Time to chase goals

[Whip1a5h]

What's this project you may ask? Well it's a 1996 Mustang GT that's been very neglected for the last few years



It's time too bring it back from neglect to use it first in autocross to sort out the chassis and find the weak points in cornering then I can search for a good welder to build a full cage and prep the car for the Champcar endurance series


Pictures will appear in about a week and a half after I can pickup the car

 

[Addicted]

There couldn't be a better time than now to learn how to weld yourself. I'm getting ready to buy me another welder myself, and I took many years of welding in school. Burn them rods, I want to see some sparks fly!

 

[Whip1a5h]

There couldn't be a better time than now to learn how to weld yourself. I'm getting ready to buy me another welder myself, and I took many years of welding in school. Burn them rods, I want to see some sparks fly!

I took all of the welding classes when I was in highschool but never wanted to pursue the career just wanted the skill now it's going to payoff on my way to professional racing

 

[Whip1a5h]

Well I picked up the car Monday 5/11/2020


It's a bit worse than I was expecting so I'm going to change the direction of this project and it's going to get used as a car for me to learn drifting instead


The damage or just wrong things I've found so far some of which I was unable to see before: bent lower radiator support, the wrong radiator, lots of broken bolts, the fuel tank seam is splitting open, small dents everywhere, roof is damaged as well as the hood (hood latch is just gone), and it looks like someone made a trap door in the trunk floor to get to the fuel pump with a chisel (blindly)


So with all of that in mind it would be easier to get seat time and have fun with the car out drifting instead of endurance racing (not to mention I can do whatever I want for modifications now)

 

[ttocs]

sounds like a project for sure

 

[Whip1a5h]

sounds like a project for sure

I'd take a picture in the trunk but it's pretty nasty looking in there

 

[Akurma]

I auto crossed my 99GT a few times and its an absolute blast! It definitely doesn't handle the best but it was better than I expected. the only "handling" mods that my GT has is Eibach sportlines and 97 cobra front & rear sway bars as they were thicker and free for me. Sub frame connectors have been on my list, just havent gotten around to it