Detail on my 1997 Mustang this weekend

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T. Perinne

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Good thing, detail and pics came out great... bad thing, I only have one pic here at work to upload - the rest I'll have to post tonight... so here's the teaser :)





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Products...



PB's S&W

Clay Magic

3M PI-III MG

AIO x 1

UPP x 2



Rims: Mother's Billet, AIO, Sonus QD



Tires: Meg's tire gel (the grape stuff)



Glass: Stoner's, AIO
 
T. Perinne said:
Good thing, detail and pics came out great... bad thing, I only have one pic here at work to upload - the rest I'll have to post tonight... so here's the teaser :)





teaseweb.gif






Products...



PB's S&W

Clay Magic

3M PI-III MG

AIO x 1

UPP x 2



Rims: Mother's Billet, AIO, Sonus QD



Tires: Meg's tire gel (the grape stuff)



Glass: Stoner's, AIO
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Mustang looks awesome and I especially like that hood and the Cobra front bumper cover. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your pics.:xyxthumbs



Here's a pic of mine.



http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/2199p8230005.jpg
 
Looks outstanding! Almost like wet black chrome. :up



Definitely looking forward to more pics but please knock the file size down a bit if you can. Some of us are still using the bear skins and stone knives dial up access.
 
First of all I'd like to say thank you to all of the compliments... it is truely the most satisfying when others notice and appreciate your work.



I went absolutley nuts with the new digital camera and the new detail - I took about 175 pics. I put a nice selection of the pics taken outdoors in my Gallery. I have more I'll post that were taken in the garage - a totally different look.



countrysquire - No snow up in the NW part of Houston, Sunday was absolutley gorgeous. I have the bonus of having this car be a garage queen.



Scottwax - I'm thrilled to get my first critique from you, thanks for the kind words. I aimed for about 250K for file size, should I go smaller? I noticed your pics are about 750 pixels wide and if I go that high at high quality then I get pics about 300K. Do you recomend a smaller res or lower quality?



360RamGuy01 - here you go, I have a slightly more updated list at work I'll swap out tomorrow but this should give you an idea. The car is 100% built from ground up - out of the thousands of parts the car contains I can count on one hand what's left from stock.





SPECS:



1997 Mustang GT Coupe (Houston, TX)



Assembled By: Johnson Motorsports (Irvington, AL)

Tuned By: Johnson Motorsports (Irvington, AL)

Motor By: Joe Stewart (Raleigh, NC)

Chassis By: Wolfe Racecraft (Arlington, TX)

Paint & Body By: Billy Anderson (Houston, TX)





Engine:

â€Â¢ 4.6 liter aluminum Explorer/Cobra block (.020â€Â� overbore)

â€Â¢ Cobra forged crank

â€Â¢ Manley forged H-beam rods

â€Â¢ JE custom pistons

â€Â¢ Federal Mogul Severe Duty main and rod bearings

â€Â¢ SHM main girdle and windage tray with custom ARP bolts

â€Â¢ Accufab billet crank trigger

â€Â¢ SHM billet oil pump gears & Cobra oil pump

â€Â¢ Canton Road Race oil pan

â€Â¢ SVO 4.6 2V heads (fully ported, valve job, and setup by Heads Up Performance)

â€Â¢ ARP head studs

â€Â¢ Manley custom Severe Duty valves with bronze manganese valve guides

â€Â¢ Pro Power valve springs with titanium retainers

â€Â¢ Sean Hyland Motorsport billet GT cams

â€Â¢ SVO intake (Cobra throttle body mod & fully ported)

â€Â¢ Accufab single blade Cobra throttle body

â€Â¢ Meziere electric water pump

â€Â¢ Powermaster custom XS Volt racing alternator

â€Â¢ Innovatorâ€â„¢s West SFI approved 8 rib harmonic damper, Ultra-Grip machined





Power Adder:

â€Â¢ ATI ProCharger F-1 (self-contained)

â€Â¢ ATI ProChager Race Bypass (vent to atmosphere)

â€Â¢ ATI ProCharger 3 core sheet metal intercooler

â€Â¢ Reichard Racing Ultra-Grip pulley (3.9â€Â�)





Cooling:

