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98_stang_guy

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is there anything to do to our cars that is incredibly cheap, or just VERY time consuming? im trying to think of stuff to do in my independent shop class for 2nd term, and was just wondering if there was some sort of inprovement that can be made to our cars by just doing a lot of work and not spending a whole heck of a lot of money.
 
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SpectorV

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there are no free mods worth it
 

Ghostalker

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Remove Air Silencer... thats a worthwhile mod, lol
Um... I hear about people gutting there first set of cats...
as for something you can do for class i have no idea
 

ChrisYellowV6

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i'm presuming this is auto shop...you could get a CAI off ebay for ~$50.
 

marvinmycat

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Do a port and polish job.
 

98_stang_guy

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i removed the air silencer...and blew all the dust i possible out of my filter, its possible that this is just in my head...but i think i can feel a difference in the 35-65mph range in power
 

Ernad

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98_stang_guy said:
is there anything to do to our cars that is incredibly cheap, or just VERY time consuming? im trying to think of stuff to do in my independent shop class for 2nd term, and was just wondering if there was some sort of inprovement that can be made to our cars by just doing a lot of work and not spending a whole heck of a lot of money.
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MarvinMyCat said:
Do a port and polish job.
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Yes, tear your engine apart, and do a port and polish job. You surely must have the right tools in shop class. And you could at least just do the throtle body and intakes, but it would be great if you could work on the heads.
 

dsg_gt2004

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reclining seat mod(cut that rivet off on the side and it will let the seat recline fully)

antenna mod..take it off, cut some of the top off and put that little ball back on

thats really about it
 

DraftHorsePower

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Rip out your moldings and paint them!
pretty cheap & takes a decent amount of time to do it right yourself. See pic of my interior.
 

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mustang50v8

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DraftHorsePower said:
Rip out your moldings and paint them!
pretty cheap & takes a decent amount of time to do it right yourself. See pic of my interior.
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i was just about to say that. the interior pieces even look good painted black

but it looks to me like you forgot to finish it. you didnt do the shifter bezel or the door lever cups (i dont know if thats the acual part name) but other than that it looks good
 

DraftHorsePower

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mustang50v8 said:
i was just about to say that. the interior pieces even look good painted black

but it looks to me like you forgot to finish it. you didnt do the shifter bezel or the door lever cups (i dont know if thats the acual part name) but other than that it looks good
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hehe yeah... i couldn't figure out how to get the shifter thing out. I actually have stuff to re-do it again, cuz' it's getting kind of scuffed... so i'll make a bit more of an effort to finish it next time. Didn't even think of the door cup things, i'll have to do those too! thanks
 

marvinmycat

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Don't forget the windshield and side window vents as well as trim around the glovebox latch.
 

DraftHorsePower

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MarvinMyCat said:
Don't forget the windshield and side window vents as well as trim around the glovebox latch.
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Already got the side window vents. Do you think it looks good with the winshield vents? Is that easy to take out? forgot about the glovebox, will do that too!
 

marvinmycat

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The front defroster comes out by unscrewing a couple of screws, but in your case, yellow might be too reflective. I did everything that I cold think of, but used a more subtle color, Duplicolor's Green/Purple Mirage Dye. Read the how-to link at SN Home to see it.
 
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