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

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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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I got so tired of looking at the 10 foot antenna on my Stang! I didn't care if my 8 track work as well or not!! By the way do you have any pics of your new wheels and tires from the rear!!! I'd like to see what your 275's look like from the back!!......I love those rear end pic's..

Hey Scott,
Here is a couple of pics of my rear end for you!!! The shadows are horrible. I don't know if you can see what your looking for. I may need to remove my mudders. The 275's are about 1 inch inside the body work of the car with a 40mm offset rim.
Scott
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Nice, uh, "back porch" there Scott. From that angle it looks like one of your tips is alittle off-centered but its probably just the picture.
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
Nice, uh, "back porch" there Scott. From that angle it looks like one of your tips is alittle off-centered but its probably just the picture.
Well thanks a bunch!!! Now I got to go out and look at it straight on. I saw you car yesterday at Breenspeed on the dyno. It was backfiring pretty bad but they said they would get it worked out by Monday.

Scott
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 70MACH1OWNER
Hey Scott,
Here is a couple of pics of my rear end for you!!! The shadows are horrible. I don't know if you can see what your looking for. I may need to remove my mudders. The 275's are about 1 inch inside the body work of the car with a 40mm offset rim.
Scott
Thanks for the pics Scott, Great shadow shots! From what I can see, they look great! I got the 36 mm off set on my FR500's just about the same fender space!..... Take some more pics when your sober!......
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 70MACH1OWNER
Well thanks a bunch!!! Now I got go out and look at it straight on. I saw you car yesterday at Breenspeed on the dyno. It was backfiring pretty bad but they said they would get it worked out by Monday.

Scott
I thought the engine was on fire when I seen it!...I'm sure Brent will get all the soot cleaned off it before he gives it back to you! .....
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by blkstang06
Thanks for the pics Scott, Great shadow shots! From what I can see, they look great! I got the 36 mm off set on my FR500's just about the same fender space!..... Take some more pics when your sober!......

This one for you!!!
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Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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I can't believe I was just shopping online for one of these. I have so many hobby tools including at least 12 different kinds of black paint, three dremels with hundreds of bits, and 10 different kinds of CA glues and epoxies Duh, 15 minutes and done!
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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how do you get the ball off the tip of the antenna? i tried using the nail puller on the back of the hammer, but it wouldnt come off. is there any other trick i could try? thanks!
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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yeah but the ball wont poke your kids eye out!
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by blkstang06
Sure you did!....Thats what all you 05 guys say!..... PS: can you slow your avatar down!........moves to fast, I get dizzy and fall out of my chair ..

Does it move?
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Old Jun 2, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sound wave
how do you get the ball off the tip of the antenna? i tried using the nail puller on the back of the hammer, but it wouldnt come off. is there any other trick i could try? thanks!
I actually had to put it in the claw of one hammer and whack it with another. I smoothed the scratches with a sanding stick and repainted it semi-gloss black. I was afraid to put in the vice as it might shoot across the garage. I did it in the living room facing a corner so it couldn't go far
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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I seriously need to do this MOD... I havent even listened to the Radio once since I got the car... Love Sirius (cant really see the black wart on the trunk on a black car). Does the Ball tip just pop back on or do you need adhesive?
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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thanks kevinb120 for the help, i was able to get it off. i didnt have another hammer though. i ended just sticking the ball end in the claw and jerking on the other until the ball popped off.

thomas, if you grind the end of the antenna right, you probably wont need to use adhesive. i used my dremel to very slightly sharpen the end. probably didnt need it, but i put a drop of super glue in the ball and hammered it on the end of the antenna. that thing isnt going anywhere.
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Thanks Gary for the speedy response....hows the reception?... How long did you end up going...14"??
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Old Jun 4, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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i dont know how much is left, but i only took off 8". it still seems a tiny bit long, but it looks better than before. i think i am going to leave it this way for a while. for me personally, i think 14" might be a bit too short. reception is fine.

oh, off note, i thought that spiral thing around the antenna was a wire, but it is metal. it is the same piece as the antenna.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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14'' is the hight I cut mine in the photo's. to get the ball off put the antenna in vise use pliers to remove the ball!
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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HOLY ****, a blkstang06 siting?
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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HOLY ****, a blkstang06 siting?

Definitely been a rare siting for the last month for sure. I think he has ADD or OLDTIMERS and just forgot about his buddies.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tom281
HOLY ****, a blkstang06 siting?
I see that there is yet another unhappy customer of his: http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=66382 He was in hiding
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Easy mod and looks way better, still wish they did the ant in the window nice and clean.
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