Hello fellow mod-aholics. I am struggling right now. It's very simple but it's eating me up inside. I want (no...I NEED) to buy something for my car. I've been craving a shorty antenna from americanmuscle for quite awhile now. Just one...
But I just spent 140 to get my windows tinted a few weeks ago. And I'm a broke jobless college student right now. I have to honor my parents' request to save my money until I can find a job.
Anybody ever find themselves in the same situation? I know I can't be the only one going through this.
I think right now everybody is hurting, I know I am. Best thing is to to what your parents said. Focus on your school work and save the modding until after school is finished, in the long run it'll help you a lot more, and you'll find that if you do well in school you'll be able to afford a lot more mods and other things you want later on instead of having to struggle. Most of us on here have a serious addiction to modding our cars, but discretion is the better part of valor. If you really need to do something on your car, wash wax and detail it yourself, the cost is almost nothing, and the results are great.
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That hunk of junk? Yeah, well I've made a few special modifications to that yellow 99 Gt, it makes the Kessel run in 12 parsecs and eats turbo japs and poops chevy's
I spent the entire weekend looking for rims and tires for my ride on the Net....And it's not the only thing I was looking for my Stang....I know how you feel, about the urge to buy something for the car....But I'm not a broke jobless college student right now but I have to spend wisely....
When I need a mod fix, but am low on cash, I like to spend a day detailing the car. Maybe give something a good cleaning that hasn't had it in a while. Maybe paint something. I recently repainted the hood and side scoop grills.
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2004 GT 40th Anniversary Special Edition. 70mm Accufab Throttle Body & Plenum Combo, Pypes x-pipe w/cats, K&N CAI, Pro 5.0 Shifter, Steeda UD Pulleys, King Cobra Clutch, 3.73 Ford Racing Gear, SCT Custom Tune, Steeda Sport Springs.
I think right now everybody is hurting, I know I am. Best thing is to to what your parents said. Focus on your school work and save the modding until after school is finished, in the long run it'll help you a lot more, and you'll find that if you do well in school you'll be able to afford a lot more mods and other things you want later on instead of having to struggle. Most of us on here have a serious addiction to modding our cars, but discretion is the better part of valor. If you really need to do something on your car, wash wax and detail it yourself, the cost is almost nothing, and the results are great.
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Originally Posted by drkhgross
When I need a mod fix, but am low on cash, I like to spend a day detailing the car. Maybe give something a good cleaning that hasn't had it in a while. Maybe paint something. I recently repainted the hood and side scoop grills.
I couldnt have said it better you 2!
And I agree with both of them too because I am a high school student with a part time job most of my money goes to my car payment and the rest goes to going out with my girlfriend Lol. But when I do have spare money I do a mod if I dont well I do what drkhgross and racin366 said just go out their spend some time with your stang detail her! I wanted to do a mod to my car but couldnt afford it so I ended up buying a $7 dollar can of break caliper paint and man does my baby look good now!
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2003 White Ford Mustang GT (5-Speed) 13.7 @ 102.4MPH (BONE STOCK!) (Home Track- Infineon Raceway Sonoma CA)
i think i need a support group for my mod addiction lol. its so bad for me i almost always have to be looking for something else to add to my car. right now im waiting for a push button start to come in the mail that i got for like 4$ but im still stoked and cant wait for it to get here. i almost bought a hood ive been dying to get the other day but even my addiction couldnt justify spending 800$ on something that doesnt make it perform better but i came real close to just buying it anyway. there are sometimes where ill just type in mustang parts on ebay and just start brousing page after page to see if anything catches my eye thats when i know i have an addiction lol.
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K&N cai, steeda udp, 75mm pp throttle body, pp matching plenum, 30lb injectors, pp typhon intake, patriot state 2 heads, comp stage 2 cams, arp headstuds, bbk long tubes, bbk off road x-pipe, flomaster exhaust, spec sage 2 clutch, eibach pro street coilovers, MM caster camber plates, qa1 tubular k-member and a-arms, FRPP 4.10s, saleen black chrome rims, nitto 555's, corbeau Lg1 racing seats, 5 point harness, sct livewire, nexus gauges, MGW short throw shifter, probably forgetting a few...
im an addict ill admit it. detailing her does help relieve it some but still there are still times. sometimes i can spend days of internet surfing and reserching until i find the right product that i want at the right price. it seems everyday im looking up something for her.
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life isnt measured by the breaths that we take
but rather by the length of the BURNOUTS we make
95 teal gt 5 speed-ffrp z spec t5,centerfore dual friction clutch, bbk adjustable clutch cable with firewall adjuster, BBK shorties, Hurst short throw, 3.73, ffrp c springs, high flow cats, flowmaster 40's, UDP's, cobra front 95 teal v6 vert- dual flowmasters 40's and cai. 93 lx 5-speed - sold
I think that we have all had those type of craving. My wife hate them.
Mine does too, LOL
When I had a White 76 Stingray, she couldn't understand the time I spent polishing it, etc. Then the 67 Mustang coupe, now they are gone and all I have is this 2000 GT with more $$$ spent on mods then I paid for the other two cars combined.
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"Ignore that whistle, it's just a vacuum leak."
2000 Mustang GT:
Saleen Series IV Twin Screw, Chicane I/C, AFCO Extreme H/E, 2.8" pulley, FMS 42# injectors, Dual Catted 2 1/2" UPR X Pipe, UPR LCAs/UCAs, 2 1/2" Flowmaster American Thunder kit, 90mm LMAF, 112" Goodyear Gatorback, Kenne Bell BAP, Mosaleen idler, T-56, Detroit TrueTrac w/ 373s, Demolet 100mm CAI, SCT XCal2 with JDM Engineering 93 Octane "Race" tune.
def mod addicted over here as well....but im able to control it now. The man reason why is i have bought all the stuff i can for my car thats under 1000 lol. only thing left i don't have is the stuff that cost more then a grand so that keeps me in check lol. really want that twin turbo though ha
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3.73 gears, BBK cai,BBK Throttle body and plenum, BBK long tubes with x-pipe, flowmaster 40's, steeda pully's, steeda's tri axle shifter, diablo predator, spec stage 1 clutch,spec aluminum flywheel, crossed drilled rotors front and back, ford racing springs
i used to be mod addicted and then i cut myself off...
AND THEN DROPPED OVER 5 GRAND ON A SUPERCHARGER AND PARTS!!
dont try to quit. it's the last thing you want to do.
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Procharged 2002 Mustang GT 5 Speed 351rwhp 353rwtq at 10psi
Next summer looking to go with:
Bilstien shocks + struts, Lowering springs (brand still TBD (any suggestions?)), MM CC plates, front + rear sway bars, subframes, and upper and lower control arms.
Time to make the pony ride some rails
i was a broke college student on the verge of graduation when i bought my GT last year...once i graduated and got my job i have been able to pay for the car no problem and even throw a little mod at her here and there over the last year...hang in there man, time heals all wounds....and wallets!
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01 GT Vert...Black and Tan
CURRENT MODS: JLT Ram Air Intake, UPR o/r X pipe with JBA mufflers and 2.5 in. pipe w/ stock tips, UPR black anodized shift knob w/ OD button relocation kit, B&M tranny cooler, 35% tints all around, Mach 1 chin Spoiler, Red Calipers, Stainless bumper letters, custom badges, Pioneer AVIC-F700BT Touch screen Navigation Unit...more to come
I need emotional support for my mod addiction 
