Grabber Lime 2020 GT Build Thread

[Gregs24]

I (mostly) got the wrinkles out of the back seat linings. A bit out of character for me but I didn’t take a before picture, but here is how the bottom middle corners fit after undoing the internal Velcro tabs :

Just undoing those was enough for the wrinkles to mostly relax and after moving the corners of the covers around the hinges then repositioning the Velcro tabs, the winkles are now virtually non-existent :

Beforehand the wrinkles on the right hand seat back went about a third of the way up.

Old bonnet catch pops off real easy with a deep 10mm socket (push the socket firmly down the hole and it simultaneously retracts both clips and the latch pulls straight off) :

(Birthday present number 1) New latch fitted with half of a wiring grommet behind it :

The grommet was used purely for cosmetic reasons, the Steeda latch leaves the existing trim hole exposed and the spindle for the latch handle and the trim hole were offset on my car (and others I have seen). The ford latch is designed to hide both of these cosmetic issues. I know the cap from the original Ford lever is supposed to fit in the central hole, but I kind of like it how it is

(Birthday present number 2) Now I have used up both USB’s with the carplay and music drive, this was the smallest twin USB I could find for the centre console :

(Birthday present number 3) It's from Asda / George if any of the U.K. guys are interested :

After waiting for the Steeda spacers for the front brace (missing in my delivery), it was obvious that they weren’t a good fit on my car - not Steeda’s fault as they are trying to hit a moving target. On my car I had very little deformation of the cross member and very few burrs on the internal faces which meant the Steeda spacers were very loose and wouldn’t have done anything to stop me crimping the cross member. I know Steeda have been criticised in the past for the spacers being too tight so I am guessing Steeda have reduced the spacer height over time and then Ford must have just refreshed the punch tooling ... lol. New v old spacers :

New spacers are larger diameter, 2.5mm taller and made from stainless.

I have obviously lost the ‘tail’ that would help with fitment, but with a bit of care and attention the new spacers are still easily positioned without issue and with hindsight, I probably could have got them made another mm taller.

Large diameter thick gauge stainless washers will be used to further spread the load along with flange nuts for the topside (Standard Steeda stuff on the left) :

After giving up with it for a while and for no apparent reason, Fords SYNC server suddenly decided that after what I think was the sixth attempt, it would finally recognise my update and allow me to move onto installing F9 maps :

The map install went smoothly, on the second attempt, after three separate downloads and without the ‘DONTINDX.MSA’ file being missing from each download – let’s hope they don’t update it again soon …

Mustangs and donuts, great mix …

WD

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[WD Pro]

Hate to tell you but F10 is just being released officially, some models already have it for download !!

So long as it’s only the map update it won’t be too bad as that went OK once I knew the ‘do not index’ file was unimportant. It was the initial SYNC update that was a pain in the arse ...

WD

 

[WD Pro]

Looks like they got the powder to match the RAL code OK :

Final QC sign off done my Jasmine … :

Got a bit of ramp time (yesterday) at an old school friend’s garage so I finally got to christen the jacking rails :

Took all my own tools so as not to abuse the favour and he just let me get on with it after showing me where to find the up button on the ramp

The front brace is now on, I think it was worth sourcing the upgraded hardware :

Blue Loctite on the bolts, torqued then to 60ft/lb and plenty of Waxoyl got sprayed into the cross member and around the joints etc.

It was a very quick job (maybe 20 mins max), including having a chat etc I was still back home by 9:00am

And the price of that ramp time ? (although some of this is mine) :

So you might have spotted the 350R brace in the boot, that came from @GuyW :

Some wear on the plaque :

But I am not overly concerned as I think I might do something with that - and it was coming off anyway ( https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/strut-tower-brace-plaque.158158/ )

Paint stripped :

The brace has also been chemically stripped in preparation for some mods and new powder (I think I will be doing it in gloss black) :

QC inspector came wandering over to check it out again :

WD

 

[fast306stang]

Looks like they got the powder to match the RAL code OK :

Final QC sign off done my Jasmine … :

Got a bit of ramp time (yesterday) at an old school friend’s garage so I finally got to christen the jacking rails :

Took all my own tools so as not to abuse the favour and he just let me get on with it after showing me where to find the up button on the ramp

The front brace is now on, I think it was worth sourcing the upgraded hardware :

Blue Loctite on the bolts, torqued then to 60ft/lb and plenty of Waxoyl got sprayed into the cross member and around the joints etc.

It was a very quick job (maybe 20 mins max), including having a chat etc I was still back home by 9:00am

And the price of that ramp time ? (although some of this is mine) :

So you might have spotted the 350R brace in the boot, that came from @GuyW :

Some wear on the plaque :

But I am not overly concerned as I think I might do something with that - and it was coming off anyway ( https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/strut-tower-brace-plaque.158158/ )

Paint stripped :

The brace has also been chemically stripped in preparation for some mods and new powder (I think I will be doing it in gloss black) :

QC inspector came wandering over to check it out again :

WD

Looks awesome!!!

 

[WD Pro]

(Yesterday) Unclipped the battery cable from the bulkhead brace and untaped the clip from the loom.

Disconnected the negative cable (bonus - free KAM reset !) and then checked out how much interference the brace has on a U.K. car on the right hand side bulkhead brace when not using the spacer :

Set to work with the detail belt sander (much quicker then the dremel with a carbide cutter) and after about 20 trial fits (I’m not joking ... ) I arrived at this - left side for comparison to how it started) :

Which results in this fit :

So just a bit of dressing up work and it can go back to the powder coaters (hopefully tomorrow)

I would have finished it today, but I got tempted with an early morning ride on this :

But after lockdown it was blatantly obvious the engine is in need of a good tune up and the power to weight ratio has turned to shit ...

