Are are mods to SSP sacrilege

[ssp91ssp]

Good luck with your race car !!
It's starting to sound like you joined the wrong site!!!!

As far as the sin part ... on this site it actually is a sin !!!
Again , good luck with your car .

sorry to the rest of the members for how this is going down .
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[ImEvil1]

It's not a big deal, Hec. I think it's a good discussion.

93ssp, you are free to share your opinion, but don't get upset when the majority here do not agree with it. As for your comment in the post that Jim deleted, membership and posting here is a privilege, not a right. You wont have a problem as long you abide by the guidelines.

[Cobra Jet]

I'm all for preservation of the Mustang SSP's and enjoy seeing folks not only save them, but also enjoy reading/seeing the progress that many have taken when restoring these back to in-service (whether marked or unmarked vehicles) specifications. If someone wants or desires a Mustang 5.0 notchback - definitley go for the civilian notchbacks, be it a 4cyl or factory 5.0 and go modify to your hearts desire...

Seeing that this subject has sparked some good conversation, I'm just curious - what ever happened to the tastefully modified RMCP Mustang that graced many Mustang magazines and I believe the owner was on multiple sites as well - it was the one w/ the supercharger, etc - but the rest of the car was retained as it was when in service?

Was this vehicle frowned upon due to it's owner added mods?

The last I saw, this vehicle was up for sale a couple of years back - and I believe the owner was deleting the added mods prior to the sale?

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Good statement about the factory disc/drum brakes and how they were still fully functional when these SSP's were in service, especially when involved in high speed pursuits. I always laugh at the statements that "Fox brakes suck", when these were the same factory components used on the 82-93 SSP's, which saw their fair share of high speed events also... It comes down to common sense and KNOWING how to not only drive, but also how to handle a Fox Mustang in the event that one has to make or take an evasive or emergency maneuver.

It's the same as someone driving a Mustang in the snow - sure, they're not the best vehicles to drive in the snow - but driving one in the snow that is modified w/ 500+ hp w/ littles up front, non-DOT slicks on the rear, manual steering & manual brakes while still attempting land speed records to get from A to B and saying it "sucks" is just plain ignorance... LOL.

[93sspcoupe]

Originally Posted by ImEvil1

It's not a big deal, Hec. I think it's a good discussion.

93ssp, you are free to share your opinion, but don't get upset when the majority here do not agree with it. As for your comment in the post that Jim deleted, membership and posting here is a privilege, not a right. You wont have a problem as long you abide by the guidelines.

if i shouldnt get upset with what people say about my car than they shouldnt get upset with what i said i have done to my own car. it sounds as though its a one way street here.

again apologize ti whom takes me or my statement the wrong way

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by 93sspcoupe

your right i do get offended when someone tells me what to do to my own vehicle. there must not be alot of information here as noone can tell me about my car. i know nothing of it either. if everyone assumes its so rare why doesnt anyone know of it? if my car is a one of a kind unique car it would get restored for sure. i joined this site to hopefully learn more of ssp cars and more of my own car? can someone shed some light as to why my carfax on the first owner shows no title number? do all ssp cars show that?

See your other thread....there's enough info in there to get you started.

Originally Posted by 93sspcoupe

if i shouldnt get upset with what people say about my car than they shouldnt get upset with what i said i have done to my own car. it sounds as though its a one way street here.

again apologize ti whom takes me or my statement the wrong way

No one here is upset....there is a constructive way to give an opinion v/s the way you chose earlier. Posting pics of raced-out FHP cars isn't tolerated here, and surely doesn't add anything to the topic we are discussing.

Originally Posted by 93sspcoupe

you are very right. i was on a mission to get an ssp and paint it dark highland green, you know like that movie bullitt with the 68. and was thinking about it with this car. but as said before its a unique car and i will be returning it to factory color and painting both hoods

Good to hear. It is a very unique car.

[N20neenee]

Ok,I got the idea guys. Stock is good, better, best!

I do agree with the statement about with the less desirable cars is "less or a sin" to modify.

I have seen more than a few Old SSPs that are too far rusted or wrecked for sale cheap because they are not "virgin" enough to be collectable/desirable.

My 90 WI car is one, I had to replace the entire front clip--now it is no longer an untouched example of WI trooper car, but she is still a SSP with police history and I felt/still feel that it was worth saving for this reason.

Save them all and preserve what you can, not everyone can afford to have a show SSP car that only gets driven on the weekends. Mine will have to be a daily driver and thats ok with me, being driven regularly it brings attention to SSPs and might interest someone else into preserving another SSP. I love telling people that mine is a ex-FHP car and is the last year of the Fox body cars--thats why I own it

[Andy]

Thank you Diane we switch now to
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[ssp91ssp]

Andy ,

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[93sspcoupe]

Originally Posted by N20neenee

Ok,I got the idea guys. Stock is good, better, best!

I do agree with the statement about with the less desirable cars is "less or a sin" to modify.

I have seen more than a few Old SSPs that are too far rusted or wrecked for sale cheap because they are not "virgin" enough to be collectable/desirable.

My 90 WI car is one, I had to replace the entire front clip--now it is no longer an untouched example of WI trooper car, but she is still a SSP with police history and I felt/still feel that it was worth saving for this reason.

Save them all and preserve what you can, not everyone can afford to have a show SSP car that only gets driven on the weekends. Mine will have to be a daily driver and thats ok with me, being driven regularly it brings attention to SSPs and might interest someone else into preserving another SSP. I love telling people that mine is a ex-FHP car and is the last year of the Fox body cars--thats why I own it

although i dont completely agree with ya on the fully restored part, however i do agree with you on the driving the cars everyday or as close to everyday as possible. my car has had the front driver side fender and bumper cover replaced do to a minor accident. other than that all the vin tags are on every body panel i could find. i get a kick out of telling people my car was old ssp car and they reply was it a gsp or fhp car, i tell them no and say i actually have no idea what it is but that is the original color too. i would like one more ssp in my stable and thats a gsp car though. i thought they had the nicest color combo

[NoDrama43]

funny stuff Andy.