Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11389497)

Shot not shot. Stupid autocorrect

Originally Posted by hometeam (Post 11389252)

Best looking and best performing mustang Ford has ever built. :)

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 11389504)

I've been doing art for almost two decades, but I would love to work on rebulids of classic muscle cars.

I really wish I knew someone who could put me to work. Love working with my hands.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 11389538)

If I could have a new career, that would be very close to the top of my list. I practically live in my garage.

Originally Posted by hometeam (Post 11389515)

soooo.. shot?

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11389502)

We all could use a little more Jasonsauto in all of our lives.

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 11389538)

If I could have a new career, that would be very close to the top of my list. I practically live in my garage.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 11389504)

I've been doing art for almost two decades, but I would love to work on rebulids of classic muscle cars.

I really wish I knew someone who could put me to work. Love working with my hands.

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 11389504)

I've been doing art for almost two decades, but I would love to work on rebulids of classic muscle cars.

I really wish I knew someone who could put me to work. Love working with my hands.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11389590)

I wish you weren't so far away

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 11389564)

so glad spring is here. ready to work on my van.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11389600)

Hear hog farmer is always looking for a good hand or two.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11389442)

It's a stock motor car with a full Griggs Racing GR40 setup. Let me see if I can dig up some pics.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11389496)

Silock, you have an old Cheville and I'm your huckleberry. Pm me. you willing to put in some work and we can build that ****er to kill some shot

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11389586)

Me too. I, live in my garage everyday and love every minute

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11389629)

That sounds tasty.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11389427)

It needs the whole treatment, if it's even salvageable. My parents bought the car in 72 when they got married. Drove it for a few years, then it sat in a garage rusting until I turned 16. They gave it to me and I drove it for a few years, but it was too unreliable to keep, so it's been sitting in their garage for the last 15 years.

It was rusting back in the 90s when I drove it. It had a hole in the trunk floor back then and rust on the roof. I don't even want to imagine where all the rust is that I can't even see. I don't know how to repair that kind of damage.

The interior is also bad, but that's the easy stuff. Drivetrain is probably all rusted, and I know it doesn't have the original engine anymore. I'd definitely upgrade the transmission and rearend. It's an automatic with a 2.73 rear. Yuck.

But it's always been my dad's dream to someday restore it. He just doesn't have the time or energy to do it, and I don't have the funds.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11389496)

Silock, you have an old Cheville and I'm your huckleberry. Pm me. you willing to put in some work and we can build that ****er to kill some shot

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11389986)

Well there you go.
Don't be shy, jump on that offer.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11389602)

I've got a new project I'm dying to start on too!!!

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11389997)

Oh yea, same here. Got some things going on for both my Jeep and Momma's '57.
She thinks she wants to drive her '57 to Greaserama this year. I'm a bit nervous, definitely taking a fire extinguisher.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 11390002)

Vintage or Hot Rod?

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11389315)

I want to pick up a project car. Under $10k. Debating between a Miata and a Rustang.

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11390004)

Hot Rod and it's got a spliced together rats nest for wiring.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11389315)

I want to pick up a project car. Under $10k. Debating between a Miata and a Rustang.

Originally Posted by rtmike (Post 11389008)

Needing ideas for what color to paint my rotors on my Magnum?

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...h_a298e272.jpg

They're not Brembos so I'm trying to avoid red.

Some of my ideas were to clear coat 'em after wire wheeling them.
-black

Not really feeling white.


...ideas...

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 11389362)

I'm quarter tempted to move back in with mom and dad and call you myself.

Originally Posted by Al Bundy (Post 11389259)

I will say out front I am very anti Ford, but I agree with Lew. Those new Mustangs are even uglier than the previous gen's.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 11390149)

Are they factory brakes? If so, black. I wouldn't bring attention to them if they're particularly small and sitting behind a large wheel.

Are the calipers aluminum? If so, you might be able to polish them. My friend did that to his Camaro, had them professionally polished, it looked pretty cool.

Originally Posted by rtmike (Post 11390274)

Stock.
I was reading an auto rag editor talking about how to take pix of your hot rod
He said to always get all 4 wheels/tires in the shot.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11389729)

[IMG]http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z187/FL2005gt/04.jpg[/IMG]

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 11390278)

Low, front 3/4 angle is always the sexiest angle imo.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee (Post 11390448)

That's how I like to photo them, especially the longer they are.

Rando Example

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 11390457)

Yup, like that. Turn the wheels in too and you can show off the rim/brake.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11388742)

LMAO I can stay up with a hellcat through 90mph in my new car. Beyond that, it might be go to jail territory. Never did the burnout/donut thing in my Mustang.

Originally Posted by Hamwallet (Post 11390543)

Do you have a new stingray? Besides exotics that's all that is keeping up with a hellcat that is stock.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 11390014)

1. Buy a miata with a shot motor
2. Remove miata motor
3. Install LS motor variant of your choice
4. Install roll cage
5. Drive the piss out of it.
6. ???????
7. Profit.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11390565)

I thought about that, but I've never welded before. Welding in new motor mounts sounds like not something I want to do as a first-timer.

Originally Posted by rtmike (Post 11390310)

White Mustang.


Those are bad ass little cars. Back when I worked, a buddy was big into Mustangs. He built a 10 second pig out of one.

His birthday cake & 600 HP horse. He likes Mustangs.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 11390599)

Have a buddy that welds help or take it to a shop for that part.

My dad is a highly skilled welder and I told him I wanted to do that and like you I've never welded, he said, "That is simple junkyard welding. Just practice on a piece before doing the welds. Since it doesn't have to pass an x-ray test or look pretty, it's pretty hard to **** it up."

Originally Posted by rtmike (Post 11390727)

Anyone ever check to see if someone was making a bolt in motor mount? For my Charger I used an outfit that specialized in them.

