lol thanks... that's actually what I was thinking... if you just glance at them quick, they look almost exactly like slips. It almost makes me wish Cobra brakes would fit under the stock 16's... if they could, I'd honestly have the wheels powdercoated black and widen the rears to 9" or so instead of the stock 7.5".

Yeah, I know... but the suspension setup I want will be $2k to $3500 (is it bad I'm spending as much on my suspension as most people here spend on their turbo setups?) by the time I'm done. Up next will be an independent rear suspension from a cobra, rear coilover conversion, 2" drop spindles, front coilover conversion, camber/caster plates, then probably a tubular k-member and tubular a-arms. I plan on keeping the drop level; a slight raked stance maybe, but nothing major. That's why I'm adding adjustability to the rear, then giving the front a drop, then adding adjustability to the front. That way, I can keep the rear stock height until I drop the front, then drop the rear to match, then level everything out and fine-tune everything

*edit: we'll be able to see how the car looks with the stock v6 wheels and an insane drop though... I decided when I swap for the IRS I'm going to put my stock brake rotors on the new rear end, that way I can keep my wheels for a little longer. So I'll have the car slammed on its nuts with the stock wheels for a little bit... jdm-influenced mustang ftw lol

 

Washed and Waxed her today... I really want to take a claybar to her, but there's really no point seeing as how the entire car is being re-sprayed next summer. At any rate, here's some pics:


Glass smooth

 

be careful on that sway bar paint it can tend to flake and chip when the bar is under stess

 

looks great

 

Thanks

Yeah, I know. I can't use that rear sway bar with the new rear end I'm putting in, so I figured I'd have some fun with it. I'm looking around for new rear sway bars (trying to price things out) and so far it looks like I'll be getting Eibach when I swap to the IRS.

 

ok thats cool just get that thing lowered =]

 

Trust me, the 4x4 stance is killing me too... right now, it's just a matter of being able to afford what I plan on doing. I want to get everything done at once (no point in pulling apart the suspension 5 times), so it'll stay at stock height for a while.

Like I said before, next up I'm swapping to an independent rear suspension, then I'm converting the MacPherson design rear suspension to a true MacPherson Strut with the use of adjustable coilovers. After that's on the car, I'll set the ride height as close to stock as possible (if I can't get it close to stock, I'll get a cheap set of lowering springs for up front to at least even the height out). Then I'll move on to the front end with 2" drop spindles, a coilover conversion kit (once again converting the MacPherson Design to MacPherson Strut), and swapping out for a tubular k-member and tubular a-arms. In total I'll be dropping about 60lbs out front and gaining something like 60 in the rear (IRS rear ends are a little more complex than live axles). In other words, I'm going to be helping the weight ratio (which is already pretty close to 50:50) even more

Unfortunately, I'm going to be throwing all that off with the addition of two heavy snails and lots of piping in the front end, but what can you do? lol

Also, I've deciding I'm going to be making the splitter and rear diffuser both from aluminum. Also, I'll be having square tubing welded to the frame rails to get them level with the pinch welds and have the pinch welds reinforced with square tubing also. I'll then have bracing put in between the tubing to strengthen everything. The idea behind all this is to get the car ready for perfectly flat under-body panels. I'm trying to figure out how I'll be able to get the exhaust run that it won't interfere with the panels, but I'm working on it. I do know the under body panel will end at the rear suspension; I'll be adding vortex generators to help the air get past the rear suspension, then after the rear suspension I'll have the full-length diffuser.

*edit:

here's basically what I mean with the bracing and everything:





That's from NITMARE's build at SVTPerformance; he's the one with the mustang with the TT Viper engine.


Also, I've finally accepted the fact that with all the aerodynamic modifications, I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to have the car sitting like I want it to. I'll look under the car tomorrow to figure some more things out, but I'd like to keep the under-body panel at least 3" off the ground lol

 

Haha man you better get a pretty sweet job lol! I wanna see this DONE!!

 

Told you to go with black

 

Superfly, I start the job search monday. I have between $3,000 and $3,500 worth of modifications to do by the end of this year in order to keep on schedule. I should be able to do it, but it depends on how fast I get a job, what's provided to me for said job (I have $1,000 set aside for tools, but if they're provided I see no reason to buy tools anyway, so at least half the money would probably go towards the project), how much I start at, and how much overtime is available (assuming I'm not flat rate... but given that flat rate isn't offered most places, I think I'm safe). Also, for the custom fabrication, I'll be paying for materials and that's it; my friend Ryan is currently still at wyotech, about to take Street Rod and Chassis Fabrication where he'll be learning metalworking and welding; he's already agreed to help fabricate most of the 1-off parts for this car.

And yeah, I'm glad I went with black... I was worried about the black being too flat and looking bad, but the semi-flat is more or less perfect.