This is my 1991 Mustang GT. I have been wanting one of these before I could get my license. Now that Im old enough to afford insurance and my wife has her minivan, I sold my 2000 Dodge Stratus and bought it. Unfortunately, I had to buy an automatic due to the fact that I have a screwed up left ankle.
I had surgery to try and correct the issues I was having but it still isnt right. Its still too weak to do too much shifting.
Out with the old
Check out my old car by clicking on this link.
In with the new
As long as you have or had some type of affiliation with the military, you are more than welcome to join. This club has meets and members all over the place. All throughout the states and Europe.
Exhaust
MAC Equal Length Ceramic Coated Shorties $265
Flowmaster Catback System Came with car
Stage 8 Locking Header Bolts $55
BBK off road H-pipe $60 (craigslist)
I couldnt wait any longer. I replaced my headers, valve cover gaskets, sparkplugs and some random crap a week after I had ankle surgery. Those headers were a pain in the ass. I couldnt get those things in for s!@#, thats when I realized that my motor mounts were bad and the engine was dropped down about 2 inches.
Suspension
BBK Progressive Rate Lowering Springs $225
Energy Suspension F/R Coil Spring Bushings $40
Tokico HP Struts and Shocks $265
Subframe connectors (Weld on) $65
Front strut tower bar and K-Member support bar $76 (EBAY)
Energy Suspension Sway Bar End Links
All that install and I didnt need caster/camber plates. The car aligned perfectly. The springs didnt drop the car far enough down that I would throw everything out of wack.
Brakes
PBR calipers off a 2002 GT (5 lug conversion spindles)
Had to modify the calipers and the original front brake line mounts to use the steel braided brake lines for the fox body lines. Take a look at the before and after pics of the calipers.
Rear End
Ford Ranger axles (5 Lug Conversion)
Transmission
B&M Shift Kit $45
Aftermarket front mount oil cooler $50 (EBAY)
Interior
New D/S and P/S armrests $53
White face HVAC panel $16
New door and hatch weaterstripping $65
New armrest pads $45
Ashtray Delete/Cup holders $35
Aftermarket racing seats (cheap ones from checkers but they look really good with the rest of the black interior)
White face instrument cluster
Exterior
Clear 6 pc Headlights $30 (EBAY)
Smoked taillight covers $35 (EBAY)
'99 GT Wheels with New Sumitomo Tires $344
Smoked glass foglights $60 (50resto.com)
Engine Compartment
Three core radiator
180 Degree Thermostat (Mr. gasket)
ASpec Cold Air Intake $160
Electric Fan (Lincoln Mark 8)
Goodyear Hi miler hoses
Underdrive pullies (took off due to the fact that I was running too hot)
BBK Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
FMS 24lb injectors
190lph Walbro fuel pump
90mm MAF (calibrated for the 24lb injectors)
Explorer/Cobra Intake (not installed yet)
65 mm throttle body (not installed yet)
Charging System
Yellow Top Optima Battery $150
3G High Output Alternator Upgrade $140
Tune Up Parts
Fuel, Oil, PVC Valve, Bosch Platinum Plugs, Wires, Cap and Rotor
Other odds and ends
New Alarm, Keyless Entry, Remote Start System
New Smog Pump(Started squealing on me two weeks after I bought the car)
New Ignition Switch (Use to be able to start car without the key)
Valve Cover Gaskets
New EGR Valve
New Motor Mounts
New brake hardware (Wheel Cyl., shoes, springs, drums)
New Heater Core, that was a pain to put in
Just took my car off of the jackstands today (Oct 19, 2008) after a few weeks of only working on it when I had time. This is what I did:
New Oil Level sensor
New tie rod ends
New ebrake cables
New pwersteering pump
New tranny mount
Shift improver kit (nice addition)
Tranny fluid and filter
New oring on dipstick tube
Engine oil and filter
New windshield washer bottle
Rolled fenders due to my tires rubbing
New battery cables
New speedo cable
Another instrument cluster with white face gauges (f'n speedo went out again.)
Fuel tank gromment for filler neck (started leaking after I replaced the fuel pump)
Fuel filter
Rear main seal (not alot of fun on the floor of a garage with only a normal jack and jackstands)
Stereo
Panasonic CD/MP3 (CQ Model)
JBL Component Set for the front (Tweeters installed in factory dash speaker grills, instead of the cheap 3" speakers)
Sony Xplode 4 Channel Amp (Painted black)
10" Orion 1000watt Sub (Custom made box)
1.5 Farad Capacitor
Here are some pics of what I did with the stereo system so far.
One trip to Walmart and I have both pockets done. Here is what the doorpanels look like now with the map pocket, speaker grill and armrest replaced. Nothing too special but its all I can do myself.
Here are the rims that I bought off of a guy on ebay for $54, thats right, only $54. I also have a set of Weld Draglites that were given to me by a friend. 15x9's in the back and 15x4's in the front.
275/50R15's and 26x7.50-15's.
I finally finished the five lug conversion and PBR brake upgrade. It took a lot of work, but it was all worth it.
Take a look.
After hours and hours of work. This is what I have to show off now. I think that it turned out great.
This is a pic of a GTO that I saw driving the other day. Not a big fan of them but they could easily stomp my ass. I liked the license plate so I had to post the pic.
