05-09 Exterior Modifications Making Your '05 Stand Out from the Crowd

Detailed with new parts installed!

Old Jul 5, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Detailed with new parts installed!

Shiny hood reflection...







For those wondering, I washed the car with Dawn from top to bottom, then used Mother's Clay Bar kit, then washed it again with Dawn, then Mother's Sealer and Glaze applied with my variable speed drill and the Mother's Power Ball, removed by hand with microfiber towels, followed by Mother's Syn Wax in the same manner. I think the results are pretty good. All these pictures were taken at dusk so some of them are a bit grainy.

New painted mirrors:



New Ford Racing "Bullitt" style strut tower brace powdercoated to match my cam covers and other stuff:



Clearance of the brace with the intake cover:



New MRT hood struts: (will be getting the brackets coated soon)



And finally new hood blanket (liner) for strut brace clearance:

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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:42 AM
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Looks good. You're the first person I have heard of using that Power Ball for Paint thing.
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Alloy? Looks Black to me Did you polish your valve covers?
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Rapture
Alloy? Looks Black to me Did you polish your valve covers?
No, they were powdercoated by a buddy of mine.



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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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You really should not use Dawn on the car. I know why you did it but it really is not needed and it pulls to many oils out of the paint. If you buy a car specific soap that removes wax that is much better for the car.
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Thats one clean machine. I don't have the patience to do all those steps. Its clean and wax for me and call it a day
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Old Jul 12, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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used sparingly, dawn isnt bad, it takes off the wax, but he clayed it and then rewaxed, so it's fine. I use it in the same method to do a complete detail, Id rather use a regular household product that I already have than to buy something, like the soap you mentioned, that I'll only use once or twice per year
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Old Jul 13, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by StangMahn
used sparingly, dawn isnt bad, it takes off the wax, but he clayed it and then rewaxed, so it's fine. I use it in the same method to do a complete detail, Id rather use a regular household product that I already have than to buy something, like the soap you mentioned, that I'll only use once or twice per year
You can use the car soap I mentioned every time you wash the car. It is car soap afterall.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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What hood blanket have you used ?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Dineau
What hood blanket have you used ?
The one that is on the 2008 GT has molded in clearance for the Bullitt STB. $60 at my dealership.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:36 AM
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I thought the Bullitt STB didn't fit the engine cover. How did you get it to work?
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Looks great! I spy some nitrous solenoids.


Have any videos?
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 08VistablueGT
Looks great! I spy some nitrous solenoids.


Have any videos?
I'm on my way down to Mustangweek in SC right now, so there will be plenty of videos when we get back next week.
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