Janosh's S/C'd Mustang

[Janosh]

After a good run down to Goodwood for the Supercar Sunday breakfast club, my mate with the M3 suggested that the front end was missing a badge… looked a bit unfinished?


So here she is with a new badge…



Yay or nay?!

[Janosh]

rallye101 said:

Swear I've seen this around Guildford area quite a lot recently, is/was that an aftermarket bonnet scoop?

You may well have seen me in Guildford, I’m occasionally there on weekends.

It was a Roush scoop, but non-functional so not my cup of tea.

[Janosh]

rallye101 said:

Looks miles better with out stripes and scoop....and like the badge too

Thanks

[Janosh]

The offset and weight of the 20” wheels never quite sat right so I decided to source some Project6 GR 7 spokes which are a bespoke wheel for the S550 Mustang.
They should be significantly lighter and won’t need any spacers or spigot rings to fit correctly. As a bonus I’ll be able to go a little wider on the rubber!

The new wheels will be:
11x19 rear with 305/35/19
10x19 front with 275/35/19

[Janosh]

Here she is wearing her new shoes

[Janosh]

I’ve read lots about the benefits of smaller and lightweight wheels over the years but today was the day that it all suddenly made sense.

The new wheels have transformed the car, both ride and handling are significantly improved… super happy!

[Janosh]

Lightly scraped the splitter this morning so had a quick tinker to raise the front ride height by 5mm to offset the drop from 20’s to 19’s.

Hopefully that’ll be enough extra clearance to clear any speed bumps and other lumps!

[Janosh]

Lovely evening for a blast with this rare beast

[Janosh]

I decided to give the air filter a clean today, it’s the first time I’ve come across a ‘dry’ filter. Super easy process: soak, rinse, dry, refit.

[Janosh]

Plugs were next up for inspection.. they all looked healthy when removed, but I discovered that they’re the oem plugs which should have been swapped out for a step colder..





Gapped to 0.85

[Janosh]

The Mustang service schedule for the gearbox suggests changing the oil ever 150,000 miles!

At 42,000 I decided it’s probably worth having a look…

Here’s the kit:



2x 8mm Allen bolts



And out comes the horrible oil that according to Ford would be good for another 110,000 miles… madness.

[Janosh]

Having seen the state of the gearbox oil, I decided to follow suit with the diff. It’s just as easy, <1h job:



I think that concludes my tinkering for now, she’s ready for her maiden voyage to the ‘ring..

[Janosh]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Pretty sure it’s a Noble M600? Looks lovely as does your Mustang OP!

Bingo, M600 track sport.. epic machine.

While doing all my fluid changes and general tinkering, I discovered that the car has also been fitted with a full complement of BMR chassis upgrades.. I guess that explains why I’ve never found wheel hop to be an major issue!

[Janosh]

First euro trip in flight:



First stop is Bruges, then Spa before getting to the Nurburgring

[Janosh]

Leaving Bruges



Pit stop in Spa



And then cross country to the ‘ring



Car is running perfectly but showing signs of tie rod wear (some light knocking and tiny amount of play in near side rear link) so will probably be looking at uprated drop links next..

[Janosh]

Some amazing roads in the Black mountains:





And a nice opportunity for an arty shot:

[Janosh]

Here are the new drop links from Whiteline:



Their installation guide says to setup the ARB so it’s neutral at ride height.. given that my car is lowered on coilovers this meant a much shorter drop link than stock.

I’m looking forward to seeing what handling and ride improvements they’ll offer as the arb’s must have been under considerable load on the oem drop links.

Here they are fitted:

[Janosh]

Nice little souvenir from the trip:

[Janosh]

Finally got the front drop links fitted.. as I needed the coilover specific ones from Pedders:





These actually needed to be 2cm longer for the ARB to sit in a neutral position… again it’ll be interesting to gauge the change in ride and handling.

Since I fitted the Whiteline rear links, I’m pretty sure that both grip and ride have improved..

Edited by Janosh on Thursday 21st September 17:21

[Janosh]

Great blast across the Cotswolds today, taking in some excellent roads made famous on Harry Metcalfe’s YouTube channel..



Ended up at C&M for a drink and leg stretch

Edited by Janosh on Wednesday 18th October 11:31