S550 2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Build Thread Profile - S550 Mustangs

[302BOB]

So, here comes a potentially silly question

Welcome to the club, ShadesOfBloo!!!!!!!!!!!!......There is no such thing as a "silly question" around here......Questions are asked for a reason and we try to help answer them when we can. Somebody will chime in to help you, soon................I like your blue guy....................

 

[raidernixon]

I want to get these one day. So, here comes a potentially silly question: How?
Did you go to the local parts department and order them? Or order them online?
(I've searched several web sites and haven't found OEM Mach 1 springs.)

Hey man, not a silly question at all.

Yes you will be able to get the springs from any Ford parts department you are happy with. As long as you have the part numbers, you can order online, call and order from your local parts department, etc. I will send you a private message with the contact details of the guy I have used for quite a while, and he can get you a very reasonable price including shipping.

 

[TMSBOSS]

As with most searches on the internet. When looking for car parts, google usually sends you to the companies which pay them!! The popular sites concentrate on marketing over delivery.
Find a good dealership linked site and use it religiously and the relationship will likely pay off. I use south Florida ford. They are a sponsor here and have always shipped promptly.

 

[ShadesOfBloo]

Also, is JR3Z-5560-M the right-side rear spring? I hear I'll need 2 of them.

 

[Randomtask]

I want to get these one day. So, here comes a potentially silly question: How?
Did you go to the local parts department and order them? Or order them online?
(I've searched several web sites and haven't found OEM Mach 1 springs.)

Ive had good success with LevittownFord parts if the local dealer sucks. Ive used their chat function online to double check part numbers before.

 

[TX-2019-Black_GT]

Big update to report - My 2027 Schroth ASM Harness arrived a few weeks ago after a 2-3 month wait. This is the last component I was waiting on to install the Watson cage, which I completed this week.

Other than being a pain in the ass, the install was pretty straightforward. A big thank you to several forum members here who helped me out - you know who you are.

Most you already know, but this is definitely a two person job, especially when drilling and mounting up the back legs to the rear crossmember. On my car, I did have to slightly bend a few brake lines and hoses out of the way so that they do not rub the cage mounting plates. Also, I did aquire some trim panels from a salvage car so I did not have to cut up my originals.

The only drama I encountered was that I had to chase down an airbag code - Forscan identified a fault in the RCM with "Code: B1415:93 - Driver Side Restraints Sensor 3 - No Operation". I ultimately came to find that a pin had come loose in the connector for the driver side impact sensor along the B pillar. Not sure how that happened but I suspect it got pulled on or something without me knowing.

As a fun note, my wife (who also tracks) came out to the garage to do a welfare check on me and saw that the car had been stripped out. She made the comment that removing all of that weight would probably make the car faster. Of course, I agreed with here and then tried to make a sales pitch to leave all of that weight out but I didn't get so lucky...it was an immediate "NO, put the trim back in for a while at least" . So, all the weight went back into the car. At least it looks nice for a track car

I test drove the car around town for a few hours today and no squeak or rattles. I'm pretty happy with it an looking forward to using it out on track.

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This should be it for a while aside from maintenance. I am eyeballing some Girodisc rotors in the near future to replace my rotors that have been heat checking for a while.

Cheers!

The only drama I encountered was that I had to chase down an airbag code - Forscan identified a fault in the RCM with "Code: B1415:93 - Driver Side Restraints Sensor 3 - No Operation". I ultimately came to find that a pin had come loose in the connector for the driver side impact sensor along the B pillar. Not sure how that happened but I suspect it got pulled on or something without me knowing.

Hey buddy, funny, I ripped that same sensor's wire right off the connector when I installed my Schroth's ! The wire routing must be such that it's easy to snag when removing or reinstalling the quarter trim. Don't tell anyone, but I drove it like that for a little while