It's Mustang Time

[David88vert]

why do you say that? is it because you will always want more power?

There are so many little things that you have to do to make it a decent car. 5 lug conversion if you want anything other than factory Ford style wheels, rear calipers if you want decent rear brakes, whole spindles/rotor/calipters/master cylinder if you want ok brakes all around. New axles and gears if you don't want them to break, plus weld up the axle tube, put on a brace and a girdle. Get an aftermarket block if you want more than 500 rwhp, get all forged internals, get a better tranny if you want more than 300rwhp, and you will need to upgrade the clutch or convertor no matter if auto or stick. Buy an aftermarket ECU if you want to have any real flexibility on tuning. The list goes on. Oh yeah, if you want any power, you need some heads and intake also, or FI.

For all of the money that I have had to dump i mone, I could have bought a single digit car already - and mine is barely faster than stock. It's all been basic maintenance. I spent $1500 on it last week on maintenance replacing all of the leaky seals, will spend another $1500 on it tomorrow on a 5 lug conversion/brake upgrade so that I can put on some new wheels, and will still need to spend another $1500 on it next week to finish up the maintenance work. That doesn't even address the transmisison, which needs about $3K dumped into it also, as reverse has died. I don't plan to sell the car though, so its ok. Better have deep pockets to make an old car nice though.

[RL...]

There are so many little things that you have to do to make it a decent car. 5 lug conversion if you want anything other than factory Ford style wheels, rear calipers if you want decent rear brakes, whole spindles/rotor/calipters/master cylinder if you want ok brakes all around. New axles and gears if you don't want them to break, plus weld up the axle tube, put on a brace and a girdle. Get an aftermarket block if you want more than 500 rwhp, get all forged internals, get a better tranny if you want more than 300rwhp, and you will need to upgrade the clutch or convertor no matter if auto or stick. Buy an aftermarket ECU if you want to have any real flexibility on tuning. The list goes on. Oh yeah, if you want any power, you need some heads and intake also, or FI.

For all of the money that I have had to dump i mone, I could have bought a single digit car already - and mine is barely faster than stock. It's all been basic maintenance. I spent $1500 on it last week on maintenance replacing all of the leaky seals, will spend another $1500 on it tomorrow on a 5 lug conversion/brake upgrade so that I can put on some new wheels, and will still need to spend another $1500 on it next week to finish up the maintenance work. That doesn't even address the transmisison, which needs about $3K dumped into it also, as reverse has died. I don't plan to sell the car though, so its ok. Better have deep pockets to make an old car nice though.

damn...

[boostedb16]

There are so many little things that you have to do to make it a decent car. 5 lug conversion if you want anything other than factory Ford style wheels, rear calipers if you want decent rear brakes, whole spindles/rotor/calipters/master cylinder if you want ok brakes all around. New axles and gears if you don't want them to break, plus weld up the axle tube, put on a brace and a girdle. Get an aftermarket block if you want more than 500 rwhp, get all forged internals, get a better tranny if you want more than 300rwhp, and you will need to upgrade the clutch or convertor no matter if auto or stick. Buy an aftermarket ECU if you want to have any real flexibility on tuning. The list goes on. Oh yeah, if you want any power, you need some heads and intake also, or FI.

For all of the money that I have had to dump i mone, I could have bought a single digit car already - and mine is barely faster than stock. It's all been basic maintenance. I spent $1500 on it last week on maintenance replacing all of the leaky seals, will spend another $1500 on it tomorrow on a 5 lug conversion/brake upgrade so that I can put on some new wheels, and will still need to spend another $1500 on it next week to finish up the maintenance work. That doesn't even address the transmisison, which needs about $3K dumped into it also, as reverse has died. I don't plan to sell the car though, so its ok. Better have deep pockets to make an old car nice though.

i am planning to get a 99-04 just for a daily with good sounding exhaust and some staggard wheels like 17x9's in the front and 17x10's in the rear.

[David88vert]

i am planning to get a 99-04 just for a daily with good sounding exhaust and some staggard wheels like 17x9's in the front and 17x10's in the rear.

That's what you said before you got your current car as well, right?

I said that too at one point.....

[RL...]

That's what you said before you got your current car as well, right?

I said that too at one point.....

so true...when I first bought my car I just wanted rims and a catback...shiiiiiitttttttttt lol

[RL...]

i am planning to get a 99-04 just for a daily with good sounding exhaust and some staggard wheels like 17x9's in the front and 17x10's in the rear.

i LOVE the way mustangs sound...

[David88vert]

i LOVE the way mustangs sound...

That's why I keep dumping money in this thing... between the rumble and the SC whine....

[thundercatz1]

There are so many little things that you have to do to make it a decent car. 5 lug conversion if you want anything other than factory Ford style wheels, rear calipers if you want decent rear brakes, whole spindles/rotor/calipters/master cylinder if you want ok brakes all around. New axles and gears if you don't want them to break, plus weld up the axle tube, put on a brace and a girdle. Get an aftermarket block if you want more than 500 rwhp, get all forged internals, get a better tranny if you want more than 300rwhp, and you will need to upgrade the clutch or convertor no matter if auto or stick. Buy an aftermarket ECU if you want to have any real flexibility on tuning. The list goes on. Oh yeah, if you want any power, you need some heads and intake also, or FI.

For all of the money that I have had to dump i mone, I could have bought a single digit car already - and mine is barely faster than stock. It's all been basic maintenance. I spent $1500 on it last week on maintenance replacing all of the leaky seals, will spend another $1500 on it tomorrow on a 5 lug conversion/brake upgrade so that I can put on some new wheels, and will still need to spend another $1500 on it next week to finish up the maintenance work. That doesn't even address the transmisison, which needs about $3K dumped into it also, as reverse has died. I don't plan to sell the car though, so its ok. Better have deep pockets to make an old car nice though.

He speaks the truth. I just put a new t45 in myself because the reverse died as well......

If you have a 5 speed (NO POWERSHIFTING !!!!!!) or you will be buying new synchros and shift forks lol

[David88vert]

He speaks the truth. I just put a new t45 in myself because the reverse died as well......

If you have a 5 speed (NO POWERSHIFTING !!!!!!) or you will be buying new synchros and shift forks lol

Why did you buy a complete transmission, if only your reverse went out? That could have been fixed for cheap.

[thundercatz1]

Why did you buy a complete transmission, if only your reverse went out? That could have been fixed for cheap.

I got it in a trade for my fr500 and me and the guy put it in. freshly rebuilt t-45 with upgraded shift forks.