What have you done to your mustang today?

[Gabe]

Yesterday, drove mine to work. The cooler weather was awesome for boost

 

[cavero]

Headlight Restoration. 155K miles of damage.
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Is that spray on or wipe on? Any close-ups of the headlights after?

 

[cavero]

I had a near-miss yesterday on my morning commute up I95. Was getting off the highway, everyone in the exit lane was doing 60, I had about 3 or 4 car lengths to this Jeep Grand Cherokee in front of me. I looked over to dismiss an alert from Waze, maybe 1-2 seconds and then looked back out front and that Cherokee's bumper was coming up FAAAAST -- everyone in that exit lane was slamming on their brakes. I slam mine and in the couple seconds I thought about how there was no way to stop in time, this car is going to be totalled, I never upgraded my insurance after getting the engine work done, that engine is done for, and most of all .....ffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.....this road! And then it occurs to me to go for the shoulder. I swerved into the shoulder with like 2 feet of clearance and came to a dead stop about half a car length in front of that Cherokee. GODDAMN that would have been bad! Like hospital, medical bills, the Cherokee's medical bills (because I know I would've been at fault)... man I didn't need any coffee until about noon after my nerves wore off. EYES UP, EVERY SECOND, is all I have to say (or 'eyes in front', the phone as on suction cup mount to the windshield). Don't know what up with these roads this fall but traffic in my area has been horrendous. Maybe it's back to school, maybe it's offices forcing everyone to finally go back after CoVID. Dunno but I need to not be on that road that time of day anymore.

Oh yeah-- now I'm looking at quotes from Grundy and Hagerty to see what they can cover. I'd already talked to Hagerty and they said they'd only cover the car at the valuation I wanted if it was insured as a collector car, i.e. no driving it to work. Yeah...I can see their point. I'm half tempted to do it. No other restrictions on where and when you can drive it. I've got a Tacoma I can make 100% my daily (right now I split between the two).

 

[Miker]

Is that spray on or wipe on? Any close-ups of the headlights after?

It's a kit. Only costs about 20 bucks. Wash and dry the headlights. There are for packets for each headlight that are supposed to remove oxidation. I could have used 2 for each as they were coming out clean but I used all 8. I was also doing my fog lights in the grill. Then you wet sand the lens first with 2000 then 3000. Then clean it all up and get everything dry. Then you apply a ceramic coating and in an hour they are done. The whole process with cleaning, sanding, masking, and drying took about 11/2 hours. They came out great! I took some close up pics but there were a lot of back round reflections. Watch a you tube vid and go for it. If your lights are cloudy or scratched it will be the best 20 you ever spent.

 

[mpm_1]

New tires (finally )
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 275/35R20
Camber -1.2 Toe +0.1 Caster +7 (per side)
Very pleased!

Fun going back and reading some old posts from Norm P. as I refreshed on alignment specs.

 

[WJBertrand]

Full wash, clay bar, polish and ceramic treatment yesterday. Getting her ready for our Ponies by the Sea Mustang show Sunday!

 

[MrBhp]

New tires (finally )
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S 275/35R20
Camber -1.2 Toe +0.1 Caster +7 (per side)
Very pleased!

Fun going back and reading some old posts from Norm P. as I refreshed on alignment specs.

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Norm was a good dude.

 

[Gabe]

Drove it to work both days so far this week, plan on it again tomorrow. The MT82 might not be everybody's favorite transmission, but I love driving this car with the manual. So engaging, the power, the control, the ability to spin second pretty much anytime, I'm just having a blast. Love this thing.

 

[Midlife Crises]

Received a set of CMS Stage 2 Blower Cams for the 2010 GT.

 

[WJBertrand]

Result!

 

[rocknrod]

Today.

 

[LordHenry]

I drove mine to a local car show. While I was getting ready to park the attendant asked if I was entering it in the show. I said no but thank you. Maybe I should enter it in the shows!

 

[rocknrod]

I drove mine to a local car show. While I was getting ready to park the attendant asked if I was entering it in the show. I said no but thank you. Maybe I should enter it in the shows!

You should. There were a few S197's there, Roush ect. a newer Shelby Super Snake and a newer Vette. I thought either one of those would win. So who knows what some crazy judge is going to think.

 

[JC SSP]

Any pics of the event?

 

[rocknrod]

One of the things I have to get better at is taking pictures at events.

 

[Gabe]

Got to stretch the Shelby's legs a bit this morning on the way to work.
Already looking forward to 5pm, lol

 

[the sandman]

I work in a small town, the kind that the streets roll up at 9pm and my job has me right in the middle of a residential community. It is a dead calm cold autumn night with all the stars out. So I reach in my pocket and accidently hit car alarm. Man do these have GOOD horns. WOW. No nearby cemetery. Good thing cause that was loud.

 

[Gabe]

I work in a small town, the kind that the streets roll up at 9pm and my job has me right in the middle of a residential community. It is a dead calm cold autumn night with all the stars out. So I reach in my pocket and accidently hit car alarm. Man do these have GOOD horns. WOW. No nearby cemetery. Good thing cause that was loud.

The '05-'09 cars have a much louder horn than the newer ones for some reason. And it's not the horn itself, it's whatever is controlling it. Cuz the factory horn in my '13 is anemic compared to the horn in my wife's '08, and even after installing a horn out of a 2008 Bullitt into my '13, it still sounds the same. Anemic. Hate it.

 

[LordHenry]

The horn on my 2011 GT is much quieter than the horn on my 2019 Ranger! The ranger horn is annoying when setting the lock and alarm, but I guess it's a good thing when you need to get someone's attention.

 

[AHaze]

Yanked the battery and put the cover on. Gonna be pretty tough to put 450ish RWHP to the ground around here for the next five months.
The Mrs. just got an Audi TTS though so I may be able to borrow that and have a little fun when the roads are clear this winter.