Just bought my first Stang

[caballo]

I also want to repaint this color:

Hold the phone...

build up procedure:

If you are greedy for speed go for power first. If you're showy, wheels, tires and springs, Paint and stereo equipment.

If you're smart and patient, here's my 2 cents:

1) suspension (springs, shocks/struts, swaybars)

2) chassis (subframe connectors, strut braces)

3) Wheel and Tire upgrade so you can fit on the new

4) Brakes ( at least 13" front rotors and 2 piston calipers)

5) drivetrain (beefy rearend and/or gears,axles, LSD, shift kit/ torque converter)

6) engine (heads, cam , intake, exhaust, short block)

7) power adder (supercharger or turbo or nitrous)

Then

8) interior/exterior....

You go that green first and you might get stares that aren't necessarily complimentary... remember Mustangs need to be balanced on the street. Purpose built cars can go to the extreme and stay there...

 

[The Factor]

Congrats on the new stang it sure looks sharp, I really like the color.Cant wait to see it

 

[jordanvraptor]

Troll?

 

[Trainwreck]

I think my dad wants to come to the meet, which means he will kick my butt if I don't let him drive the Stang. Maybe I will drive to Vancouver and meet up with you guys for the choo choo train and then let him take over from there.

Riding shotgun in a Stang is still cool. Anyway, I am more into how good the car looks, rather than the power. I'm V6 man.

As for mods, anything that drastically impacts how much gas it drinks needs to wait till I get out of college next December, 2006. Up till that point cosmetic stuff is more interesting to me, so I am listening to all your advice.

And no, I don't want to paint it first, I may have accidently said that, because I was tired. I would rather make the car look hotness first, then paint the entire body.

Are there any cool front-end grills and hoods and stuff for my 2000?

Two things I'm not into: hydrollics and low-riders. This car is low enough for my taste. I respect those mods, but they aren't for me.

 

[wazazzle]

congrats on the stang purchase...

 

[f4fntm]

Any Mustang's better than none. The newer V6 cars scoot okay. But... if you're so worried about having a V8, why didn't you get one?

Anyway, IMO don't spend a bunch of money modding it. Save until you have enough for a Mustang with more cylinders.

 

[Tylerb59]

Congrats.

I have a lot to say .. so little time.

I brought a v6 out to Vancouver last year and didn't catch too much flak, but that's to be expected and you'll have to roll with the punches. You'll find everyone around here pokes fun at each other and you can't take it seriously in most cases. Don't ever be "intimidated", and you certainly don't have to keep stating you have a v6. People know this.

Since you're in Everett, once the weather gets a bit more solid, we'll be having regular (weekly) meets at the Burgermaster in Mill Creek of Bothell / Everett HWY. Look for a post regarding that here soon, we've had some nice weather lately and I'm anxious to get everyone back together again.

I'm up in Arlington, if you ever get any cool "mods" you need to have installed, or just need help with something we're all pretty tight and have a lot of fun working on each others cars. We recently had a day devoted to suspension where we lowered 4 consecutive cars in a matter of hours (although the last one ran us a bit late into the morning ).

Get togethers like that really make it fun to own a Mustang, and be a car enthusiast in general. Whatever the powerplant you have in there, you have a Mustang ... just don't abuse it with some fugly bodykit or altezzas.

Regarding power, I wouldn't really look into modding it to much. Mine had most of the bolt ons and held its own, even against stock-ish 5.0s but you'll never escape the fact you have a v6 and limited to power especially with just bolt ons. There are a few v6'rs on this forum, I had one and Curt (98V6KITT) just got into a GT, who also lives in Everett.

Finally, here are some links you might find interesting:

http://www.rpm-mustangs.com
http://www.3.8.mustang.com
http://www.supersixmotorsports.com < -- Check out their power packages

In short, if you're going for power look into one of the packages from SSM, heck they have 10 second v6s out of that shop. Just skip the BS and go for the big stuff.

 

[Skoobie]

Dont worry about the love from these guys man. Like they said a stang is a stang. Just be prepared to catch grief from ricers and guys in cavaliers Its a sweet looking car, one of my favorite colors. I have a set of 18" Enkei Spider one rims with tires cheap if thats something your looking to upgrade first. At any rate come down and hang out, it will be a prefect day for it and theres free food

 

[Trainwreck]

I'm starting to really want to come down. I'm trying to get out of something I was previously engaged in. I don't know if I can get out, but I am very interested in future meets, including the one at the burger joint.

To tell you the truth I wanted the V6, they had a V8 manual there that was dark blue for the same price and miles about 74k. I am going to college and my job is an unpaid internship, so I don't have a lot of money to throw around at the moment.

I needed to save on gas money. The whole reason I mentioned the V6 thing is because I haven't really known about car communities in the past, and I didn't know weather or not I am welcome without a V8.

The appeal in my car is looks, and that is where I want to mod it. Sound is also an interest to me, but this car seems to have been installed with the premium sound package for that year, the speakers are big, loud, and get bass as far as I need it.

So yea, I'm confident in my car, and I like it a lot. The only thing it needs is some new tires/rims, maybe a few mods to the front and the hood for looks. I also have to get it detailed, there are a lot of scrapes here and there.

Overall I can't ask for anything better in my situation for $7,800 and 47,000 miles.

 

[The Factor]

You made a good and very smart choice under the circumstances.