Grassy

I am new to american car shows..and obiviously new to the mustang marque. I would really appreciate it if you, as a judge, could recomend a few upgrades that would make my (and anyone else of course) engine bay better ?

At the last show, we had several cars scratched by spectaters letting their purses hit the cars when looking in and the zippers putting sctraches in the paint..if I remember correctly, one car had quite the gouge.

Back a bunch of years ago, I was showing my mgbgt at a night before party and one of the contestants slipped and fell on my left front fender. He was wearing a large belt buckle and he put a 14 inch gouge in my fender. What I did at the show was to tape the car's particulars over that gouge.

At the mustang show last year, I was about 30 feet from my car talking to another car owner when I hear a guy say that he hated side pipes and he actually kicked my car !..he saw me coming and dissapeared into the crowd quite quickly..no damage done but it was a "wtf" coment from the contestants around me car. I now know better to stand closer and I now understand why most contestanrs come with lawn chairs

Anyway, looking forward to some advice.

Thanks
Grassy

2000BLKGT

been to a few shows where the crowds were kinda dumb to the "no touch" rule....but man, not at the level of retardation you describe

might be worthwhile to talk with your show organisers and get a PA system to remind folks to stay back from the cars

MGB GT?....nice you'd like my 1990 Morgan +8

with regard to making your engine bay better (aside from properly detailing it)...you should search the likes of the Steeda site, UPR etc....look under the engine dress-up sections....tons of stuff....go to the MustangWorld.com picture section of the 05+ on the main page and lurk through all the pics of what guys have done (they usually list the mods and then you're just a google away)....the list of stuff available is endless, from polished blowers to oil caps and fuse box covers

my engine bay started off looking like this



then I came up with a plan and ended up like this....keep in mind this took over 4 years and I'm still doing stuff



the CAI tube has the name of the car airbrushed on it



the underside of the hood has a running pony ghosted in



the mods started as simple bolt-ons and then you get to a stage where nobody makes what you want so you get it done custom (the master-cylinder is a Ford factory piece that I had polished....and the reservoir cover was custom fabbed)

but most of the ideas are nothing new....just "borrowed" from others and where appropriate I put my own twist on it.......I'm pretty simple....always been a fan of a hot rod with a shiny motor....so that's what I did

Grassy

All I can say is Wow !!!!!!! and wow..

however, this does give me a starting point. I do have a long way to go. No matter, I like goals. First the Cragars.

I did ask the organizers about a nive rope system that would protect the cars but they thought it would drive off spectators..

What part of Ontario are you from ? I mak the pilgramage to Gan on a regular basis. If the rest of your friends do their cars uop like this, I would love to see a show.

BTW, I found an excellent set of rims/tires seciond hand in the states..cannot figure out how to get them here without selling my daughter.

Grassy

2000BLKGT

In Toronto....there's lots of shows from May-Sept.....when you're heading this way post it up and I'll let you know where there's one when you're in the neighbourhood

Grassy

Thanks..will do.

Grassy

SNAKEBITE

Nah I was hoping to start some poop, mind you just a little late

SNAKEBITE

I never open my hood but I guess I should from now on. My reasoning is that it's completely stock so what's the point. If I were to open the hood you would find all the black stuff black and the metal polished so open it is.

Grassy

Just looking at some clear blinker plastic and I found lambo doors for all year

My son said that they don't flip right..he wants them to look like a merc 300..oh well

Grassy