mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... donuts!!!

Not that kind, Ray! :slap:

But, they are tasty! :grin:

Dang it now I'm hungry...

Hey guys I got a few bits of good news today.

1)Ordered my brake rotors. Slotted/drilled, Zinc coated w/ black hubs $270 shipped from Rotorpros.

2)Got my results from the postal exam test. I scored an 87.

3)Got an Interview Tuesday with FAA Miramar.

4)Got my door panel trim from Donna. I'll post pics later.

5)Going to the track to night and there's a $1000 first place prize in the bracket racing compitition.

6)I'm going to Disneyland next week. (Not joking)

7)I'm in a great mood.

Disneyland will do that to you. :grin:

Right, Tom?

Well, I know Disney World will... I'm sure Disneyland will, too. :jester:

[quote=LEO_06GT;795508]Hey guys I got a few bits of good news today.


2)Got my results from the postal exam test. I scored an 87.

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Clerk/Carrier , Civil Service or Other Test? With or without Veterans Preference?

Stay current on the roll either way!!! <kicked MY butt>:grin:

If I feel up to it, I may try and install my Metra Amplified Antenna (like Leo's) tomorrow. But if it rains, I'm scrubbing the mission.


Leo- Be safe out on the track. Here's your co-pilot for tonight.. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../th_angel2.gif

I think I'm going to go with these to match my springs:

http://www.steeda.com/products/steed...ble_shocks.php

Maybe I'll just get the struts and not the rear shocks.

Here's a link about them and Steeda says they are a great match for the Ultra Lite springs:

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=57108

Way cheaper than D-Specs and so far the only brand that lets you buy just the struts.

They closed all the Krispy Kreme's around here. Some accounting error...:banghead:

Per Steeda... "They are stiffer than D-specs at their softest setting."

If you're looking at getting rid of the 'busy' ride, these Steeda's may not do it.



Too bad, so sad!

I have a couple KK's in my area that's open for business. :grin:

I saw that, but I don't think we would want the D-Specs at their softest setting for our cars. Firm (or stiff) and "busy" are two different things. I don't mind firm. But I want a strut and/or shock that dampens properly and the stock ones aren't doing that - they aren't designed for lowered cars. They are out of their operating range and the rebound is not correct - that's where the "busy" comes in to play. If the ride is a little firmer but dampens properly, then that would be great.

That's why I hated the ride in my '03 GT with the Eibach Pros. It handled great, but sucked over bumps and uneven roads.

We believe our Steeda springs are the best for retaining ride quality... maybe these struts and shocks are naturally the next mod.

Also per Steeda: "lifetime warranty, best ride quality in their class"

I'll watch that thread (maybe even bump it along a little) and see if anybody that has them chimes in.

We believe our Steeda springs are the best for retaining ride quality... maybe these struts and shocks are naturally the next mod.
It could very well be...



I'll watch that thread (maybe even bump it along a little) and see if anybody that has them chimes in.
That's the best thing, user opinions. Although it may be a little while before people start buying them.

Clerk/Carrier , Civil Service or Other Test? With or without Veterans Preference?

Stay current on the roll either way!!! <kicked MY butt>:grin:

Clerk/Carrier, ETC test. Yes that's with the Vet Pref included.

Oh come on you can do the mod in the garage so who cares if it's raining.:poke:

Just got back from the track where I won first place in the Fast Street class (9.00-9.99) Got the closest to 9.0 with a 9.018!! Prize was a nice huge trophy. Finally a 1st place trophy all though not for a car show. I also get my pic and name on Racelegal.com as well as my name in the SD paper which is pretty cool I think. The wife took a couple of vids which I'll have to figure out how to upload. Luckily she caught my winning run. Fastest run of the night was a 8.8.

Here's some pics of the trophy.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...es/th_q015.jpghttp://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...es/th_q012.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...es/th_q009.jpg

OK guys here's the pics of the door liner I got from Donna. Now be honest is it :nice: or :bad: ? Really want an honest answer as I don't want to have something that's :puke: on the car.

