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Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
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derek1993 said:
I went with mrt, on my car I found it pushed the hood forward slightly. Took some time to adjust, but I'm happy with them.
Stock steel hood as well on a 93 with mm c&c plates.
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Thanks i was wondering how they fit with MM plates
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
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Mstng93SSP said:
I have the redline hood struts on mine. I will say, take their warning seriously about drilling the holes in the underside of the hood. If that bit grabs and pulls through it will ding the hood from the underside and it will be VERY visible from the top (shiny side). Yes, I admit this happened to me but fortunately it was a spare hood I had, and not the actual vin'ed hood I put back on the coupe. When I did my actual hood I wrapped a ton of tape around the bit so it couldn't get pulled through.
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Do the struts get in the way from getting access on the side? I was leaning MRT only for the fact they seem to tuck into the corners better and are out of the way
 

Mstng93SSP

You have a nice rear end there Dave.
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I have no issues with them. They fit really well and do not hinder any under the hood work.
 

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell
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Had some extra hardware. Stainless ARP or generic black?





Also…..dug my grill out
 
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90sickfox

Wasn't a pretty sight...and I've got big hands
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The stainless looks clean against the gray.
 
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Rdub6

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues
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We need a pic that’s zoomed out a bit to make judgement on the bolts.
 

Mustang5L5

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Rdub6 said:
We need a pic that’s zoomed out a bit to make judgement on the bolts.
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I did both sides….and then decided on stainless. It just popped better in person

 
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it looks like your missing the washers that go under the spacers for your MM camber plates
 
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Rdub6

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@sd331 may be right. I just installed these on mine, and I have washers as he is speaking of.
 

Mustang5L5

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Good eye! Thanks! Looks like I put them on the underside accidentally.

Good thing my camber/caster was not adjusted yet.
 
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7991LXnSHO

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Bullitt347 said:
It is supposed to hit us here around noon to 1:00.
We are expecting 18-24" with winds of up to 55 mph.
Since it is only 5*F now, I expect most of this stuff to just blow around and create drifts.
It is going to be a challenge to keep the driveway plowed. I have about 400' out to the road to keep clear.
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It’s sunny, calm and a beautiful 7 deg day.
As long as we get rain in the spring, I do not mind no snow.
 

Bullitt347

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We got about 11" total, but the snow was so small and light that the wind made lots of drifts up over 3' high.
Today it was 45*F today and rain.
Supposed to get 8-12" tomorrow. We shall see.
 

Mustang5L5

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Wife says to me “so what are you gonna spend your money on now that your car is almost done?”


This showed up in the mail today.



Her comment? “I’d rather you just buy car parts like a normal person”


OK!
 
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Potomus Pete

I'm still waiting for the fully nude shots
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Bullitt347 said:
We got about 11" total, but the snow was so small and light that the wind made lots of drifts up over 3' high.
Today it was 45*F today and rain.
Supposed to get 8-12" tomorrow. We shall see.
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Just turned on the AC...February thaw. Massachusetts will get their thaw soon. Two to three weeks, and your off for a quicky.
 

Mustang5L5

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Potomus Pete said:
Just turned on the AC...February thaw. Massachusetts will get their thaw soon. Two to three weeks, and your off for a quicky.
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Yeah. Feb is really the month the weather turns around. The day get longer, sun gets higher and the snow melts fast. When it’s 30 degrees out and sunny, you don’t even need a jacket.
 

Bullitt347

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2 years ago we got 18" of snow the first week in MAY! Holy S***. It was gone in 4 days, but still. That winter we had snow on the ground for 7 straight months! Last winter was back to normal with snow on the ground for only 6 months. Mind you, there are times during the month that we don't have any snow on the ground, but at some point during that time we get snow.
Just wait until summer. Then you can hear me bitch about the humidity!
 
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Mstng93SSP said:
I have the redline hood struts on mine. I will say, take their warning seriously about drilling the holes in the underside of the hood. If that bit grabs and pulls through it will ding the hood from the underside and it will be VERY visible from the top (shiny side). Yes, I admit this happened to me but fortunately it was a spare hood I had, and not the actual vin'ed hood I put back on the coupe. When I did my actual hood I wrapped a ton of tape around the bit so it couldn't get pulled through.
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did the same, no problemo.
 

Mustang5L5

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I think i'm going to go with the MRT struts here. I like the idea of no-drilling and able to undo the mod later on if i don't like it.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I think i'm going to go with the MRT struts here. I like the idea of no-drilling and able to undo the mod later on if i don't like it.
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I used them on the last car and they were good. I need to get another set.
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I think i'm going to go with the MRT struts here. I like the idea of no-drilling and able to undo the mod later on if i don't like it.
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Yes, I want to see the fit... unfortunately I run a fiberglass hood, not sure I can get away with hood struts.
 
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