My next convertible ... another Mustang GT? Something else? Misc rambling!

[martinjlm]

Carnegie Mellon

Oh.. "the other" CMU

I am full of shame ...


(I was going to get the black badges installed first, they're "out for delivery" today )

You had it coming. ;)

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[Redcruzer]

Congratulations on the new ride. Awesome deal. Shoot, I paid more then that for my loaded Eco. Looking forward to pics. Huge change from black to OF!

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Huge change from black to OF!

I know, I keep having a WTF moment when I walk out into the garage

Got all the black emblems on, wow, what a PITA, but it looks so much better. The side 5.0 badges really pop against the orange, and the back matte black, works nicely against the glossy panel. The front just kind of disappears, not really much contrast, no biggie, that's a reuse from the previous car (that was actually still just sitting on the grill I cut out), a DIY rattle can on an OEM chrome pony

FWIW, these weren't Ford parts, but they're very good quality and the 5.0 and GT badges had alignment pins! Those usually aren't on the 3rd party badges ($30 from Amazon for the 3).

 

[Lorne34]

PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MaskedRacerX]

PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahaha, yes, I will get some ASAP. I actually snapped a few, pre-new-badges, then got all tangled up on several things, then shot a couple of __craptacular__ photos I didn't post

 

[MaskedRacerX]

This car is really good, I mean, it has everything I loved about my previous GT, and improved/amped it up.

So I got my matte black badges installed (my DIY Pony from the '16, it's decent, it was free ). Tomorrow, or maybe Saturday, I'm going to pull out the sound tube, got another firewall plug, and I'm going to use some chair rubber feet I scored from Ace to plug the OEM connector on the other car (it was a 4 pack!), while I'm there, I'm going to drop in my aFE filter, and remove the carbon doodad from the factory airbox (assuming it's present in the '19).

I think I'm going to order a Steeda stainless H-pipe, they have a 18-19 specific model that allows you to reuse the OEM heat shielding, and it sounds +amazing+ with the Active Exhaust.

 

[CVCashmere]

The orange paint will clash with your surf board...give your current one to the sharks...or me....and buy a new one!

CVCashmere

 

[MaskedRacerX]

The orange paint will clash with your surf board...give your current one to the sharks...or me....and buy a new one!

CVCashmere

I think I still have a board with a ton of orange in it

 

[MaskedRacerX]

Tomorrow, or maybe Saturday, I'm going to pull out the sound tube, got another firewall plug, and I'm going to use some chair rubber feet I scored from Ace to plug the OEM connector on the other car (it was a 4 pack!), while I'm there, I'm going to drop in my aFE filter, and remove the carbon doodad from the factory airbox (assuming it's present in the '19).

Done

I actually left off the engine cover, PITA to remove, don't care about the noise baffles, motor looks awesome.

 

[Ed M]

And yet there are still no pictures. This is worse than the Ford GT500 horsepower reveal...

 

[MaskedRacerX]

And yet there are still no pictures. This is worse than the Ford GT500 horsepower reveal...

Hahaha, maybe I’ll do a small part of a photo at a time, on Twitter

Hopefully tomorrow will be sunny, it rained pretty much all day today ...

I was checking out the exhaust modes in the garage today - Track is pretty serious (though still ordering an H-Pipe)

 

[martinjlm]

You’re taking so long to post pictures I’m starting to believe you’re the guy in charge of rolling out GT500 specs. Can you at least post the first puzzle piece?

 

[EcoVert]

I found a picture of his car he was trying to hide it

 

[MaskedRacerX]

OMG.


Hahaha, yes

 

[MaskedRacerX]

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