Install process. (Takes about a minute per door.)
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ras/q006-1.jpg
Where two ends meet.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ras/q003-1.jpg
Before
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ras/q005-1.jpg
After
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ras/q007-1.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ras/q001-1.jpg

Congrats on the win! We all want to see those vids - get on that!
I like how it says "Race Track, Not Street".

Can you take a pic through the car to the door? Then we can see how it goes along with the rest of the interior.

Leo, I have to back out from the garage to park it in the center (so both doors can swing wide open), so if it's going to rain later today... I'm scrubbin'. :(

Congrats on your 1st Place trophy! :banana:
Looks like you're getting pretty good at launching the car consistently.

What did some of the other guys there say about your car? More Shaker questions? :grin:




I actually like it on your door panel, it compliments your painted switch plate. :nice:

If not for the switch plate, I would've voted against it.

Yes! Congrats on the Trophy!!

Looks great to me , but that stuff is sure expensive!!

Thanks Tom I'm still trying to figure out how to take the clips off the dvd and on to my pc. I'll try and get a pic with the door closed tomorrow.

Thanks Guys. I got a few more Q's about the shaker but not as many as last week.

The race results have been posted on racelegal.com I'm still waiting on them to update the gallery.
http://www.racelegal.com/results/race_results.asp

Tom - congrats on Post #5000!

Bill- According to the weather report it ain't raining so no more excuses.:poke:

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homea...ourPetsCommand

Susan's back! :banana:



You got me...
But, I didn't install the antenna today. :doh:

Instead, I went to Circuit City and bought a Garmin c330.
I felt like installing this (in the 4Runner) more than the antenna.
This thing is way cool! And at a great price too! :nice:

Oh well, maybe I'll do the antenna next weekend!

I know it's not a stang but where's the pics? Atleast one of it installed.:dunno:

I'll take one tomorrow. And, I'll try to be creative and make it 'Mustang' related. :grin:

Happy Birthday Susan!!! http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...h_birthday.gif

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...inbowdance.gif

Hope you have a great day!

:banana: :banana: :banana: Yes... have a wonderful day! :banana: :banana: :banana:

+2 Enjoy your B-Day.:beer: :drunk: :drunk2:

Thank you, thank you and thank you!!! Had lunch with Katie today and we shopped at Target. What more could a girl ask for??? P.S. check email.

Hey Suse, happy birthday! Would love to visit Austin again. My nephew lives down there now...On NewBerry Dr

Sorry been out all day but +3 :nice:

Here's a couple pics. Nothing special, but one of them does show Mustang Road! :grin:

I have the ciggy plug routed under the dash to the center console for a clean look.

After playing with this thing pretty much wherever I drove today, I like it! It's easy enough for my wife to use; very user friendly interface.

Thanks Alan and Daryl. Bill - early Christmas gift? Did I miss something?

Tom- Can you please upload pics of your rotors. There's no pics of them in you photobucket album.:poke:

Done.

Looks pretty cool! I'll have to get one one of these days.

Happy Birthday??
 

:banana: :banana: HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN:banana:

Mustang Holiday Question??
 

Yea but my son just looks at me funny and asks, "What exactly is a SCT II Tuner"? :rofl:

I should look into an extra cradle so I can swap it between trucks. :idea:

At first I thought it would be impractical, but I found myself always printing out Mapquest directions or jotting them down on a Post-It to lots of places I go. And, if I had to take a detour from my printed map, I would be like, Uh oh... :banghead: .



Nope... For me, it was Christmas all year long! :banana:

Yeah. Big mistake! My Hurst shifter is here, and she won't let me have it till Christmas day. Soooooooooo, looks like it's up all night Christmas eve, for the disassemble and prep. It WILL be in on the 25th!!

Oh man that'd be tourture. Having to wait to put a cool new part on the car, argh.

I don't know if you got any but the ratcheting wrenches from Craftsman will help a good deal when you're installing the shifter. Primarily for the front bolt. I know a set is on my list for Christmas for that one reason !!!

Yeah, I have a C & L and Tuner on my list, but I think it's one of the gifts I have to give myself. :screwy:

Thanks.:metal:

:rofl2:

I'm asking the wife for anything and everything on my future mod list. Although she told me yesterday she wasn't getting me anything Mustang related.:bs:
She said it would be something I've always wanted for the garage.:dunno: Except for tools I can't possibly think of anything I'd want in the garage except another Mustang.

