Australian All In 17 build (Pic Heavy)

[Matt-23]

Hey everyone as most of this is done, I'll be playing catch up for awhile.

My wife and I purchased a Race red V8 Must here in Australia list price from memory was a little over $60,000 which was very reasonable.

Loved the car didn't like the exhaust note so the first mod was a set of Roush axle back mufflers. They were awesome just made the car.

Photos are from the dealer when we looked at the car

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The exhaust once fitted just completed the car. However it didn't take long for the mod bug to bite. One thing I have been proud of is that every mod on this car was completed by myself (only person to blame)

 

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Short clip of the Roush axle back

 

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Man those mirrors are huge , nice ride my friend.

 

[Matt-23]

Thanks, we got some weird additions out here. The passenger mirror whistles at about 140km/h or 100km/h with a head wind which can be really annoying. Exhaust fixes that!

 

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Next mod was to black the car out. the Chrome just looked cheap. Watching lots of YouTube to prepare and it was stressful getting those badges off! However I think really complimented the car

 

[Matt-23]

I'm pretty sure after this I went into surgery for my right ankle and was bed ridden for 3+ months, YouTube was my friend and I came to conclusion that I was going to supercharge the mustang. Options out here at that time were Whipple, Ford and Roush. Decided with the 2.9 Gen3 stage 2 Whipple. Once I was on crutches I was installing it! Billet oil pump gears and sprockets installed at same time.

 

[Matt-23]

Next thing were wheels because grip was non existent of stock wheels. Went with Velgen VMB5 in Satin bronze which worried me a little redish on a red car. My wife was a straight no! Black / Silver wheels on a red car

I think they work!

 

[Matt-23]

Bout at this stage I think I have a fast car! So I take it to the local drags. WOW how wrong was I. The car would lock me out of 3rd, the rear wheel hop in 2nd gear was so horrible I was worried I was going to break the car or me.

Best I could get was a mid to late 13 second 1/4 mil and trap at about 130mph

More money to be spent lol

 

[Matt-23]

Went on holidays to the USA and sis a little shopping whilst I was there came back with Steeda stop the Hop package, a Carbon fibre steering wheel, a GT350 start / stop button I think they are called vert links? A Steeda Tri Ax to help with the lock out with a new shift knob. All brought back in my luggage, The Steeda rear IRS subframe support braces were interesting it pack.

 

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Once recovered from my right ankle surgery, I had my left done. Another 3 months bed ridden, this one took a little longer because of a stupid accident. However between surgeries I had the car on the dyno. I was happy and disappointed at the same time. On the Whipple email tune the car made 682hp and 681tq. So going into surgery I was on a goal.

 

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Forgot the YouTube insert

 

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During the surgery I find out ways to squeeze more power out of the stock engine, and work some more on the tyre hop issue. MT Ordered and a full dual hellcat pump E85 return system with 1300 Injector Dynamic injectors. I chose the Radium Engineering as they make a solid product and they are accessible in Australia

 

[Matt-23]

Now this is awesome! Running E85 on a Rob Shoemaker tube, big fat rubber on the back what can go wrong? On the warm up burn out a little smoke but can't hear much with helmet on. Lights go GREEN all I can smell is clutch. We that's it for me

 

[Matt-23]

SO mew mods! Mantic clutch installed in my back witch was "fun". Now GT350 Half shafts and some mods for the rear axle, I was warned that the diff may like to screw it's way out, so they were up graded to aluminium whatever I could throw back there. Out with old headers in with new coated ones.

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