0NF1R

well ive been contemplating buying a GT500 brace for some time now so i ended up doing some google searches on whether it will fit with the stock hood....

among the forums posts that came up, i came up on a few posts made where the OP said they installed it and the bar dented the hood when they closed it.....

reading this kinda put me on my toes so i did a bit more research....there were about 50% saying it would fit without hitting the hood and 50% saying it hits....

well our local mustang club here in central florida www.stangforce.com had a meet at lakeland hooters and one of our members brought a GT500 brace to sell....

we installed it on the car there in the parking lot and found that it fits nicely and DOES NOT hit the hood....

im sure the bar will rub the hood liner a bit but it wont dent the hood.....

as far as fitment with plenum covers im not 100% sure, but it clears my m90 s/c by 3/4" so my guess is youll be fine....

ill see about getting some pics up tomorrow....

if anyone is interested in getting a GT500 bar, u can get them as newtakeoffs for less than $30 shipped from the link below...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Musta...item335739019a

MADSCOTSMAN

I installed one on my car with the factory hood, some time back. I could not close the hood without a signifcant amount of force, and was uncomfortable with the damage it was doing to the hoodliner (not the hood). I decided to put it on backwards, and the hood closed without issue.

americaniron

Will it clear a whipple?

deekum1627

glad it worked for you man

MELLOWYELLOW06

Either put it backwards or when you do put it the correct direction place a washer on the back post on each shock tower to tilt it forward to clear hood.

loots06

+1......

robs

Thanks! I was going to build my own... Probably would have spent $20 in materials... $30 delievered is a no brainer! Got one in route!

0NF1R

here goes peeps :-)

i made this up just for the fun of it lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUo0L-hCbT8

firestang24

thanks for the info mike, good stuff. still waiting to hear if it clears the plenum. great tunes, and you don't happen to work for a FD do you????? LOL!!!

steeda059

thanks for the ebay link there is a best offer button bid $15 and recived a reply 5 min later 24.99 to the door