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What's Your New Year Project Plans?

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Habu135

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I have a gym in my garage so I'm staring at my notchback between sets. I was thinking New Year's Eve that I should finally finish my car in 2026. A "stretch goal" I suppose since they're never really done.

What plans do you have for your car? I'm thinking Trick Flow Box R intake, one final tune, and a K member with associated suspension components.
 
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General karthief

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I plan to get this junk driving...
With rear window louvers
 
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I plan on getting the racecar back out on the track this year. I have missed the last 3 years.
Time to finish it up and make some passes.
 
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My plan is to get a liver transplant,get back to health,get back to work,and then finally build my 347 motor, install and tune my mspnp2.
Install my 355 gears, a tkx.
And enjoy mustang life once again.
 
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Habu135

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General karthief said:
I plan to get this junk driving...
With rear window
nickyb said:
My plan is to get a liver transplant,get back to health,get back to work,and then finally build my 347 motor, install and tune my mspnp2.
Install my 355 gears, a tkx.
And enjoy mustang life once again.
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Sounds like a lot of planning is involved.
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Drive it more. Pass SMOG ( just got my notice). Maybe install my panhard bar later in 2026. Have a bung welded in for wideband. Install my front coilovers. Many other small nit picky things too.
 
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I love it when a plan comes together.
 

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I have to move my father in law into assisted living which means clearing 40 years of yard sales out of his house. Change my steering rack, re tint the side windows, finish setting up my car hauler, and install my MS3Pro. It's going to be a busy year.

Kurt
 
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Happy New Year, even if I'm a little late!

I'm planning on beginning 2026 with fixing my second air compressor, then move them both into a semi-permanent home in the back storage room in the garage. Then, I'm looking at plumbing them into a common line through the wall and into the garage with an external regulator and a pair of filters/driers.

As for project cars - I'm starting with floor pans in the vert. I'll also be looking at removing the engine/transmission to both give me clearance to work on the floors as well as work on the engine, including a HCI change. We'll see where the year takes me with everything....
 
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Get my son's GT finished and on the road. Hopefully sell our house and find a new place with a bit more garage area to speed up projects a bit.
 
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Finish building my 427SBF, dyno it and set it in the car. Build the "spare" 408 short block to sell. All before Miral valve replacement/repair. Jury still out on when that will happen.
Scott
 
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Finish rewiring my fuel pump, finish tuning my MS3, add in 2nd wideband, and drive.

Unfortunately haven’t set foot in the garage in 2 weeks so need to get back at it.
 
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Find a engine for Cobra II that isn't cracked, on a budget.

First Rainbow of the New Year.
 
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2Blue2 said:
Find a engine for Cobra II that isn't cracked, on a budget.

First Rainbow of the New Year.
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I guessed HI before I even opened your profile. Still waiting for HPD to make an arrest regarding that house fireworks explosion from 2 years ago. smh
 
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wrap a little cheese around it and its a done
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First thing tomorrow morning my cutting discs and I will start to cut up this parts car.. Plastic and fiberglass will go to the dump, the metal, including the 350 short block will go to the metal recyclers... Will put the door and back glass in a garbage bag and " tink" an edge so it explodes into bits then toss it in my garbage can..... More room for the cars I WANT TO work on....
 
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Delete heater core. Get new to me fenders installed. Paint hood, roof, and hatch.
 
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Just called Summit Racing and ordered my Box R. On back order until June. #2 in line. Getting there.
 
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2Blue2

will be trying this sex one when I can find it
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DadLife0724 said:
Paint hood, roof, and hatch.
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I like ur foxes stance. Hood is gonna look good.

Habu135 said:
Still waiting for HPD to make an arrest regarding that house fireworks explosion
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Yeah 2024/5 was bad, Something like 6 dead and 26 injured, in one incident. we also had a fireworks death this year too. So...

HPD is actively pursuing 2025/6 NYE firework violations this week from NYE drone footage and social media posts.
New Law allows registered home owners to be charged , no matter who did it, if it came from ur property.

So have drones been used to enforce the law very much? Is interesting and expecting large up tick in this approach.
I don't think its happened yet but at some extreme point could it violate unreasonable search and seizure? IDK
You can't trespass your eyes but can trespass your drone. Happy New year StangNet.
 
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2Blue2 said:
I like ur foxes stance. Hood is gonna look good.


Yeah 2024/5 was bad, Something like 6 dead and 26 injured, in one incident. we also had a fireworks death this year too. So...

HPD is actively pursuing 2025/6 NYE firework violations this week from NYE drone footage and social media posts.
New Law allows registered home owners to be charged , no matter who did it, if it came from ur property.

So have drones been used to enforce the law very much? Is interesting and expecting large up tick in this approach.
I don't think its happened yet but at some extreme point could it violate unreasonable search and seizure? IDK
You can't trespass your eyes but can trespass your drone. Happy New year StangNet.
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Lived on Oahu 1 Oct 24 - 30 Sept 25. Interesting place, and I'm not even referring to the west side of the island.
 
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