My 05 Mustang Build started today

Hi everyone, I am a newbie in the forum and a newbie to Mustangs, but I bought a 2005 Mustang from a local dealer a few months ago and began sourcing parts to make it a show and Street and Drag Car.

Not knowing anythign about Mustangs, I have consulted some of the best minds I could find to help me piece this car together.

I have "Jack Nasty" the firm that builds the BF Goodrich Websites completing my progress site hopefully this week.

I would love to hear some feedback on this build from the folks in the know.

Here is a list of most of the parts ordered for the car to date:

ENGINE:
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Stroker Kit - Pistons, Crank, Connecting Arms, Bearings
2200 Paxton Novi H.O. Super Charger Kit
Diablo Predator Tuner
Paxton: 32 LB Injectors
Paxton: Fuel Pump
Paxton: MAF Sensor
Paxton: Air Intake
Paxton: Underdrive Pulleys ( 3 sets ordered for varied Boost )
ProCharger Liquid to Air Inner Cooler
Air Motive Fuel Rails Ordered Through Keystone Canada
Steeda N20 Purge Rails
N20 ( Builders already had in stock )
TCI Street Fighter 800 Stall Torque Convertor
Ford Racing 3:73 Gears
BMR Billeted One Piece Drive Shaft
Transmission Valve Body Build by Randy Sampson
Hooker Ceramic Coated Headers
Roush Axle Back Stainless Exhaust

SUSPENSION
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Roush Performance Complete Suspension Kit
BMR Sub Frame Connectors
BMR K Member
BMR Lower Control Arms
BMR Pan Hard Bar
Steeda Front Strut Tower Brace
Steeda Rear Shock Tower Brace
Steeda Billeted Upper Control Arms
BMR Drive Shaft Loop


BRAKING
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Front: Baer Racing 14" 2 piece Rotors and 4 Piston Cailpers
Rear: RotorWorks Cross Drilled and Slotted Rotors
Hawk Brake Pads

BODY
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Roush Performance 13 Piece Body Kit (Delete Bonnet Scoop + Window Louvers)
Steeda Ultralite Cowl Induction Engine Bonnet
Ronaele Window Scoops
Ronaele Lower Body Scoops
Ebay: Suicide Truck Kit
Billeted Upper/Lower Grill (Ordered from Keystone Canada)
Under Carriage to be Hydro Blasted and be Base Coat, Clear Coated to Match Body Color.
House of Kolor Sunrise/Sunset Kandy Orange with Yellow/White Ghost Flames
Paint to be completed by Overall in Dartmouth NS. Certified HOK Shop

TIRES & WHEELS
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20" Body Coddington Smoothie II & Magneato's
20 x 8.5 Front
20 x 10 Rear

Bf Goodrich Gforce KDWs
275/35/20 Rears
255/35/20 Fronts


INTERIOR
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Corbeau Legacy Micro Suade Racng Seats and 5 Point Harnesses
Wood Dash Experts: Titanium Steering Wheel
Wood Dash Experts: 31 pc "Real Brushed Aluminum" Interior Kit
AutoMeter: 5" Tach Gauge with Shift Light
AutoMeter: Pyro Gauge 23/4"
AutoMeter: Boost Gauge 23/4"
AutoMeter: Air/Fuel Gauge 23/4"
AutoMeter: 3 Gauge Windshield Pillar Pod
Ford Racing Door Sill Plates
Ebay: Gauge Cluster to Match Auto Meter Gauge Faces
Brushed Aluminum Single Roll Bar


ENGINE DRESS UP
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Polished Radiator Cover
Polished Fuse Box
Polished Fan Shroud
BBK Chrome Intake Plenum Cover
Valve Pan Covers to Be sent out and polished

There is a fair bit more than this ordered ... but since parts are so limited parts have been ordered from so many sources and the organization when we started ordering parts was weak.

Mike06_10pm said:

dammm that is a long list

car should be amazing, gonna take forever though

poost pics
-mike

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Thanks Mike, yeah it may take forever ... I originally gave them until May 24th to complete it but they tell me that they can not make the deadline now as the Paint shop wants the car for 5 weeks since it is a full color change and 8 coats of clear are gonna take some time.

I wanted to take it to the Mustang Show in Moncton NB or to the opening Drag Race Weekend in Charlottetown PEI that weekend but it looks like those are out of the question.

torqueIT said:

Dayum!

