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Hey y'all -

Just picked up kkakonn's S550 GT and thought I'd post up a thread to keep it going on m6g.

A bit of background: late last year I picked up a GT350 after looking for one for months. Though after about a month of owning it, I started getting ABS, advancetrac, and steering faults / failures. Dealer tried to fix it with new modules, but still came back. Ford got involved and eventually offered to buy it back as a lemon. I'm still in touch with the dealer and the car is still being worked on to this day... apparently a wiring harness issue, part of the harness under the dash was crushed at the factory when they installed the main screen / display unit. The tech found other strange assembly issues when he pulled the whole dash out to replace the harness.

The experience overall was quite terrible. At first I wanted a replacement - but it was such a PITA that I just gave up. I ended up picking up a Golf R to replace our other snow / daily vehicle and thought I'd just stick with that. Well I was really missing a V8, rwd car - the Golf is amazing but it just doesn't have that visceral feel... I then started looking at the GT and the Coyote's potential with some bolt ons. And right around that time was when I saw kkakonn's car and immediately fell in love. Pulled the trigger and the rest will soon be history!

The car is already incredibly well set up, so I'm not exactly sure what I'll be doing - planning on some air / oil separators (catch cans), rear caliper upgrade to match the fronts, and a GT350 IM, TB, and intake later in the year. I'll also post up track pics and videos as I take the car out and shake it down.

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And the matching Golf R :D

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MOOG hub / bearing service on all 4 corners - had some bearing noise coming from the front right so decided to do all of them. Just pulled the whole spindle / upright off the back to make it easier.

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Bare spindle with everything off:
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Pressing ARP studs out and back into new MOOG hub:
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Done
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Noticed the rear caliper boots were torn, not uncommon for these single-piston rear calipers that see track time, so new calipers and guide pins on the way... AP Racing rear calipers won't be ready until later in the year :(
 

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You picked up a great car! :thumbsup:
 

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I'll be at Laguna Seca April 30th with Trackmasters. Nice to see another local fracked s550!
 

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I'll check that day... Need some Laguna pipes.

I'm signed up for ongrid buttonwillow on April 16 and thunderhill east in May.
Sweet, almost did April 16th. However I skipped Easter last year to hit the track and the family wasn't happy lol!
 

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Hey Nik - good to meet you last weekend, fun day at T hill. Here's a shot of our cars in the paddock… See you at the next one :headbang:
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Hey Nik - good to meet you last weekend, fun day at T hill. Here's a shot of our cars in the paddock… See you at the next one :headbang:
Nice shot! :cheers:

Great to meet you too - was a fantastic day! Will check out the NCRC dates too.
 
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Some more pics and progress:

-> Buttonwillow a few weekends ago, video didn't turn out well - but should be back there soon!

-> Installing JLT brake duct kit, also added 170 degree thermostat, ZL1 tow hook, and fresh Ferodo DS2500 pads

-> Shot of tow vehicle - also blue oval - built powerstroke, 5 speed manual

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Man, your tow vehicle's wheel well looks.....ruff.
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