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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:38 PM
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Here's my '96 GT that added the Saleen body kit to. The work included:

new paint
new wing
new front facia
new rear facia
new side skirts
Cobra wheels
Removed GT emblems and added Pony decals
painted the rear tailights black

Any thoughts/comments?? I've been considering lowering fill-up the wheel wells, but I want to stick the 17" wheels I've got. Any ideas?

The powertrain remains stock GT and have no real plans to change. As a weekend car on the road off the track, the stock GT has enough power to get me in trouble already [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img].

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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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Could you give us a straight on picture of the rear? Trying to figure out if I like what I see there below the bumper. Looks like a lot of badonkadonk going on between the pipes?
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Old Feb 25, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(shatter @ February 25, 2006, 9:53 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Could you give us a straight on picture of the rear? Trying to figure out if I like what I see there below the bumper. Looks like a lot of badonkadonk going on between the pipes?
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Here's a picture of the rear. The facia from Saleen fit very well around the existing pipes. No modifications or tweaking was needed at all.

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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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looks good........very well done
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Very nice!! but stock power is enough?? you are crazy!

1st rule of mustangs... you can never have too much horsepower!!
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Old Feb 26, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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I like the front fascia, still undecided on the back end. One of those things you gotta just see in person I think to appreciate. And I think a very nice paint color choice too!
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Old Feb 28, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Awesome ride.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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Looking good. Little undecieded about the look from the rear but as already mentioned needs to be seen in person. Would change headlights though.

MUSTANG + EXTRA HP = MORE TROUBLE<MORE FUN

Get under that hood!!!!!!
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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Looks Good MustangGuy74 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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Looks good man [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 10:48 PM
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Id lower it a bit, but other than that I love the look. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/drool.gif[/img]
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 12:11 PM
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Knight @ February 26, 2006, 4:34 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Very nice!! but stock power is enough?? you are crazy!

1st rule of mustangs... you can never have too much horsepower!!
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Maybe that's why he replaced the GT emblems with ponies. Instant sleeper! Looks like a kitted V6, but runs like a GT. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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I don't like the pony emblem idea, but to each his own, and on the back I'd swap the exhaust and then re-align it for sure! Otherwise, VERY nice!
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 09:30 PM
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I do like the Pony emblems and will put them on my 05 to match the hubs Very nice & Clean Green Machine !
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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I'd toss a cat-back on there at least... make it sound mean! Nice job though, I'd lower it about an inch all around...
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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Thanks for the comments guys. Regarding the pony emblems, I had thought about putting on Saleen emblems, but didn't want it to be called a "fake" saleen. And I thought the new body work warranted a bit more than "GT" status, so I settled for the classic pony emblem, which fits it nicely. I still have the Cobra wheel caps on it, but I don't think most people even notice. I haven't found pony caps.

Any recommendations for a lowering kit? I've toyed with the idea but never went ahead with it.
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