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[WD Pro]

I’ve been waiting for these for a while now (from an American company trading on eBay) :

They are really nicely made, the leather seems soft, the embroidery is neat and the backs are Alcantara.

No seams on the back, the Velcro is the heavy duty stuff and both edges fold inwards :

They slide easily on the belt hanging here when not in use :

And the real reason for getting them, to protect the ‘sharp’ edge of the Recaro where by belt had started to rub :

They weren’t the cheapest option but I am very impressed with the quality - I’m actually considering ordering some more for the rear belts

WD

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

And the real reason for getting them, to protect the ‘sharp’ edge of the Recaro where by belt had started to rub :

They weren’t the cheapest option but I am very impressed with the quality - I’m actually considering ordering some more for the rear belts

WD

So it works to protect the seat? I thought unless one takes very special care every time one extends the belt, most of the belt, not having that cover, will slide over the seat anyway.

Video needed. ;-)

 

[WD Pro]

It’s not for extending the belt - that’s easy to control if you are careful.

It’s for the constant movement when driving

WD

 

[Michael_vroomvroom]

It’s not for extending the belt - that’s easy to control if you are careful.

It’s for the constant movement when driving

WD

Ah. I will double-check next time, but don't think the belt touches that part of the seat in my regular sitting position. Possibly due to my enormous shoulder muscles, or perhaps the less concave shape of the regular non-recaro seats.

 

[WD Pro]

Picked the 350R brace up from the powder coaters and after a little bit of denibbing and polishing, I was very happy with how it turned out :

There are a couple of flaws in the coating, but it’s way better than OE and good enough not to risk a re coat

Tapped the plaque rivet holes out to M4 :

Still not sure what to do with the plaque … ? I have a few ideas but as it now screws on, I suspect it’s something that may get altered / updated over time :

Really pleased I put the time into prepping the metal and dressing the welds up :

The finished RHD modification to alleviate the use of spacers which will lower the brace on the studs, hopefully allowing for full thread engagement of the nyloc’s :

Thick gauge large diameter stainless washers to help protect the lining and give better support over the alignment holes / slots :

WD

 

[WD Pro]

Trip to see my vinyl man :

Then I finally finished (not quite) the modified 350 brace

As I will be swapping the plaque out with an OE one and for ease of messing around in the future, I didn't want to 3M VHB the old plaque back on as I would have had to remove the brace to change it, but it rattled without the 3M. So a bit of (very) thick 'Motorcross' PPF fixed that :

Old plaque temporarily fitted :

Final inspection and approval courtesy of Jessica :

Marked out and fitted a bicycle frame rub patch under the neg cable :

Fitted and torqued up - but I will check it again soon as the lining was thick so it might compress just a little after a few heat cycles :

Glad I took the time to modify it to alleviate the use of the 8mm spacers Ford provide to lift it up so it clears the RHD cowl brace

Not sure how they expected the locking nuts to grip the shorter left side studs along with the issues of the (already tight) neg battery lead and battery cover etc ?

A more sensible visor decal cover, from this (which I just cant seem to get off) :

To this :

Ultimately I would just like it to be plain plastic. It looks the same shape as the plain (drivers) side flap and if so, that might be a future swap out (Ford price dependant)

Finally got a break in the weather and took the opportunity to scrub the rust from the brake disks, funny how a 40mph cruise can yield so many fly splats ...

Also used the drive to take the opportunity to update Sync to 21020, which went smoothly for a change ... ! Shouldn't count my chickens just yet though as it now tells me my maps need another update (just downloaded and the files are dated 7th of May)

WD

 

[Supersolo]

I seem to have missed the beginning of the sun visor story.

My Driver's side SV has mirror and lights, with a plain black cover.

My pass side SV had the silly H&S sticker (now removed), but no mirror, etc.
Which is flippin stupid as it's, " She who must be obeyed ", who would use an integrated mirror and lights.

So have you sourced a pass-side SV with the lid, mirror, etc?

 

[WD Pro]

My 2020 has :

• Drivers side - mirror / cover / lights / no decals.
• Passenger side - mirror / cover / lights / decal on the fabric side (now removed) / decal on the plastic side (now hidden).

Based on my 2020, I want to get a drivers side plastic flap (no decal) and fit it on the passenger side visor

WD

 

[Supersolo]

My 2020 has :

• Drivers side - mirror / cover / lights / no decals.
• Passenger side - mirror / cover / lights / decal on the fabric side (now removed) / decal on the plastic side (now hidden).

Based on my 2020, I want to get a drivers side plastic flap (no decal) and fit it on the passenger side visor

WD

Oh, errr, well, after another trip to the garage, I see I do have the pass side mirror with second decal on the lid.

The GF is now laughing her ass off at me.
Feel free to join her.

Some days, I shouldn't go near a keyboard........

 

[S550_Newbie]

I know it's personal choice, so I am not judging.

However that phrase upsets me no end.

Cars are for driving, not hiding.

They should be out and about at every single opportunity, not parked up awaiting fine weather or the weekend, unless it is purely a track car and not legal for the road.

My Mustang is a daily driver, commuting to work, going shopping, going to the gym, going on holiday, everything.

Again that is my opinion and I understand others don't think the same, but I always think it a massive shame that any car is not constantly used for the purpose for which it was built.

lol, I don't drive mine in the rain and have 1500 miles on it since I have owned it just over a year now. But that is not me not wanting to take it out, just too busy to drive for the sake of it and I need my truck to do all my errands. Life is just way too busy for me anyways.

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