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<blockquote data-quote="Double0fox" data-source="post: 16559438" data-attributes="member: 51290"><p>So I didn't get a chance to finish getting caught up to where I am at. A lot has happened since my last update in...May! (where did the time go <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />). I have the Mustang all buttoned up. I was going to get some data logging done, and finish the tune, but we had a wrench thrown into the works. Long story short my wife found out her father has had Parkinson's for the past 2 years, and she wanted to move back to Eastern Oregon to be closer to her parents again. We were living in Tacoma, WA, and it feels like overnight we packed up, put the house up for sale, and made the move. One of the things that sucked about the move was in Tacoma I was 20 min from Pacific Raceways, 50 min from The Ridge Motorsports park (and the new Circuit of the Northwest when it was finished), and 2 hours from Portland International Raceway. Now the closest track is Oregon raceway park 4,1/2 hours away. Miller, and Portland are about 6 hour drives. But the move brought some big pluses my way. Right before we closed on a house here I was driving by the local lot, and saw a 2016 White/Blue stripe GT350 sitting outside, and thought " I wonder if that is a track pack car?" Almost every time I look at a GT350 for sale it is a "tech pack car". I almost bought a white/blue GT350 before I bought my 2012 GT, but everyone still wanted crazy ADM's at the time. Turns out it was a track pack car. With just 17,000 miles on it, Asked, and had a couple of the great members on here check a Oasis for me, and had no prior problems, so I went and picked it up the day after we closed on the house.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Dealer Pic:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683489[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Home:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683490[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>The other big plus is in Tacoma(liberal land), I only had a 2 car garage, and absolutely no room to build a shop, or even add on to the garage if I wanted to. Well My wife, and I found a place that has a 2 car garage, and a 50'x30' shop!!!!! Really I was sold on this place the minute I saw the shop. The shop does need some work. It is un-insulated, and had 4 light bulbs to light the place. So after ALOT of cleaning on the inside, I have added LED shop lighting, framed the interior walls for insulation. I have insulated the celling, but still need to get the walls insulated(so many hobbies/things I keep working on). I have also added a 24k BTU Mini Split heat pump. I also have built a loft of sorts for it as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sellers photo from the listing (sellers belongings)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683491[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683492[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>You cannot tell how much dirt was inside this thing before I cleaned it in preparation for the framing. Holy hell. But here are some build(ish) pics:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Led Lights in, beginning framing.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683493[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683494[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683495[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683496[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683497[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683498[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1683499[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I still need to update this thread to where the 2012 GT is currently at. To be 100% honest I am not going to mod the GT350 that much ( I mean it this time). It has been nice so far to take my wife, and daughter out, and be able to take one of my fun cars for once. And also the GT350 does everything REALLY well. No track test yet, but for factory street tires it has pretty amazing front grip, and turn in. I just hated the clutch at first. I put in a steeda spring, and I still didn't like it. I now have no spring in it, and now I like it. So far I have installed some Steeda full length jacking rails, a Ford passenger side air/oil separator, bought a few oil filters, and a bunch of 5-50, some vinyl badge stuff, a new no-oil air filter (they had a K&N oil one on it, and it is caked in oil....someone went WAY overboard with the K&N oil). I have the Caliperfixation studs, just need to install them, and maybe a resonator delete are in the cards soon as well. LOVE the Recaro seats(I think this is the first time I have said that about a Mustang). Even my wife liked them, and that's saying something. Anyways enough rambling for now, and will update on the 2012 GT soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double0fox, post: 16559438, member: 51290"] So I didn't get a chance to finish getting caught up to where I am at. A lot has happened since my last update in...May! (where did the time go :eek:). I have the Mustang all buttoned up. I was going to get some data logging done, and finish the tune, but we had a wrench thrown into the works. Long story short my wife found out her father has had Parkinson's for the past 2 years, and she wanted to move back to Eastern Oregon to be closer to her parents again. We were living in Tacoma, WA, and it feels like overnight we packed up, put the house up for sale, and made the move. One of the things that sucked about the move was in Tacoma I was 20 min from Pacific Raceways, 50 min from The Ridge Motorsports park (and the new Circuit of the Northwest when it was finished), and 2 hours from Portland International Raceway. Now the closest track is Oregon raceway park 4,1/2 hours away. Miller, and Portland are about 6 hour drives. But the move brought some big pluses my way. Right before we closed on a house here I was driving by the local lot, and saw a 2016 White/Blue stripe GT350 sitting outside, and thought " I wonder if that is a track pack car?" Almost every time I look at a GT350 for sale it is a "tech pack car". I almost bought a white/blue GT350 before I bought my 2012 GT, but everyone still wanted crazy ADM's at the time. Turns out it was a track pack car. With just 17,000 miles on it, Asked, and had a couple of the great members on here check a Oasis for me, and had no prior problems, so I went and picked it up the day after we closed on the house. Dealer Pic: [ATTACH type="full" alt="dcojprv-jpg.jpg"]1683489[/ATTACH] Home: [ATTACH type="full" alt="yimtprk-jpg.jpg"]1683490[/ATTACH] The other big plus is in Tacoma(liberal land), I only had a 2 car garage, and absolutely no room to build a shop, or even add on to the garage if I wanted to. Well My wife, and I found a place that has a 2 car garage, and a 50'x30' shop!!!!! Really I was sold on this place the minute I saw the shop. The shop does need some work. It is un-insulated, and had 4 light bulbs to light the place. So after ALOT of cleaning on the inside, I have added LED shop lighting, framed the interior walls for insulation. I have insulated the celling, but still need to get the walls insulated(so many hobbies/things I keep working on). I have also added a 24k BTU Mini Split heat pump. I also have built a loft of sorts for it as well. Sellers photo from the listing (sellers belongings) [ATTACH type="full" alt="efgi6lc-jpg.jpg"]1683491[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="llrllkn-png.png"]1683492[/ATTACH] You cannot tell how much dirt was inside this thing before I cleaned it in preparation for the framing. Holy hell. But here are some build(ish) pics: Led Lights in, beginning framing. [ATTACH type="full" alt="dfywek3-jpg.jpg"]1683493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="jgixix9-jpg.jpg"]1683494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="iabn5ui-jpg.jpg"]1683495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="hzwexzr-jpg.jpg"]1683496[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="nqdifq4-jpg.jpg"]1683497[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="rsrxfll-jpg.jpg"]1683498[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="gldsnid-jpg.jpg"]1683499[/ATTACH] I still need to update this thread to where the 2012 GT is currently at. To be 100% honest I am not going to mod the GT350 that much ( I mean it this time). It has been nice so far to take my wife, and daughter out, and be able to take one of my fun cars for once. And also the GT350 does everything REALLY well. No track test yet, but for factory street tires it has pretty amazing front grip, and turn in. I just hated the clutch at first. I put in a steeda spring, and I still didn't like it. I now have no spring in it, and now I like it. So far I have installed some Steeda full length jacking rails, a Ford passenger side air/oil separator, bought a few oil filters, and a bunch of 5-50, some vinyl badge stuff, a new no-oil air filter (they had a K&N oil one on it, and it is caked in oil....someone went WAY overboard with the K&N oil). I have the Caliperfixation studs, just need to install them, and maybe a resonator delete are in the cards soon as well. LOVE the Recaro seats(I think this is the first time I have said that about a Mustang). Even my wife liked them, and that's saying something. Anyways enough rambling for now, and will update on the 2012 GT soon. [/QUOTE]
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