FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW THE BLUE UNDER THE HOOD DOESNT MATCH YET, BUT THE CAR IS SCHEDUALED FOR PAINT SOON. I THINK A NICE COAT OF VISTA BLUE WILL MAKE EVERYTHING FLOW BETTER. What do you think of that color combo, let me know.
Not to mention that my wife and I are in the process of buying a house, so the car might be on the back burner for a few years.
My 1996 "Odd Ball" GT. My friends and I say it is an "Odd Ball" becasue of its lack of options. The VIN shows it as a GT, yet it is missing many stock options. While she came with the standard 8.8 rear, 3.27 gears, T-45 transmission, 4.6L SOHC 2 valve engine, and so on, it is missing a lot of standard options. For example, She is missing fog lights, and rear defrost. also, she has seats from a V6, (not much side bolster), rubber non leather steering wheel, non leather shift knob. Maybe its just me, but I dont believe you could find them like that on the lot in 1996. Who knows, if you know any info about this please let me know.
I bought my Mustang back in 2001 just after I graduated high school. She was bone stock, with 64,000 miles. I had always wanted a V8 Mustang, and I finally had my dream come true.
Being completly stock I knew I had a long way to go, and it has been a blast.
Before rebuild
After rebuild
Current undercarrage, (still missing x pipe, and a few wires need to be tied up)
The list of modifications is long, and I really dont think I can remember them all, but here we go:
ENGINE MODS
.020 over bore GT block
2001 GT Romeo heads, 5 angle valve job, full port and polish
Ford Racing HO oil pump
Diablosport chip
Ross forged pistons
Eagle forged rods
Ferrera oversized stainless valves
Modular racing stage 2 cams
Ferrera titanium valve springs
BBK underdrive pullies
Moroso 7 qt oil pan
FUEL And COOLING SYSTEMS
Walboro 255 LPH fuel pump
Ford 30lb injectors
BBK fuel pressure regulator
Steeda 3 core aluminum radiator
INDUCTION And EXHAUST SYSTEMS
BBK cold air intake
BBK 70mm throttle body
87mm Pro Flow mass air meter
Flowmaster american thunder cat back
Bassani high flow cats
Headman long tubes
BBK off road x pipe
Flowtech exhaust dumps
DRIVELINE And SUSPENSION
Bullit 13 inch front brake conversion
Ford Racing clutch quadrant
Centerforce stage 3 clutch
B&M shifter
Steeda competition springs
KYB shocks and struts
QA1 tubular front K member
Steeda caster camber plates
Nitto drag radials
1996 Cobra rims
IGNITION
MSD ignition coils
BBK timming adjuster
STEREO SYSTEM
Kenwood CD player
Kenwood Excelon 800 watt amp
Sony 6.5 3 way rear speakers
2 JBL 12 inch subs
JL audio 1 inch tweeters
APPEARANCE MODS
Wagner wig wag lights
Streetglow neons
PIAA headlights
APC clear corners
Anvil Power Stryke Coatings powdercoated engine components
Chrome oil pan, and front cover
Ford Blue accessory pullies, brackets, k member, sway bars a arms, and strut bar.
Stainless braded line kit everywhere I could get them under the hood
OTHER ELECTRONIC And VISUAL MODS
Autometer gauges
Whistler radar detector
Optima battery
RCI 5 point racing belts
Lokar flexable oil dipstick
Energy suspension poly motor mounts
BBK o2 extentions
FUTURE PLANNED MODS
Meziere electric water pump
75mm Throttle body
Accufab upper intake plenum
3.90 or 4.10 rear end gears
BBK upper and lower rear control arms
Subframe connectors
Driveshaft safety loop
Aluminum Driveshaft
And as always, more to come
As you can see in that last picture, I am in the process of an engine rebuild.
Some pictures of the car after its first drive with the new motor, and a much needed clean.
Obviously still missing some stuff like the hood and a lot of polish, but she is close.
I hope you enjoy the site, I have pictures of the rebuild on the following pages.
First start of the new motor!!!
One of the first dyno runs. still needs a lot of work.
Please feel free to rank my Mustang, and I will gladly return the favor. Keep in mind I built, (am building) this car for speed on an N/A motor, on a road corse and auto cross, not for show. I just like the sleeper look. Maybe some day I will finally get a new paint job or something, we'll see... please leave a vote on the poll too.
Sponsored by Anvil Power Stryke Coatings, awesome work on everything for your Mustang. Cadmium plate brake rotors and bolts, spray on internal engine lubrication, aluminum ceramic exhaust coatings, thermal barrier coatings, and ofcourse powdercoat.
HEY ALL, JUST DROPING A LINE TO SAY I HAVE UPDATES TO THE CAM REPLACEMENT IF ANY ARE INTERESTED TO CHECK THEM OUT....IF YOU DARE TO SEE THE CARNAGE!!!!