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Amazing build. Looks fantastic (exept for the ricer headlights - so sorry for being a blunt dickhead)
 

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I think I'm the first to do this swap on a 18+ mustang GT from what everyone has been telling me so after a lot of messages on here and my IG I figured id do a official info and parts list post for people who are wanting to try and do this swap. Just a FYI this swap is EXPENSIVE!! I'm into mine prob $3-3500 with my access to a take off bumper and my Ford pricing I get from local and online dealers deal with. If you bought every single piece new you going to be in the $4500-$5000 dollar range for the swap after you include paint, body work etc. It is A LOT for essentially a front bumper cover swap. That being said its huge upgrade looks wise on 18+ Mustang and for me fixed the non aggressive front end look on these year cars. Aero benefits are also a huge upgrade.

My journey on this swap started with access to a Brand new take off bumper from Ford that was complete but had some minor paint damage and some scuffs on the upper splitter. Mine was complete with all the grills, weatherstripping, side vents, blinkers, wiring harnesses etc. So that saved me a lot of money and time not having to track down and pay for all those parts. Still a lot was needed to make the swap complete. Even though I didn't have to find these parts numbers for what I had gotten Ive found almost all the parts numbers needed and will list those below.

So lets jump into what works with you 18+ car and what has to be changed. Fenders on the Mach are exactly the same as any 18+ trim car besides one thing, holes for badging. Mach have basically EcoBoost fender with no holes for badging since the Mach fender emblems stick on. So any fender will work for this front end swap. The thing that will need to be changed is the inner fender liners. They are Mach specific and tie into the front bumper cover and the underbelly just like the PP1 car do just little bit more extensively. The fender flares on the Mach will also work on any fender as long as you have the Mach 1 bumper. I actually have aluminum GT350 fenders on my car and the fender flares work and fit perfectly on there. I get this question a lot the Flares will NOT work on a regular mustang bumper. The way it Mounts towards the front is specific to the mach front bumper cover. Next is wiring, the 18+ GT's have a different wiring harness for the blinkers, DRL and fog lights. Since the Mach does not have built in fog lights the wiring harness is way simpler and a different plug setup. So there is going to have to be some modifications needed to make the wiring work. I just cut my ends off both the factory harness and the mach blinker harness and built my own connectors using Deutche waterproof connectors. I will post diagrams and pics below of the wiring. The Mach front blinkers are actually the exact part numbers as 15-20 GT350 front blinkers. They look different because the Mach has a trim that shrouds them a little but they are the same. Besides those small things the rest is pretty straight forward if you have the all the parts to do it.

Ok so part numbers, here we go. This is everything I have ordered for mine personally and also some research to find part numbers on what I already had.

Front bumper cover: MR3Z-17D957-BDPTM
Mach 1 Upper Grill: MR3Z-8200-AA
Mach 1 Lower Grill: MR3Z-17K945-AA
Mach 1 Upper splitter: MR3Z-17D957-AA
Mach 1 Left inner fender: MR3Z-16102-A
Mach 1 Right inner fender: MR3Z-16103-A
Mach 1 Underbelly: MR3Z-17626-A
Upper bumper weatherstripping: JR3Z-16A238-B
Mach 1 bumper crash isolator : JR3Z-17C882-B
Mach 1 LH turn signal: MR3Z-13201-A
Mach 1 RH turn signal: MR3Z-13200-A
Mach 1 LH turn signal housing: MR3Z-15266-B
Mach 1 RH turn signal housing: MR3Z-15266-A
Blue push in nuts to go into subframe for underbelly (x6) : W716529S900

Handling Pack part numbers:
HP Lower Splitter: MR3Z-17626-AA
HP Fender Flares: VMR3Z-16268-A

* I cannot find the side vent part numbers or the brake ducting vents from the bumper to inner fenders

**option for turn signals instead of OEM** Diode Dynamics LED turn signals

***push in clips can all be pretty much reused off your old inner fender liners and the hardware off your PP1 underbelly will work for the M1 underbelly. Lower handling pack splitter will come with additional hardware needed to mount to underbelly.


