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10/3/05, 07:56 PM
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This week we begin the real installs. Paul "svopaul" Becker of Special Vehicle Products Unlimited will be doing it all.
These items are in my wife's Escape and ready to go to Paul's tomorrow night.
These items are in my wife's Escape and ready to go to Paul's tomorrow night.
- 3dCarbon.com GT Ducktail
- 50Resto.com Push-Button Start
- ClassicDesignConcepts.com Classic Light Bar
- WebElectricProducts.com Mustang Light Bar Harness
- ClevParts.com 2006 Mustang Pony Fender Badges
- MidwestAutoGear.com Intake Plenum Cover
- ClevParts.com Intake Plenum Cover Pony
- RedlineTuning.com QuickLift Gas Hood Struts
- BMRFabrication.com HD Boxed Subframe Connectors
- TokicoUSA.com D-Spec Shocks & Struts
- Steeda.com Sport Springs
- Steeda.com Control Arm Relocation Kit
- Steeda.com Steel Strut Tower Brace
- Steeda.com Billet Lower Rear Trailing Arms
- Steeda.com Adjustable Upper 3-Link Kit
- Steeda.com Tri-Ax Shifter
- Steeda.com Underdrive Pulley System
10/3/05, 09:17 PM
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Christmas in October! 
or TRICK or TREAT! Brad is going to be Impossible to shop for Christmas This Year! 
kc
or TRICK or TREAT! Brad is going to be Impossible to shop for Christmas This Year! kc
10/4/05, 01:00 PM
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Originally posted by Evil_Capri@October 3, 2005, 9:11 PM
The back of an Escape has never looked so good!
The back of an Escape has never looked so good! 
and since I'll be driving the escape, I think i'll detour past my place to drop a few things off :PJ/K, I cant wait to let the fun commence!
when do you expect it to be finished?
10/9/05, 12:11 AM
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Well I'm guessing since Brad told us by Saturday Project Source Horse would be ready then that means everything came out good and as planned. I bet Brad is testing her out right now! Enjoy Brad, have fun, can't wait to see the pictures when they are ready.
10/9/05, 06:43 AM
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Nope, she's not ready quite yet. The guys from Southern Rodder magazine had to get several stock photos. I'll get her back on Wednesday.
10/15/05, 04:40 PM
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I got it back on Thursday and drove it to Huntsville Friday. It was a big hit at the Mustang club meeting on Thursday. We're not quite done with the suspension yet; she still needs the springs and control arm relocation kit, and I'll take off the plenum cover and use it just for shows so I can drive daily with the strut tower brace.
The push-button start is ultra-cool. It's not the most logical mod (added step just to start your car), but an extremely logical person would probably be driving a Camry or Caravan, not a Mustang GT Convertible.
The Steeda sport shifter is awesome. I liked the smooth shifts of the stock shifter, but not its uncertainty. The Steeda is much more certain and really responds well under "spirited" driving. The shift into 1st is a little rough, and I feel that the handle should be shorter and angled more toward the driver and rear of the car. It actually sits higher than the stock shifter.
Paul tinted the front turn signals 35%, and they look AWESOME. There was just too much amber in there in stock form.
I didn't think I'd like the '06 Pony fender badges, but they really look great on the side of the car. Of course they're considerably larger than the 2000-2003 badges, but they are the right size for the car. I'm keepin' 'em.
The interior stuff from UPR looks great and is of great quality, but doesn't match the finish of the other Interior Upgrade pieces. And their A/C ***** don't emit any light through the LED. They say it's due to Ford's redesign of the dials. I'm not sure I'll be keeping those, and it looks like I'll be turning to Saleen for window switch plates. Again, UPR's look great, but don't match the IUP door handle. If you don't have IUP, get UPR's stuff.
The push-button start is ultra-cool. It's not the most logical mod (added step just to start your car), but an extremely logical person would probably be driving a Camry or Caravan, not a Mustang GT Convertible.
