I got tired of the GT300 on my side stripes so I had a local guy replace it with the G.T.350. Now I'm a poser!

 

looking good Rich

 

How could you....Oh wait, so am I

 

haha.. now i'm thinking
if the H.O Whipple puts out ~470rwhp.. that's almost 550BHP
perhaps i should prepare GT550 side stripes

 

POSER!

Just kidding, looks better than the GT300!

 

Very nice!

 

just get your car to 290 rwhp and it really is a GT350!!

 

Poser, schmoser...who cares. Your car looks good. I like the Powered by Ford emblem. And, if the color is Satin Silver you are obviously wise and have good taste (Mine's SS)

 

Rich, you're a braver man than me.

I posted this picture before. Thought it was a cool idea if you wanted that G.T. 350 look, but weren't brave enough to weather the "poser" comments. I would've probably gone with "TRIBUTE" rather than "CLONE"

 

You need some more horsepower before you can walk the walk that you have talked the talk on! Go get some long tubes!!

 

Nah, Rich is holding out for a blower....... or maybe just a 100 shot of N2O.

 

That is a nice idea, I had never seen that before. I switched because lots people asked me what a GT300 is? Most Mustang folks at least have heard of a G.T.350.

 

Rich, I'm afraid I can no longer associate w/ you How could you. you bastage..JK

 

Here is the link to the whole car. http://www.sunflower.com/~vervaecke/Body.htm

I emailed the owner about his rocker stripe.

In case anyone is interested, here is the discussion

 

Loks just fine Rich. I debated about which stripe to use and decided on the GT300 (see avatar), just so I wouldn't have to deal with the comments. Seems like I get em anyway though. One guy already said to me; "they don't make a GT300". To which I replied "no, but I did". Then I said "It's got 300 horse power". So he said "oh, cool". All the many other comments I've had in the last three weeks since installing them have been very positive.
I fall into the "Do what you want it's your car" category, and try to be polite if someone elses car isn't to my taste. The "purist" debate has I'm sure gone on since the first aftermarket part was offered, And amuses me greatly. I love an original classic as much as the next guy, but I'd be willing to bet that 99.9% of enthusiasts cars have SOMETHING on them, no matter how insignificant that didn't come from the factory. As has been said many times and practised extensively by the members of this forum, modding is a big part of what makes these cars fun, and adds to the personal touch we can give our Mustangs. Good driving, Carl

 

I like it, the poser thing gets old. You are doing nice work on a nice car.

 

Wait a minute...... There is no such car as a 2005 GT350, correct? So how can anyone call you a poser if no such original ever existed???? Just a thought while I watch paint dry....

 

Rich,

How long did you debate doing this?

I think it's it silly when I see V6 mustangs with a GT badge so I'm on the fence on this subject in general. Having said that I think you've made a huge improvement! the GT350 looks so much better than the GT300.

I'd keep it on!

 

When I got my car in May 2005 I had the CDC spoiler waiting and a set of GT300 stripes. After almost 2 years and several mods later I decided to put the G.T.350 stripe on. I thought long and hard about it because I really don't want to try a misrepresent my car to anyone, but I get so many questions on what kind of a Mustang addition it is that I thought "what the heck"!

The nicest compliment that anyone can give me about my car is when they say "it looks so factory and clean".

 

I've tried several different designs and themes in this area and finally just ran a solid silver stripe across the bottom rocker panel. Seems like the original story on how the GT 350 came about was the distance from one point to another as I recall from another post.

I think you should do whatever you are comfortable with on your car and just do it. Just my thoughts...........