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 11390599)

Have a buddy that welds help or take it to a shop for that part.

My dad is a highly skilled welder and I told him I wanted to do that and like you I've never welded, he said, "That is simple junkyard welding. Just practice on a piece before doing the welds. Since it doesn't have to pass an x-ray test or look pretty, it's pretty hard to **** it up."

Originally Posted by KC native (Post 11390729)

To do the swap, the motor mount has to be moved several inches. I don't think it's possible to have a bolt in motor mount in that situation.

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11390761)

Yea, but there are a lot of things to be considered before striking an arc.
You don’t want the engine sitting too high in the chassis, creates handling and hood clearance issues, too low and it’s hitting the oil pan on everything, have to consider clearance front and back (firewall and radiator), the engine will probably have to be offset about an inch to the passenger side to clear the steering shaft and it has to be tilted back at about 6-8 degrees for consistent oil flow.
If a pair of bolt in adaptor mounts from a place like Advanced Adapters is available that’s the route to take because positioning and angles have already been worked out for you.

Originally Posted by Silock (Post 11390565)

I thought about that, but I've never welded before. Welding in new motor mounts sounds like not something I want to do as a first-timer.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11390898)

There are bolt in kits but you're looking at atleast 10k in swap parts.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11390600)

I loved my Mustang. Coolest car I ever owned. At least for another 8 weeks. Pic is after 144K miles and 10 years.
https://scontent-mia.xx.fbcdn.net/hp...4e&oe=55B80F26

Originally Posted by Marcellus (Post 11390935)

Is that thing 4-wheel drive or something? Get some drop on it for God's sake. :p

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11390958)

Okay, car n00b here I don't know what this means. What is getting a drop?

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11390958)

Okay, car n00b here I don't know what this means. What is getting a drop?

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11391069)

LMAO

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391090)

go ahead and point and laugh at the n00b. Deserve it. A full grown man should have more information on how cars work than I. I'm getting up to speed.:harumph:

Originally Posted by TrebMaxx (Post 11390969)

Lowering it. :thumb:

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11391109)

My soon to be used Mustang is lowered. I just hope it makes it up the driveway curb! ROFL

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391098)

Yeah, I've seen a lot of people lowering their Challengers. Seems expensive to me. I've already got a 392 Hemi 6.4L 485HP engine to move me down the road.

Don't know if I need to gain more speed by changing the car's height to battle natures laws that will slow me down.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11391123)

aesthetics, chap, purely aesthetics.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391098)

Yeah, I've seen a lot of people lowering their Challengers. Seems expensive to me. I've already got a 392 Hemi 6.4L 485HP engine to move me down the road.

Don't know if I need to gain more speed by changing the car's height to battle natures laws that will slow me down.

Originally Posted by MIAdragon (Post 11391123)

aesthetics, chap, purely aesthetics.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 11391115)

It's awful. The front of my Firebird sits an inch, maybe two at the most off the ground. It looks great while it's sitting around, looks great in motion as well.....

But man.....its such a pain in the ass to drive. I have to approach every curb, every dip in the road and every slopped driveway with caution. I usually cant pull all the way into a parking spot or i risk ****ing up the front of the car.

Finding a place to change my oil or tires? PFFFFFF.......most lifts cant get under my car.

Tow Truck? Yeah ****ing right. Flat bed only, and even then i have to lodge 2x4's under it to get it onto the ramp.

Its a blessing and a curse.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391132)

ahhh, that makes more sense. People just like the way their cars look lowered.

Sounds similar to changing exhausts.

I see these comments on the boards of better performance and gas mileage when they change their exhaust to some performance cat back. Just BS in my opinion. They are changing their exhaust to get that low rumble and louder sound. Gas mileage my ass.:shake:

Originally Posted by lewdog (Post 11391136)

When is your sex machine arriving?

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391132)

ahhh, that makes more sense. People just like the way their cars look lowered.

Sounds similar to changing exhausts.

I see these comments on the boards of better performance and gas mileage when they change their exhaust to some performance cat back. Just BS in my opinion. They are changing their exhaust to get that low rumble and louder sound. Gas mileage my ass.:shake:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391139)

tentative build date is 4/20.

Originally Posted by Detoxing (Post 11391115)

It's awful. The front of my Firebird sits an inch, maybe two at the most off the ground. It looks great while it's sitting around, looks great in motion as well.....

But man.....its such a pain in the ass to drive. I have to approach every curb, every dip in the road and every slopped driveway with caution. I usually cant pull all the way into a parking spot or i risk ****ing up the front of the car.

Finding a place to change my oil or tires? PFFFFFF.......most lifts cant get under my car.

Tow Truck? Yeah ****ing right. Flat bed only, and even then i have to lodge 2x4's under it to get it onto the ramp.

Its a blessing and a curse.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391098)

Yeah, I've seen a lot of people lowering their Challengers. Seems expensive to me. I've already got a 392 Hemi 6.4L 485HP engine to move me down the road.

Don't know if I need to gain more speed by changing the car's height to battle natures laws that will slow me down.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391139)

tentative build date is 4/20.

Originally Posted by Radar Chief (Post 11391141)

See, you're learning already. :thumb:
You're dead on, cat back systems don't improve flow enough to make much difference so you're just changing the sound.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11391153)

Most cars aren't lowered for speed, it's for looks.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 11391159)

Good looking ride Marcy.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 11391090)

go ahead and point and laugh at the n00b. Deserve it. A full grown man should have more information on how cars work than I. I'm getting up to speed.:harumph:

I learned a helluva lot finding out about gears, how it transfers energy and how it makes the Scat Pack Shaker stay in the same neighborhood(at least till 90mph) against the Hellcat.