Modded Mustangs

Swervo = Sexy

Smoothgrandmama — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:20:20 +0000

The name “Swervo” has been on many front pages including this one twice. However those articles were for Swervo’s former car, a 2004 twin turboed Mach 1 Turned N/A Mach 1. Swervo was having issues getting his beastly Mach 1 to pass emissions so he began de-modding it. After the turbo’s were gone and many sensors replaced he decided to let Ford fix it.

The day he was going to pick up His old Mach 1 he decided he wanted to see what all the hub-ub was about with this new 5.0 Ford is making. It was love at first drive, Swervo traded in his mach that day (Which sold 3 days later) for a brand new 2011 grabber blue Mustang GT. Originally Swervo wasn’t planning to do many mods and was content with 5.0′s stock output. However after a few months the mod bug bit again. It started with a Bassani cat back, then he painted the stock rims and deck lid black and tinted the tail lights. Soon he couldn’t help himself and the mods started flying.

His Current Mod list, Although not as long as the Mach (yet) Is quite extensive: Bassani long tube headers, x-pipe and 3″ exhaust, Boss intake manifold, JLT CAI, BBR tune, FRPP K springs, Koni STR T dampeners, BMR adj panhard bar, Maximum Motorsports CC plates, Steeda strut tower brace, Forgestar matte black F14s 20×9/20×11, Nitto Invo tires 275/35/20- 315/35/20, Roush billet grill, California Special front valence, Boss front splitter.

“I’d like to give a shout out to my buddy Ira (currently deployed to Afghanistan) for egging me on to buy the 5.0 and helping me install a lot of these parts. My club in NC WOT Mustangs and my new club Rebel Stangs in San Diego for supporting me in my stang addiction. Lastly I’d like to thank all my friends in the Military for their service and sacrifice for our country.” -Swervo

The staff of Moddedmustangs.com congratulates Swervo for winning the May ride of the month contest.

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Restoring a Snakes Identity

Smoothgrandmama — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:16:13 +0000

So how do you go from a canary yellow 94′ Mustang GT to a turbocharged all black 1997 Cobra? This is just what 01Sportchic did to win the March Rotm contest from Moddedmustangs.com by three votes. First of all you need connections, like Jake (a great boyfriend) who owns his own shop. Next you would need an abused mismatched Cobra that an owner wants to bail out on cheap at said shop. Lastly you need that love at first site moment, Danielle (01Sportchic) was looking at this then supercharged car with dull paint and mismatched Cobra R parts on it when she told her boyfriend “Man, poor car! If I owned it, it would be so clean all the time”.

A few weeks later the owner was looking to move to move the car. This was great! But in order to afford the car Danielle would have to sell most of the performance mods and basically return it to stock. After purchasing the car and starting the de-modding process Danielle realized the car had an iron block instead of the aluminum block that Cobra’s from that year come with. Come to find out the engine had been blown and one of the previous owners had cheaply patched the Cobra with the short block from a 03 GT.

This car which has been a daily driver since Danielle bought it in 07 has come a long way since then. A full UPR Suspension with KYB shocks and struts and Steeda C/C plates help plant the 460 wheel horsepower and 480 lbs of torque produced by the 10 psi of air being forced into the engine via the precision 61mm turbo and Power by the Hour custom turbo Kit. A pretty beefy fuel system was needed for the E85 fuel that Danielle wanted to use so 80lb injectors and a 255 Walbro In tank and inline pump were needed along with custom high flow fuel rails.

After removing the Cobra R parts Danielle went with a Saleen Spoiler and replica 03 Cobra wheels painted black along with JDM style headlights with black housings. As well as a cabinet full of detailing supplies Danielle has, with the help of her awesome boyfriend returned the car to its former glory.

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Can You Hear Me Now?

Smoothgrandmama — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:13:15 +0000

February was a record setting ride of the month for Modded Mustangs. One of the big reasons for this record setting month was Tinkerbell’s meticulously modified and cared for 2003 Mustang GT. The car was purchased in 2005 to prevent a divorce, the then husband knowing she had always wanted a Mustang was hoping to keep her around with the car. However Tink made every payment falling madly in love with the Mustang and eventually getting the divorce to be with her true love.

