roket's Dark Horse - "Azureus" Project

[roket]

hopefully getting some custom vinyl work done soon-ish (after 11/25/23), more than just what i shared was planned. not gonna spoil it but it's gonna be awesome

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[Lastoutlaw_21]

hopefully getting some custom vinyl work done soon-ish (after 11/25/23), more than just what i shared was planned. not gonna spoil it but it's gonna be awesome

Nice! I bet it will look awesome

 

[roket]

been doing some 0-60 track apps recently, looks like it's around the 4.2 second range (tested on new pavement, drag strip mode, tires being driven on for 25 minutes). also went ahead and re-formatted and updated the list on the main post

 

[roket]

hopefully getting some custom vinyl work done soon-ish (after 11/25/23), more than just what i shared was planned. not gonna spoil it but it's gonna be awesome

it's done

i'm very happy with how everything turned out!

 

[Sofa King]

Nice! Gives it a one of a kind look.

 

[RiksDH]

it's done

i'm very happy with how everything turned out!

Man! Awesome job. Really striking looking!
Is this a Vinyl package you got? Or got parts separately and put it on yourself?

 

[roket]

Man! Awesome job. Really striking looking!
Is this a Vinyl package you got? Or got parts separately and put it on yourself?

i went to a shop that does vinyl and gave them a picture of what i wanted. i don't have the skills to put down vinyl like that. it's completely unique and custom

 

[RiksDH]

i went to a shop that does vinyl and gave them a picture of what i wanted. i don't have the skills to put down vinyl like that. it's completely unique and custom

Got ya!
Thanks.

 

[roket]

got annual tech done for my SCCA region and got the car weighed. this is the result with ~1/4 tank of fuel and without me in it

 

[Project6GR Wheels]

it's done

i'm very happy with how everything turned out!

Looks Great! Happy Saturday!

 

[JPGC_S650]

Looks Good, nice build.

 

[roket]

found out yesterday that there is one more issue with the rear tires, they have broken the little guard things on the back of the fender. im gonna probably get some spring spacers to reduce the amount of rubbing. not sure if i will replace the guards

 

[roket]

today i tried to put some 2020 GT500 paddle shifters (that i also tried to put on my Mach 1) on and replace the factory ones. the connectors are the same, but for some reason they just dont work. they didnt work on the Mach 1 either. i have no clue why they didnt work, but i can tell you that the factory paddles do their thing by connecting pins 2 and 3 together, i was able to confirm that via screwdriver. there's also power on pins 1 and 4 for some reason, perhaps a scrapped light-up paddle like the S550? some other findings: there is now a 3rd spring clip at the bottom of the steering wheel holding the airbag in place and now to get the paddle shifters, button clusters, and steering wheel trim off, you need to remove the steering wheel and the bolt holding it in is one-time use according to Ford's workshop manual. also, a tip for anyone wanting to remove their airbag, here's how you deal with the spring clips: get a 3mm allen key, put it as far in the hole as you can, then, while applying pressure on the allen key in the direction of the dash, feel for it to drop a big distance, then push it back in. that drop is caused by the spring clip and they are much easier to deal with than the S550's really strong ones

 

[roket]

went out and tinkered with Forscan, changed a few things
- DRLs now come on with the parking lamps
- Gear now displays in both drive and manual instead of just manual
- Changed speedometer to the GT500 220mph one (it does not work with the km/h mode)
- Swapped out vacuum gauge for a boost/vacuum gauge
- Swapped instant MPG bar for a "gallons per hour" text
- Tried and failed to add tire temperature to the tire pressure menu
- Changed the coolant temp and fuel gauge from letters to numbers, then back because the coolant was always in celcius
- Changed fuel tank size from 16.4 to 16 gallons, not sure why it was set to 16.4 from factory??

i also found out some things
- there is a 140mph, 160mph, 180mph, and 220mph speedometer
- there is only 6500rpm and 7500rpm redline options
- a lot of F-150 Forscan stuff works on the Mustang too
- with the 220mph speedometer, the red tick on the Foxbody gauges is at 100mph instead of 55mph
- the 220mph speedometer is still displayed the same way as the GT500, with ticks every 5mph and numbers every 20mph up to 100mph, where it becomes ticks every 10mph and numbers every 30mph

i dont actually know if the 220mph speedometer works correctly but i will find out tomorrow. in the mean time, here are some pictures of it

broken 220mph speedometer when set to km/h mode

 

[Zig]

- Changed speedometer to the GT500 220mph one (it does not work with the km/h mode)

Would that come out to 354 something…

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