Picked up an 01 GT a week ago for 3k, time to make it a race car.
Initial thoughts:
1) Holy crap these things are slow when they're stock.
2) What is with these brakes, I'm probably going to die.
3) This paint is ugly
Anyways, first order of business was to install the clutch cable / firewall adjuster / quadrant / pedal height adjuster from Maximum Motorsports. Makes a world of difference. I still have the MGW shifter from the old car, but the '96 was a T45 and this car is a T3650 so it wouldn't fit. If anyone wants to buy a T45 MGW shifter (96-98 iirc), let me know. The shifter will arrive tomorrow and I'll install it with the old handle, because the old style is freakin sexy.
Next we promptly removed the interior and installed a harness bar for the mean time until it gets a cage.
Next things to go in
Weds 5/25 - MGW Short Throw
Thurs 5/26 - 2015 Mustang 4 Piston 14" Brakes
Still debating which coilovers to go with, probably will happen in a week or two. After that we'll get the rear suspension dialed with a watts link and torque arm, I'm thinking we'll custom fabricate something from aluminum rather than go with a steel torque arm.
For wheels and tires we have some 18x10 wheels that we'll be running an undisclosed tire on, probably will end up having to run fender flares to get everything to fit.
Paint and vinyls will most likely come last, should end up looking like this:
That forza render tho... very professional. Kind of a revival of the old car, just with a new twist.
Initial thoughts:
1) Holy crap these things are slow when they're stock.
2) What is with these brakes, I'm probably going to die.
3) This paint is ugly
Anyways, first order of business was to install the clutch cable / firewall adjuster / quadrant / pedal height adjuster from Maximum Motorsports. Makes a world of difference. I still have the MGW shifter from the old car, but the '96 was a T45 and this car is a T3650 so it wouldn't fit. If anyone wants to buy a T45 MGW shifter (96-98 iirc), let me know. The shifter will arrive tomorrow and I'll install it with the old handle, because the old style is freakin sexy.
Next we promptly removed the interior and installed a harness bar for the mean time until it gets a cage.
Next things to go in
Weds 5/25 - MGW Short Throw
Thurs 5/26 - 2015 Mustang 4 Piston 14" Brakes
Still debating which coilovers to go with, probably will happen in a week or two. After that we'll get the rear suspension dialed with a watts link and torque arm, I'm thinking we'll custom fabricate something from aluminum rather than go with a steel torque arm.
For wheels and tires we have some 18x10 wheels that we'll be running an undisclosed tire on, probably will end up having to run fender flares to get everything to fit.
Paint and vinyls will most likely come last, should end up looking like this:
That forza render tho... very professional. Kind of a revival of the old car, just with a new twist.
