Front Sway Bar Removal
The front sway bar serves one main function: it prevents body roll by keeping the wheels close to the body during hard corning. Because of this, the Mustang has a tendency to not oversteer and be fun to drive.
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Rear Seat Delete
To lose about 80 lbs. of excess weight in a Ford Mustang, removal of the rear seat and spare tire are always a first for the Ford Mustang enthusiast. Aftermarket rear seat delete kits cost over $60 for a plain Jane piece of 1/4 plywood and carpeting, and for the high quality pieces, you could expect to fork over about $100. I chose to just carpet the areas in my car that were around and under the seat with 1/8″ marine carpeting.
2003-2004 Cobra Tank and Pump Swap
Modded Mustangs member WydOpen recently completed a fuel tank and pump swap from a 2003 / 2004 Ford Mustang Cobra into his Saleen.
Estimated completion time approximately 2-1/2 to 3 hours
Parts Used…
Mach 1 Shock and Strut Install
When the Mach1 was reproduced by Ford in 2003, the Mustang was outfitted with revalved Tokico shocks and struts. These high quality aftermarket units greatly improved handling and offered excellent ride quality. As the aftermarket got their hands on the Mach’s suspension parts, it became commonplace to upgrade your GT and V6 Mustang suspension with the tighter Mach units - especially on lowered Mustangs.
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The part numbers are:Front Strut 3R3Z-18124-AB (03-04 Mach1) Rear Shock 3R3Z-18125-AB (03-04 Mach1) |
Door Speaker Install
Along with the lifestyle of fast cars comes loud music. Even if you don’t listen to your favorite music that loud, the average Ford Mustang enthusiast just is not satisfied with the OEM stock speaker quality. Let’s just face the facts: stock OEM stereo equipment just isn’t up to par with the new technology out on the market these days. Granted, some Ford Mustang enthusiasts are satsfied with theMach 460 sound system from Ford, and others will pay high dollar for the crisp power of the Ford Mach 1000 system. Both of these OEM systems offer great power and sound in a factory fit location, but subtle improvements to even these systems could be taken to get you an even more crisp, clear, powerful sound of music for not too much money.