679)
Debating ordering this for the driver seat
http://www.seatcomfort.us/#!seat-coolers/c1o78

It'd be amazing in a month or 2, but I may be changing seats come August so not sure if it's worth it

linky no good.

garner 03-30-2014 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyD (Post 67685)
linky no good.

Works for me. Just takes a while to load

garner 04-04-2014 05:25 AM

New fender badges on. Looks so much better
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psjizydmmq.jpg

Edit: Damn in the pic it looks crooked. But my level said it was level. Ugh

Faux gas cap so far in black primer
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psrejqtxiv.jpg

Was about to paint it gloss black when I found this
http://i1024.photobucket.com/albums/...psumvcmbvm.jpg
So gotta run to the store tomorrow and pick up another can

re-rx7 04-04-2014 03:09 PM

Dont take this the wrong way....but dude you love screwing stuff up.

garner 04-04-2014 05:27 PM

What did I screw up? Lol

BV600 04-04-2014 05:47 PM

Are the emblems on vehicles level to the ground or to the vehicle panels, rake, etc?


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