Somethings like this? :jester:

That would be cool if you and Kevin are willing to live there.:grin:

:drool::drool::drool::drool: :hail::hail::hail::hail:

Course if you're gonna to that then you might as well have a pit too.

No, I figure that they would end up getting the wrong thing or something. But I was talking to my sister about gifts today and out of the blue she asked me if I ever bought from Steeda... :hmm:

That problem too! :rofl2:

One of my best friends has a lift that he lets me use if I want (I almost never do).
His last garage had a pit, but he says they are a pain to clean and you don't need one with a 20ft. high garage and a lift.:jester:

A little off topic, but of use to those with the SCT II devices....

Today I was within hours of selling my 97 Mercury Sable (187K Miles) when it through a code of P1518. According to what I am reading online, it would mean the Intake Manifold Runner Control is stuck open. Probably due to me getting on it a bit recently. I had my buddy reset the code and I am ready to dump her. The read on it doesn't sound that serious. You folks who deal with these computer modules....what do you think the odds that it will throw that code again?...

Here's a writeup that I found on that code...

http://www.samscars.com/gf37.html

Must.Be.Nice... I wouldn't complain if I had either one of those.

Not sure how long it'll take before it'll throw the CEL again. Just sell/trade the car ASAP!

A Band-Aid fix is to keep the SCT device within reach. :jester:

Don't really feel like going into great lengths since it's not Mustang related but Christmas came early for me. The wife got me the exact same flat panel plasma Bill got. She got it at Walmart for $1294. It was the last one in that store.:metal: Needless to say I'm very happy. Although now I have no clue how to match or top that gift.

Looks like you can order it online if you don't mind getting it untill after X-mas.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=5131708

That's awesome! I absolutely dig my 42" Panny.

Of course you know, the purchasing doesn't stop there. To get the most bang for the buck on a HD TV, you'll need at the minimum an Upconvert DVD Player (I have this one) or at a premium, a HD DVD (or Blue Ray) Player.

And don't forget about buying a HDMI cable to hook it up with (or at the minimum, an analog component cable).

You'll also need to upgrade your cable or satellite receiver to a HD receiver (in order to receive HD programming). Most all of these new HD receivers will utilize a HDMI cable or at least component cables (minimum requirement for HD).

Confused yet? :confused: Good! I was a couple weeks ago. :grin:


And to keep it Mustang releated, here's a 'cold start' video. It takes less than a minute for it to settle down to a 'quiet' idle. But before it does, it sounds euphoric.

video link

****, ****, **** Looks like I will be getting the SCT a little earlier than expected.
BAMACHIPS Christmas Special

I just saw that deal, too... when are you going to order it? Do you know which tunes you are going to get?

Either this week or next.
89P, 91P, 91R sound good to you guys ? (No 93 around here)

yes, because I think the 91T would be useless... and I think everybody else will agree.

I just love Christmas Specials! :banana:

I'd get 87P, 91P, and 91R. Of course, you'll end up just using the 91R like the rest of us. I'm only suggesting the 87 if you're ever stuck in some boonie gas station that only has regular.

Oh, yeah... I didn't notice you had 89P. I would get the 87P, too.

I'm a ****ing idiot, I did truly mean 87. :rofl:

Hey I have a non-Mustang related question real quick.

WTH do they call the adapters that allow you to connect your notebook to the Internet regardless of where you are. Not just a regular 802.11a/b/g wireless adapter, these either use satellite or wireless phone and charge a monthly fee if I remember right.

A wireless network card?

I remember you guys talking about calling Doug to get the order placed and there were some things I was supposed to ask for. Something like having the tunes placed on a CD?
Please give me any and all tips that you might think I would find useful.
Thanks :nice:

No that is not it. :rofl:
This is different from a normal Network Card

I think that is it, sounds right anyway. :nice:

How much of a retard am I???
 

