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My official progress thread

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  • Start date Start date Nov 21, 2008
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ryan218

In just 10 years, I'll be old enough to drive!!!!
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nice man. i need to do that to my under body.
 

1990Coupe

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Lookin real good!!!
 

LiquidGT

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Looks good, I'll be doing some of the same stuff to my car soon; maybe I'll start a progress/tech thread when I get a working computer again.
 

Beasty306GT

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UPDATE

Well FINALLY it is done......Today me and my buddy we changed the brake fluid and bleed the brakes....what a difference fluid does...Brakes are awesome now...Well anyways a few days ago me and my bud installed the gas tank and got it all complete....AND WOW what a difference 3.73 gears make....thats all i can say.....If you dont have gears GET THEM...feel like a tottally differnt car...so much more tourque constant power....i love it...best mod iv done so far by FAR...well anyways here are some pics of it completed. Also painted the stock sway bar to match the car....

New shocks

New sending unit...gauge works great now



and heres the drop.. need to change the front springs out when i get a chance


I never did anything like this in my life...it deffinalty feels good to accomplish my goal that i had during the winter.....Next winter is a whole new project...
 

Beasty306GT

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Anyone have any tricks to changing the front springs without a compressor....
 

Mustang5L5

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Unbolt the strut, lower the control arm slowly. Pull out old spring, put new spring in, jack a-arm back up and bolt up the strut.
 

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looks good man. how did you end up getting the springs in?
 

Beasty306GT

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I absoloutly LOVE these 3.73 gears......best mod hands down.......the rear springs were easy just placed them in the lower control arm...and jacked up the rear...fronts im gonna attempt soon when i get the money for new struts
 

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Your updates really look great. When you get ready to change front springs, your definately gonna need a spring compressor though.
 
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