2005 Mustang GT350 (Tribute)
05-31-2009, 02:24 PM
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2005 Mustang GT350 (Tribute)
Here is my New Grille I made to match the 1967 GT350 grille.
I want to share a little story on why I like the Mineral gray and why I built a GT-350 Tribute Car.......
I was a Chevy guy and did not think much about fords but one day while out with my wife late October 2004 looking at cars for her, we had seen a Mineral Gray Mustang GT on the corner of Battlefield ford, this car caught my eye and I had to stop, I fell for the car right there but we were looking for a car for my wife so I did not think about it again until May 2005, I was interested in the 05 GTO but the looks were less than appealing. In June my wife was visiting her parents in Coral Springs Florida and took her Dads F150 in for service, while there she noticed a mineral gray Mustang GT coupe on the showroom floor, if anyone remembers that in 05 most dealers were marking up the GT’s 5-10K bucks, but my wife is a master negotiator and made the salesman a deal he could not refuse, 1000 under sticker (I don’t know how she does it) She called me up and revved the engine and said “that’s your Baby Crying, Happy birthday”
I flew down and made the 1000 mile drive home on July 6 2005. Since then the car has made over 500 passes as the track and several laps at VIR, I have over 90,000 miles
So why did I make a GT350 Tribute Car? …
I remember as a child when we went to visit my Grandparents home in Omaha I would always go into the garage to look at my Uncle’s 1967 Mustang GT 350 that he bought before he went off to fight in Viet Nam. It was a Gray Metallic color that was unique to the Shelby in 67.
It was July 1972 when my uncle’s plane landed at the airport, we all waited there with welcome back signs and flags, while outside the airport people were protesting the war, it was a stark contrast from the family area. A lot of people looked down on Military service members back then, I was not one of them, I would stare at his service picture that my grandmother hung on the wall, I'd sit there hoping and praying he returned home safe.
When we got home we had lunch, after all the kids went out to help my uncle clean and prep his car, I was so thrilled to be helping, I was the smallest so I was assigned to wash the wheels; after the washing and waxing he starts it up, my heart was racing at the anticipation of finally going to get to live out all those daydreams over the past few years and get to ride in the coolest car I have ever seen.
I got to go first in the front seat, I was “riding shotgun” with my hero driving around town, we were waving flags and I felt so proud, I really admired my uncle; So I built my car as a tribute to that Car and my Uncle back in 1972.
One of the First Mods I did was the Sequential Tail lights because it reminded me of my first car a 1970 Mercury Cougar. That got me involved with the internet forums where we could exchange ideas and do a little bragging about our cars.
Then I started to look for performance Mods like an intake and tuner and mufflers, just because I wanted a more aggressive Muscle car sound. Well one thing let to another and I wound up joining a Local Mustang Club that rented Drag strips once a month for group races, well the bug bit me then, I can still remember the first time sitting at the tree waiting for the yellow lights to drop, it seamed like an eternity, my heart was racing almost pounding out of my chest and it was all in slow motion as the lights slowly counted down to green. I held my breath at I let up off the brake and mashed the gas, the engine roared to life, I felt free for that short amount of time, no worries just me and my car racing towards a line 1320 feet away, It was fun but I felt the need to go faster and faster each time.
Last year I ran my Fastest time 12.299 @ 110.06 with a completely Stock 5R55S Automatic Transmission and Stock Rims with BFG 275/40 17 Drag Radials. (Before Cams and converter)
My Mods Include:
C&L Racer Cold Air Intake
Comp 127300 XFI VSR 3V Camshafts
Comp Beehive Springs
Steeda Under Drive Pulleys
Steeda Charge Motion Delete Plates
FRPP 4.10 Gears
TruTrac Locker
CHE Lower Control Arms
TCI Superstreet fighter 3500 stall
TCI Ratchet Shifter
Steeda Adj Upper Control Arm
Spyder One Piece Aluminum Drive Shaft
JBA Long Tube Headers
JBA Catted H-Pipe
FRPP Stingers
(Photos By Rygen)
I want to share a little story on why I like the Mineral gray and why I built a GT-350 Tribute Car.......
