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Message: <blockquote data-quote="2slo95fiveoh" data-source="post: 1179558" data-attributes="member: 8966">UPDATE!Well a lot has happened since my last update.I finished fabbing up the blower discharge pipe. I plan on having a buddy of mine make another one with 3" mandrel bend instead of the crimped bend I have, but this one is much improved over the vortech supplied one.<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130618_191621_zps179f6503.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130618_191621_zps179f6503.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Final product:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130620_075039_zps9d6aae4c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130620_075039_zps9d6aae4c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>My braided hose came in from vortech, so I installed that. I don't have any installed pictures yet, but the comparison:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130623_182608_zpsd0bdf330.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130623_182608_zpsd0bdf330.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>I finally got the windows tinted and a new CD player installed. Man does it make a hell of a difference in the looks of the car.I went with 20% tint on the sides and rear, and 50% tint on the front windshield :grin: . <a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130625_144415_zpsed984940.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130625_144415_zpsed984940.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Ever since I first drove the car, it has had an odd coolant issue. Sometimes it would burp air pockets just fine, and others it would not cooperate at all. I had a thermostat stick on me a few weeks back, and I thought that was the biggest issue. Then about a week ago the car began to overheat on my way home. After a lot of diagnosis and troubleshooting, and finding coolant in the oil, I determined that the passenger side head gasket was leaking coolant into the lifter valley. So I tore the engine down:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130630_230730_zpse5287753.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130630_230730_zpse5287753.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>..and just finished reassembling everything last night. The coolant issues are gone, and the car seems to idle smoother and run better. I drove it for a few hours today with 90* weather with zero issues, so that's a plus. Now all I need is to get the car tuned (whenever the tuner is ready for me), and it will be good to go!Washed it up today before I went on my cruise:<a href="http://s444.photobucket.com/user/Mustang1619/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20130703_135437_zpsa20f472c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq163/Mustang1619/Mobile%20Uploads/20130703_135437_zpsa20f472c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>