2019 GT350 Ford Performance Blue Journey and Build

[sox3]

Local powder coat shop, they use Prismatic Powders, you can go online to thier web site and order color samples, free just pay shipping. Find a shop in your area that uses thier stuff.
The CS21s are plenty bright.
20s will fill in the wheelwell. Shouldn't change ride or handling.
SA work included larger sway bars, springs, caster camber plates etc. I feel the car handles better now, much more planted. Ride must be good as the wife has not complained, lol.

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[mabcim]

Local powder coat shop, they use Prismatic Powders, you can go online to thier web site and order color samples, free just pay shipping. Find a shop in your area that uses thier stuff.
The CS21s are plenty bright.
20s will fill in the wheelwell. Shouldn't change ride or handling.
SA work included larger sway bars, springs, caster camber plates etc. I feel the car handles better now, much more planted. Ride must be good as the wife has not complained, lol.

Thank you for the all the info.
There is a somewhat local shop that I think does this stuff. They do wheel repair and have seen that work, but website isn’t clear if they do color changes so have to call.
Agreed CS21 are bright, but they have a matte/dull appearance that I don’t prefer.
If ride is wife approved, there you go ; couldn’t have changed harshness too much. Not surprising since Shelby knows what they are doing; the suspension changes along with 20” are all working together.

 

[mabcim]

Got her out for her first bath. Cleaned off all the transporter dust outside and in the engine compartment.

 

[mabcim]

Got the battery tender hardwired. So no more clamping it on.

 

[sox3]

You should hook up the charger so it goes thru the battery monitor system. See pics
Just my 2 cents

 

[mabcim]

You should hook up the charger so it goes thru the battery monitor system. See pics
Just my 2 cents

I’ll check into that. I thought I saw post before, that said it was better to connect it closer to the battery. What are the pros and cons of the two different connection points?

 

[mabcim]

Was underneath looking for a battery cover clip I dropped and I see I get to the join the ranks of no oil filter door on the belly pan. And the belly pan had oil on top of it and small stones stuck to the oil. So I lowered the belly pan and got it cleaned up. No idea how long it had been like that, but based on all the stones stuck to it, I don’t think it was the most recent oil change. Being the new owner of this car, I’ll keep an eye on whoever does it going forward.

Also noticed some of the rivets of the chin spoiler are ground down, and some scrapes under it. So will maybe I’ll add that to my todo list to replace. Will first see how this does on my driveway before I rush to change it. No sense changing it if I will just scrape it myself anyway.

 

[sox3]

There was someone on the forum that was printing doors for the oil filter access. Might want to search that.

 

[WItoTX]

Don't do 20's. It is a performance reduction, more weight, increased unsprung weight, harder on wheel bearings, less options for grippy tires, and IMO, look gaudy.

 

[mabcim]

There was someone on the forum that was printing doors for the oil filter access. Might want to search that.

Thank you.

 

[mabcim]

Don't do 20's. It is a performance reduction, more weight, increased unsprung weight, harder on wheel bearings, less options for grippy tires, and IMO, look gaudy.

I agree. And some 20s won’t actually fit over the caliper, or way too close to it. Not to mention getting them in the same resultant offset; unless you have custom made, which isn’t worth it to me. I’m leaning towards just having mine redone the way I want. Since I need to have the original owner‘s curb rash repaired anyway, might as well just get them changed to the color I want. Solves all the fitment issues. I don’t have a need for lighter weight wheels, so OEM size/weight is fine in my case.

 

[mabcim]

Finally got it registered and plates, back on Thursday. Was sooooooo nice to hear the Voodoo sing and burble!!!

Next up is state inspection.

 

[mabcim]

Put her to work yesterday; went on a few errands.

 

[mabcim]

State inspection and oil change complete.

After looks of thought, as I’m not an extended warranty kind of person, I got the Ford ESP PremiumCare 6yr/40k with disappearing deductible (i.e. $0 deductible when my dealer does the work, $100 deductible anywhere else). The most expensive route to take, but now I don’t have to worry about anything.

Had the alignment checked, just to know where it stood, and everything was green. Only thing of slight concern, and will just watch, is the left rear toe was close to the edge of the green.

Add previously taken a front wheel off and a wheel weight fell off, so had the fronts balanced. They ended taking weight off, there was too much on it. Found a very slight bend on the inside lip of one front wheel, can only assume it met a pot hole in the past. Noticed loose weight on the back, so had those done too. And yup, too much weight on the those. And some curb rash on one inside rear rim. Looked like too much to be from a tire machine, but maybe. Otherwise the only though is maybe went off the edge of a driveway or something at one point.

 

[mabcim]

Took wife out for dinner and ice cream.

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