2001 Mustang Build

[Factory2]

Wow guys, found this forum today and started browsing and all I can say is that some of the cars I've come across are absolutely gorgeous! Most of the fab work i've seen is top notch and completely amazing! It made me want to post my car up here because I'm working towards something similar. Here's a little about myself. Names Chris and I'm a 25 year old who's starting a fabrication career and currently building CNC deburing machines in a small shop in Broomfield, Colorado. I've loved cars as long as I can remember and I've always wanted to build something of my own. That gets me to the car. I've had my 2001 Mustang GT since it was brand new back in 2001. Started racing the car a couple of years ago after adding a full Maximum Motorsports package and a new high compression engine. After about 1000 miles, the engine started leaking oil from an oil catch can and I tore it apart to find that the engine builder left out a wrist pin clip in one of the pistons and it left a 1/8" groove in the cylinder wall. At that point, I decided that I wanted to change the car up and turn it into a full time attack race car and I eventually would like to do the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with it. And here we are. Car is currently completely gutted and I just bought my first TIG welder today to start building a roll cage. I'll keep updating as I make progress and I'm really curious about input because I want to hear what kinds of ideas everyone has. I love browsing through other peoples builds to keep an open mind about ideas I can have for modifying the car and chassis. Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Here was the car at the last event a couple of years ago


As it sits


Front Suspension




Rear suspension is about to go in the car for mock up. Eventually going to build tubular control arms and change the geometry up after the car gets some drive time


Rear IRS cradle bushings that I made


New seat, money well spent!