Project 1989 Mustang GT Convertible

[RubbderDucky]

SRSLY... just burn your car the world would be a safer place without it (literally) .....

It's a Fox, we all know they are junk.

Lol, coming from a honda owner....

Lol, I know plenty of Hondas that would make your piece of shit Fox look stupid. I'd rather take his Prelude over that bastard of a Fox. Nobody gives a shit about it.

[Nagah]

Great. What a comeback. And why whould a Honda owner be a bad driver?

[low89fox]

Lol newb. It's not the course's fault you don't know now to drive.

Lol, coming from a honda owner....

[motocaddy]

And in all honesty, in a fight with a curb, I'd trust this cut stock one:



Over this aftermarket tubular one:

In case we hadn't already established you have no clue what you're talking about...

[MommysLittleMonster]

I drove off the course a couple times onto the rocks, with no bent parts.

Lol newb. It's not the course's fault you don't know now to drive.

[keeton]

I'm actually impressed with how low you got this thing up front. The rear...well I ignored the rear.

I still don't understand most of the mods you're doing (read:hood).

[low89fox]

i'm so into this build ! keep it up , and the hood looks bad ass !

Haha, thanks! Everyone loved it at the track. Being the only American car drifting there, I had to go all out, lol.

[Belvader]

i'm so into this build ! keep it up , and the hood looks bad ass !

[low89fox]

I had a great time drifting today. I did some 3rd gear drifts with no problems. I tried to do the 4th gear turns, but my car isn't powerful enough to get sideways at 60mph, lol, so I just gripped through those. The course I drove on is hella uneven and I drove off the course a couple times onto the rocks, with no bent parts. Then I drove 30 miles home on the freeway at 80mph and it handled perfectly, just as it had on the way there.

Overall, I am extremely satisfied with my suspension setup on the road course. I may upgrade to 400 or 450lb springs in the front because I have a little bit of body roll. It probably didn't help that I had my swaybar off, lol.

I'm also looking at getting a mini-spool for my rear end because my stock trac-lock sucks, even after I shimmed it to make it tighter.

And here's some pics of my car at the event:





I put in some harnesses to keep me and my passenger in our seats


My new 215/35/18's I bought performed pretty well. Here's a stretch shot:


I know you guys love the new paint on the hood


The thing I love most about having a convertible, is it doubles as a truck:




Drifting pics and video will come later when my friend is done editing the video.

[branthedon]

Hey, another 89 GT Vert owner here, and probably my first post on the forums... I'm actually interested in where you're going with this, control arms and all. I know how it is to not be able to make the move to the parts you really want, i'm sure we all do, despite a lot of the complaints

I have some simple plans for my GT, I want to have a bit of mix between a streetfighter build and something super slammed as you see all around here. A good mix of modest perfomance with a very capable, but low suspension setup. With our cars, I know the front needs a bit more attention than the back and there are a ton of options i'm sifting through.

Anyway, be safe as with this as possible man!

[Randomofodication]

Simple easy way to tell if something is dumb or bad: you have to justify it.

That being said I'm done my mini rant.

I liked where this was headed, I'd love to see it sitting on some different wheels tho. Meisters would look unbelievably sexy on this thing. Any other plans for the car? Also I'm sub'd, I'd like to see where this goes

[laBeef]

Yes, it is road driven. All they inspect is my emissions equipment.

And in all honesty, in a fight with a curb, I'd trust this cut stock one:



Over this aftermarket tubular one:



I am going to make some nice tubular ones in the future, but until then, these get the job done.

Look man. I don't care what you do with your car, I wasn't going to even post anything negative. But don't try to justify you're self, you're wrong without doubt. You look dumber trying to argue facts with stupidity.

Why would you not trust the tubular ones.... Because they look thinner? That's dumb, they are engineered to withstand road forces. Unlike the ones you ruined the structural integrity on by cutting a key part of the arm.

Just say you're wrong, you fucked up, and or you don't have the funds to do it right. But don't think we are stupid and ignorant or ****** because you are. Then move on man!!!
I still like this thread.

[skidkid]

wouldnt it be a better idea to not fight kerbs that cut control arms? If your gonna knotch them id think youd reinforce them? because the factory designed something with that amount of metal for a reason. a cnotch sortofthing would still allow you to achieve the lock ect but still keep structural integrity of the component right? i know you want them sacrifical and all to save the rest of the suspension but if you are intending to make/buy tubular ones in the future wouldnt they be stronger than factory parts therefore making your sacrifical part of the arguement invalid?
avoid kerbs? drift on tracks?
My 2c
each to there own.
this car has so much potential to be so cool

[Skraight.]

Haha the swag rabbit, kyon is awesome.

[e36cruiser]

I don't think i would do that even on my first car when I was 16... that just looks like a bad idea... it lost all structural support to the design when you did that.

Reminds me of that idiot with the mk1 spacing out his spindles wth bolts: