wesl56 said:okay, i was just doing some crazy brainstorming... how do you guys think this would look?? i dont think the 05+ would look as bad if it werent for that ugly ass front end... also, i havent seen one in person yet, so one of you who has gotten to study one up close, how hard do you think this would be? just an idea...
RICKS said:Nothing would come close to lining up, it would be a TOTAL from-scratch fabrication project that would cost about as half as much as the whole damn car to accomplish. You'd have about as good a chance of grafting a Peterbilt front end to your '05.
Canuck Stang said:A front bumper costs $15,000?
M1Rifle said:And it's a boring variation on the prior 93-98 years.
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Get your years right, 87-93, 94-98....
Get your years right, 87-93, 94-98....
Ummmmm..... where do I start??? Swapping parts from one car to a different car is not like playing with legos. It would not fit. It would not mount. Nothing would COME CLOSE to lining up. It would be like trying to bolt a 20-inch wheel to your lawnmower. You don't just unbolt the front end of an '05, and bolt on the front end of an '04. NOTHING underneath the panels on an '05 is the same as an '04, in contour, dimension, design, or mounting positions. And it's not like you just "drill some new holes" and go, because nothing would line up, and there would be interference and conflicts EVERYWHERE. Every area of styling is different, the lights, the grille, the hood, everything would have to be swapped-over. The relationship between the front wheels and the door is totally different, which would force you to RELOCATE the wheel opening on the fender of the '04, and lengthen the rear of the fender and resculpture it to meet and match the front of the door. Major major fabrication, requiring so much skill, there are only a handful of coachbuilding artisans in the U.S. who could even think about tackling such a task. Relating this task to the purchase price of a front bumper is like a group of 10 year olds thinking they can fly to the moon with $20 bucks and a good slingshot.A front bumper costs $15,000?
RICKS said:Ummmmm..... where do I start??? Swapping parts from one car to a different car is not like playing with legos. It would not fit. It would not mount. Nothing would COME CLOSE to lining up. It would be like trying to bolt a 20-inch wheel to your lawnmower. You don't just unbolt the front end of an '05, and bolt on the front end of an '04. NOTHING underneath the panels on an '05 is the same as an '04, in contour, dimension, design, or mounting positions. And it's not like you just "drill some new holes" and go, because nothing would line up, and there would be interference and conflicts EVERYWHERE. Every area of styling is different, the lights, the grille, the hood, everything would have to be swapped-over. The relationship between the front wheels and the door is totally different, which would force you to RELOCATE the wheel opening on the fender of the '04, and lengthen the rear of the fender and resculpture it to meet and match the front of the door. Major major fabrication, requiring so much skill, there are only a handful of coachbuilding artisans in the U.S. who could even think about tackling such a task. Relating this task to the purchase price of a front bumper is like a group of 10 year olds thinking they can fly to the moon with $20 bucks and a good slingshot.
wesl56 said:okay, i was just doing some crazy brainstorming... how do you guys think this would look?? i dont think the 05+ would look as bad if it werent for that ugly ass front end... also, i havent seen one in person yet, so one of you who has gotten to study one up close, how hard do you think this would be? just an idea...
Dude you are on crack how can you say that? I think if your a real Stanger than you like all Mustangs, I like some more that others, but I like them all. I would take my 90 Gt over your 05 GT any day of the week.M1Rifle said:Dude, I'm trying to forget ALL the Mustangs from 1974-2004. You're not helping.
M1Rifle said:Dude, I'm trying to forget ALL the Mustangs from 1974-2004. You're not helping.
50 4 Fun said:Dude you are on crack how can you say that? I think if your a real Stanger than you like all Mustangs, I like some more that others, but I like them all. I would take my 90 Gt over your 05 GT any day of the week.the Fox
Svtpilot said:I'm not a fan of the 71-73s though I can apreciate a well restored example. I also find it very hard to like the Mustang IIs. I would not go as far as saying they are not real Mustangs as I have heard some say, but I just don't like them,
Mustang5L5 said:Yeah, but would you go as far to say you are trying too forget they existed when you are in a forum full of II owners??
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