Ya know, I have been working on cars for years now. I consider myself pretty handy when it comes to cars until yesturdays episode.
I was at a touchless car wash yesturday(They are awsome) Did a interior detail. As I drove away ,I turned on my driving lights and notice that my dash lights were not working. OH SH%$, I broke my car. I tried and tried to get the dash lights on, the lights on the radio were not even working. After about 10 minutes of freakin out I rushed over to my ford dealership, ran inside , and set up an appointment right away to look at the broken electrical system. One of the guys said, we can't have ya driving around with no instrumentation, so they took me in right away.
As I sat in the witing room, a ford guy comes in and stated he wanted to show me something.Oh No, this is gonna be bad !!!! He took me over to the car and showed me that I turned down the interior light dimmer when I was wiping down my dash. I NEVER EVER FELT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STUPID IN MY LIFE. They laughed and laughed. Lucky I know these guys or i would be mad that they laughed so hard.

Oh yeah
 

Wow Tony, I would've never admitted to that! :jester:

Well, if it ever happens again, you'll know what to check first.

Almost forgot, this is for you... :slap:

File this one under Operator Error and be glad!:nice:

This is sorta like the Maytag check list...
#1 is it plugged in?
#2 is there power at the plug
#3 is the units power on?
#4 is the units display power on?
#5 is an internal fuse/ circuit breaker blown?
you won't believe how many times this is the answer to your problems and how many times I have flow across this contry and end up playing Maytag repair man!:rolleyes:

Bill, I'll just email you response as I don't want to go into on the forum since it's not car related.

I saw Bill answered your question but I thought I'd throw in my .02. My friend has one of those from Verizon and he only pays $60 a month. It works great and of course the coolest part is you have internet wherever you go.

BTW-My rotors got here today. They're f-heavy. I opened them up and everything looks good. I'll probably be installing them sometime this weekend so Bill or Tom be prepared for some phone calls.

My Technical Support phone rate is $20 per hour. Not sure what Tom charges. :jester:

Adams Spray

Tom you order the Steeda Shocks/Struts yet ?

I'll be calling tomorrow.

:rofl2::lol: I'll keep that in mind.

If you were as scared of dealerships as I am, you would have taken it home for a couple of hours and you would have figured it out.:grin:

:rofl2: Call me... I live in Alabama and our rates are always cheaper than those big city boys! :jester:

I won the bid, Leo's coming over in the morning.

Stay tuned for his pics and report.

My day was just made a whole lot better. Coming back to work from a late lunch and I set off my first car alarm in a parking structure :metal:

Not as cool as Bill's and I don't have video, but it made me laugh as I was driving away !! Heck I wasn't even trying. Not taking the cats off isn't making it easy.

:lol: Too funny!

And I agree, our cars aren't meant to sound like Prius'.

It would have taken him all weekend just to get here!:grin:
Man, you and Leo hadn't posted in so long I thought California had slid off the map!:poke:

:lol: Sorry it's that I've found getting a new tv has renewed my interest in playing my 360.

Rotor install less than 24hrs to go.:grin:

Bill-Couldn't help but notice you added gears to your list. Click on the link in my sig. It will take you to summitracing where you'll find the FRPP "gears of war" for almost $100 cheaper.

If you don't mind me asking, why the 3.73s over 4.10s ?? I saw a spreadsheet here that showed the 4.10 as not really making that much difference in 60+ MPH RPMs.... Just curious.

I've always thought that 4.10/4.11s would kill freeway driving but it seems everyone says the 4.10s dont on this car, I wondered if you know something that I should know ?

Good luck on the install. Can't wait to see the pics. They'll look great behind the new wheels :nice:

Then add $350 for the install - that's not something I suggest you do at "Bill's garage" (unless you like your rear end growling). Seriously, though, without the proper tools and know-how I would never attempt that myself.

Leo has 3.31s right now, so a jump to 4.11's would be huge for him. Personally, I would never go over 3.73 gears on a street car. 1st gear is just about useless with 3.73s, let alone 4.11s. And gas mileage will drop for either.

The only reason I changed gears in my '89 was because it only had 3.08s. That was way too high and needed to be changed to 3.55s or 3.73s. I chose 3.73s since I don't drive it every day.