The Steeda sport shifter is awesome. I liked the smooth shifts of the stock shifter, but not its uncertainty. The Steeda is much more certain and really responds well under "spirited" driving. The shift into 1st is a little rough, and I feel that the handle should be shorter and angled more toward the driver and rear of the car. It actually sits higher than the stock shifter.
Paul tinted the front turn signals 35%, and they look AWESOME. There was just too much amber in there in stock form.
I didn't think I'd like the '06 Pony fender badges, but they really look great on the side of the car. Of course they're considerably larger than the 2000-2003 badges, but they are the right size for the car. I'm keepin' 'em.
The interior stuff from UPR looks great and is of great quality, but doesn't match the finish of the other Interior Upgrade pieces. And their A/C ***** don't emit any light through the LED. They say it's due to Ford's redesign of the dials. I'm not sure I'll be keeping those, and it looks like I'll be turning to Saleen for window switch plates. Again, UPR's look great, but don't match the IUP door handle. If you don't have IUP, get UPR's stuff.
10/15/05, 04:56 PM
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Originally posted by TheMustangSource@October 15, 2005, 6:43 PM
I got it back on Thursday and drove it to Huntsville Friday. It was a big hit at the Mustang club meeting on Thursday. We're not quite done with the suspension yet; she still needs the springs and control arm relocation kit, and I'll take off the plenum cover and use it just for shows so I can drive daily with the strut tower brace.
The push-button start is ultra-cool. It's not the most logical mod (added step just to start your car), but an extremely logical person would probably be driving a Camry or Caravan, not a Mustang GT Convertible.
The Steeda sport shifter is awesome. I liked the smooth shifts of the stock shifter, but not its uncertainty. The Steeda is much more certain and really responds well under "spirited" driving. The shift into 1st is a little rough, and I feel that the handle should be shorter and angled more toward the driver and rear of the car. It actually sits higher than the stock shifter.
Paul tinted the front turn signals 35%, and they look AWESOME. There was just too much amber in there in stock form.
I didn't think I'd like the '06 Pony fender badges, but they really look great on the side of the car. Of course they're considerably larger than the 2000-2003 badges, but they are the right size for the car. I'm keepin' 'em.
The interior stuff from UPR looks great and is of great quality, but doesn't match the finish of the other Interior Upgrade pieces. And their A/C ***** don't emit any light through the LED. They say it's due to Ford's redesign of the dials. I'm not sure I'll be keeping those, and it looks like I'll be turning to Saleen for window switch plates. Again, UPR's look great, but don't match the IUP door handle. If you don't have IUP, get UPR's stuff.
I got it back on Thursday and drove it to Huntsville Friday. It was a big hit at the Mustang club meeting on Thursday. We're not quite done with the suspension yet; she still needs the springs and control arm relocation kit, and I'll take off the plenum cover and use it just for shows so I can drive daily with the strut tower brace.
The push-button start is ultra-cool. It's not the most logical mod (added step just to start your car), but an extremely logical person would probably be driving a Camry or Caravan, not a Mustang GT Convertible.
The Steeda sport shifter is awesome. I liked the smooth shifts of the stock shifter, but not its uncertainty. The Steeda is much more certain and really responds well under "spirited" driving. The shift into 1st is a little rough, and I feel that the handle should be shorter and angled more toward the driver and rear of the car. It actually sits higher than the stock shifter.
Paul tinted the front turn signals 35%, and they look AWESOME. There was just too much amber in there in stock form.
I didn't think I'd like the '06 Pony fender badges, but they really look great on the side of the car. Of course they're considerably larger than the 2000-2003 badges, but they are the right size for the car. I'm keepin' 'em.
The interior stuff from UPR looks great and is of great quality, but doesn't match the finish of the other Interior Upgrade pieces. And their A/C ***** don't emit any light through the LED. They say it's due to Ford's redesign of the dials. I'm not sure I'll be keeping those, and it looks like I'll be turning to Saleen for window switch plates. Again, UPR's look great, but don't match the IUP door handle. If you don't have IUP, get UPR's stuff.
