03DSGGT
SN95 Supporting Member
Hey fellas, Im doing some stuff to the car this winter, and Im using this thread to document and share with the project. Its nothing fancy like building a motor or installing a blower, but I figured Id share anyways. Some of you may or may not recognize my car from the site, but for those who dont, Ill share a basic rundown of the car. Its an 03 GT 5 speed, its got a 97 NPI bottom end that a buddy and I rebuilt, Trick Flow 38cc heads (11.3:1 compression), MHS Stage 3 cams, PI intake, rest of the basic boltons, Centerforce DF clutch, MGW shifter, built 31 spline rear, 4.30 gears, Cobra seats, miscellaneous Cobra, Mach 1, Bullitt, V6 body panels, etc. Anyways, I am freshening up the front suspension this winter, and I just bought a V6 rear bumper and 99/01 tail lights that will be making their way onto the car. Here are a few pics of the car all together to get an idea of what the car looks like when its together (which isnt often lol):
So here it is as I put it away for the winter. Drag season just ended and didnt take the Prostars off since I knew it was coming apart:
Heres where Im at as of today. I ordered most of what I need, and will be ordering the rest shortly. A rundown of what is getting done is poly front control arm bushings, Steeda X2 ball joints, rebuild my UPR bump steer kit, upgrading control arm mounting bolts to Grade 8, and Maximum Motorsports caster camber plates. I will be blasting and painting/powdercoating parts as I redo them as well.
Here are the parts that are all getting replaced, refinished, upgraded, etc. Front springs are fox body 4 cylinder springs:
Bushings and ball joints out of the control arms:
Car with the C/C plates, and front suspension removed:
And heres a pic of what Im starting out with on the UPR bumpsteer kit. I decided to rebuild this for two reasons. First being that I can rebuild it for cheaper then buying a new kit, and I can rebuild it with better parts than the kits come with for cheaper. I ordered a set of FK rod ends that are a 3 piece teflon lined rod end that is used in circle track cars, and a new set of Grade 8 nuts and bolts that mount through the spindle. I will be blasting and painting or powdercoating the sleeves. I got the rod ends, rod end jam nuts, rod end rubber boots to protect them from dirt and water, and Grade 8 mounting hardware all for under 70 bucks, which is half of buying a new kit from UPR or Maximum Motorsports.
Heres the 99/01 Cobra tail lights that were an ebay score. The right side is NOS with the harness that I got for $75 bucks. The left side was listed separately and I got it for $75 bucks as well, and I just happened to come across a correct harness on ebay at the same time for $25 bucks:
And heres the rear bumper that I got off ebay. Ive been looking for a V6 bumper on and off for the past few years, but couldnt justify spending $125-150 for a junk bumper before shipping and then have to have it fixed and painted. Spending $350 on a downgraded bumper didnt sit easy with me, and I didnt want to trade a V6 guy for mine because I have 3 different exhaust setups that I run on my car, and sometimes I run tips, and sometimes I dont. I just happened to find an NOS V6 rear bumper still in the Ford wrapping for $60 bucks plus $50 shipping, so that was kind of a no brainer. I also have a brand new 99/01 Cobra front bumper still in the Ford box that is going on as well. The Cobra bumper thats on my car is all cut out underneath for an intercooler that was on the car that the bumper used to be on. So I want to get the bumpers painted soon and put them on:
Thats all for now. Ill try to keep this updated as I go. Thanks for looking!
So here it is as I put it away for the winter. Drag season just ended and didnt take the Prostars off since I knew it was coming apart:
Heres where Im at as of today. I ordered most of what I need, and will be ordering the rest shortly. A rundown of what is getting done is poly front control arm bushings, Steeda X2 ball joints, rebuild my UPR bump steer kit, upgrading control arm mounting bolts to Grade 8, and Maximum Motorsports caster camber plates. I will be blasting and painting/powdercoating parts as I redo them as well.
Here are the parts that are all getting replaced, refinished, upgraded, etc. Front springs are fox body 4 cylinder springs:
Bushings and ball joints out of the control arms:
Car with the C/C plates, and front suspension removed:
And heres a pic of what Im starting out with on the UPR bumpsteer kit. I decided to rebuild this for two reasons. First being that I can rebuild it for cheaper then buying a new kit, and I can rebuild it with better parts than the kits come with for cheaper. I ordered a set of FK rod ends that are a 3 piece teflon lined rod end that is used in circle track cars, and a new set of Grade 8 nuts and bolts that mount through the spindle. I will be blasting and painting or powdercoating the sleeves. I got the rod ends, rod end jam nuts, rod end rubber boots to protect them from dirt and water, and Grade 8 mounting hardware all for under 70 bucks, which is half of buying a new kit from UPR or Maximum Motorsports.
Heres the 99/01 Cobra tail lights that were an ebay score. The right side is NOS with the harness that I got for $75 bucks. The left side was listed separately and I got it for $75 bucks as well, and I just happened to come across a correct harness on ebay at the same time for $25 bucks:
And heres the rear bumper that I got off ebay. Ive been looking for a V6 bumper on and off for the past few years, but couldnt justify spending $125-150 for a junk bumper before shipping and then have to have it fixed and painted. Spending $350 on a downgraded bumper didnt sit easy with me, and I didnt want to trade a V6 guy for mine because I have 3 different exhaust setups that I run on my car, and sometimes I run tips, and sometimes I dont. I just happened to find an NOS V6 rear bumper still in the Ford wrapping for $60 bucks plus $50 shipping, so that was kind of a no brainer. I also have a brand new 99/01 Cobra front bumper still in the Ford box that is going on as well. The Cobra bumper thats on my car is all cut out underneath for an intercooler that was on the car that the bumper used to be on. So I want to get the bumpers painted soon and put them on:
Thats all for now. Ill try to keep this updated as I go. Thanks for looking!