â€Â¢ Custom Ron Davis radiator, Ford style, double pass

â€Â¢ Custom Ron Davis shroud assembly with dual Spal electric fans

â€Â¢ Remote Ron Davis aluminum recovery tank





Exhaust:

â€Â¢ Kookâ€â„¢s long tube headers, 1-3/4â€Â� stainless steel with 3â€Â� collectors

â€Â¢ Dr. Gas off-road 3â€Â� x-pipe

â€Â¢ Dynomax 3â€Â� Bullet race mufflers w/ turn downs





Fuel System:

â€Â¢ CPR custom fuel rails

â€Â¢ Seimens 83# injectors

â€Â¢ Weldon 2025 fuel pump

â€Â¢ Weldon regulator/relief valve

â€Â¢ Weldon Dial-A-Flow voltage regulator

â€Â¢ Two (2) Areomotive billet fuel filters

â€Â¢ S/S braided lines throughout

â€Â¢ Custom Triangle Engineering aluminum fuel cell (custom installed in trunk)

â€Â¢ 100% Custom JMS fuel system install

â€Â¢ VP 112 race fuel





Electrical System:

â€Â¢ Painless Performance 18 circuit universal harness

â€Â¢ Optima Red Top battery, located in trunk

â€Â¢ Taylor aluminum battery box, located in trunk

â€Â¢ 100% Custom JMS electrical system install





Ignition:

â€Â¢ MSD DIS-4 ignition

â€Â¢ MSD coil packs

â€Â¢ MSD 8.5mm wires

â€Â¢ TR6 plugs





Engine Management:

â€Â¢ F.A.S.T. DFI bank-to-bank system

â€Â¢ Wide band O2

â€Â¢ Tuned by Chris Johnson and Monty Johnson (drivability, WOT, idle, cruise, for VP 112)





Transmission:

â€Â¢ Custom G-Force T-5 built by ProMotion Performance Products

â€Â¢ 295 High alloy straight cut gear set: 2.94, 1.94, 1.34, 1.00, .59

â€Â¢ High alloy bronze 1-2, 3-4 forks

â€Â¢ Heavy duty 26 spline input shaft

â€Â¢ 9310 High alloy 28 spline output shaft

â€Â¢ Pro 5.0 shifter, MGW handle, white Fat Knob

â€Â¢ Custom Mark Williams Duralcan aluminum driveshaft

â€Â¢ ProMotion custom modified Lakewood bellhousing

â€Â¢ JMS custom crossmember





Clutch:

â€Â¢ McLeod Street Twin dual disc clutch

â€Â¢ McLeod adj. throwout bearing, adj. ball stud, and modified clutch fork

â€Â¢ McLeod billet aluminum flywheel

â€Â¢ McLeod billet quick release clutch quadrant

â€Â¢ McLeod billet firewall adjuster

â€Â¢ McLeod adjustable clutch cable





Chassis:

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft 10-point chrome-moly roll cage, jig-notched and tig welded

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft full length âہ“through-the-floorâ€Â� sub frame connectors

â€Â¢ Upper and lower torque boxes fully welded and reinforced with plates





Front Suspension:

â€Â¢ AJE custom tubular k-member and a-arms w/ rod ends

â€Â¢ AJE custom 2â€Â� drop spindle strut assembly w/ Koni double-adjustable cartridges

â€Â¢ Mustang II spindles

â€Â¢ Suspension Spring Specialists coil-over springs, 175#

â€Â¢ Flaming River manual rack for â€Ëœ94/â€â„¢95 SN95

â€Â¢ Flaming River adjustable billet steering shaft

â€Â¢ AJE bump steer kit





Rear Suspension:

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft chrome-moly double-adjustable uppers w/ rod ends

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft spherical upper control arm bushings (housing end)

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft chrome-moly adjustable offset lowers w/ rod ends

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft chrome-moly adjustable single anti-rollbar

â€Â¢ Strange aluminum double-adjustable coil-over shocks

â€Â¢ Hypercoil coil-over springs, 150#

â€Â¢ Skinny Kid custom coil-over shock mounts





Rear End:

