What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[Mustang5L5]

Finally got the lowering springs and all new control arms/tie rods installed.

This is how the last spring came out. I can't separate it at all...even with a pry bar

 

[ctandc]

Nice. Looks amazing

Meh - it looks better than the faded out version it was when I got the car.
Got some trash in the clear etc - but to be expected. Shade is not a perfect match either. But it looks a lot better than before and it works for a driver for now.

 

[ctandc]

Finally got the lowering springs and all new control arms/tie rods installed.

This is how the last spring came out. I can't separate it at all...even with a pry bar

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I bet you a $1 the bottom coil of that spring is broken and it's wedged in the control arm spring pocket. Ask me how I know LOL

 

[ctandc]

Got the quickie repainted from bumper back on over the weekend
Better than before

Before:




AFTER

 

[Mustang5L5]

I bet you a $1 the bottom coil of that spring is broken and it's wedged in the control arm spring pocket. Ask me how I know LOL

Me and my sledgehammer are going to try and find out shortly....

 

[Nitrobob41]

With the car at paint I had time to finish up the rear seat delete I build for the car. Why pay LMR 300$ for a kit. This cost me less the $100 for materials. Much sturdier and I was able to make it match my interior

 

[Mustang5L5]

Oh. Spring was intact. The pocket just rusted around it and held it fast. Couple hard shocks broke it loose. This spring could be used again. It’s not…

 

[weendoggy]

Got prepped for Black Friday track and finally weled the broken spot weld that was making all the crazy a$$ noise and squeaks!

 

[cobrajeff96]

The back wheel well area?

 

[weendoggy]

The back wheel well area?

Yep. Been fighting that for a year. Just not limber enough to drive and fight a roll cage to find it. I tapped it a few weeks ago and it stopped but found the spot weld (where the red circle is on right) was broken free. I could pop it back and that's what got me to the spot. I'm going to hit a few more spots just to be sure this winter.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Did some work on the s197 this morning. Had a wore out tie rod and a dragging caliper. So it got a MM bumpsteer kit and 11-14 get brakes which are bigger than 05-09 and the bolt right up. Got that stuff fitted in, only to find the barrel of the wheel hits the caliper. So tomorrow, the grinder comes out.

 

[Nitrobob41]

Picked up the vent for my hood. I recently purchased a Carter's Customs vent for my Cobra R hood. When the vent arrived I noticed how flimsy it was without any center bracing. I dropped it off and a local fabrication shop to fix this issue. Tomorrow off to powder coating

 

[white95]

Hey, you got light at the end of the tunnel...

The light:

 

[Musturd]

 

[Snorky]

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I want one of those so bad for the v10 swap to make it "simple".. dare I ask the setback on that?

 

[Musturd]

I want one of those so bad for the v10 swap to make it "simple".. dare I ask the setback on that?

100 bucks . I won it in a raffle from chis Hamilton boosted GT

 

[96blak54]

Lucky score!

 

[Musturd]

I’ve never won anything out of luck in my life . Never a lucky person . Honestly the day I won this the hood flew up on my car and took the windshield out so this was a nice relief.

 

[ttocs]

that is a nice score. I have got lucky on one waffle/raffle out of 4 so I can't complain to bad but it wasn't as good a score as a dominator.

I ended an experiment today. For the last 18 months I have had a burned out tail light and never thought about it when I was at the autoparts store and was also a little curious if/when I would get pulled over for it. It proved my point that no one pays any attention to someone in a prius as I know if I was out in the mustang with a burned out light I would know it pretty quick..... It is the perfect stealth machine if you ever need to smuggle stuff I swear I could do a drive-by at noon and people would not have a description of me or the car.

 

[rio_snek]

Started putting the black interior together. First time the car has had carpet in like six months.