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Here is your car that you want to put together minus the bubble shifter:

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American Muscle sent me a video with a SN95 drift car showing it's stuff (Posted here few times-Police Mustang car VS two motorcycles). Might want to contact them or maybe Maximum Motorsports for opinions.

That is a IRS car is its a bit different on the rear BUT here is the info on the car.

Suspension:
a. Full Maximum Motorsports track package, minus cross member, to remain legal for all drifting organizations. This includes their purpose built dampeners, coil-over adders with correct spring rates, upper camber / caster plates, strut brace, all bushings replaced (including all of the rear IRS bushings), tie rod ends with bump steer adjustment.
b. Custom blocks were made to relocate the front sway bar to allow for more steering angle
c. The front lower control arms were all custom fabbed out of DOM tubing. We had to make two different sets. The first set was very close to the stock arms just with more room but we found that we needed more camber and caster so a second set was made an inch and a half longer and we relocated the lower ball joint. Both sets will be included.
d. Front knuckles were cut and reinforced to allow for more angle and also worked to make sure the bump steer was perfect.
e. The final alignment was done and a lot of work has been done to make it handle great for drifting. On top of the alignment, the car is scaled and set-up for correct ride height, front to rear balance and cross weight.
 
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i think i just shead a tear of badassery that is so intense i think i died a lil on the inside talk about inspiration i mean danng i also wish i had a direct line to the builder to ask him about custom front knuckles like his car since i know he used to be a fd3s driver so he would be able to make the transition earlier
 

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If you want to set the rear end up I would reinforce the torque boxes and use some spherical bearings as well. That will reduce binding from the sideways torque and you will rip up your torque boxes if not reinforced.
 
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drove a new edge saleen today car is boosted with front coilovers tubular k members kenny brown frame connectors and adjust able rear arms with mm pan hard bar i felt like ferrari hunting that thing felt so solid down the mountain almost as good as my old m3 on megan coilovers with alot more power and torque i like his setup but to much money at the moment for that but just thought i would share the experience
 
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small update did some interior today got my gauge cluster and shifter done not my final bubble shifter but it was free so hey work with what u got

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Jonbeast dont hate me lol repairing old headlights

how they started out old and annoying lots of road salt
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after sanding the set on the right with no buffing or polishing
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and the finished product after some wax and spraying the final product turned out great at least i think so not as nice as the crystal clears that i want but those are 60 bucks and all this was 15 and 30 min of work
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I dont't have fogs myself but by looking at those yellow you created all shiney is something that could prove to be VERY popular, I really like 'em. How again can we get replicas of those sweet looking yellow fog lenses?
 

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drove a new edge saleen today car is boosted with front coilovers tubular k members kenny brown frame connectors and adjust able rear arms with mm pan hard bar i felt like ferrari hunting that thing felt so solid down the mountain almost as good as my old m3 on megan coilovers with alot more power and torque i like his setup but to much money at the moment for that but just thought i would share the experience

........... < take some of these things and insert them into your posts please. They come in handy.
 
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I dont't have fogs myself but by looking at those yellow you created all shiney is something that could prove to be VERY popular, I really like 'em. How again can we get replicas of those sweet looking yellow fog lenses?

its really easy i would do a write up but i dont have another set of fogs to do it with i have plenty of material left maybe neough for two sets if anyone wants to send me theres ill do a write up for the community and u get a free set of yellow fogs lol just pm(someone with a cobra it will look bad a**)

LOL thats pretty neat!

why thank ya miss

take some of these things and insert them into your posts please. They come in handy.

this i dont know what it means lol do u want me to take pictures of the car cause its pretty gnarly=awesome but what turbo slaeen wouldnt be
 

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Yellow fogs lean more tward the JDM crowd down here, hondas etc but it is a different look for a mustang if the rest of it is tastefull. And im not even gona knock that Shifter now, with the shifter boot thats gangster! lol
 

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Yellow fogs lean more tward the JDM crowd down here, hondas etc but it is a different look for a mustang if the rest of it is tastefull. And im not even gona knock that Shifter now, with the shifter boot thats gangster! lol

It is being built by an import guy! Read the title ;P
 
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so im actually kinda iffy on the fogs them came out absloutly perfect but after installing i have to say the color of the car makes the color sink if the car was white or dark blue it would look sick example my old gs300 look amazing with them

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this car not so much damn you opal paint
 

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