This car is in the process of being made into a GT500 Eleanor replica show car. She will be competing in IASCA Sound Quality events starting in the 2007 season and will also be appearing in Car Audio magazine later this year, where they will rate the sound system on sound quality.
People I'd like to thank for their help:
Emilios @ Dynaudio
Chicago, Il.
For the speakers and for his technical assistance.
Steve @ Zed Audio
Simi Valley, Ca.
For making the best SQ amplifiers out there for 1/4 of what everyone else charges, help with setting the gain structure, and his advice.
Tom @ Beach Autosound
Huntington Beach, Ca.
For the Alpine and Dynaudio gear, his ear, and his expertise.
Liz & Chris @ Blow By Racing
Boca Raton,Fl.
For their advice on mustang mods and for making the best performance stuff and body kits out there.
Adam @ ST Motorsports
San Bernadino, Ca.
For helping me fine tune the engine and transmission and troubleshoot my issues.
Dale @ Propower
Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
For a bullet-proof short block built for 1000 HP and for his knowlege and expertise.
Ed @ Transmission Specialists
Santa Ana, Ca.
For sticking with it and putting in the R&D time to help me build an automatic that will take the horsepower.
Joe @ Protorque
For making a converter that gets ALL the power to the ground. You never know what youre missing till you change that converter out!
So Far Here's what it's got:
Performance:
Engine:
Manley Forged 6.5cc Dish Pistons (9.6:1 compression)
Manley Forged H-Beam rods with ARP 2000 rod bolts
Vortech V2 Supercharger 8 psi boost
39 lb. Ford Motorsport EV6 Fuel Injectors
Kenne Bell 20A forced induction Boost-a-Pump
Ford Racing Axle-back exhaust
Custom built cold/ram air intake
SCT Excalibrator2 w/custom tune
Transmission:
Protorque Prodrive Converter - 2800 RPM stall
TCI high energy bands and shift kit
Handling:
Ford Racing Lowering Springs
Ford Racing Struts
Baer Eradispeed 2-piece cross-drilled and slotted rotors
Pirelli 255/30/20 P Zero tires
20" x 8.5" Zenetti Chrome Wheels
Ford Racing Shock tower support brace
Stereo:
I began installation of the stereo April 5th 2007. It ended up getting finished in March of 2008 after 3 different setups I found something I can live with.
For my install I have chosen to mount the tweeters and midranges above the dash to help raise the staging. The MD140 midranges are mounted in fiberglass pods that replace the lower portion of the pillar cover. The tweeters are mounted in plastic pods that are at the inside corner of the doors.
(Note: The mirror control was located where the tweeter is. I relocated it to just in front of the door handle at the top left)
The midbass are mounted in the stock door locations. I have decided to angle the mounting by about 20 degrees. This will point the speakers towards the listeners rather than having them firing at the opposite door.
The subwoofer will be mounted in an enclosure in the right side of the trunk. The rear quarter panel is used as the box. I sealed the quarter panel off with fiberglass and bondo then used MDF to attach the speaker to the box.
The Dynaudio subwoofer requires a 2.0 cubic foot box. Squeezing a 2.0 cubic foot in the side of a trunk while still allowing access to the spare tire and retaining most of the trunk space is easy when you dont have to have the box in the trunk.I also kept access to the spare.
The amplifiers are mounted on a piece of MDF that will be just behind the rear seats, in the trunk.
The stock radio will be replaced with the Alpine F1 head unit and monitor. The H990 will be mounted on the amp rack.
The XM receiver, ION Bus/AI Net adapter, H/U power supply, and A/V hub will be mounted under the seats.
