Hey guys, just picked up this beauty on Saturday. I've had a handful of Mustangs over the years ('94 CY GT, '11 Mineral Gray GT, '95 CY GT, '97 CW Cobra) and always wanted a Mach 1. I just got divorced and needed a good project to keep me sane so figured why the hell not lol.
My buddy found it listed in south GA, almost to FL. It originally came from IL, then went to KY, they to GA. I'm in North Ga, the 4th owner and have all the previous owner's names, going to try to contact them to see if they've got any more paperwork. It's got a ton of good mods on it already. If you guys have any good suggestions for me, let me know. I'm mainly wondering about the head cooling mod and replacing the chain tensioners just due to age. Anyway, on to the details.
-2003 Torch Red Mach 1 with the Upgraded Interior Package, 5-speed
-43k original miles. Paint needs a good buff and the rear bumper has turned ever so slightly a different shade (I'm SUPER OCD, but you can only see it in certain lights) but overall it's in great shape. The interior is IMMACULATE.
-Engine runs great, trans shifts very nice, underneath the car is super clean with only minor corrosion on the uncoated suspension components. I'll slowly disassemble and paint as I have time.
-I only paid $12.5k for this thing!
-99/01 Cobra bumper
-03/04 Cobra mirrors
-03/04 Cobra rockers
-99/01/Export tail lights (not sure I like them on the red, undecided)
-Dark headlights with clear reflectors
-Black pony in the grille
-Mach 1 lip (needs to be replaced, it's wavy and scraped up pretty good)
-C&L CAI (it'll get swapped for a JLT eventually)
-Intake spacer to raise the shaker
-Canton black overflow tank
-JLT catch can
-BBK longtubes
-BBK ORX
-Stock catback with Magnapacks and SLP tips spliced in
-Bama tuner (I'll probably take it to Kurgan for a real tune soon, it's running a little rich)
-Ridetech adjustable coilovers front and rear
-Stock sub frame connectors
-Eibach sway bars front and rear
-Ridetech lower control arms
-Upper control arms with spherical bearings (not sure whose yet)
-Ford Racing diff cover with the bearing supports
-4.10 rear gears (may have 31 spline axles, I'm gonna pop the cover and inspect)
-17x9/10.5 AFS replicas with 245/315s (needs wider fronts and rears are about bald lol)
-Pioneer double din
-MGW shifter with a race handle (hate it, my Tri-Ax should be here tomorrow)
-Car cover
-Plaque from Ford
-Folder with some of the info from previous owners/mods over the years
Mods for now will be pretty basic:
-Steed Tri-Ax with a Hurst handle and ball
-All new LED lighting in and out
-New lip for the bumper
-Paint the shaker
-Add Cobra Jet emblems to shaker
-Paint the honey comb on the trunk lid so it's fresh black again
-New tires, maybe new wheels. Either 265 or 275 up front and 315 out back, or step up to 18s. Undecided, open to suggestions.
-Might drop the nose just a touch, not far though cuz it rides good
-Add a sub
-Replace with a bluetooth headunit
-Kurgan tune
My buddy found it listed in south GA, almost to FL. It originally came from IL, then went to KY, they to GA. I'm in North Ga, the 4th owner and have all the previous owner's names, going to try to contact them to see if they've got any more paperwork. It's got a ton of good mods on it already. If you guys have any good suggestions for me, let me know. I'm mainly wondering about the head cooling mod and replacing the chain tensioners just due to age. Anyway, on to the details.
-2003 Torch Red Mach 1 with the Upgraded Interior Package, 5-speed
-43k original miles. Paint needs a good buff and the rear bumper has turned ever so slightly a different shade (I'm SUPER OCD, but you can only see it in certain lights) but overall it's in great shape. The interior is IMMACULATE.
-Engine runs great, trans shifts very nice, underneath the car is super clean with only minor corrosion on the uncoated suspension components. I'll slowly disassemble and paint as I have time.
-I only paid $12.5k for this thing!
-99/01 Cobra bumper
-03/04 Cobra mirrors
-03/04 Cobra rockers
-99/01/Export tail lights (not sure I like them on the red, undecided)
-Dark headlights with clear reflectors
-Black pony in the grille
-Mach 1 lip (needs to be replaced, it's wavy and scraped up pretty good)
-C&L CAI (it'll get swapped for a JLT eventually)
-Intake spacer to raise the shaker
-Canton black overflow tank
-JLT catch can
-BBK longtubes
-BBK ORX
-Stock catback with Magnapacks and SLP tips spliced in
-Bama tuner (I'll probably take it to Kurgan for a real tune soon, it's running a little rich)
-Ridetech adjustable coilovers front and rear
-Stock sub frame connectors
-Eibach sway bars front and rear
-Ridetech lower control arms
-Upper control arms with spherical bearings (not sure whose yet)
-Ford Racing diff cover with the bearing supports
-4.10 rear gears (may have 31 spline axles, I'm gonna pop the cover and inspect)
-17x9/10.5 AFS replicas with 245/315s (needs wider fronts and rears are about bald lol)
-Pioneer double din
-MGW shifter with a race handle (hate it, my Tri-Ax should be here tomorrow)
-Car cover
-Plaque from Ford
-Folder with some of the info from previous owners/mods over the years
Mods for now will be pretty basic:
-Steed Tri-Ax with a Hurst handle and ball
-All new LED lighting in and out
-New lip for the bumper
-Paint the shaker
-Add Cobra Jet emblems to shaker
-Paint the honey comb on the trunk lid so it's fresh black again
-New tires, maybe new wheels. Either 265 or 275 up front and 315 out back, or step up to 18s. Undecided, open to suggestions.
-Might drop the nose just a touch, not far though cuz it rides good
-Add a sub
-Replace with a bluetooth headunit
-Kurgan tune
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