Custom Car – September 2019

Aftersomefurtherdeliberation,in

NovemberthatyearKennydecidedtoset

footdownthefullrebuildrouteand,having

strippedthecartoabare’shell,sentitoff

formediablasting.

Examiningabodyshellwhenitreturns

fromtheblasterscanoftenbeatraumatic

experience,butnotinthisinstance.“Iwas

pleasantlysurprisedtoseetheonlycorrosion

wasasmallholeinthedriver’sfloor,and

theonlypreviousdamageasmalldingin

thelowerrearpanel–somethingI’dalready

decidedtoreplacewithaGTonewith

exhaustoutlets.

“Whilstthe’shellwasattheblasters,I

resolvednottorestorethecartostandard

spec.ThereareloadsofrestoredMustangs

outthereandIwanteditabitdifferent.”

Onair

Thatdifferencecamelargelyintheform

ofRideTechairsuspension.“HadInot

alreadyboughttheBorgesonpower

AUGUST 2019 CUSTOMCAR 35

FrontendfeaturesareproGTgrilleand

foglights,areprofrontbumperand

thatratherdistinctivenumberplate.

➜Dualexhaustsexitingthroughtherear
valancewasastandardfeatureonV 8 GTsin
’ 65 ,butmostoftheGTMustangfeaturescould
alsobehadasdealeradd-onsifyouwantedto
makeyourbasemodellookabitmoresporty.
Kennyhasdonejustthattohiscar,addingthe
GTrearvalanceaswellasthefrontgrille.