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Old 12-17-2012, 04:52 PM
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Or maybe some reprodution style Bullitt or Mach 1 style gauges for our GT's . How come no one ever thinks of these things ????? I emailed Cervini's last year on a possible variant on the newer GT500 chin spoiler on our cars and a eleanor hood with no response. If I had the money and knowledge I would pop them out, but what do I know.
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Old 12-17-2012, 05:59 PM
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looks good man!
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Old 12-17-2012, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by supersnake67
The chrome rings are a pain in the a#$ to put on. Atleast mine were, hence the reason I got them used for so cheap . I'm sure the guy before me couldn't get them on either. I just cut the tabs off and glued them with "goop". If you do it with any other super glue it will fog up the inside of the glass. As for painting the mask grey I kept heating up a razor blade to seperate the mask and the glass. Ford has them pretty much welded together. Takes about an hour or so total but I think it's worth it. Now if I could just find the white face el glow cobra style gauges I had in my 2001 I would be set!!!!! Lol
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Or maybe some reprodution style Bullitt or Mach 1 style gauges for our GT's . How come no one ever thinks of these things ????? I emailed Cervini's last year on a possible variant on the newer GT500 chin spoiler on our cars and a eleanor hood with no response. If I had the money and knowledge I would pop them out, but what do I know.
Ah I see, I wasn't sure what you meant in the earlier post about the tabs needing removed, now it makes since. Well that is a bummer, I guess I will just stick with my white gauges for now. Your setup looks wicked though!

I totally agree. Too much aftermarket support is for the 'current' models. Don't get me wrong, it makes sense since they are trending now after all. But with the couple hundred thousand 99-04's still on the road today, you would think more aftermarket companies would be interested in developing new products for them.
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Old 12-17-2012, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by TommyB681
looks good man!
Thank you, sir!
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Not really any major updates to speak of. Christmas time put me out quite a bit of money that would have otherwise went into the Mustang, and the deal I had with the Mazda Miata fell through forcing me to look for other cars.

I wound up purchasing a 2003 Ford Focus ZTS. I can put pics up if anyone is interested. This car will be my daily driver and the Mustang will be a pretty-day car from now on.

Here is a better shot of the blue LED conversion that I completed, and the USB port that I hid in my console.

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Got engine clean:
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Working on interior also:
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Here are some (more) ***** shots before it is put away for the winter. I still need to clay bar it though.
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And here is one that I kind of screwed with
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Now, I need YOUR help!
Does anyone have a link for the piece of rubber weather stripping that goes at the bottom of the rear window? Here is a pic:Name:  IMAG0059.jpg
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I cannot, for the life of me, find it online.

Thank you all!

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Old 01-02-2013, 05:39 PM
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I am still torn on the direction to go towards next. I want to do some sort of power adder. I like the permanence and room to expand with a supercharger, but I like the cheap affordability of nitrous. I know the argument is nitrous costs build up over time, but I very very seldom go WOT in this car. So I feel like I would go through maybe a bottle every few months.

I think if I can make my mind up on what direction to go with the power adder, I will get a cam to match this summer, and work towards buying the part itself this coming winter.

Any thoughts?

In the mean time, I am wanting to get a Cobra front bumper and some 17x10.5 Saleen deep dish wheels with 315's. That will probably be the next progress made.
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Old 01-02-2013, 05:43 PM
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And finally, I leave you with an exhaust clip/ walk around of the car.

Be warned, about 20 seconds in my phone receives a text message, and may scare the crap out of you lol. Comments are welcome.


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Old 01-03-2013, 04:52 PM
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awesome build thread and car sounds great! keep it up, and i would recommend a blower over nitrous but thats just me
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I vote SC over nitrous
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Originally Posted by flyboy1294

Now, I need YOUR help!
Does anyone have a link for the piece of rubber weather stripping that goes at the bottom of the rear window? Here is a pic:
I cannot, for the life of me, find it online.

Thank you all!
Late Model Restoration has this part. It is the rear lower glass molding. $50 Mine is all jacked up also.

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/...-Glass-Molding
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