Done&Done~Interior paint/battery relocation project

mrsinister2424 · April 19th, 2009, 09:40 PM

So, I'm waiting for my H&R SS springs to get in, and I've been making a list of little cheap mods to do. And next was battery relocation and painting the interior.

I used a marine box from autozone, and some big bolts to attach grounds. I used 1/0 wire, fished it through one of the pre-existing grommets in the firewall, and ran it down the kick panel, in the rocker panel, and under the rear seats(which are now removed till I make a rear seat delete). Everything went really smoothly, and I LOVE everything being black now instead of light gray.

Here's some before's:

Work in progress pics/ After's:

mrsinister2424 · April 19th, 2009, 09:40 PM

I used a couple different kinds of paint. The first vinyl paint came out really glossy, so I'm going to have to redo that part(door panels). Everything else came out pretty well. Prep is key here. Anyway, my plan was mostly red w/ some black on the ouside, and mostly black with some red on the inside. Whatcha think?

PowerShiftz02GT · April 19th, 2009, 09:46 PM

wow. i think it turned out really good! What a transformation. Great job

bbk03gt24 · April 19th, 2009, 09:59 PM

i love it man, it looks really badass... wish u cud do it to mine as well lol

mrsinister2424 · April 19th, 2009, 10:05 PM

Lol. Thanks guys. Its not too bad, took me two weekends to completely finish. All panels and interior pieces 1 weekend, and the dash and steering wheel the next.

After I get these springs I don't have anything else I want to do(style wise) to the car. I eventually want to get a pair of corbeau's or something. But maybe after gears

BakerFX4 · April 19th, 2009, 10:07 PM

Yeah i wish my interior was black too. Looks good man.

00redgt · April 19th, 2009, 10:27 PM

good job man,looks really good and the black int make the car look darker inside also and along with the red and black exterior

joejoe8455 · April 19th, 2009, 10:43 PM

dude awesome job man i really like it

MustangMatt96GT · April 19th, 2009, 10:56 PM

Looks good, but I hope you dont plan on running at the track... your battery box does not meet NHRA rules, and you need a kill switch on the back of the car.

Lefty · April 19th, 2009, 10:58 PM

That turned out great! I really like it man

keyba · April 19th, 2009, 11:23 PM

amazing job worth the time for sure

Triple A · April 19th, 2009, 11:39 PM

looks cool, man.

mrsinister2424 · April 19th, 2009, 11:44 PM

Yeah i wish my interior was black too. Looks good man.

Thanks!

good job man,looks really good and the black int make the car look darker inside also and along with the red and black exterior

Yeah, that's definitely true! Its quite a bit darker on the inside now.

dude awesome job man i really like it

Thanks!

Looks good, but I hope you dont plan on running at the track... your battery box does not meet NHRA rules, and you need a kill switch on the back of the car.

Don't plan to

Dragging my car just doesn't appeal to me much.

That turned out great! I really like it man

Thanks a lot lefty

amazing job worth the time for sure

Thanks alot!

Seems like everyone likes it. That's awesome, I'm pretty happy with it. Not sure how well it'll hold up though. I was kind of hesitant on using red against black, because red against black stands out SO much vs. black against red. I think it turned out pretty sharp though

Just need some black leather racing seats now!

AMmuslGT · April 19th, 2009, 11:56 PM

thats bad ass! makes me want to paint mine lol but i know it would turn out back. i have no paint skills

Zatrekaz · April 20th, 2009, 01:17 AM

Looks good man. I did the same thing to mine. Only suggestion I can make is that you need to do the top half black. It's to much of a contrast for my liking. I like the battery relocation... I should do that.

njstang · April 20th, 2009, 01:24 AM

hey man looks great, im not big on painting though i always feel like it would flake off. anyways how did you hook up your new battery cable under the hood? also did u have to ground it at any specific locations other than just at the rear of the car where the battery is now mounted? thanks

mrsinister2424 · April 20th, 2009, 02:48 AM

Looks good man. I did the same thing to mine. Only suggestion I can make is that you need to do the top half black. It's to much of a contrast for my liking. I like the battery relocation... I should do that.

Yeah, I was going to paint the charcoal top part. But it was going to be too much of a pain in the ass to get right, so I'm seeing how I like it like this, if I don't I'll paint the rest.

hey man looks great, im not big on painting though i always feel like it would flake off. anyways how did you hook up your new battery cable under the hood? also did u have to ground it at any specific locations other than just at the rear of the car where the battery is now mounted? thanks

Just ran this little 17" ground cable from the old terminals to the frame in the front. And did the same for the back. And just ran the + cable back. I used a battery stud and bolted it into a wire crimp on the front.

DickH · April 20th, 2009, 03:46 AM

Oh that looks good, damn good match with that red.

moosenuk17 · April 20th, 2009, 04:02 AM

looks great man!!

weems · April 20th, 2009, 10:19 AM

You have some kahunas my friend.

