Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 I finally made it over here and wanted to post up a few threads and say Hi. I'm not online nearly as much as I used to be, but check in every so often. Going to piece together the highlights from my builds and always like to talk shop with fellow mustang fans. I ordered my 96 new and drove it during collage, and got married. A few years after that I wanted to modify my car to make it unique and get more power out of it. Back then" there wasn't a lot of options... SO after doing a lot of searching and comparison, I went through the standard bolt on's, then did a full motor build , blower, and about everything else. as a lot of you guys know, it takes time and money, which comes and goes... Bolt on's - PI head swap - motor build - nitrous - turbo. over about a 5 year period. Also upgraded suspension, trans and customized and blended body work and repaint. so anyway, pulling from my 50 page build thread..... here's how I started. I had a Roush body kit on the car, which i removed, then did the headswap: cute lil NPI with TB and CAI.... PI Headswap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Found this old pic: Drove the car for about 2 years with the headswap then pulled the motor to get it ready for boost... MOTOR SPECS: Livernois Forged Stroker rotating assembly 302 CI Modular.Mahle forged pistons, Manley RodsFord Racing Cobra Crank (forged)ARP main stud kitModular Madness high-volume oil pumpModular Madness custom rear sump pan (with 2 bungs for my turbo oil returns)Head gasketsARP head bolts.Reinstalled Powerheads ported PI Heads and cams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 at this point i'd also done brake upgrade, coilovers, man the SN's really need rear wheel spacers don't they! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 After that I decided to convert from an auto to a Manual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Suspension upgrade. Maximum Motorsports -Torque Arm, -Lower control arms. -Panhard Rod -MM XD subframe connectiors -CC plates -Coilovers on Buillistin shocks/struts Of the various upgrades to this car the Torque arm and steering bushing are at the top of my list because of how noticeable the improvement is~! Changing the rear suspension to a 3-link vs the stock 4 link really improves the traction and responsiveness and stability of the mustang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Had Nitrous in the car for a while. was fun when you hit it.... During Tuning a backfire blew out the plastic IM. Replaced w this: [ New hood and front cover: Swapped out these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Bodywork: Spent lots of time looking at options for the body. Something clean and not too chunkey.... Saleen 2K sideskirts, the ABC front and modified my rear cover. ALL the body parts needed to be reworked... I had it all bonded and blended out. Repainted the car PPG pure white with metalic pearl. Here's someprogress pics: Added to the rear cover to bring the bottom down lower to flow with the sides. I've been asked about this SO many times. Here's how it looked before paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Rebuilt the Rear end with new gears, 31 spline axles, welded tubes. upgraded rear Coilovers: 2009-2010 Painted lower rear valance: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Interior: New HL's with HIDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTwilight Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 AWESOME! Love this Car! Welcome to this side of the webs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 nice to see you made the switch Dal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted December 14, 2017 Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 nice car man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hi Guys! I finally made it over here, for sure. see a few familiar tags 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 OK, this brings me to the Turbo install: The car spent some time in PHX with TRUUBLE for a blower mach up called Rotrex. As many of you know, he passed so it didn't get finished. I went with a Hellion Single turbo kit, with the MM specific K and had it installed by a cool guy named Rob at forced induction tuning there in phoenix. also installed the Vic JR IM and elbow, Moriso alum expansion tank, ect.... Here's some pix on that: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 Modified a MM strut tower bar to fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2017 So that's the quick and dirty of my build. countless hours of work and good times on the forums. Few more glamor shots: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTwilight Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 Beautiful looking Stang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 i actually forgot you had the s2k side skirts and molded them in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted December 18, 2017 Report Share Posted December 18, 2017 Oh wow look who it is! Welcome home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White95 Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Welcome Jeff! I forgot all about the HVAC control swap and now that I have a double DIN Radio to install, I’m torn....SHIT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks Guys! White, glad to help provide more options for ya man! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Thanks Steve-Oh. what is that sticking out of your hood?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droptoppony Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 Jeff! It's been a long time buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 Great to have you here man! Haven't talked to you in a while! Glad to see you still have the SN, and I love the raptor. Hows the pro touring build coming along? Your thread on pro-touring.com is inspiring to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/22/2017 at 9:02 PM, droptoppony said: Jeff! It's been a long time buddy. Hey Bob!! yes it has. good to hear from you man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalamar Posted December 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 12/26/2017 at 2:42 PM, 95riosnake said: Great to have you here man! Haven't talked to you in a while! Glad to see you still have the SN, and I love the raptor. Hows the pro touring build coming along? Your thread on pro-touring.com is inspiring to say the least. Thanks Dan. more waiting than building lately. will be updating it again here in a month or two. Good to see ya again, going to check out your build.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted January 20, 2018 Report Share Posted January 20, 2018 man i still love that color on the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange 94 Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 So much yes!!! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