Tinkerbell began modifying her car, vinyls and graphics were added. Some of the easier do-it-yourself mods were done. Until one fateful day Tink was on the way home from work when her car was T-Boned by another vehicle. Tink was devastated, until she realized that she would be getting an all new paint job and all her vinyls and graphics would now be clean smooth painted on applications.

Now you may be thinking, “Yes this is a clean car, and yes those are some shiny black chrome FR500′s, but how did this car help set an MM ROTM record?” thankfully I have an answer for you! This would be because Tink didn’t stop with the paint and suspension or the wheels and performance. Tink went all out, this car is the purest definition of a completely modified Mustang. From the inside out, this is entirely Tinkerbells Mustang.

Everything in this car has been touched; Bezel’s, knobs, handles, levers, cup holders, vents. I would challenge you find something on this car that has not been modified. How much is too much? I don’t know and that’s the beauty of this car. Because Tinkerbell isn’t through yet. At this time she is working out the final stages of her nitrous install.

Tink still has many plans for her GT, things like drilled slotted rotors, a big brake upgrade and of course a supercharger. For now though, the way a man’s chin drops to the oil pan when he rev’s his engine next to her at a stop light and see’s her face as she rolls her tinted window down, is enough to tell her she’s doing something right. I would have to Agree. Tinkerbell, From Modded Mustangs, Congratulations on winning February’s ROTM.

“I love it here. Everyone has made me feel welcome from the day that I posted my introduction thread. I consider a lot of you guys like my second family “ ~ Tinkerbell_too

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Sex Never Looked So Clean

Smoothgrandmama — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:08:45 +0000

November’s ROTM brought out a stiff field of competition, but one stood taller than the rest. That car was a vert that has been converted into anything but your average Cobra. M.P. Cobra Fan has shown that he has spared no expense and overlooked no details when it came to putting together his 2001 mineral gray Mustang Cobra. Let me paint a mental picture for you, and for those of you that lack imagination, M.P. was kind enough to supply us with some eye candy as well.

Close your eyes and imagine a car that looks like it was so effortlessly put together, that every detail was so carefully and meticulously chosen that even the manufacturer is jealous. This was a look that was not put together for any one particular feature to have shock value, but for the portrait to come together seamlessly as a whole. Imagine the sleek new edge body lines smothered in flawless mineral gray paint reminiscent more of a mirror then a car. Then you take all of that sex, pull the spoiler, paint the windshield frame, add tinted head and tail lamps and windows, Kaenen Hood, Termi chin and side skirts, and custom paint a few odds and ends. Then you slap an Eibach pro kit, and stick a pair of shiny black Saleens underneath and what you have is a masterpiece that has twice been voted second to none.

M.P. bought his car in August of 2007, and coincidentally caught the mod bug shortly after. He bought it because he had wanted one since High School, and the way the new edge body lines flowed projected a sleek and mean look he had instantly loved. It was also a look that based on his modifications he felt could be improved upon. Since then the Cobra has seen a few different configurations, each one bringing us closer to the car we voted supreme.
His favorite part about owning his car is when people look at it and try to figure out why it looks so different from a regular Mustang. He also really likes when parents of little kids tell him that their kid just loves his car. Oddly enough one of the things he loves the most about his Cobra is also the thing he dislikes the most, and that is that fact that it is a convertible. He loves the openness of driving with the top down, but dislikes how it limits him as far as track use, therefore he has designated his car for mall cruising and if you look in his garage you will see his quarter mile time is determined based on the speed of traffic.

M.P. Cobra Fan has another sickness as well, and if you frequent a certain sub forum you would know that this is detailing. This illness has very few treatment options other than spending money and spending hours in the garage cleaning nooks and crannies that the average person is not even aware exists. It is obvious that M.P. takes a lot of pride in his car, and when asked about whether he was excited about winning, he said, “I was really excited to win. My car was built for me and my tastes, but whenever someone compliments me or likes the car enough to vote for it in something like this is brings a little of that pride out.”

Now you would think that after winning ROTM twice with this beautiful Cobra, it would be about perfect and he would be finished with it. Not so much! I was informed in a private message that since he had recently picked up a daily driver and the Cobra was relinquished to the Daily Driver retirement home in Naples, that now, the heavy modifications will start. He plans to do a complete rear end build, forced induction, and a few other odds and ends that have been in the plans for a while. I have only one thing to say to that, Subscribed!

