What did you do to your S550 Mustang today?!

[Chef jpd]

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Stanginator, Mishi FMIC, 25mm spacers, Roush winglet.

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[Moddiction]

So how did you dye the stitching? That looks really good, inquiring minds need to know!!!

Fabric market pens work for that. You can pick them up at Michaels or similar stores.

 

[ranger56528]

Installing the C&L CAI that just showed up at my door step.

 

[ASarsano]

Nice mods!
I have a question about the 350GT shift knob. Is that normal wear for that item? I ordered one but would hate to install it if its gonna wear like that.

thanks.
nope i had used too strong a thread lock (red) and couldn't get it off to do the boot swap. i ended up having to clamp on the knob to break the tread lock. ended up messing up the finish on the knob and i replaced it with a new knob. expensive lesson learned. new knob was installed last week pics were just taken before swapping the knob.

 

[ASarsano]

So how did you dye the stitching? That looks really good, inquiring minds need to know!!!

used 2 of these to do the stitching:
FabricMate Fabric Markers Chisel Tip Jumbo Barrel Red
available here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026XTOP6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Ugly John]

Get rid of the sound tube, they said. It'll be fun and easy, they said. :headbonk: Absolutely couldn't get any of my tools onto the nut, so I ripped it off. Ain't no way that is EVER going back on! Took some doing, but, finally got my fat arms snaked in to insert the plug.

And, since I had the engine bay tore apart, I went ahead and dipped the coolant tank.

And then made a trip to the auto parts store for a gallon of antifreeze because I forgot to pinch the lines closed before I masked off the engine...

And hosed out the garage floor too.

And....put the PP wheels and tires back on before I go autocrossing this weekend.

 

[NHMustang]

Get rid of the sound tube, they said. It'll be fun and easy, they said. :headbonk: Absolutely couldn't get any of my tools onto the nut, so I ripped it off. Ain't no way that is EVER going back on! Took some doing, but, finally got my fat arms snaked in to insert the plug.

And, since I had the engine bay tore apart, I went ahead and dipped the coolant tank.

And then made a trip to the auto parts store for a gallon of antifreeze because I forgot to pinch the lines closed before I masked off the engine...

And hosed out the garage floor too.

And....put the PP wheels and tires back on before I go autocrossing this weekend.

Pretty sure I never saw "fun and easy" in reference to taking the sound tube out :lol:

It took me an hour , laying on the engine, with my hand moving the tiny ratchet one click at a time to get that mf'er nut off! Hand kept cramping up.:rant:

 

[Beef]

Finally finished the BMR cradle lockout kit, steeda diff bushings (black), steeda ultralite linear springs. Still have to install my tri-ax sometime.

Results.. Amazing ride. This combo works perfect. No noise, squeaks or additional NVH. And wheel hop?? I can't make it do it. I tried everyway that I could, and not once did it hop. These pics are right after I set it off of the jack stands. So it may still settle a bit.

LMK your results after you get your alignment done..... My dealer said they weren't able to get it right... just curious to see what luck you have with this.

 

[Rickycardo]

Flushed the brake fluid, replaced with Motul RBF 600. Bled the system, did a 4 wheel alignment, torqued the wheels and balanced the tire pressures. Almost ready for my first track day.

 

[Cardinal Fan]

A better pic with more contrast that I took this morning at work with my phone. Also of note, it's going on three weeks since I polished her up with Liquid glass. I've not laid a hand on it but one time about a week ago with a duster and detail spray on the front cover to get some bug guts off. Still shiny...But dirty as hell.

How many coats of Liquid Glass did you put on? Looks good!

 

[Exikutioner]

Did this today:

 

[cal_gecko]

Installed Levels Intercooler. I had a helper

 

[Aarron_M]

Looks like he/she got sucked into the intake...lol.

 

[HISSMAN]

Did the Roush heat extractor thing last night. The rear spoiler should arrive today. I still need to add the foam pad to the front bracket to pull them down flush. I wanted to see how it did without them first. By the time I finished with the test fit I was drenched in sweat and called it a night.

 

[MaskedRacerX]

I've been knocking around blacking out the various emblems, but mostly the front pony - I love how that grill area looks when it's all black.

I pulled my pony off - and to confirm - I can't image removing it with the pins intact, unless you could get at it from below, with some kind of dremel bit, and still not wind up breaking (or even melting) them.

So, yeah, I just snapped off the pins

To be honest, it's not _terrible_ with just the emblem removed, it's mostly not noticeable from 10 feet away, it just leaves a pony outline. When you get close though, it does look like something is missing, there's the mounting pin holes, and a little "divet" in the center.

So I figured, I had the pony off, I had a can of black appliance paint, why not paint it? At worst case, I don't use it order a new black emblem, or if the paint didn't work, I could probably even plastidip over it for a 2nd try.

Well, heck, it looks pretty damn good! I'm going to smooth it out a bit after the first coat is fully dry, apply a second coat, then do something to flush the back out, maybe fill it with some epoxy, and finally use some 3M auto tape to re-secure it.

Photos upon completion :cheers:

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