Superfly SN95's Progress Report
9/28/10, 12:51 AM
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Superfly SN95's Progress Report
Well, Pete(aka cntchds) convinced me to start my own thread and I have finally gotten around to it. 
Anyway, my name is Luis/Superfly SN95, formally known as Superfly S197
, and I'm a proud owner of a manual 2000 Mustang GT. She's Atlantic Blue with medium graphite interior and already had mild mods (springs, wheels, CAI, and exhaust) when I got her. Since I took hold of her I tried to name her but nothing stuck. About two weeks ago, I'm walking toward her, thinking of absolutely nothing, and her name literally pops into my head. Hope. 
At first, I was a little confused as to what the hell the name meant but I slowly connected the dots and it all made sense.
These past two years have been trying to say the least; financial woes, emotional events, and stressful times have been hurtles to deal with. Hoping for a better future, I stay afloat and slowly, but surely, things keep getting better. Her name fits perfectly and it's a constant reminder that things will get better. And just like my personal life, I will be fixing her up, piece by piece.
Now for what everyone really wants, pics!
Here's a few of when I first got her
An artsy-fartsy one
And some that my friend shot
My plans for the exterior are now about 95% done and here's the details on that list:
Anyway, my name is Luis/Superfly SN95, formally known as Superfly S197
, and I'm a proud owner of a manual 2000 Mustang GT. She's Atlantic Blue with medium graphite interior and already had mild mods (springs, wheels, CAI, and exhaust) when I got her. Since I took hold of her I tried to name her but nothing stuck. About two weeks ago, I'm walking toward her, thinking of absolutely nothing, and her name literally pops into my head. Hope. At first, I was a little confused as to what the hell the name meant but I slowly connected the dots and it all made sense. These past two years have been trying to say the least; financial woes, emotional events, and stressful times have been hurtles to deal with. Hoping for a better future, I stay afloat and slowly, but surely, things keep getting better. Her name fits perfectly and it's a constant reminder that things will get better. And just like my personal life, I will be fixing her up, piece by piece.
Now for what everyone really wants, pics!
Here's a few of when I first got her
An artsy-fartsy one
And some that my friend shot
My plans for the exterior are now about 95% done and here's the details on that list:
- Mach 1 Chin spoiler - It's sitting in my room awaiting install. I purchased it from my local dealership for just $115.
- Brighter fog light bulbs - Already installed and loving them. I decided to go with GE Nighthawks (893 bulb size) from Amazon.
- Plastic license plate frames - In my room and soon to be on Hope. A plain black, two-holed plastic license plate is impossible to find locally so I purchased two from eLicenseplateframes.com.
- Smoked headlights - Went on as soon as they got here.
I have heard nothing but great reviews from this eBay store so, that's who I went with. I'm very happy I did because the fit, finish, and durability are fantastic. - Brighter headlight bulbs - Already installed and extremely happy I got them. IMO, Phillips' X-treme Power bulbs are the way to go if you're not going HID. They're much brighter than stock and retain the yellow-ish light instead of the gaudy fake-HID color. I purchased my 9007 bulbs through Bulbs.com.
- Mach 1 grille delete - Installed the day I picked it up from the dealer, which by the way, hooked me up with a 3-piece for the cost of a 2-piece.
Word of advise, befriend your local parts guy at Ford and getting good guy discounts will not seem so far fetched 
- Antenna mod - It was my first mod as soon as I got home. I took the easy way out and swapped antennas with my prior Mustang. The antenna now sits close to the roof line instead of outer space.
- Rear bumper vinyl inserts - I have them sitting here but will be installing them tomorrow. The prior owner had installed silver inserts but it was a little too loud for my taste so I ordered matte black inserts from Stangmods. Yeah, I could have gone with the cheaper eBay ones but I like the fact that Stangmods' inserts are licensed by Ford and I can eat the extra $10 for that.
- OE hood scoop - It'll be on the back burner for a little because I want to move on to my next to-do list; it's a bigger priority right now.
- Misc. - I'm going to spray the antenna, windshield wiper arms, and license plate frames the same satin black paint so that the "smooth black parts" of the exterior match.
9/28/10, 08:14 PM
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Awesome name man! Do love the BAB! We've got a SN95 resurgence going on here!
Let me know how the vinyl insert thing goes, I wanna put some white/chrome lettering on mine
Let me know how the vinyl insert thing goes, I wanna put some white/chrome lettering on mine
9/28/10, 10:16 PM
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I'm extremely happy with my SN95; she may be slow but mods are cheap and the bug bites just as bad.
I'll let you know how the vinyl insert goes tomorrow morning. I ran out of time today although, it's still hot enough to do right now.
Don't be hatin'
Thanks
So, you love the wheels but hate everything else?
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Thank you!
I'm keeping it.
What kind of spacers did you use for the rear? Any rear shots?
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