â€Â¢ Mark Williams Enterprises custom built 8.8

â€Â¢ Narrowed 2â€Â�

â€Â¢ Fully welded 9â€Â� housing ends

â€Â¢ MW Master Line 31-spline axles, custom length

â€Â¢ Eaton Posi differential with 800 lb. pre-load springs

â€Â¢ Richmond 4.10 gears with MW SupraFin finish

â€Â¢ Billet main-bearing caps

â€Â¢ T/A aluminum differential cover

â€Â¢ Fully welded axle tubes and shock mounting brackets





Brakes:

â€Â¢ Front: Wilwood 12-3/8â€Â� cross-drilled & slotted vented rotors with billet 4 piston Dynalite calipers, for Mustang II spindle

â€Â¢ Rear: Wilwood 12-3/8â€Â� cross-drilled & slotted vented rotors with billet 4 piston Dynalite calipers, for Ford big bearing ends

â€Â¢ All new Aeroquip lines throughout

â€Â¢ Skinny Kid manual master cylinder kit

â€Â¢ Hurst roll control

â€Â¢ Wilwood brake bias valve





Interior:

â€Â¢ New front kick panels and rear upper/lower sail panels

â€Â¢ Custom dash w/ Florida 5.0 dash panels and gauge pods

â€Â¢ FR500 steering wheel

â€Â¢ Custom head liner

â€Â¢ All Auto-Meter Ultra-Lite gauges: 5â€Â� dual range tach w/ mini shift light, 160 MPH speedo, fuel level, voltmeter, oil pressure, water temp, fuel pressure, boost, clock

â€Â¢ Wolfe Racecraft rear firewall

â€Â¢ ACC custom carpet

â€Â¢ Ford Bullit pedals

â€Â¢ Jaz Pro Stock seats with covers and custom brackets

â€Â¢ Simpson Platinum Series 5-way cam-lock harnesses

â€Â¢ Onyx window tint





Bodywork & Paint:

â€Â¢ Frame adjustment using laser measuring system

â€Â¢ All factory components and wiring removed ie. air bags, smog sensors, abs, etc.

â€Â¢ Custom Van Overbeek fiberglass â€ËœRâ€â„¢ hood

â€Â¢ Custom Van Overbeek fiberglass rear deck lid

â€Â¢ IST pneumatic hood lifters, FRPP hood pins

â€Â¢ New Cobra front bumper, V6 rear bumper, GT side skirts, front/rear roof moldings

â€Â¢ New Cobra front headlights, side markers, GT tail lights

â€Â¢ All new weather stripping

â€Â¢ New Carlite front and rear glass

â€Â¢ New custom paint: straight PPG black (no additional colors mixed) â€â€œ all parts individually painted off the car, clear coat, wet sanded and buffed

â€Â¢ Painted engine bay and undercarriage â€â€œ black Rustoleum mix





Wheel & Tires:

â€Â¢ Weld ProStars 15x3.5 front, 15 x 10 rear

â€Â¢ Mickey Thompson 26x7.5 Sportsman Fronts, 28x12.50 ET Streets

â€Â¢ McGard Drag Race lug nuts
 
Thanks! Yes, the car can move :D Drawback of something like that is it will never be a daily driver again... if you really see that as a drawback.





BTW... I updated the specs list above to how the car sits currently, the other list I had up was a bit outdated.
 
Gonzo said:
Hmmm, red X in box this morning
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Had to take the first teaser pic down... that should be the only one not showing up. I put all the pics in my Gallery due to their size and quantity.



BTW, I've also just put up the pics I took inside the garage.
 
Lookin' good Tanguy :xyxthumbs



I remember when you were hesitant to have the body shop wet-sand your car after painting.



Looks like they did a good job as well as you with the 3M PI III MG. Don't you love it when a plan comes together ;)
 
Thanks John, you're absolutely right - I'm glad I went through with it. Believe it or not, there are still some fine swirls left behind from the shop's buffing - I was hesitant to get more aggressive with the abbrasive polish, they seemed deeper than how far I wanted to go. I'd still like to get every last swirl out of it but not at the expense of removing clear. The light once over with MG made a great improvement though - and those swirls are only evident if you put your nose right up on the paint.



I like the UPP very much too... my only critique is that its gloss is definitely a surface shine. I have depth from good prep and good paint but I think you can look at the surface at just the right angle and almost see the UPP on top. The Souveran test I did I almost went cross-eyed trying to see its layer on the test panel. I'm definitely going carnauba next on the car... listen to me, I'm already talking about "next" :D
 
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