G/PS Mustang GT

[mark weymouth]

I have been following the PS threads for some time now. My back ground is PSMCDR and FAST PS/FS class racing. My daughter is about to get rolling as a racer. This spring she will get her NHRA/IHRA Jr. licenses. Currently she is a Rocky/Central Jr. Olympic ski racer. She likes speed and cars. I figured it will be a reasonable fit for her to start drag racing during her rare free moments. And a new challenge for me to take on.


We ended up saving a PS car by buying Drake Viscome's G/PS '88 Mustang GT. It has been a fantastic starting point. We have started several updates such as a true manual steering rack to make life easier on my daughter. The car had years of successful racing under its belt but with all the fun the cylinders leaked down a bunch in some holes. We freshened the motor and it is together and ready to go back in.


We took the time to do what Ford didn't and made the engine compartment look decent and actually have paint etc. We are doing basic things while it is apart and simpler to handle now. That way, much should be fresh and starting the clock over. And with refactored hp we will be able to take advantage of the new weight limit with my daughter behind the wheel. Not a chance with me. I hope we will be able to develop a nice program that sees the car reaching new levels of performance.


We took the graphics off the car so that it will have its own personality for Olivia.


I figured the PS racers on here would appreciate another PS car will be around and running in the future. When the weather breaks this spring the car will be ready to come out and play.


It has been a lot of fun playing around with this combo, and honestly it is nice to have a complete car ready to go for so much less than what I am used to. This is the first time in a long time where I felt like I got to play around with a budget build, instead of having to build a budget.