my boring little build!

[Speedstang302]

idk i guess ill do a little build..was feeling a tad inspired by all the others on here..mine seams so miniscule in comparison

lol heres the long story...not so short..well start from the beginning..when me and ol blue first met...this is the photo i saw on autotrader...and had to check it out..a COMPLETELY stock 96 GT minus cobra r's, cobra headlights and hotchkiss caster camber plates...with 86k original miles and only $3800..(mind you this was 3 years ago, probably not as good a steal now)

so we dragged her back home...and cleaned her up and...pics of course lol

and after a few test runs...to christen this baby into the family...and make the dealer own me two new rear tires lol

but it didnt take long for me to start tearing into her...specifically by that weekend it had a pi intake swap and full exhaust lol

soon after ditched the gunmetal cobra r's for some silver ones, tint the tails..and lowered it a little

 

[Speedstang302]

then after getting a little more bored with it i decided to ditch the silver cobra r's for some black ones...muchhhh better

so yeah of course that didnt last long either....lol

BUTTT then February 4th, 2010 at approximately 4:15pm while exiting a one way road...a chevy 5500 box truck attemped to enter this said 1 way road, realized too late and tried to cut back out into the main road...id say it was a tad late...for this reason.....

 

[Speedstang302]

SOOOOO i decided to keep the car..and well redo it..at first it was hey cody lets just slap a new bumper on it..fix what we gotta..and just beat it into the ground...sorry friends..ol blue and me have a connection i couldnt do that to her...so needless to say i get her back from the tow company...to a few extra suprises....

AND SCRATCHES EVERYWHERE...so since i have my truck..and dont daily it at this point..time for some tear down...

 

[Speedstang302]

AND then a nice big delivery from LRS (50Resto) H.O Fibertrends 3.5 cowl hood, Kaenan S281 spoiler, Redline hood struts, Ford Racing Hood Pins, new radiator core support, crush bumper, new fenders.. the works

new decklid

new drivers door

 

[Speedstang302]

now time to tackle that damn core support...

some removal

then the mad scientist goes to work on the new one

so now thats done lets get some primer on this bad boy...

 

[Speedstang302]

so then we pause...to tint some taillights and sequentials to both sets

okay and now back to primer lol

 

[Speedstang302]

so now what? another small project? why not i live for those right???

so from this.....

to this..

 

[Speedstang302]

so now that, thats done lets get some color over that ugly primer...

this is wet..holds that shine for over an hour lol....

okay now you ask...wheres the good stuff..well after bringing it into the garage putting it on jackstands....JUST TO REPLACE balljoints, tie rod inners and outters, sway bar end links and some upper rear axle bushings...

actually sorry it stayed in driveway for a week cuz this took up the garage and couldnt put it inside the garage until this stuff was gone..

 

[Speedstang302]

so we did exactly that..we installed it lol

 

[Speedstang302]

pile of crap

lets tackle the rear end

coillover brackets

shocks

coilovers

driveshaft..aluminum one is coming with the promtion pmpt45...

so lets drop it back down and get this badboy back in the garage...

and start taking more apart lol..

lets make some more room for the rear coilovers...

 

[Speedstang302]

before

after

painted

hmmm now what to do while we wait for the team z rear control arms and sphericals...take more chit apart lol

lets start

new headers before

after

 

[Speedstang302]

new oil pan before

after

new valve covers before

after

timing chain cover cleaned..then painted

strut tower brace before

primed

painted

throttle body painted

door cups painted

and trunk project...
best before pixs i have

primed...

 

[Speedstang302]

painted

and current project..slightly hand porting my pi heads...

and this is where we stand now..cars back off the road...motors torn down..new transmission sits in its crate still..and still havent gotten my new front seats in yet or even installed my rear seat delete thanks to this guy..gonna steal my seats and use my truck to do it lol

 

[ba#97]

how the fuck do you consider this a 'little' build?! good work. love the coilovers.

 

[teal95vert]

Very nice!!! Great transformation.

 

[Speedstang302]

Thanks guys it's been a long road and we still have a LOT left to do, she'll be nice again one day. Better than new.

And lol I know it's not exactly a little build lol but I see these guys come in with 5.3l twin turbo builds, or backhalfed drag car builds. Mine feels like a stroll in the park in comparison lol

 

[Steven]

A project is a big deal regardless of what it is. Whether it's something closer to factory like this, or Paul's back half. It's still a lot to do and takes time. Looks good, you seem to have been through the paces with her.

 

[Gregor185]

awesome!!!!

 

[shiftmx55]

Your on HPR right? Thought i recognized the car. Looks like it is coming along nice!!

 

[boosted93]

Very nice build with ALOT of pics