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Member ID: jdbasso

Location: Mountain House, California

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2001 Ford Mustang

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Last updated: Aug 12, 2008

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Joe’s Ford Mustang:
“2001 Mineral Gray Mustang GT”

  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 35 This pic shows the Saleen S351 wing and Bullitt side scoops. I originally had an S281 wing, but that got stolen. I replaced it with the S351 you see here. In retrospect the S351 is a much better looking wing, and it comes in much better condition. Regarding the side scoops I got themm for free when the body shop replaced the wing. I kept the stock ones to switch back if I did not like them, but the Bullitt ones look better (cleaner and no non-functional black honey comb).
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 25 Here is my car after the Saleen 281 wing was STOLEN. With the mounting bolts ripped right thru the fiberglass, the whole trunk was replaced. Thank goodness for insurance!!!
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 28 The is to show the Mach 1 chin spoiler and "grill delete". The car looks much more mean and purposeful with the plastic honeycomb grill gone, and with the front spoiler addition. My only regret was not doing these inexpensive mods sooner than I did. This pic to me also shows how much better the car looks without its front license plate.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 21Here are my unique painted Cobra mirrors. I say "unique" because the Cobra mirrors have a black base, so only the mirror portion is the body color. The stock GT mirrors are all black. I got the Cobra mirrors for $80 ea off eBay. One was the wrong the color. So since I was having that one painted, I figured I might as well as have the black base painted, too, so the entire mirror is mineral gray (I got a deal ... $30 to have BOTH painted). It really sets the car off.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 26 This is the FR500 steering wheel. The picture does not do this thing of beauty and functionality justice. I almost did not do this mod because I liked the stock GT leather wheel.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 37 The car has Eibach Pro Kit Springs and Sway Bars. The springs give a nice lowered stance with 27 1/8 inches from ground to fender at all four corners. Great handling and ride quality, too. They work well with the Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustable shocks/ struts and the Pro3i rear control arms. I had Bilstein shocks/struts in the car (which I really liked) for a good year or so, but ripped them out in favor of the Tokicos which can be easily adjusted to a softer setting for long trips and bad roads.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 36 In this pic, besides the Saleen wing you also get a good view of the Magnaflow exhaust's 3 1/2 inch exhaust tips, and also the black bumper inserts. I really like how all three of these relatively subtle elements come together to provide a (to me) menacing posture. For most people on the road, this should be nearly all they see (haha).
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 6 These are the "Bullitt" aluminum pedals. These pedals are sweet. Also, the non-stick pads are very effective in sticking to you when your shoes are wet compared to slippery all-aluminum racing pedals.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 14 Here is the leather e-brake and shifter. I always hated the stock plastic. The leather covers are cheap and easy to install, and (to me) class up the interior a great deal. Besides, I believe the driver should always be touching leather over plastic.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 20jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 19
These are the Speedhut Glow Gauges. They glow a nice green at night to go with the interior of the car. I went with black face with a subtle yellow font as I find white a little distracting during the day. Notice the cool "Ford Racing"logo in the speedo.
jdbasso's 2001 Ford Mustang Mountain House, CA Customized with Eibach Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Saleen Body Kit, Ford Racing Steering Wheel - 34 Dunlop SP901 tires ... I really like these tires. Good drivability and performance.

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Member ID: jdbasso

Location: Mountain House, California