The official "Before and After thread"
 

I know that many of us have had major transformations with our stangs with rims, kits, lowering, spoilers, etc. So here's where you show the before and after pics from when u first got the car and how it looks today. If you want, also list what mods you've done to it. I'm proud of my car's change since I bought it and I'm sure most others are proud of theirs as well.
from the dealership:

removed trim on doors
removed dealer stickers
removed dealer front/back license plate frame
new chrome mustang plate frame
removed "mustang gt" side stickers
cold air intake
steeda rear wing
widened, 275 tires
uncatted x-pipe
slp loudmouth catback
"mustang" rear bumper inserts
front grill delete
"4.6L V8" lettering for hood scoop
throttle body/plenum combo
steeda underdrive pulleys

planned:
new rims
tint
lowering springs
http://mug.cnums.com/uploads/pictures/b4after back.JPG
http://mug.cnums.com/uploads/pictures/b4after front.JPG

Sounds fast! ;)

when i bought it, it was bone stock from factory....in the year ive had it i:
- mach 1 grill delete, painted to match
- mach 1 chin spoiler, painted to match
- side view mirrors painted to match
- 18x9/18x10 chrome saleen's wrapped with 275/315 nitto's
- K&N intake
- off road h pipe
- magnapacks
- eibach springs
- tokico struts
- brembo brakes
- xenon hid system
- shorty antenna
- removed FORD and replaced it with SCT emblem
- sct xcal tuner
- column gauges
- steeda short shifter
- bullit shift knob
- alpine headunit, alpine amplifier, 3 10" mtx subs, pioneer 4way speakers
- 20% tints all around, 15% tints customly installed on taillights
- and probably other stuff i cant remember.....


1st picture is the only before picture i have, the others are pictures i took a few months ago so even those arnt up to date

I have so many pics this is one that I found the only thing that was done was the wheels which I no longer have.

well dammit. ive only had mine like 6 months. not alot done yet. :(

here's mine. Not done yet but on hold for the rest of this summer.

Before

http://members.cox.net/sk8pw1/Right Side.jpg

http://members.cox.net/sk8pw1/Copy of Right Corner.jpg

Now-Added everything in sig except Catted X-pipe and Tri-ax shifter

http://members.cox.net/sk8pw1/rim3.jpg

http://members.cox.net/sk8pw1/rim4.jpg

Rebelyell, I will say it again.....GRILL DELETE. and you got the whole package. I'm digging the red on black look. Too bad I cant do that sicne my red color is too dark

Yep that's in the budget already. Grille delete, tinted windows, Trying to convince my household CEO (aka wife) that the grille delete will let air pass through better. Making my stang better on gas,. LOL

Plus I have to find some funds for my exhaust. I want my stang to sound like yours. your video clip says it all. You still got those? Right?

Definitely.I'll post 'em again if u want

I meant the exhaust. LOL I just watched your vid again. nice sound, I want that sound. Dude down the street from me has that same exhaust and he pisses me off when he gets beside me. I can't blow his eardrum like he does mine. I'm gonna get beside him soon and give him some hearing loss :p

Hey i just noticed your sig. did you mean to type "4.8 L V8" ? Bored it out eh?

oops. LOL Must have been on Saturday night when I made that. Geez thanks for that info. Pedro feexed et

LOL, i actually noticed that a few weeks ago, I believe. I'm pretty sure its been there a while, I just never took the time to say anything. But man, a bored out gt would be pretty nice.

Just glad I didn't put 4.8 L V-6. Heads and eyes would roll :rolleyes:
anyway thanks for noticing. I aint got mods to brag about so I brag about my
exterior looks.

i would have posted in this thread a while back but i didnt have any curent pics so anyway, here goes.


http://www.stang.rmcd.net/oldestcarpic.jpg
i think thats the only pic i have with nothing done to it.

and here's the after

http://www.rmcd.net/xenogarage/files/0001/DSCF2818.jpg

http://www.rmcd.net/xenogarage/files/0001/DSCF2830.jpg

http://www.rmcd.net/xenogarage/files/0001/DSCF2832.jpg

http://www.rmcd.net/xenogarage/files/0001/DSCF2834.jpg

http://www.spacespider.net/emo/whacky056.gif No pics???

Im not really done yet...so this isnt really an after...

before

Attachment 28542


Now:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25..._0664Small.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25..._0662Small.jpg

what does that mean? you cant see the pics? i see them fine.

Looking very hot Floppy.Here is mine bone stock.

And Now :)

I couldn't at work but I can now at home...That's weird...I could see everyone elses. Looks good!

Hey Floppy, talk to me about that top swap? Was it hard? What did the top cost?

If I decide to keep my car much longer (2+ years) I want to replace the top and my driver's seat.

Hey SpringStangs, got springs?

well my hard drive in a raid setup just crashed so I don't have much pictures left :(


http://www.csledd.com/ellie/grill-before.jpg http://www.csledd.com/ellie/grill-after.jpg

I'll link the others because they're huge

http://www.csledd.com/ellie/stock.JPG
http://www.csledd.com/ellie/stockint.JPG
http://www.csledd.com/ellie/stock2.JPG


and this is my car right now

http://www.csledd.com/ellie/Aug42005/47.jpg

VERY nice I especially love the color matched chin spoiler good touch

the top is around $300 if you plan to do it yourself. but everybody i talked to advised against doing it yourself. i guess it's a lot more work than it seems. i called around and most places wanted like $1200 or more to put a new top on. finally i found a guy who only charged like $600 and i dropped it off that day. it's a vinyl material which is what comes stock on the car. you can upgrade to some kinda cloth but it's not needed as the vinyl lasts longer. you will have to replace the back window if you're changing the color. i did. if you're not changing the color then it should cost a lot less, maybe half as much. convertible tops were designed to be replaced every 4 to 5 years. i've had my new top on for about 6 months and it still looks brand new, i put some vinyl protectant stuff on it whenever i wash my car.

im planning on buying new seats for mine also, i dont like the gt seats. im trying to find some comfortable racing seats that arent too overpriced. if anybody has any recommendations it'd be greatly appreciated. they have to be comfortable.