April 19th, 2009, 09:40 PM	#1
mrsinister2424 Hardcore Enthusiast 99' Mustang GT 3214@OVER 9000!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,629 iTrader: 0 reviews	Done&Done~Interior paint/battery relocation project So, I'm waiting for my H&R SS springs to get in, and I've been making a list of little cheap mods to do. And next was battery relocation and painting the interior. I used a marine box from autozone, and some big bolts to attach grounds. I used 1/0 wire, fished it through one of the pre-existing grommets in the firewall, and ran it down the kick panel, in the rocker panel, and under the rear seats(which are now removed till I make a rear seat delete). Everything went really smoothly, and I LOVE everything being black now instead of light gray. Here's some before's: Work in progress pics/ After's: __________________ 99' Rio Red Mustang GT: --My Garage-- Check garage. Vortech V-1 intercooled running 9lbs of boost Life= eat, lift, eat, eat, eat, sleep, repeat

April 19th, 2009, 09:40 PM	#2
mrsinister2424 Hardcore Enthusiast 99' Mustang GT 3214@OVER 9000!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,629 iTrader: 0 reviews	I used a couple different kinds of paint. The first vinyl paint came out really glossy, so I'm going to have to redo that part(door panels). Everything else came out pretty well. Prep is key here. Anyway, my plan was mostly red w/ some black on the ouside, and mostly black with some red on the inside. Whatcha think? __________________ 99' Rio Red Mustang GT: --My Garage-- Check garage. Vortech V-1 intercooled running 9lbs of boost Life= eat, lift, eat, eat, eat, sleep, repeat Last edited by mrsinister2424; April 19th, 2009 at 09:45 PM.

April 19th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#3
PowerShiftz02GT MM Fanatic 2002 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 4,204 iTrader: 13 reviews	wow. i think it turned out really good! What a transformation. Great job __________________

April 19th, 2009, 09:59 PM	#4
bbk03gt24 Regular 2003 Cobra Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 reviews	i love it man, it looks really badass... wish u cud do it to mine as well lol __________________ 2003 Cobra Stock as of now...

April 19th, 2009, 10:05 PM	#5
mrsinister2424 Hardcore Enthusiast 99' Mustang GT 3214@OVER 9000!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 2,629 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lol. Thanks guys. Its not too bad, took me two weekends to completely finish. All panels and interior pieces 1 weekend, and the dash and steering wheel the next. After I get these springs I don't have anything else I want to do(style wise) to the car. I eventually want to get a pair of corbeau's or something. But maybe after gears __________________ 99' Rio Red Mustang GT: --My Garage-- Check garage. Vortech V-1 intercooled running 9lbs of boost Life= eat, lift, eat, eat, eat, sleep, repeat

April 19th, 2009, 10:07 PM	#6
BakerFX4 I Post Entirely Way Too Much Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,255 iTrader: 14 reviews	Yeah i wish my interior was black too. Looks good man. __________________ 4.75 MMR 900se Livernois ported heads HP 292s blower cams Procharger D1sc at 20+ psi IW 15% OD pulley (and more bolt ons) E85 Tune/numbers coming shortly!!

April 19th, 2009, 10:27 PM	#7
00redgt MM Fanatic 2000 mustang gt Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: vansant,va Posts: 4,092 iTrader: 5 reviews	good job man,looks really good and the black int make the car look darker inside also and along with the red and black exterior __________________

April 19th, 2009, 10:43 PM	#8
joejoe8455 I Try To Get With My Friends Wives 00 Mustang GT No Damn Clue Join Date: May 2007 Location: Williamsburg, VA Posts: 707 iTrader: 0 reviews	dude awesome job man i really like it __________________ 2000 Mustang GT - 4.10's, Mac Prochamber, Flowmaster 44's, SCT2 Tuner Tuned @ http://www.dtpracing.com/ Yes me and Tiller are BFF's

April 19th, 2009, 10:56 PM	#9
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,692 iTrader: 3 reviews	Looks good, but I hope you dont plan on running at the track... your battery box does not meet NHRA rules, and you need a kill switch on the back of the car. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

April 19th, 2009, 10:58 PM	#10
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,704 iTrader: 12 reviews	That turned out great! I really like it man __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

April 19th, 2009, 11:23 PM	#11
keyba Regular 1999 Mustang v6 16.2 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Munster, In Posts: 396 iTrader: 0 reviews	amazing job worth the time for sure

April 19th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#12
Triple A MM Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,738 iTrader: 2 reviews	looks cool, man. __________________ Photoblog

April 19th, 2009, 11:56 PM	#14
AMmuslGT Baby Punchin' Champ 2008 Mustang GT I have a toy Pony. He takes Big shits Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gilbert, Az Near phoenix Posts: 1,857 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats bad ass! makes me want to paint mine lol but i know it would turn out back. i have no paint skills __________________ Mods In garage

April 20th, 2009, 01:17 AM	#15
Zatrekaz Wax on, Wax off 2003 Mustang V6 16.8@83.3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 6,954 iTrader: 15 reviews	Looks good man. I did the same thing to mine. Only suggestion I can make is that you need to do the top half black. It's to much of a contrast for my liking. I like the battery relocation... I should do that. __________________ Black Bullitt Rims FT/FS Looking to Sell or Trade for Silver FR500s Looking to buy a lot of 99-04 Interior Pieces If you have any for sale, PM me

April 20th, 2009, 03:46 AM	#18
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 4,192 iTrader: 2 reviews	Oh that looks good, damn good match with that red. __________________ 2003 Mustang gt - usual mods - slowly working on 5.4 swap 2004 srt4 - Stock DD/winter beater Click here for your tuning needs Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time.

April 20th, 2009, 04:02 AM	#19
moosenuk17 MM Fanatic 2000 ford mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: san diego CA Posts: 4,011 iTrader: 0 reviews	looks great man!! __________________ 2000 kenne bell GT (440HP-432TQ) Tuned by Joe at http://www.tricktuners.com dyno vid:http://youtu.be/lr3xpxw2_v8 2011 escape MUSTANG TAT CREW

April 20th, 2009, 10:19 AM	#20
weems Tech Exchange Head Honcho 2003 SVT Cobra 11.70 @ 121 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Forsyth/Statesboro, GA Posts: 9,176 iTrader: 3 reviews	You have some kahunas my friend.

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