This Wednesday will mark three months since I took delivery of the Tungsten Grey 2006 Mustang GT Convertible that we have all come to know as Project Source Horse. Work on the project car is on hold until after the first of the year, so I thought that this would be a good time to give you a status report on the car. I’m not sure when I’ll be able to take any more publication-worthy photos since two of the upcoming weekends are major holidays and winters in Alabama tend to be very wet.

The photos above show the latest modifications to Project Source Horse. The first photo is the door panel in stock trim. This week I installed the one-touch rear window module from WebElectric Products. I also installed an "auto" switch from ClevParts.com and sent the switch plates along with the door lock pins to Saleen for painting.

Paul and Jason at SVP Unlimited installed the MRT gauge pod and Auto Meter gauges. Paul custom-made a gauge pod to fit between the center A/C vents thanks to a spare part from ClevParts.com.

Outside, these are the first decent photos of the new Mustang Tuning 18x9" Anthracite FR500 wheels and 275/40/18 Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. Paul also added the Silverhorse Racing honeycomb decklid trim, ClevParts.com pony decklid badge, and some black taillight trim I picked up on eBay. Paul also installed the Midwest Auto Gear painted side mirror inserts and ShowLenses.com foglamp tint.

Here is the status of each and every modification to the car:

Exterior

• 3dCarbon.com Boy Racer Hood - Late Availability - Expected to arrive in late January or early February. My fingers are crossed that the hood arrives in time for our February 10 debut.

• 3dCarbon.com GT Ducktail Spoiler - Pending Installation - Installation scheduled for the first week of January.

• Saleen.com High Intensity Discharge (HID) Headlights – Pending Installation – Installation scheduled for the first week of January.

• MRT-Direct.com Interceptor Grille with Chrome Pony - Late Availability - Scott Hoag at MRT has been an invaluable advisor on this project. He has agreed to produce a grille specifically made for this project car. Only three of these "Interceptor" grilles will be in use on any 2005+ Mustang.

• ShowLenses.com Smoked Foglamp Overlays - Installed - We upgraded from the inserts to the static overlays, and they dramatically improved the appearance of the car.

• Window Tint – Sponsor Needed

• SVPU.com Shaved Antenna - Pending Installation - Installation scheduled for the first week of January.

• AutoLoc.com Hidden Antenna - Pending Installation - Installation scheduled for the first week of January.

• MustangTuning.com 14" Shorty Antenna - Installed - To be removed when antenna is shaved.

• ClevParts.com Pony Fender Badges - Installed - When all the appearance, suspension, and performance modifications are done, there won't be much "GT" left, but it will always be a Mustang.

• MidwestAutoGear.com Painted Side Mirror Inserts - Installed - The first set in the country looks great on PSH! They'll be available to the public in February and will come pre-painted to match the 12 stock 2005-2006 Mustang colors.

• ClassicDesignConcepts.com Classic Light Bar - Installed - CDC did a great job matching the body lines of the car, and the color and finish are a perfect match to the rest of the interior.

• WebElectricProducts.com Light Bar Switch - Installed - Toggles power between the OE third brake light and the light integrated in the CDC light bar.

• ClevParts.com GT500 Cloth Convertible Top - Late Availability - The Shelby GT 500 Convertible will come with a cloth top. I want one.

• SilverHorseRacing.com Honeycomb Decklid Trim - Installed - The honeycomb trim harkens back to the 1970-1973 Mach 1.

• ClevParts.com Pony Decklid Medallion - Installed - The badge from the V6 Mustang was used in order to remove the GT logo.

• Black Taillight Trim - Installed - Black trim surrounds the taillamps and fits in between each taillamp cell. In conjunction with the honeycomb decklid trim, the rear of the car looks much more aggressive than it did in stock form.

• WebElectricProducts.com Sequential Rear Turn Signals - Installed - Another call-back to Mustangs of yesteryear.

• ClevParts.com/TheMustangSource.com Car Cover - Show Only - Now I have a car cover with the web site's logo to protect our investment.

• ClevParts.com Full Front End Cover - Show Only - To be used during travel to shows.

Interior

• ClevParts.com ElectroChromic HomeLink Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature - Pending Installation - The mirror will allow me to leave my garage door opener at home and will eliminate the need to fumble around looking for the VCR-sized device.

• MRT-Direct.com Gauge Pod - Installed - The dash-mounted pod houses the Auto Meter boost, fuel pressure, and D-PIC gauges.

• AutoMeter.com Cobalt Gauges - Installed - Boost, fuel pressure, D-PIC, water temp, and oil pressure gauges are mounted in the MRT dash pod and a pod custom-made by Paul Becker at SVP Unlimited.

• 50Resto.com Ignition Start Button - Installed - Looks like a natural fit for the car and always gets positive attention.

• MGWLtd.com A/C Knobs - Installed - The silver finish matches the IUP door handles. The black inserts are a nice touch.

• MGWLtd.com Cupholder Bezel - Late Availability - Possibly available in January.

• Saleen.com Painted Window Switch Plates & Door Lock Pins - Installed - I sent my window switch plates and door lock pins to Saleen because they paint the switch plates for their cars to match the door handle finish on cars equipped with IUP. All other switch plates on the market are billet aluminum and don't match.

• WebElectricProducts.com One-Touch Rear Windows - Installed - Now my rear windows are one-touch up and down.

• ClevParts.com Auto Rear Window Switch - Installed - Now my rear window button says AUTO, since it is now automatic.

• Ninosport.com Vinyl Door Sill Inserts - Installed - A must-have for cars equipped with IUP.

