Pakrat

Oh I get your points and where you are coming from and I'm not trying to argue your views, I was just surprised is all. I think rarely do people with the wrong "image" even enter the wrong world, don't see too many Bank Presidents for example with pony tails and a pireced tongue just like you don't see too many 3 pieced suits on a hog. But let me ask this, do you ever get on your car in public? Maybe rev the exhaust or god forbid even lay down a patch of rubber? If so is that not flaunting your special thing in a flippant way? Surely there are just as many folks who think or say, "look at that obnoxious asshole" as there are that say "whoa, that was sweet dude". Does a bigger is better more horse power arrrrgh arrrrgh person normally fit into the top five investment company scheme of things or are you more an exception? What if you didn't get the job or promotion because of how you chose to spend your money on the car instead of investing it a different way? Would your view change even slightly as a victim or would you say "good, I don't deserve to get ahead until I conform"? Maybe prostitutes started the back tat craze but that doesn't make everyone with one a hooker. I absolutely hate earings on a guy but when I see one I don't say "hey look, it's a pirate'. A cover is just a small insignificant part of the book, true you may never know the wonders inside if you judge by that but in the end it becomes your loss. I don't get the grunge thing or the Marilyn Manson makeup look and sure when I see them I snicker but that is the overboard thing like you described with tats on the face, I think like everything in life the key is moderation. Even being a car guy I don't love all cars even all Mustangs like in our ugly car thread, some people go overboard but they don't become the stick at which I judge all cars now and ruin the hobby for me, they just make me shake my head and appreciate the tasteful ones even more. I think any reasonable person would agree that this world would suck if we were all the same but sometimes getting classified is even worse. Having a beer does not make you an alcoholic and smoking an occasional joint does not make you a drug addict, heck even holding a degree does not make you smart.

Lol, that's pretty funny right there. But don't all those peanuts up your ass make it tuff to walk after a while? 69Restorod: Well, I did go to the Rhode Island School of Design so I don't trace and am probably up to the task but most tattoo artists are in fact artists as well and usually they like to do their own interpretation of what you want anyway. If that's the case then I would rather hand them my art to get the idea across then try to explain what's in my head like I am talking to a police skecth artist. As for any Don't do it's, I haven't decided one way or the other yet. If I come up with something cool enough I will, if not then I won't. It's not like I am putting it on my forehead or anything, it would probably be on my upper left arm and hidden or seen at my choosing. My wife has two and the look doesn't bother me one way or the other. The rose and vine on her hip/buttock is rarely seen and the flower on her arm covers a hideous botched vaccination scar that looks like she was burned by a cigar the size of a quarter so it is much more pleasing to look at. If that makes her a ho then so be it, she's still my ho and I don't love her any less for it. Everyone has their personal preference but I'm not the type to judge someone when their feelings are opposed to mine. There are alot of folks that don't get our hobby and many folks (my parents included)think me a fool because I'm spending all my insurance money to rebuild my car, they just don't get it. I hate to believe that in this day and age of tolerance and acceptance that someone would still overlook my abilities, personality and acheivements in life because of a personal decision I make that hurts or effects no one else but me. That's as bad as holding religion, sex or race againt someone, a very outdated mind set. I have to say Coz that I am pretty shocked that you think that way. You'd never work for me with that attitude, lol, j/k.

The title says it all. Basically out of our core group of (usual suspects been hanging out for decades) friends, myself and one other had virgin skin, this includes our spouses and significant others BTW. Well it looks like as of this weekend I am now the last one in the group and taking some razzing about it, certainly not a reason to do it as I am still the best looking one and own the coolest car :whistling: but I have thought about doing it for many many years any way. So the question becomes if I do than what do I get. I am pretty set on the idea of something Mustang, I used to think a tribar and running horse would be fine but it seems this is pretty ordinary and worn by many so now I am thinking maybe custom and thus more complicated. I'm swirling around the idea of a horse head with flaring nostrils kinda like the cover of the CJ Pony catalog, chrome or steal looking, maybe even having the mane be flames or a checkered flag instead of hair and/or blended in with a barbwire arm band or something. Maybe even making the barbwire kinda look like little 6's and 9's. Maybe even a more simple B&W version of the above but do the horse as a tribal outline of the shape with a tribal armband. I don't know, I've got lots of photshopping to fool around with obviously to come up with something cool but I am totally open to any ideas or artwork anyone wants to submit. One other completely different idea I had too was a horse head straight on with either the crossed pistons or wrenches like a skull and crossbones, maybe even have the horse head be a skull.

Hey, what did the B-Quiet stuff run you for the car? I'm sure it works better than my budget solution but it sure doesn't look much different so I'm curious.

Feel free to add a few pics of that bodacious red head in your avatar with each new post as well. :tongue_smilie:

Oh, well, that goes without saying. The only thing that shadows that is running out to the car and holding it up to where it belongs the day it arrives followed by finally installing it. Sometimes that is eclipsed by trying to hiding the box and the glee from the wife but that downside is usually temporary.:punk:

I think the only thing that is better than collecting all these great parts is emptying the boxes one by one. Every day that I throw away an empty parts box brings a big smile to my face.

Yeah, I liked that too, nice work! I'm still trying to get myself to spend the money on the Maier one but maybe I should invest it in a welder and pipe bender instead.

Nice! Congrats on the success with the headers, I wish I knew what the hell kind I had so I could tell folks, I get asked all the time and haven't a clue but they work nice with all steering set ups. So are those sand blasted aluminum Cobra VC's or are they just primered?

Nice! Congrats on the success with the headers, I wish I knew what the hell kind I had so I could tell folks, I get asked all the time and haven't a clue but they work nice with all steering set ups. So are those sand blasted aluminum Cobra VC's or are they just primered?

I'm really looking forward to following along on your Ultrastang rear kit install and the e brake options, document it well please!!!!!!:yes:

Sorry Proto, don't mean to hyjack your thread so I'll continue this with B and RWC via PM hopefully. I just wanted to say that I'd be surprised if his were the billet ones because Mustangs Unlimited does not seem to carry those?!??!?! Anyway, I think I agree Billet is easier to maintain and I don't want chrome pitting in 10 years or so.

So then I guess that means RWC's are the steel ones and not the Billet ones then. I didn't even know such an animal existed. I was trying to compare his pic against a pic of 69boss429's car and visually there doesn't seem to be alot of difference. I guess any potential cost savings isn't worth the trade off in weight though is what you are saying?

I just found them at Mustangs plus too for about the same. http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=MPFMP&Product_Code=07463_set&Category_Code=specialty_wheels Their picture looks odd too. I wish I could get a closer look at your's. I have this feeling that these are a different wheel not by wheel vintiques and not billet. Do you know for sure on yours? The Mustangs Unlimited ad says it's chrome?!?!?!? This place has no pic and almost no info but it says Ford Racing and they are only $144 a piece? http://www.carshopinc.com/product_info.php?products_id=64162

Hunh? I just checked out their site and they only have a set of 17X8's listed with a 4" backspace but for cheaper than $999!?!?!?!??! http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=MW178S+01 The pics look like the old 15" ones though. Did you call to custom order? Did you ever try to put the rears on the front? I was thinking of going 245 up front. I still want 9.5 out back though. BTW Proto, I have been following along with interest, sorry I didn't chime in to represent the non coupes yet and say Good job man!