New Member--hello Stangnet

Boosted92LX said:

Welcome! My posting here isn't what it used to be, but yes, this site is an excellent wealth of knowledge..

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NOS1543 said:

90 GT (about 160k on the body), rebuilt stock motor (about 100k), T-5 (about 60k, car was converted from auto), headers/exhaust, 3.55 gears.

I'm probably in the minority here but I focused on the suspension and handling first rather than the horsepower, so I went and did the MM torque arm, panhard bar, bracing, springs, struts/shocks, 03 Cobra steering, etc.

I'm also a believer that it's hard to beat the look of a factory appearing car, so I've tried to keep it just clean and stock looking as I've gone through and refreshed it over the past few years. I went through the interior and redid the seats, carpet, door panels, switches, ert a couple years ago. I need to attack the rattling dashboard in the near future and then I'm probably done in there for good.

Also painted the car about seven years back but the paint didn't hold up too nicely, so that's likely my next big splurge. The clearcoat on the hood and roof began to fail in the past year and is starting to look pretty bad. I went budget (about 4g's on the paint) and regret it. Now I'll likely end up shelling out alot more than that, but hopefully the fact that all the bodywork was done very well will cut down the labor on the prep. We'll see.

I attached a couple pictures. Neither are too recent but this is pretty much what it looks like now.

I've been through the war with this thing, and I know I can get a low miler with good paint for alot less than what I'll put into this, but does sound logic like that ever work with guys like us?

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NOS1543 said:

90 GT (about 160k on the body), rebuilt stock motor (about 100k), T-5 (about 60k, car was converted from auto), headers/exhaust, 3.55 gears.

I'm probably in the minority here but I focused on the suspension and handling first rather than the horsepower, so I went and did the MM torque arm, panhard bar, bracing, springs, struts/shocks, 03 Cobra steering, etc.

I'm also a believer that it's hard to beat the look of a factory appearing car, so I've tried to keep it just clean and stock looking as I've gone through and refreshed it over the past few years. I went through the interior and redid the seats, carpet, door panels, switches, ert a couple years ago. I need to attack the rattling dashboard in the near future and then I'm probably done in there for good.

Also painted the car about seven years back but the paint didn't hold up too nicely, so that's likely my next big splurge. The clearcoat on the hood and roof began to fail in the past year and is starting to look pretty bad. I went budget (about 4g's on the paint) and regret it. Now I'll likely end up shelling out alot more than that, but hopefully the fact that all the bodywork was done very well will cut down the labor on the prep. We'll see.

I attached a couple pictures. Neither are too recent but this is pretty much what it looks like now.

I've been through the war with this thing, and I know I can get a low miler with good paint for alot less than what I'll put into this, but does sound logic like that ever work with guys like us?

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Boosted92LX said:

Awesome car man! Again, welcome. I too appreciate the stock look with improved underpinnings. Bravo on keeping the car up for so long.

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NOS1543 said:

I'm also a believer that it's hard to beat the look of a factory appearing car, so I've tried to keep it just clean and stock looking as I've gone through and refreshed it over the past few years. I went through the interior and redid the seats, carpet, door panels, switches, ert a couple years ago. I need to attack the rattling dashboard in the near future and then I'm probably done in there for good.

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FoxMustangLvr said:

You're not such the minority as you think you are. Fox 5.0's just look near perfect as they came off the show roof floor. Just add HP & improve stance/suspension and leave the rest alone. You have a very nice GT, it's nice to see you've kept it so long.

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madspeed said:

Needs moar low

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