New From Norcal

Hey everyone. I bought my ‘06 GT almost 8 years ago and am only just starting to mod! I’ve never had any time to work on it and living in the city with street parking definitely creates a challenge to get things done but I am just so tired of her being stock. I’ve been browsing through the forums for a while now looking for ideas on what I can do and I want to thank everyone for sharing their thoughts, opinions and creations for the world to see – helping guys like me get started.


I hope to bring a perspective of someone who tries to take care of their Stang in a city where crime is frequent (I’ve had my window smashed 4 times here and door pried open once as well as someone keying across my entire hood!) and where door dings and bumper dents from parking are common place. Washing the car traditionally and doing any kind of work is difficult but I’m finding ways to complete tasks.


I have an ’06 Vista Blue GT and am going for the black and blue, stealth look (black and smoked pieces all over with tiny bits of chrome to break it all up). I also love 1st gen Stangs so I will be incorporating a lot of throwback touches to make mine stand out. I’ve only done some cosmetic stuff recently but have a lot of ideas for power and performance – after I hit the dyno for a base.


Thanks again and I look forward to reading and writing more posts.

It is, but in all honesty, it's not a car town. You can tell by the majority of people driving hybrids and Smart cars. Dual exhaust V8 in San Francisco? Forget about it!

Haha I'm afraid if I do to much work, it might attract more vandalism. Anyway I've been checking out Paintless Dent Removal joints and am going to buy some bumper pads. I'll probably leave the hood (going to dip it black along the cowl lines) until I buy a new one.

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My priority would be finding a better place to live..

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I'd have to move to a nicer, smaller town probably (which is easier said than done). It doesn't matter where you live in a city, punks operate all over. I do live in a nicer neighborhood now. We'll see how it goes...