This is everything I can find online from All data, repairlink ford parts list and reaching out to a few dealers to help me. Schematics for the mach parts list are still not out so not everything is available to find. The hardest parts to find are the magnetic colored side vents for the bumper and the brake ducting vents (similar to the GT350). If you have a Whipple on your car you will not be able to to run the brake ducting anyway due to the heat exchanger tank and pump in the drivers side inner fender area. Also the Mach 1 bumper WILL work with ACC(adaptive cruise) cars as long as you don't use the brake ducting vents or if you do want to use the ducting you will have to move the ACC module over more towards the center and recalibrate it in forscan.

My IG is @djericforbes I posted a bunch on there of the swap and my highlights. check that out for more info.

Heres what the inner fenders look like. Besides the brake ducting they have very nice venting from the side vents into the wheel wheel to help cooling:
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Stock PP1 underbelly:
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Mach 1 underbelly:
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My new take off Mach 1 front cover I got:

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My swap done:

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Wiring!

Heres the 18+ GT premium wiring schematic for the blinkers/fog lights etc:
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Blinker wiring for the Mach is pretty much the same as a 15-17 car. Here's a schematic of that:

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I will post more info on here as I remember more but for now this is all the time I have and all that I can remember off the top of my head. Like I mentioned above check out my IG @djericforbes bc I posted a lot on there of the swap on my highlights. Thanks!



****EDIT**** See post #46 for instructions to do rear Mach 1/GT500 rear valance swap!
Are those the I-5 Autohaus or MP Concepts GT350 style fenders?
I didnā€™t see the manufacturer named on your list.
Car looks fantastic.

Ken
 
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Amazing build. Looks fantastic (exept for the ricer headlights - so sorry for being a blunt dickhead)
Thanks I guess. Lol Little backhanded compliment. A LED technology headlight instead of a HID is Definitely not a ricer headlight but ok. Now if it was some colored halo eyes bullshit I had on there maybe but this is far from it šŸ¤™šŸ»
 
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Are those the I-5 Autohaus or MP Concepts GT350 style fenders?
I didnā€™t see the manufacturer named on your list.
Car looks fantastic.

Ken
Their i5 autohaus ones šŸ‘šŸ¼both are made by the same company I believe and just have there brand put on it. Quality is good. I had my body shop crisp up the lines and epoxy primer them then shoot them. Came out good for sure
 
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Thanks I guess. Lol Little backhanded compliment. LED technology headlight instead of a HID is Definitely not a ricer headlight but ok. If it was some colored halo eyes bullshit I had on there maybe.
Your amazing car is not a bottle of tequila..... can't please and fix everyone's problems.
 

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Absolutely love the outcome, the car looks badass. Great insight on the install details also. I would much rather do a Mach 1 bumper than the GT500 bumpers so many people are doing to the 5.0's. Just seems like a more natural fit for a Coyote-based car. With that said, I'll probably wait until i5auto or one of the other aftermarket companies comes out with an affordable Mach 1 bumper kit. Anyway, great work man, I'll be keeping an eye out for more pics on IG.
 

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Swap looks amazing Dude! I didnā€™t know you were on here, I follow you on IG and was just about to send you a message about all that went into this swapšŸ‘
Been looking into this for a while but had sticker shock at the prices lol, glad to see someone like you (who pays attention to detail) do it and do a write up on it.

Anyone hating on bumper conversions or parts swaps obviously donā€™t remember how popular it was to swap terminator bumpers and hoods on the new edge cars. Itā€™s not ā€œup badgingā€ or ā€œtrying to make it something itā€™s notā€, itā€™s simply an aesthetic/functionality upgrade. As long as someone isnā€™t throwing shelby or Mach 1 badges on a lower model and trying to convince people thatā€™s what it is then itā€™s not a big deal
 

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Swap looks amazing Dude! I didnā€™t know you were on here, I follow you on IG and was just about to send you a message about all that went into this swapšŸ‘
Been looking into this for a while but had sticker shock at the prices lol, glad to see someone like you (who pays attention to detail) do it and do a write up on it.

