I love what this guy's done to his '06

[Twin Turbo]

Given it the Shelby GT500 look. But, just like the original, it needs to be dropped a couple of inches for that ground hugging look.

Before:


After:

[Twin Turbo]

Another one here. Black Stangs rock

[4WD]

Not my cup of tea. I would prefer the Bullit look, rather than Hot Wheels ghetto pimp.

Dark black-ish green bullit, or dark elanor grey, with cast knock off retro wheels. Subtle lowering. No bages at all, even if it was a 500, no chrome, no stripes, no stickers, no bolt on's. It doesn't need any tat.

Edited by 4WD on Tuesday 31st October 15:29

[4WD]

Now this is what a mustang is all about - Halibrand's

[Twin Turbo]

I do like those wheels, but I'd have "Bullitt's" on mine, just like these in titanium with polished lips.




The mental picture of my ideal Mustang is now coming together:
GT Premium / 5 speed
Black
Red leather
18" titanium Bullitt's
Lowered 2"
Corsa exhaust (or at least one that sounds as good as LuS1fer's)

Body mods:
GT500 front end

Side window scoop (smooth)


Quarter scoop


Now all I need is the money to pay for it. How much do you reckon a kidney is worth?

[4WD]

Oh yes, those subtle rear window scoops should have been on there as standard. They are far more correct than a silly little window.

[zektor]

Twin Turbo - Those wheels are nice. But they don't fill the arches enough I think. I do like the Bullitt style wheels as well. That's what I had on my GT originally (in 17" size). I think Ford future proofed the Mustang by giving it such big arches... probably to give this body style longevity. I think the arches absolutely suit 20" rims perfectly. But, the car definitely has to be lowered to make the best of the "look".

Here is a close up of my Shelby wheels...

[4WD]

I like the centre, especially if it were matt blasted. I personally don't like the rim bolts though. Particuarly if they're not really true split rims, as that's just jewellery.

[Twin Turbo]

Zektor, those do look awsome (yep, even the bolts - although they can be a bugger to keep clean - I have split rims on my 300zx). They fill the arches to perfection.

I've just seen your other picture on General Gassing. Please please please give us more photos and a complete run down of your mods (exhaust/suspension etc). After black, grey is my next favourite colour on the Mustang. Is that mineral or tungsten?

Hope you don't mind me posting it again.

[vpr]

The second picture down from the top......what bumper/bonnet kit has the guy fitted.

Been thinking about getting one of these sausages for a while and that's the look I want.

Thanks

[LuS1fer]

The scoops aren't in fact correct being fitted IIRC to Shelbys for one year only. Sadly, not only do they ruin 3/4 vision but on the 2005, I think they contrive to make the car look like a boxy van in profile (which technically it is...)

[Twin Turbo]

vpr said:

The second picture down from the top......what bumper/bonnet kit has the guy fitted.

Been thinking about getting one of these sausages for a while and that's the look I want.

Thanks

The guy's gone for the Shelby GT500 look. Have a look at this forum. The link takes you to what another guy's done, buying direct from Shelby. I would imagine that's gonna cost a bomb, but there must be other aftermarket jobbies out there by now.

I think it's kind of ironic that you can buy direct from Shelby to turn you standard GT into a clone, but Shelby himeself doesn't like people making clones of his cars. Can't have it both ways, 'ol chap.

www.iihs.net/blog/?action=slideshow&id=1160649550

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthr

[Twin Turbo]

LuS1fer said:

The scoops aren't in fact correct being fitted IIRC to Shelbys for one year only. Sadly, not only do they ruin 3/4 vision but on the 2005, I think they contrive to make the car look like a boxy van in profile (which technically it is...)

We're just gonna have to agree to disagree

[4WD]

I guess in black I'd prefer no scoops as it will look plainer. However in a lighter shade of say grey, I'd prefer the scoops as you don't get a black window shape against a lighter body. Fastbacks never had rear windows so why now? Who cares about visability.

[Twin Turbo]

Not quite true:



Not sure if the scoops were an option/delete option.

[LuS1fer]

Twin Turbo said:

Not quite true:



Not sure if the scoops were an option/delete option.

Never believe anything you read on the internet

[Twin Turbo]

I'm certainly no Mustang expert. So are you saying that window is non-standard? It's just that that isn't the first fastback I've seen with rear 3/4 windows.

I'm here to learn

[LuS1fer]

No, I meant never believe anything you read on the internet written by me. LOL. I read that on a Mustang forum and having checked it, it's patently not true. Ah, the dangers of not checking your facts. In fact, the scoops did not appear on the original Shelby but did in subsequent years.

Still, they do block your vision and let me relate a true tale. Thjere is a very busy mini-roundabout hereabouts and one of the access points splits into 3 at the roundabout - left turn, straight on and right turn. The right turn turns you onto the shoulder of the right hand curve. In a Camaro Z28, this places the B pillar across any vision you have to your left. So here is the quandary, you have no right vision, you cannot get out of the car to look because by the time you get back in, the traffic will be streaming across, you cannot back up and the cars behind you don't understand the problem so start honking. You have one choice, you listen, watch for a car going round the roundabot and floor it. Chances of being wiped out and it being your fault is 50%. In the end, I had to avoid this junction altogether.

Blocking your 3/4 window is like blindfolding yourself and whilst it looks great in some cases, for a LHD car in a RHD country, it could result in you wiping your car out. There was nothing to be done in the Z28, the B pillar was just in the wrong place and more often than not you had to sort of approach junctions at an angle so you could see through the back window.

But tradition apart, thought out logically, what do scoops on a window do? What are they meant to do? Louvres on the original fastback I can understand but if someone pulled up with a scoop on the back window of his 206, we'd all pee ourselves laughing (unless it was a mid-engined 205 T16). Is it not, therefore, simply a non-functional chav accessory? I'm not sure if the original side scoops were brake cooling ducts or dummies but at least you could see what they were meant to do if they were real.....

[Twin Turbo]

I thought the window scoops were there to funnel air into that mid-mounted engi...........oh, I see your point

You're right though, on any other car that would look tacky in the extreme. For some reason, American cars can get away with it. Same with racing stripes, not many Europeans (and NO Japanese) can get away with stripes, but on a Yank they just simply work.

Maybe the next generation Mustang will take it's inspiration from the 69/70 model year, where the rear 3/4 window was of a more "standard" design. Not quite as distinctive, but good looking all the same.