Strokerswild
Shallow and Pedantic
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One thing about the S550 that just didn't sit well with me were the chrome badges, especially the bland 'GT' emblem on the back. The grille horse and 5.0 badges were remedied easily enough with the UPR offerings. I had replaced the taillight panel with the blank Ford Racing unit and, while loving the clean look, I began to think about something slightly retro to add to it but with a more contemporary look.
I dug through a box of old castoff trim parts from vehicles past, and there it was as if it were fate: a tailgate badge from a 1971 Ranchero GT. The general emblem layout was used on '66-'69 Mustang GTs (as well as other Fords of the period), so why not.....
I sandblasted what was left of the old chrome and paint, sprayed it gloss black to match my UPR stuff, and stuck it on with trim tape.
Done. I like it.
I dug through a box of old castoff trim parts from vehicles past, and there it was as if it were fate: a tailgate badge from a 1971 Ranchero GT. The general emblem layout was used on '66-'69 Mustang GTs (as well as other Fords of the period), so why not.....
I sandblasted what was left of the old chrome and paint, sprayed it gloss black to match my UPR stuff, and stuck it on with trim tape.
Done. I like it.
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