Anyone hating on bumper conversions or parts swaps obviously donā€™t remember how popular it was to swap terminator bumpers and hoods on the new edge cars. Itā€™s not ā€œup badgingā€ or ā€œtrying to make it something itā€™s notā€, itā€™s simply an aesthetic/functionality upgrade. As long as someone isnā€™t throwing shelby or Mach 1 badges on a lower model and trying to convince people thatā€™s what it is then itā€™s not a big deal
I've never understood why body parts upgrades have become such a big deal on these cars. It has always been really popular to do and was typically viewed as just fine as long as someone wasn't replicating the whole model and throwing badges on it. As you mentioned on the 99-04s, how many people put the Cobra bumper, hood, rear diffuser, side skirts, etc on their cars? Hell, Ford does it plenty on their own now. The GT500 "swing" spoiler started on the GT350 first and made its way onto the Mach 1. Ford reuses wheels, grilles, spoilers, etc all the time.

Just as Eric did here, there's nothing wrong with bringing all of your favorite body parts together on the same car.
 

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I've never understood why body parts upgrades have become such a big deal on these cars. It has always been really popular to do and was typically viewed as just fine as long as someone wasn't replicating the whole model and throwing badges on it. As you mentioned on the 99-04s, how many people put the Cobra bumper, hood, rear diffuser, side skirts, etc on their cars? Hell, Ford does it plenty on their own now. The GT500 "swing" spoiler started on the GT350 first and made its way onto the Mach 1. Ford reuses wheels, grilles, spoilers, etc all the time.

Just as Eric did here, there's nothing wrong with bringing all of your favorite body parts together on the same car.
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Absolutely love the outcome, the car looks badass. Great insight on the install details also. I would much rather do a Mach 1 bumper than the GT500 bumpers so many people are doing to the 5.0's. Just seems like a more natural fit for a Coyote-based car. With that said, I'll probably wait until i5auto or one of the other aftermarket companies comes out with an affordable Mach 1 bumper kit. Anyway, great work man, I'll be keeping an eye out for more pics on IG.
Thank you!
 
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Swap looks amazing Dude! I didnā€™t know you were on here, I follow you on IG and was just about to send you a message about all that went into this swapšŸ‘
Been looking into this for a while but had sticker shock at the prices lol, glad to see someone like you (who pays attention to detail) do it and do a write up on it.

Anyone hating on bumper conversions or parts swaps obviously donā€™t remember how popular it was to swap terminator bumpers and hoods on the new edge cars. Itā€™s not ā€œup badgingā€ or ā€œtrying to make it something itā€™s notā€, itā€™s simply an aesthetic/functionality upgrade. As long as someone isnā€™t throwing shelby or Mach 1 badges on a lower model and trying to convince people thatā€™s what it is then itā€™s not a big deal
Thanks for following dude! I appreciate it! And I agree 100 percent! šŸ¤˜šŸ½
 

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Thanks for following dude! I appreciate it! And I agree 100 percent! šŸ¤˜šŸ½
I don't think there are many 2nd generation Firebirds around anymore that doesn't have a Trans Am hood, fenders or both. It's been popular for years.
 
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Good afternoon everyone! I just joined and I figured Iā€™d share this here first instead of IG, but on Friday I finished the Mach 1 swap on my 2018 GT. Still have some more paint related finishing touches on the rest of the car and I will get some better pictures but I can share what I have so far.

As far as what @V8der has said, there is nothing I can think of adding at the moment as he did a pretty good job of documenting everything.

As far as cost, it can get very pricey. I wasn't aware of his build or this thread when I started so I worked on getting all the part #'s myself. Had a hard time doing so as well. The wait for some of these was a pain, as well as the anxiety of how long I may have to wait. When I ordered the bumper itself I was told that there were only 2 bumpers in the entire country available. We ordered it, and when we got it in, it looked like it had been stepped on. It was broken in one spot, and one of the corners was bent pretty bad. So they agreed to order the other one hoping it would come in good condition since that would mean we'd have to wait who knows how long.

All in all, the Mach 1 look is my favorite so far and makes the car look so much meaner and aggressive. I agree with what has been said regarding people getting so worked up over "up-badging" and all that. I like the look of the Mach 1, but am not wanting to pretend I am one. So still have the original 5.0 badging, and such. For me, it's just the look of the bumper. Even if that means I've lost the fog lights, for now.

For anyone else interested I highly recommend to get a full take off in favor of this route. Maybe in a year or so when parts become more available.

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Also figured I'd post more picturewhat the car used to look like. Pictures below are from the photoshoot for Weld.

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