Well like Tom said I have an automatic that comes with 3.31 gears unlike the sticks that come with a 3.55. From reading several threads on various forums the consesus seems to be that if you have an auto you shouldn't go higher than 3.73. Although I've also seen some people with autos get 4.10 and swear by it. So untill I find someone with an automatic that has 4.10's and is willing to give me a ride I'm sticking with 3.73.:grin:

The thought never crossed my mind. I already know which shop I'm taking them to once I get them. Either way gears won't be on my car for atleast half a year if not more. Thanks for warning though.:nice:

Goodevening !!do You Know Why I Pulled You Over
 

1:30 Am Coming home from work. Got pulled over by a state trooper.Oh dang. Wasn't speeding. 'goodevening officer" -"goodevening,do you know why I pulled you over?" "NO" -"Your exhaust" "Yeah ,I have flowmasters on the car" " did you know that any modification in New York state is illegal?"
"No I didn't , It said on the box that they were 50 state legal"
"your neighbors must love you, have a good night"
WOW- No ticket and the 2 officers left with smiles on their face.
it was bound to happen. these mustang with the O/R pipe sound like nascars.I guess i have to start driving it like a baby at night to avoid all the attention.
ANYONE ELSE GET PULLED OVER YET???
Is that true about modifications being illegal?? the first thing i thought of was. how do all the harley bikes get away with it??

I have gotten pulled over once, no ticket, for running with my headlights and running lights on at the same time. Never for exhaust though.
I doubt the mufflers would be illegal, but the O/R H-Pipe is. :nice:

I have the same setup as you and haven't had any problems. All I see cops doing is checking the car out never had a problem so far. (Knock on wood) Like Daryl said the O/R H is illegal but the flowmasters are A-OK. :metal:

I still have the x-pipe
 

I still have the x-pipes on. haven't put the h-pipe on yet. When I decelerate the car screams this raspy sound. Loud as heck. ( by watching the vids) The H-pipe doesn't give off that sound.It sounds deeper and doesn't have that back lash farting sound between gear shifts.I hate the x pipe. can't wait to take it off.

Oh, really?

Well I'm back from installing the rotors at Bill's. I won't have the pics untill later when he uploads them. The install went good with only one minor problem. The problem came when trying to remove the rear stock rotors. I guess since I drive my car daily, rain or shine rust had developed between the back of the rotor and the "stud plate" (probably not what its called but you get the point) so when we went to pull it off it was stuck and wouldn't budge. So we ended up having to hit the stock rotors with a hammer. A few good hits and it came right out rotor intact. Total time for install was a little over 2 hours. Very easy install if you have the tools I'd say this is a really easy mod to do and really adds to the car. My calipers really stand out now which is a bad because they're not very clean. So I think my next mod will be some black G2 caliper paint.

Tom- Kevin got a pic of the door trim from the inside. I'll post it here once I get it.

That would be between the rotor and the "axle". :grin:

But, that is normal... Even mine had to be hit with a mallet to get off after the little bit of mileage I had on the car. Bill's probably fell off!

Thanks guys for the info on the gears. I did find the spreadsheet and for a manual tranny, mine, the diff is 300 rpms at 70mph... if it's correct.


Congrats on the Rotor install :banana: It's a B___CH when they won't come off nice and easy. My last car, a VW GTi, had a phillips screw that held the rotor on the axle and I stripped it out and had to buy a screw extractor set to get them out. Thankfully it looks like you avoided that fate. Get them rotors painted and snap some pics.

BTW did you get the drilled or Slotted rotors? or the drilled and slotted ones ?

:rofl2: The more you know....

They're Drilled and slotted with the hub painted black.

:pics:sorry Leo,I love to use this ! Can't wait for those pics!!

Now hold on a minute! Bill does drive his car, I can vouch for that... He took me for a ride. Proving once and for all the car you see in the videos is not a stunt double! :jester:

Have you guys seen the most recent pics of SHR's louvers? If not check out the thread they look amazing they're going onto my list. I think I'm going to pre-order them so I can save money as I assume the price will be closet to $200 once they're released.

Relatively, Bill never drives his car.

I saw them in person, on the SHR car... they look great! You do realize that you have to remove the quarter glass to install them, right?