Congratulations to M.P. Cobra Fan from Modded Mustangs for winning your 2nd ROTM.

Article Written by RZNCAIN!

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The N/A Ghost

Smoothgrandmama — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:46:54 +0000

October’s ROTM brought us a car that has been built for bracket racing. Casper GT’s 2000 Mustang GT has been meticulously modified for drag strip reliability. Now before you start thinking of a big loping cam or the sound of a spooling turbo let me point out that the cam covers on this GT have never even been off.

Casper has built this car from the ground up, focusing more on getting the power he already has to ground instead of wasting rubber with useless hp. For the steady racer an automatic transmission is a must. Casper’s 4r70w transmission has been modified to give him that hard, neck snapping launch on every pass. With a valve body from an 02 GT, Trans-Go HD2 shift kit (with extensive upgrades), 10″ 3800 stall Dirty Dog converter, FRPP cooler and finally a FRPP aluminum driveshaft tie’s into his stock rear end with FRPP 4.10’s.

To handle the abuse of the strip Casper put in a CHE axle brace with custom relocated lowers and CHE spherical adjustable uppers. He also added a set of Strange 10 way shocks and deleted both the front and rear sway bar while retaining the stock springs. A difference between his and most other drag cars would probably the one airbag on the right side.

Now obviously you can’t have a race car without at least a few go fast parts. Casper’s bolt on mod’s include: Trickflow plenum, 70mm FRPP throttle body, Accel coils, 19lb EV-6 injectors, Autolite 103 plugs, Reishe performance 170* thermostat, March underdrive pulleys with SFI balancer, Stewart water pump, Airaid cold air kit, FRPP shorty headers, BBK o/r/h and a Flowmaster 2 chamber cat back. He also deleted the EGR, The A/C and the cruise control. This, with the MSD 2 step, SLP line lock and the high speed cooling fan mod sums up the performance mods.

Finally He had to make it look good. He accomplished this using the HO Fibertrends 2.5 cowl hood, Mach grill delete and chin spoiler, 01 headlights, 03-04 Cobra sideskirts and he finished it off by deleting the fog lights and rear spoiler. Like any serious drag racer Casper has two sets of rims, his bullets for street use and then his drag rims which are Centerline Telstars with a 15×4’s up front wrapped in 165/80r’s and 15×8’s in the rear wrapped in 275/50r Mickey Thompson ET Street radials.

Congratulations from Modded Mustangs to Casper GT for this ROTM.

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R3dfyre02 & Graystang01 Military Appreciation

Smoothgrandmama — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:23:43 +0000

MM Screen Name: R3dfyre02

Name and Rank: Michael J Schollian E-5 (Sgt)

Years/Months in the Service: June 94 – September 04

MM: What made you want to join the military?

R3dfyre02: I joined because when I was a kid I always listened to my grandpa telling about his time on the USN Lafayette. His stories always interested me so much. The Military was a easy way for me to get out of my hometown of Ontario Oregon. Growing up my family life was something less than desirable. I knew if I didn’t get out of the area completely then I would never become anything. When certain teachers in my High School heard I was thinking about joining the US Marines I was told point blank, “Don’t try it Mike, you will never make it.” Well that right there made me decide that I was either going Marines or not at all.

MM: What did you like most about it?

R3dfyre02: Out of all the things I did in the Marines I liked the travelling the most. I mean seriously how else is a 20 year old going to go out and see 28 different countries before he turns 21? all the sights, smells (OK, some of the smells really sucked. ever had a camel blow its nose on you from 10 feet away?), and the food, I loved the foods.

MM: Biggest dislike?

R3dfyre02: Trying to think what I really didn’t like, sure there was the random petty things, cleaning the barracks top to bottom every Thursday, picking up trash outside the barracks which include cigarette butts when I don’t smoke, random screaming sessions from the First Sergent, but is there really any one thing that stands out? not really.

MM: Best Memory?

R3dfyre02: My best memory? wow, there were so many. Do I mention when one of my PFC’s got on the back of some poor Iraqi’s cow and rode it down the main path of some little no name village after we evicted the bad guys? or home comings? those were great. gone for 6 months or more and stepping off a plane and being attacked by little kids screaming DADDY!!! or just chilling in the barracks drinking beer with my friends. There were so many good times. but I guess the best would have to be the camaraderie. The feeling of belonging.

MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?

R3dfyre02: Sgt Joseph J. Mach was the biggest influence n me. When I first got promoted to NCO he took me under his wing so to speak and taught me how to be a leader. Showed me how to earn respect from my Marines rather than pin on my stripes and demand it. He taught me about the carrot and the stick.

MM Screen Name: Graystang01

Name & Rank: Aaron White E3

Years/Months in the Service: 1 Yr 4 months

MM: What made you want to join the military?

Graystang01: I had always wanted to join the military but was encouraged by my family to go to college. I went for a year and my scholarship got pulled. After that, it was either join the military or work in a factory making next to nothing.

MM: What do you like most about it?

Graystang01: The camaraderie. I never had friends back home like the ones I have now.

MM: Biggest dislike?

Graystang01: All the tech school BS. If one kid in the squadron messes up, the entire squadron gets punished. I understand the reasoning behind it but if I’ve never seen that kid before, how am I really supposed to do anything about it?

MM: Best Memory?

Graystang01: I’ve had so much fun in tech school it’s hard to narrow it down. I did meet a pimp a few months ago

MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?

Graystang01: It would have to be my dad. He served 4 years in the Marines. He tells me all the time he wishes he had stayed in and encourages me to make the Air Force a career. I would have never joined had it not been for him.

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AndrewA & Drick Military Appreciation

Smoothgrandmama — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:46:03 +0000

MM Screen Name: Andrewa

Name & Rank: Andrew Ahel SSGT E-5

Years/Months in the Service: 7+yrs

MM: What made you want to join the military?

Andrewa: There are a couple reasons, 1. I wanted to fly and being a commercial pilot just seemed boring to me. I wanted to do something bigger and better. 2nd money for school. 3rd Well I wanted to be part of the military. I dont buy into the BS but being in highchool when I enlisted I was proud do to something that not everybody elese was doing.

MM: What do you like most about it?

Andrewa: I get to go places, meet people and do things that not everybody can. You work with professionalls and see some cool shit.

MM: Biggest dislike?

Andrewa: There are alot of complainers. There are alot of liars that make up shit and the hurry up and wait SUCKS.

MM Screen Name: Drick

Name & Rank: ADAN E3

Years/Months in the Service: 1 year

MM: What made you want to join the military?

Drick: Wanted to serve my country and see places of the world I’d never get to see if I didnt join.

MM: What do you like most about it?

Drick: The bonds you make with people and the greastest friends ever

MM: Biggest dislike?

Drick: being away from loved ones all the time.

MM: Best Memory?

Drick: I dont know. To many crazy times to just pick one.

MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?

Drick: I had a Chief at my first squadron that would do anything for me and I mean anything. He had to bail me outta jail one time. Well he didn’t have to but he did. And he never held it against me. Good guy to talk to also. He probably doesnt know how much I respect him for everything he did for me and but the least I could do was shake his hand and thank him upon checking out of the squadron.

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Best of the Stock, RZNCAIN

Smoothgrandmama — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:45:43 +0000

The winner of September’s Ride of the Month goes to Michschi (RZNCAIN) and his wife’s gorgeous torch red 2003 Mach 1. September’s theme was stock cars only. Immediately many MM members asked, “Are there even stock cars on MODDEDmustangs.com?” The answer to that question is yes, and there were enough to make a contest of out it!

Michschi goes by the name of Michael and he is 26 years old. The beautiful Mach 1 was actually Michael’s gift to his very lucky wife, Jessica. Michael first fell in love with the Mach 1 was when he was 19, but unfortunately, he couldn’t afford it at the time. Since his wife, Jessica gave Michael a 2007 Shelby GT for his 26th birthday, he decided to make the dream happen and got Jessica her favorite color, a red Mach 1 for the fourth year anniversary shortly after his birthday. What a great couple, huh?