I was a Chevy guy and did not think much about fords but one day while out with my wife late October 2004 looking at cars for her, we had seen a Mineral Gray Mustang GT on the corner of Battlefield ford, this car caught my eye and I had to stop, I fell for the car right there but we were looking for a car for my wife so I did not think about it again until May 2005, I was interested in the 05 GTO but the looks were less than appealing. In June my wife was visiting her parents in Coral Springs Florida and took her Dads F150 in for service, while there she noticed a mineral gray Mustang GT coupe on the showroom floor, if anyone remembers that in 05 most dealers were marking up the GT’s 5-10K bucks, but my wife is a master negotiator and made the salesman a deal he could not refuse, 1000 under sticker (I don’t know how she does it) She called me up and revved the engine and said “that’s your Baby Crying, Happy birthday”
I flew down and made the 1000 mile drive home on July 6 2005. Since then the car has made over 500 passes as the track and several laps at VIR, I have over 90,000 miles
So why did I make a GT350 Tribute Car? …
I remember as a child when we went to visit my Grandparents home in Omaha I would always go into the garage to look at my Uncle’s 1967 Mustang GT 350 that he bought before he went off to fight in Viet Nam. It was a Gray Metallic color that was unique to the Shelby in 67.
It was July 1972 when my uncle’s plane landed at the airport, we all waited there with welcome back signs and flags, while outside the airport people were protesting the war, it was a stark contrast from the family area. A lot of people looked down on Military service members back then, I was not one of them, I would stare at his service picture that my grandmother hung on the wall, I'd sit there hoping and praying he returned home safe.
When we got home we had lunch, after all the kids went out to help my uncle clean and prep his car, I was so thrilled to be helping, I was the smallest so I was assigned to wash the wheels; after the washing and waxing he starts it up, my heart was racing at the anticipation of finally going to get to live out all those daydreams over the past few years and get to ride in the coolest car I have ever seen.
I got to go first in the front seat, I was “riding shotgun” with my hero driving around town, we were waving flags and I felt so proud, I really admired my uncle; So I built my car as a tribute to that Car and my Uncle back in 1972.
One of the First Mods I did was the Sequential Tail lights because it reminded me of my first car a 1970 Mercury Cougar. That got me involved with the internet forums where we could exchange ideas and do a little bragging about our cars.
Then I started to look for performance Mods like an intake and tuner and mufflers, just because I wanted a more aggressive Muscle car sound. Well one thing let to another and I wound up joining a Local Mustang Club that rented Drag strips once a month for group races, well the bug bit me then, I can still remember the first time sitting at the tree waiting for the yellow lights to drop, it seamed like an eternity, my heart was racing almost pounding out of my chest and it was all in slow motion as the lights slowly counted down to green. I held my breath at I let up off the brake and mashed the gas, the engine roared to life, I felt free for that short amount of time, no worries just me and my car racing towards a line 1320 feet away, It was fun but I felt the need to go faster and faster each time.
Last year I ran my Fastest time 12.299 @ 110.06 with a completely Stock 5R55S Automatic Transmission and Stock Rims with BFG 275/40 17 Drag Radials. (Before Cams and converter)
My Mods Include:
C&L Racer Cold Air Intake
Comp 127300 XFI VSR 3V Camshafts
Comp Beehive Springs
Steeda Under Drive Pulleys
Steeda Charge Motion Delete Plates
FRPP 4.10 Gears
TruTrac Locker
CHE Lower Control Arms
TCI Superstreet fighter 3500 stall
TCI Ratchet Shifter
Steeda Adj Upper Control Arm
Spyder One Piece Aluminum Drive Shaft
JBA Long Tube Headers
JBA Catted H-Pipe
FRPP Stingers
(Photos By Rygen)
Last edited by 2k05gt; 08-28-2011 at 08:18 PM.
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