• ClevParts.com Pony Package Floormats - Show Only - The floormats that come with the 2006 Mustang V6 equipped with Pony package have a billet "MUSTANG" badge that matches the door sill inserts on cars equipped with IUP. These should be standard from Ford on IUP cars.

• UltimatePedals.com Anti-Slip Pedals – Pending Installation

• GrandDesignMat.com Custom Trunk Lid Mat - Late Availability - A trunk lid mat is being produced that will say "The Mustang Source.com".

Audio

• Kicker.com Speakers – Kicker just signed on to the build!

• Audio/DVD/Navigation – Sponsor Needed

Engine Bay

• MidwestAutoGear.com Intake Plenum Cover - Show Only - This goes a long way towards dressing up the engine bay.

• ClevParts.com Intake Cover Pony - Installed - The grille pony from 1999-2004 Mustangs was installed on the intake cover to mimic the look of the 2004 Detroit Auto Show car.

• "POWERED BY FORD" Intake Cover Decals - Installed - The metallic decals were installed on the intake cover to mimic the look of the 2004 Detroit Auto Show car.

• SVPU.com Custom Painted Valve Covers - Pending Installation - Paul at SVP Unlimited is going to paint the valve covers Tungsten, apply a TheMustangSource.com logo, paint the covers black, then remove the decal to leave a Tungsten TMS logo on the valve covers.

• UPRProducts.com Engine Bay Cap Covers - Show Only - The billet cap covers help to dress up the engine bay.

• UPRProducts.com Fuse Box Cover - Pending Installation – See Steeda.com Radiator Cover

• Steeda.com Radiator Cover - Pending Installation - The stainless steel fuse box and radiator covers have been sent to Bob Rosser of Hand-Engravers.com to have the web site’s logo sand-blasted and hand-engraved into them.

• Mach1Registry.com Custom Engine Bay Plate - Pending Installation - Once the radiator cover is installed, I'll add this plate which includes the project car's VIN and build date along with my name and the web site address.

• RedlineTuning.com QuickLift Hood Struts - Pending Installation - Will be installed with 3dCarbon hood.

• ClevParts.com Intake Plenum Cover - Late Availability - Ford will offer a plenum cover through the accessory catalog in mid-2006.

Rolling Stock

• MustangTuning.com 18x9" Anthracite FR500 Wheels with Bullitt Centercaps - Most of the exterior modifications are inspired by first-generation Mustangs, but these wheels give the car a modern look and an aggressive personality.

• GoodyearTires.com 275/40/18 Eagle F1 Tires - Installed - Car & Driver rated these as the best performance tires on the market.

• Baer.com Extreme-Plus 15" Brakes & EradiSpeed-Plus-Two 14" Rear Rotors - Late Availability - The brakes will arrive in February to ensure that the car has ample stopping power.

Suspension

NOTE: So many suspension modifications were installed at once that it is difficult to attribute the car's new handling characteristics to any of them individually. They all work extremely well in concert with one another.

• HotPart.com Adjustable Panhard Rod - Installed

• BMRFabrication.com HD Boxed Subframe Connectors - Installed

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Camber Adjuster Kit - Pending Installation

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Rear Shock Tower Brace - Pending Installation

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Billet Aluminum Sway Bar Mounts - Pending Installation

• GranatelliMotorSports.com A-Arm Support Brace - Pending Installation

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Panhard Rod Brace - Pending Installation

• Steeda.com Steel Strut Tower Brace - Installed

• Steeda.com Bump Steer Kit - Installed

• Steeda.com Adjustable Upper 3-Link Kit - Installed

• Steeda.com Lower Rear Trailing Arms - Installed

• Steeda.com Control Arm Relocation Kit - Installed

• Steeda.com Sport Springs - Installed - No more Mustang 4x4!

• TokicoGasShocks.com D-Spec Shocks & Struts - Installed - Super easy to adjust the car to handle just the way you want!

Performance

• VortechSuperchargers.com Satin Finish High Output Supercharger & Air-to-Water Intercooler - Pending Installation - To be installed in early January.

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Twin 65mm Throttle Body - Pending Installation - To be installed with supercharger.

• MRT-Direct.com Fuel Rail - Pending Installation - To be installed with supercharger.

• JBAHeaders.com Titanium Ceramic-Coated Shorty Headers - Installed - The car has a muscular exhaust note, and torque was greatly increased across the entire RPM range.

• BrenSpeed.com Off-Road H-Pipe - Pending Installation

• Magnaflow.com Cat-Back Exhaust - Installed - Picked up 5 rwhp!

• Steeda.com Tri-Ax Shifter - Installed - A big improvement over the stock shifter. Gears are much easier to find but comfort wasn't sacrificed.

• Clutch – Sponsor Needed – I hope to hear back from Zoom Performance by the middle of this week.

• GranatelliMotorSports.com Drive Shaft Safety Loop Front and Rear Kit - Pending Installation

• SCT Xcalibrator Custom Tune by BamaChips.com

• Dyno Testing by WalkerDynoTune.com - Performance gains are being measured by the DynoJet at Walker Dyno.

• Installation by SVPU.com - Paul Becker at SVP Unlimited is installing all of your parts.

Misc

• InvertersRUs.com 400-Watt Power Inverter - Show Only - Being able to connect the laptop while at various events will make it easy to promote my site and your products.

As you can see, this build continues to progress extremely well. Only three items remain on the list, and I hope to have at least two of them finalized by the end of the year.

Thank you for your continued support!