Michael’s reaction when he won the September’s Ride of the Month was that he was excited and honored. He stated that “I really wanted to win because my wife asked me everyday how the car was doing in the voting, and when 08blkgt500 pulled ahead, she got kind of down, ‘til I rallied the troops and pulled the victory.” Jessica’s reaction was also that of excitement, Michael explains, “she thought she had no chance against some of the newer cars, especially 08blkgt500’s”

Currently, Michael and Jessica will keep it stock for now, performance-wise. They plan to modify the suspension and add an MGW short throw shifter, since Michael describes driving it as “a semi truck.” They also want to change subtle looks for the interior, such as Mach 1 embroidered headrests, billet aluminum accents, and a little paint work here and there. For the future performance modifications, Michael would like to put in a supercharger in that would still keep the shaker functional and new exhausts.

Michael said that his best memory with the Mach 1 was “seeing her face light of when I pulled it in the driveway to show my wife after I bought it for her. She busted me 2 days before making the deal, so I played it off like I might not be buying it, or I was just looking, trying to save the surprise as much as possible. Also, seeing her win best of class in a car show in the 1991-present class, including my Shelby.” His worst memory with the Mach 1 was when he got the wheels that unfortunately didn’t fit on the mustang and having it on the jack stands for three weeks.

Michael would also like to comment for all the MM members, “Thanks to all those whom voted for me, and to those who didn’t, thanks for voting and keeping the ROTM going, because if we all have the same taste and the same car, life would get pretty boring. Celebrate to each of their own.” Congratulations to Michael and Jessica for winning with their stunning 2003 Mach 1!

Article written by 08blkgt500, edited Smoothgrandmama

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Leave it to Lefty

Smoothgrandmama — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:38:33 +0000

Congratulations to August Ride of the Month winner, Lefty, with his gorgeous triple black 2001 Cobra convertible. Lefty, or Troy, said that he was very surprised to win this month’s ROTM because he was in the running a few times before and didn’t even come close to winning one!

The 2001 Cobra is not his first mustang, he has actually owned a 1996 GT and decided to upgrade to a 4-valve 4.6L naturally-aspired SVT engine, a nice upgrade I would say! The Cobra has been under Troy’s possession for almost three years and as far as I can see, it’s been a great three years for Troy.

Sitting on H&R race springs and Bilstein HD Shocks/Struts with the independent rear suspension, unique to Cobras that year, the Cobra have an aggressive stance, perfect to spread fear on the roads along with the deep growl of his full exhaust. To hold all the power to the roads, the Cobra is fitted with 03-04 18″ Cobra Replica’s wrapped with Falken RT-615′s. In the addition to the race springs, it is fitted with full-length sub-frame connectors, perfect for taking to the track! He also fitted in a Pioneer Double Din DVD/Nav unit. I’ve asked him if he had ever taken to a dyno, he simply replied, “Wait til’ the Eaton swap and then I’ll get back to you .” Can’t wait for that!

His final words to all of the supporters on MM: “TOB is throw out bearing ”

Congrats to Troy and his beautiful Cobra, I sure hope you will take care of it for many years to come!

Article written by 08Blkgt500, edited by Smoothgrandmama

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Burnin_yours & E3SEAN Military Appreciation

Smoothgrandmama — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:03:47 +0000

MM Screen Name: Burnin_yours

Name & Rank: Lacey Hurst, SrA (E-4)

Years/Months in the Service: 3 yrs/6mos

MM: What made you want to join the military?

Burnin_yours: Finding something to better myself and give me direction and some sort of foundation.

MM: What do you like most about it?

Burnin_yours: Guaranteed paycheck, people’s funny stories

MM: Biggest dislike?

Burnin_yours: Everyone is treated like children

MM: Best Memory?

Burnin_yours: Hmm, not really sure on that one.

MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?

Burnin_yours: Haha well I suppose my commander, since he makes the rules. I’d really have to say my fiance (while he was in), he taught me to fight for what I deserved in the Air Force.

MM Screen Name: E3SEAN

Name & Rank: Sean Schaffer Staff Sergent USAF

Years/Months in the Service: 6 years

MM: What made you want to join the military?

E3SEAN: To get out of dodge aka New Port Richey, Florida

MM: What do you like most about it?

E3SEAN: Gaurenteed job

MM: Biggest dislike?

E3SEAN: Cant say “I quit!” or call in sick

MM: Best Memory?

E3SEAN: Can’t tell you I might get in trouble.

MM: Can you tell us about one person in the service who has affected your life most?

E3SEAN: TSgt Goggil the best supervisior I ever had. No matter what happened he would stick up for any of his people no matter who it was or how many stripes they had

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