kallar68
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Hi everyone, names Leo, I'm 24 and I'm from Miami, Fl. Mustangs run deep in my life. I have a 69 fastback with a 351w and my dad has a 68 fastback with a blueprinted 428 cobra jet. I had been driving a 96 civic I got in high school and fully modified from bumpers to transmissions. Last year I started looking at finally getting into a late model mustang. the search started with a 03-04 mach 1 or a 96-98 cobra. I'm very picky so it was hard to find one I considered to be a good starting platform, then I started noticing the 11-12s dropping in price and being listed more frequently (I guess the airbag recalls started getting done).
Well after about 5 months I finally was able to get my hands on one of my legit dream cars. Its a 2011 Mustang GT premium with the California special package, glass roof AND it is an official Daytona 500 pace car #23 of 50 made. I'm the 3rd owner at 40,000 miles and was able to get this very limited production car for the cost of a standard GT in my area. One of the previous owners did modify a few things but they were all done tastefully with reputable parts. but enough talking here are pictures from day 1.
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Dashboard signed by Jack Roush and Daytona ID Plaque
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Absolutely insane optional glass roof. Fun Fact: the glass has been optically tested and it is tinted 50% and blocked 90% of uv rays, doesnt even get hot in there!
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So obviously its a 7 year old car with a decent amount of miles so it had some wear a tear. I went ahead and ordered a brand new steering wheel assembly, and driver seat upholstery from Ford ($$$) and got a new key cut and programmed because unfortunately it only came with one. Also gave her an oil change with a complete switch to Mobil1 synthetic since I had no idea how long it had been since the last change. And lastly on the refurb end of thing I ordered a billet aluminum shift knob to replace the worn down leather one it came with.
I promised myself I'd drive the car for at least 3 months before going crazy with mods but of course the weekend I buy it there's a labor day sales at late model resto, american muscle, cjponyparts and countless other sites. I was able to get an oem boss 302 splitter for $60 under retail and I also got hood struts because I always regretted not having them on my civic
I had some LED's left over from when I bought a bunch of random ones for the civic in bulk so I put them to good use and converted the map and reverse lights. Eventually I'll also do the license plate and trunk lights as well.
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So yeah, that's all for now, like i said probably 3 months until anything exciting happens unless i find some killer deals locally. Until then just enjoying the ride!
[size=large]Mod List[/size]
Factory Options:
GT/CS Package
Daytona Pace Car package
Optional Glass roof
Optional 3.73 gears
Exterior:
boss 302 front splitter
boss 302 grille
Roush license plate frame
LED reverse lights
Interior:
Jack Roush signed dashboard
Steeda Tri-ax short shifter
Modern Billet Retro Style Shift Knob
LED map lights
Engine/Tranny:
SVE Hood struts
Roush cai
Ford Racing sport axleback exhaust
Suspension:
Ford Racing k springs
Roush RR02 20x8.5
Goodyear 255/35/r20
and for those curious this is what my civic looked like when I got it and how she sits as of this post.
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here's my 69
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and my dad's 68
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Well after about 5 months I finally was able to get my hands on one of my legit dream cars. Its a 2011 Mustang GT premium with the California special package, glass roof AND it is an official Daytona 500 pace car #23 of 50 made. I'm the 3rd owner at 40,000 miles and was able to get this very limited production car for the cost of a standard GT in my area. One of the previous owners did modify a few things but they were all done tastefully with reputable parts. but enough talking here are pictures from day 1.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fgtcs%2FIMG_2614.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=997bc35e6f86edb2a9988c66d19e3dd2)
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Dashboard signed by Jack Roush and Daytona ID Plaque
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fgtcs%2FIMG_2761.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=d3e3161f6530c906dde7371cdfa22278)
Absolutely insane optional glass roof. Fun Fact: the glass has been optically tested and it is tinted 50% and blocked 90% of uv rays, doesnt even get hot in there!
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fgtcs%2FIMG_2765.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=e58acdf70e8662f9c399b2ad2ce301a1)
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fgtcs%2FIMG_2790.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=209ab269672bb51b6a550d8e301a878c)
So obviously its a 7 year old car with a decent amount of miles so it had some wear a tear. I went ahead and ordered a brand new steering wheel assembly, and driver seat upholstery from Ford ($$$) and got a new key cut and programmed because unfortunately it only came with one. Also gave her an oil change with a complete switch to Mobil1 synthetic since I had no idea how long it had been since the last change. And lastly on the refurb end of thing I ordered a billet aluminum shift knob to replace the worn down leather one it came with.
I promised myself I'd drive the car for at least 3 months before going crazy with mods but of course the weekend I buy it there's a labor day sales at late model resto, american muscle, cjponyparts and countless other sites. I was able to get an oem boss 302 splitter for $60 under retail and I also got hood struts because I always regretted not having them on my civic
I had some LED's left over from when I bought a bunch of random ones for the civic in bulk so I put them to good use and converted the map and reverse lights. Eventually I'll also do the license plate and trunk lights as well.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fgtcs%2FIMG_20160904_190635.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=d9b6f73a5ecb619dd197a71e390858be)
So yeah, that's all for now, like i said probably 3 months until anything exciting happens unless i find some killer deals locally. Until then just enjoying the ride!
[size=large]Mod List[/size]
Factory Options:
GT/CS Package
Daytona Pace Car package
Optional Glass roof
Optional 3.73 gears
Exterior:
boss 302 front splitter
boss 302 grille
Roush license plate frame
LED reverse lights
Interior:
Jack Roush signed dashboard
Steeda Tri-ax short shifter
Modern Billet Retro Style Shift Knob
LED map lights
Engine/Tranny:
SVE Hood struts
Roush cai
Ford Racing sport axleback exhaust
Suspension:
Ford Racing k springs
Roush RR02 20x8.5
Goodyear 255/35/r20
and for those curious this is what my civic looked like when I got it and how she sits as of this post.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc324%2Fmiami_canes68%2Fdebby%2FDSC01482.jpg%7Eoriginal&hash=b0ead60ba0bd3588ca5787a14356e29b)
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here's my 69
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and my dad's 68
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