# American Iron mustang build **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 4, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408 "2006-10-04T20:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/1 "2006-10-04T20:11:39Z")
He starting building it bit by bit, but a little accident has made the final push to turn her into a full blown race car. He’s at the right place for that! Here comes the before pics ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner024.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner024.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner027.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner027.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner025.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner025.jpg) After a couple hours spinning bolts counter clockwise, and popping trim clips ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner030.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner030.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner029.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/runner029.jpg) After some prep work she was sent to the local frame shop to get the nose pulled striaght. The said the lower rail where almost 7 inches over! ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0319.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0319.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0318.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0318.jpg) Its gonna be a couple days untill the rad support, front bumper beam, and header panel are in, so lets get started on that cage. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0323.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0323.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0324.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0324.jpg) A couple hand formed mounting plates… ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0326.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0326.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0335.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0335.jpg) Bada bing, theres that cute little X brace we all love soooo much! ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0332.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0332.jpg) On its way to lookin like a cobra too ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/2 "2006-10-04T20:15:49Z")
thats an autocross car? and will have to admit do like your plate work ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/3 "2006-10-04T20:32:09Z")
Thanks man. Its been an autocross car for a while, now he’s stepping it up to some wheel to wheel racing in NASA’s American Iron series [http://www.americanironracing.com/](http://www.americanironracing.com/) ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/4 "2006-10-04T20:59:31Z")
looking good ---
**Author:** ![DTMVENG24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@DTMVENG24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DTMVENG24)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/5 "2006-10-04T22:17:30Z")
very nice! ---
**Author:** ![KeithO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4bbf92/32.png) [@KeithO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KeithO)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/6 "2006-10-05T03:15:35Z")
That car will look great when it’s finished. …in my rear view mirror. Hahahaha We need to talk, Jay… ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/7 "2006-10-05T03:59:37Z")
man the cobra front end is soooo sweet ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/8 "2006-10-05T04:19:14Z")
nice work!!! x braces go great with auto cross!😃 ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/9 "2006-10-05T05:33:03Z")
nice ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/10 "2006-10-05T06:01:15Z")
As usual, the cage is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![whitey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/whitey/32/5911_2.png) [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/11 "2006-10-05T06:49:55Z")
cage looks pretty sick! ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/12 "2006-10-05T07:36:23Z")
> [@XM and Sirius merge, pending govt approval](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xm-and-sirius-merge-pending-govt-approval/24817/5): > > looking good Definitely. That racing looks like fun, too. ---
**Author:** ![4doors5gears](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/4doors5gears/32/6006_2.png) [@4doors5gears](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4doors5gears)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/13 "2006-10-05T12:45:44Z")
Hot. F that dash… I came by yesterday to visit and check this pig out but you weren’t there :wtf: ---
**Author:** ![Nick2517](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@Nick2517](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nick2517)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/14 "2006-10-06T13:26:58Z")
veryy nice welds ---
**Author:** ![SCHMEIDER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/schmeider/32/6032_2.png) [@SCHMEIDER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SCHMEIDER)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/15 "2006-10-06T18:45:30Z")
> [@X-box live gamertag thread\*\*edited with list\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/x-box-live-gamertag-thread-edited-with-list/22265/931): > > veryy nice welds it looks nice…cant wait to see the finished product ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/16 "2006-10-09T09:58:34Z")
Coming along nicely. Here is my man Dan preping the front frame rails for the new rad support. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0339.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0339.jpg) And here is that nice new piece welded in ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0341.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0341.jpg) Unfortunately we where under a extremely short deadline, so refinishing is going to have to wate till after he races this weekend. So we snapped the panels on for some track time. mmmmmmmmm cobra. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0342.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0342.jpg) I even had the owner, Chris, helping to get this thing ready to run on sunday. Here he is measuring for support straps that go on the plexi winshield. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0344.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0344.jpg) And finally the plexi installed. ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0347.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/Jaycoop/CIMG0347.jpg) Lucky for Chris he did well this weekend, so I won’t kneecap him for makin me work so much. The car should be back to Domination tonight to continue with the cage. ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/17 "2006-10-09T10:34:38Z")
looking damn good ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/18 "2006-10-09T15:37:18Z")
very nice! ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/19 "2006-10-18T13:37:31Z")
Sweetness, I just got about 7 boxes of stuff from UPS. New tubular cradle, torque arm rear suspension, new coil overs, everything you can think of. I’ll get some pictures when I find my camera. ---
**Author:** ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408/20 "2006-10-18T16:38:10Z")
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. I love AI and CMC racing… I think that’s my next step (stop beating on the purdy Z0 and build a AI car). Keep the pics comin’! 🙂 -TJ [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/american-iron-mustang-build/185408.md?page=2)