$5000 budget Mustang

[vprace]

I have weighed this car 3 times, and it always shows the RR as being heavy. I'm running an optima red top, and there is a beefy bracket hanging on the side of the frame. Due to my drag racing roots, I've always placed the battery as far to the rear and as low as possible.I don't think that is the ticket for road racing.

I really was in a hurry when I weighed it, so I didn't get a chance to play with the weight jacks. I probably could correct it some, but it would effect ride height. It would probably be easier to just move the battery. I do want to hit the drag strip at least once before I move it though.

Hows the Bug coming Ray?

First off your build is amazing! and just my 2cents but lil tidbit learned from the circle track days, weight mounted to far back was good for rear percentages and forward bite but the pendulum effect it created was difficult on cornering! that and batteries didn't hold up well upon impact lol.
Again your project is fantastic and seeing the resulst has really motivated me to move forward with my own car!

[jackfrost]

what if you put fog/driving lights on the flat parts directly under the headlights? that would break up that large, flat "boring" space.

I think once the splitter is on (carbon fiber?) it won't be nearly as boring.

[craigs73]

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what about putting the fog lights at ends of the part you have shaded black then some kind of break ducts below lights and with the spliter it would look nice

[Bryce]

if the brake ducts are that wide the duct will hit the tire when turning. The ducts should be closer to the middle of the valance.

[LSXZ28]

Here's the pic...

I would go more like that! Angled in at the bottom and a smaller opening than the upper grille. The racer tape version looks like a truck...

[Dan S.]

[Ron S]

Looks good, is that you Dan?

[Dan S.]

Yeah... that's me.

(had a few minutes to kill waiting on an Ebay auction, so I thought I'd diddle around in photoshop.)

[Ron S]

I tried a little photoshop last night, what a disaster, I'll stick to welding. You going to be up Thurs.?

[Dan S.]

Yeah, I'll be up Thursday. Work is calming down a bit. You going up?

[Ron S]

Yeah I'll be there. Bring your laptop Thurs, if it has photoshop, and I'll put you to work. LOL. See you then. Ron

[LSXZ28]

That's more like it!!

[MSTSFabbed]

Thanks John Wright! That works much better haha!!

I really like the brake duct/ fog light idea!!

See what happens? You post two pictures and get 97 opinions haha! What ever you do will look good, I have no doubt!

[jdburton3]

definitely like dan s' idea. the edges and corners follow the existing lines of the car. you could drop the bottom edge of the "bumper" a little if you wanted to move the splitter closer to the ground for aero. as far as the openings it is easier to make a solid smooth bumper and then cut the openings where you want them, then trying to not put fiberglass where you don't want it. sorry that may be more like three and a half cents.

[fordsbyjay]

I think that looks a billion times better.

[Ron S]

Thanks for the input guys, I think I've got the design nailed down and will weld up the peices this weekend. Alot of work for such a small change, but I do think it will look better. Was trying to find a fiberglass company to produce the mold, but they are all 6 to 8 weeks out, so once again I guess I'll be producing the part myself. I don't think there is one off the shelf peice in this car that hasn't had to be chopped , cut or reshaped in some way.
Comparison pics:

[Jim Nilsen]

That looks great and nothing else like it anywhere !!!!

[my68vert]

Just have to say Ron, I've followed your build and while I'm in the process of my first (light pro-mod) build (vert for the wife) your car and build have been inspiring.

Btw, I'm diggin the last look with the smaller ports, the larger opening is too much of a duplicate of the upper opening. That splitter looks amazing too, maybe do that in the black like the hood? maybe not.... gotta love photoshop to test out looks.

Chris

[96t/acj]

Great build, car looks like a model car more then something u would see on the street. love the starting budget idea as well, makes it much more challenging.

[Dakota-M]

Hi again Ron off topic sorry but I am doing a 1/24 scale model of your car. could I please have the make of tires and the size please.

Love the car, Hope to start my son,s this winter.

Marty