I've bought some parts this winter. Mainly just appearance stuff.

Sitting in my room, I have:
-H&R Super Sports
-M/M Caster Camber Plates
-GT Rear Bumper (needs to be painted. its black right now)

After I get all that stuff put on, I was going to order '03 Cobra side skirts & painted mirrors. Now... my real question: Do you think I should get the '03 Cobra front bumper also? I've really been thinking about it lately. Would it flow with the GT hood? or should the Terminator hood be next on the list too? Basically just wanting some ideas from you guys...

Have any of you who ditched the V6/GT front missed it?

Here's what we've got to work with:

Edit: That black rocker stripe is no longer on the car.

 

I'm not a fan of putting the 03/04 bumper on a non cobra car. I don't think it's a bad looking bumper, kinda big and heavy for the rest of the car in comparison. I think the 99/01 Cobra bumper is a great bumper. I haven't been able to find a place that will sale one for less than $500, unpainted though. I don't think a whole lot is wrong with the stock bumper either, just harder to run brake ducts in my case. Basically, I'm not a fan of 'clones', just doesn't feel right to me. I wouldn't want my car to look like a 03/04 cobra unless I was faster than one.

 

I think you'll be happy the way it is once you install your mods, although i dont like using GT bumpers cause i like to run turn downs.

 

I personally really like the Roush "Stage 2" front. I would love to have that on my car personally.

Side note: what size rims do you have?

 

I agree with pretty much everything you just said... I think I'll just keep my stock bumper. If for some reason I had to get a new one, it would prbably be the 99/01 front. I don't run brake ducts... but that does sound like a cool project.

With me it's just about looks. I think the two pipes comming out the rear would look really awesome, especially since I've been driving around with that ugly single pipe for so long. I was going to get the mac catback with an H pipe.

My rims are 17x9, 17x10.5 (275, 315) ...The stage 2 front looks good also. But the more I think about it, I'd probably be better off just keeping my stock front. Was wanting to get some smoked foglights to match the headlights anyways.

 

Not the answer you'll be looking to get but I think your car looks good the way it is now. A wee drop and you're there.

 

Thanks man, I appreciate it. I think I've finaly decided on what to do: Just going to install the smoked fog lights that are sitting in my room right now, lower it... and then put on the GT rear bumper, plus exhaust.

I've seen a few threads on other forums about how to make the hood scoop functional. It wouldn't do anything performance wise... but still sounds like a cool project to keep me entertained until I have enough cash for the cobra side skirts.

http://motortalkblog.com/?p=614

 

I would love to know how it goes after the hood modification, sounds very interesting... the one thing I hate about the hood scoop is when you wash the car it just traps all the water behind it and seeps out water hear and there even though when you think you had gotten all the water and dried the car more seems to find its way out

 

I'll make sure to post some pictures and stuff after I do it. It will be a while though, I'm busy with some other stuff right now. I know it won't add any performance or anything, but I just love the way the hood scoop looks, and the fact that it's not functional has always pissed me off.

And I know exactly what you mean... everytime I wash my car, water gets traped behind the hoodscoop grille, underneath the grille delete bottom piece, and under the trunk lid. lol

 

hey I would be interested to see some pics of your hood scoop mod if you ever got around to doing that.

 

I never got around to it. ...way to busy working and doing other things. I'm pretty sure bigkeeko did it to his, so I give him permission to hijack my thread and post his own pics.

Got about half the cash I need for the payment on a Mach 1, so I'm through modding the six for now.

 

Ok bud.

*Disclaimer* If you do this and you damage the car then tough titty

Took the heat cover off and removed it. This was underneath.



Took the honeycomb `fake grille` from the scoop cover and drilled out every hole then put it back in.



Drilled a hole in the corner of the hood blanked panel and used a jigsaw to cut out the panel piece. Used a file to smooth off and make perfect.



This is the view through the cut out. Straight onto my plenum.



Cut out the appropriate heat space in heat shield/sound deadening material to allow air in/heat out. Taped up with correct heat proof alloy tape.



Same tape was applied round edges of cut out and new modified hood scoop added before heat/sound proofing under hood. Gap was then joined with the tape for neat job.



Car now looks EXACTLY like it did before but now that scoop serves a purpose (albeit a small one).



Took the car a good run. Lifted hood to check for dead insects on my plenum. None. BUT. Plenum wasn`t roasting hot like it normally was so that can`t be a bad thing. Also when parked it allows heat out. Its NOT a shaker , nor will it be but its better than people asking why its on there for **** all.

A drop of tigerseal as well as the bolts wouldn`t be a bad idea and work as a belt and braces approach to any possible scoop lift.

 

Now do it to your side scoops. Ready... go!

 

Why would you do it to your side scoops?

 

Rear brake ducts. But basically just so you could tell people they're functional.

 

Sweet i like it. Wish i had some time to do it... well good thing none of my friends know jack **** about how their car gets them from A-B, except for one and he has the base model impreza so he can suck it. so for now i will live with the shortcuts that ford took to make mustang took better and function worse.