GT350 Spied Testing

[DB83]

That black car is one of the first GT350 mules. It was established a long time ago that this car had the body work and suspension of a GT350 but with a normal coyote engine in it.

So a regular coyote fill fit under the gt350 hood and front end?
Interesting.
God i hope the front ends are compatible!

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[OppoLock]

The headlights are likely fixed at the same hardpoint. The body-work from the A-pillar forward is wider on the GT350, no? I would imagine that the fender/fascia panel gap is altered to work around the additional width, not because the headlight placement is altered.

 

[RustedAngel]

The headlights are likely fixed at the same hardpoint. The body-work from the A-pillar forward is wider on the GT350, no? I would imagine that the fender/fascia panel gap is altered to work around the additional width, not because the headlight placement is altered.

Right, I'm sure that is why the bodywork is the way it is - I was simply pointing out where you can start seeing the differences. I'm curious if there's enough room at said hard point to make the change on the headlights if one was replacing all the sheet metal to conform for the 350 Fascia? I'm not so sure.

And again, at that point - it seems smarter to put that money towards the down payment on an actual 350 and have the Voodoo/Suspension/Brakes/car itself. Haha.

 

[Hack]

I know that some people from Ford have said the headlights are lower, so I'm sure they are lower, but I don't see a big difference in styling from the headlights being lower. It seems to me that a lot of the styling cues have been moved together, so their relationships to each other are not changed very much. All the photos and circles and lines have only confirmed that opinion for me.

The biggest difference I've noticed is how the hood is curved around the engine and bulged in the center. Here's a photo a coworker took at the Minneapolis Auto Show.

 

[BlackDragon]

If you don't see it even after blowing it up, you don't want to see it. Its pretty obvious to me.

 

[68fbjjz109]

The only way to tell for sure without measuring the physical cars is to wait to you can build and price the GT350. Then take the same rendered side profile shot, Use the wheel base as a know dimension and scale the pixels to measure the distance.

 

[w3rkn]

The hood and fenders and front fascia (cf front) are different.
What are we trying to guess..?
How much wider..?


They go down the same line as the rest of the Mustang, only special attention is payed to them at nearly each process.

 

[DB83]

Right, I'm sure that is why the bodywork is the way it is - I was simply pointing out where you can start seeing the differences. I'm curious if there's enough room at said hard point to make the change on the headlights if one was replacing all the sheet metal to conform for the 350 Fascia? I'm not so sure.

And again, at that point - it seems smarter to put that money towards the down payment on an actual 350 and have the Voodoo/Suspension/Brakes/car itself. Haha.

Yes it would be, but not all of us are going to have the luxury of having the car made available to us, so we need to find the next best thing to get what we want.

 

[Spartan]

Right, I'm sure that is why the bodywork is the way it is - I was simply pointing out where you can start seeing the differences. I'm curious if there's enough room at said hard point to make the change on the headlights if one was replacing all the sheet metal to conform for the 350 Fascia? I'm not so sure.

And again, at that point - it seems smarter to put that money towards the down payment on an actual 350 and have the Voodoo/Suspension/Brakes/car itself. Haha.

Well not all of us have 55K+ to put down on a car.

Like I've said in other posts, the sightline/lood on the GT350 just looks 'right' on the car and I'd want to have that on my GT.

If I have to put down an additional 2K or so for hood, front bumper, sides, then sign me up.

 

[w3rkn]

Well not all of us have 55K+ to put down on a car.

Like I've said in other posts, the sightline/lood on the GT350 just looks 'right' on the car and I'd want to have that on my GT.

If I have to put down an additional 2K or so for hood, front bumper, sides, then sign me up.

And then an aftermarket front underlying front frame, etc..

I don't think you are going to get all those parts for under $2k, let alone the work..

 

[Grandfunk]

And then an aftermarket front underlying front frame, etc..

I don't think you are going to get all those parts for under $2k, let alone the work..

Agreed.

You couldn't replace regular s 550 parts like for like for that amount. After the composite frames, aluminum panels and resulting labor the cost will be prohibitively expensive.

Just a guess but I would be surprised if you could get into it for less than double or triple what you think it could cost. This is also assuming you can even get your hands on these things without a Vin or a legitimate repair need.

The aftermarket may accommodate but it could take some time.

Also keep in mind the reason for the bodywork to be different in the first place. The front track is wider. Whether this is just wheel offset or unique suspension pieces and geometry I have no idea but it will take more than just the body pieces to accomplish a correct look.

 

[RustedAngel]

Agreed.

You couldn't replace regular s 550 parts like for like for that amount. After the composite frames, aluminum panels and resulting labor the cost will be prohibitively expensive.

Just a guess but I would be surprised if you could get into it for less than double or triple what you think it could cost. This is also assuming you can even get your hands on these things without a Vin or a legitimate repair need.

The aftermarket may accommodate but it could take some time.

Also keep in mind the reason for the bodywork to be different in the first place. The front track is wider. Whether this is just wheel offset or unique suspension pieces and geometry I have no idea but it will take more than just the body pieces to accomplish a correct look.

This.

I'd bet to replace the front end with all of the correct GT350 parts you're looking at 20k after it's all said and done. Hence the "just buy a GT350" comment. If you've got even 10k to waste on body panels, I think it's safe to assume yore wel off enough to just buy the car instead. But maybe I'm incorrect. Lol.

 

[RustedAngel]

However - if you guys are serious about wanting to replace the grill and/or fascia without having to revamp the entire front end...look here.

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19250

 

[Hack]

If you don't see it even after blowing it up, you don't want to see it. Its pretty obvious to me.

It's funny because I think you want to see it so you are seeing it. I'm 100% sure there's nothing - at least nothing obvious.

I guess we are going to disagree. I had an open mind until I looked at the magnified views very carefully. Now my mind is more made up, unless someone shows me a different view where the difference can be detected more easily.

 

[Spartan]

Also keep in mind the reason for the bodywork to be different in the first place. The front track is wider. Whether this is just wheel offset or unique suspension pieces and geometry I have no idea but it will take more than just the body pieces to accomplish a correct look.

I'm pretty sure it's wheel offset.

Agreed.

You couldn't replace regular s 550 parts like for like for that amount. After the composite frames, aluminum panels and resulting labor the cost will be prohibitively expensive.

Just a guess but I would be surprised if you could get into it for less than double or triple what you think it could cost. This is also assuming you can even get your hands on these things without a Vin or a legitimate repair need.

The aftermarket may accommodate but it could take some time.

I doubt the aftermarket would make them aluminum and they'd obviously fit them to the S550 framing IF the GT350 framing is different.

Their are already different hoods out there for the S550. Only a matter of time till someone makes the rest.

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