How much did that shopping list cost you?
Did you get a good deal on the labor costs?

Post the link as soon as its up!

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This is one of those projects that started off as a $30K project and then got silly.

Parts: $90K +/- $5K CDN
Paint: $12K-$15K CDN quote is expected today
Labour: Original Quote was $5K but then I added the stroker kit, all the BMR Suspension and the Interior, so it may end up about twice that.

I know the guys at Steeda Canada are pissing me off, I ordered their stuff about 8 weeks ago and still nothing shipped.

They are fitting the Body Kit and pulling the motor right now, and will put the stroker kit in and Build the tranny while they wait.

Website is or will be mustangprogress.com

Tim

Spdfreak said:

Jeezus, that's a hell of an investment!!! I'd be afraid to even take it out!

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If the start of this project is any indication of how smooth this build will go, then i am not going to have any hair left by the end of it.

The Body Shop, Engine Builders and Performance shop are all jockeying to control the build.

This should be an entertaining few months.

I hope it is all worth it in the end.

Well, forget the House of Kolor Paint job for now.

They are telling me 10-12 weeks for paint and i want to drive it this summer, so i am just color matching the body kit and and will do the complete change througout next winter.


Skitz

torqueIT said:

That is one helluva chunk'o'change!
Wish I could afford to be THAT silly!

What do you do for a living?.. and are you hiring?

Did they give you any estimates on what kinda power you'll be getting with that stroker kit?

I think for now I'll just live vicariously through you and your pocket-book!

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It ain't like that ... I have wanted a real street and show rod my entire life.

I am getting all kings of numbers from 700 HP - 1000 HP thrown at me for everything including the Paxton SC and ProCharge Incooler.

Comp Cams is shipping my custom grind tomorrow. Wooo hoo, that is the last part we were waiting on for the engine.

Skitz

Adam2004 said:

As much as I love Mustangs, for that kind of money I would be driving a new Z06. You will only see cents on the dollar when you decide to sell it.

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And when my Mustang blows by that $100K CDN Vette like it was standing still, would you still see the value in spending $100K ?

Seriously though, it is all about preference and in your case, justification of your purchase, as a Market Maker in the Stock Market, I understand about investing.

I am not buying an investment here, I am buying a serious toy. I am not looking for a babe magnet car to attract the girlys, I am building a Pro Street Racer and Show Car.

If it wins shows and races, it will more than pay for itself, if it does not, then I never really calculated that into the purchase anyway.

cleveland said:

For starters, a stroker modular motor is going to have reliability issues (try a "short" life span), you should have gone with a big bore kit.

For the rest, take care and perhaps you can school some of these kids around here at Stangnet with all those installs. Otherwise, this is just a "look at me" post in my opinion and a certain mod would say the same.

You listed that you purchased a valve body for this automatic, I wasnt even aware that it could be moded, the tranny is fully electronically driven by solenoids. Also, you listed your Torque Converter incorrectly, 800 stall... dont you mean something more along the lines of 3000?

-Dan

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First, let me tell you that I am a newb to all this so the parts list not only may change but has changed on almost a daily basis.

I am no longer sure that the stroker kit was purchased as i got a call yesterday to tell me that the pistons showed up on Friday and the connecting rods showed up yesterday morning. Wiess Pistons and Eagle Connecting Rods ?

I was also informed that Comp Cams is doing a custom grind cam and that it should be here by the end of the week.

He is no longer doing the heads himself either as it costs just as much to order a new set from Ronaele or Shawn Hyland Motor Sports.

As for the torque convertor, no, that I am sure it is a 800 stall TCI Street Fighter and I questioned it as well thinking that they meant a 2800 stall and they spent about an hour explaining to me why which I left still not understanding but the guy doing the the drivetrain is definitely the best around this area and his walls of trophies speak for themself, so I figured who the hell am i to question it.

He has a plan and I have given him free reign to implement that plan.

Lastly, yes, there was an issue that came up last week and I believe it may have been resolved by ordering an entire new transmission.

I will give them a call this morning and ask these questions, then let you know as it is only 6:30 am here.

Skitz

wht-v6-vert said:

So, all three Mustangs in Moncton are in a show? That corner of the world is just a tad off the beaten path. I thought the locals went down to St. John to race the tide up the beach.

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That really does not justify any further of a response.