Goldenpony

I was doing an oil change on my 2006 GT 'vert with 120K miles on it today. While giving it a once over inspection while I had her in the air I discovered these two square bar type things. I would guess they are some sort of body stiffeners. I saw the one on the passenger side is rusted pretty bad. I have the Ford factory manual and I couldn't find any reference to them. I am attaching pictures in hopes somebody can tell me what they are, and exactly what they're called and maybe where can I get new ones. Thanks in advance

steel pony

Those are the Convertible subframe connectors or crossmembers as they are called in the Ford parts diagrams

click the linky: they are part # 17
http://fordpartsdiscountoutlet.com/ford/mustang-parts/

howarmat

damn those arent looking too good lol. A new pair would be a great idea

Rudolph Hucker

TOO much rust under there dude.
how can you let it get like that? i would clean it up and spray some underseal under there..
mine is in factory condition underneath

86HOGT

You're nuts! That's clean compared to cars in Wisco. The diffs are always rusty as well.

RCrumb

Nice condition Rudolf, I like the tile floor too. I have an 06 GT garage queen with 12k miles on it that's never seen rain or inclement weather, the underside is very clean. Enjoy

Rudolph Hucker

cheers lads.
that's an old picture..it's way cleaner now..so clean underneath i can never be caught in rain as it will take me weeks to get it back how it is..

Goldenpony

Sorry, but my car, like me, works for a living. She's a DD and I drive her all year round. I take super good care of her, but not to detailing the underneath.

Nuke

Same here. I'd have to be retired and a lot more **** to keep the underside clean enough to reduce or prevent oxidation. And with 4 cars, a boat and 4 dogs on 6 1/2 acres, I have plenty to keep me busy.

pascal

When you get the new ones, paint them over with Enamel before installation.