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    Default Change it or leave it be? Midlife crises time I think

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    So I’m 45, just had a second back surgery probably related to bodybuilding (in the past. Round seems to be my new shape) and garage activities. I’m home recovering and looking out into the garage.(which is a bad thing to do with pain killers in ya) and I’m thinking “ should I take the next step and mini-tub my car? Maybe some coil overs, nice extended cowl hood that the color will never match the rest of the car? Or should I get away from the car and leave it alone? I’ve watched a lot of my friends start with nice cars and end up with cars that are nowhere as nice as when they were street cars. I hate to find myself in that same place.

    My 13yr old is just an out of control gearhead. Some of you met him at the Woodward cruise this year talking cars. He is alway watching drag racing on the iPod or TV, coming up with new stuff for me to build and asking how cool would that be? He is obsessed with the Mustang right now, picking races behind my back at school with his friends dad’s cars. I run into them at school events and they ask me about running, and I have to ask what they are talking about? Goofy kids! I’m in trouble when he turns 16.

    So truth be told about the car, it has been a pain in the ass since I built it. Fuel system issues, starter issues, ignition box, on and on. When it does work, it’s stupid fast and we love it, but it’s not reliable to take anywhere. So do I take some timing out and buckle down and chase the gremlins out and enjoy it as it is, or go in a new direction with it? Turbo, EFI, go back to a TKO 600 manual trans?

    I always find myself looking for something bigger or better, maybe a full on race car like a 25.5 car (Joe P. style) or maybe something stupid for the streets like a t-bucket or Shelby Cobra for my sons and I to build and mess with. Keep in mind we have a 2016 HellCat Challenger hidden too. I need nothing else!!

    So what to do?

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    I have always liked your Mustang. But it sounds like you also get
    tired of your cars at some point. I got tired of my yellow Mustang
    GT and sold it......and almost immediately regretted it.

    Time for a new car / project? Or perhaps simply freshen up your Mustang?

    The more I write this the more I see I'm absolutely no help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 4Gas$ View Post
    I have always liked your Mustang. But it sounds like you also get
    tired of your cars at some point. I got tired of my yellow Mustang
    GT and sold it......and almost immediately regretted it.

    Time for a new car / project? Or perhaps simply freshen up your Mustang?

    The more I write this the more I see I'm absolutely no help!

    Lol!!! Maybe I should buy a decent roller to build with my sons. I kind of like the build more than the drive. Actually, I really don’t like being at the track all day either.
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    I say no, leave it alone or make it more street-able.
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    IMO a 400hp street car that is reliable and able to be daily driven is more fun than a 600hp+ that is broke more than running.

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    Id vote for chase the gremlins, sort it out and enjoy it. Nothing like having a fast reliable street car.

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    Great opportunity to spend time with your kid. Let HIM pick the build, then you can make him do all the work!

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    I'd keep it the way it is and keep it able to be streetable

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    Working on cars is fun when you do one modification at a time and the car is down for a short period only.

    Working on cars is not fun when you do all out builds and the last time you drove the car you were sporting corduroy pants.

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    Sounds like it needs a hellaphant
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