Randal Johnson

The other night, I had talk (over longnecks and drafts) with my friend Mike from Hyper Automotive LEDs and HIDs about my "plum crazy" 49 Ford Project. Well, he came to visit me the other night. I thought it was about my "one off" clear tail lights for the Ford, but it wasn't ... Instead, he brought me my headlights !!! Oh Yes SSA ... these will work !!! HIDs ... 55w, 30,000k bulbs !!! This is a complete Kit !!! High and Low beams with only two bulbs, some of the best ballast that money can get, and already integrated relay setup for easy install, plug in, and play !!! When you see the pics and vid in my next posts, you will see why these will easily fit the bill for my "plum crazy" theme !!!

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Nice Ride !!!

Ok ... Now back to the wiring harness !!! I have no plans to put this car on a trailer to go long distances ... Alot of work for this old man !!! So, I will be reciveing my Towbar soon ... Should be much easier beings this car is a standard and no plans to change it to an automatic ... I want to modify my tail light, signal light, brake light section of the harness to accomodate the signals comming from the truck towing the vehicle. Most people just throw lines on the cars and mount external lights onto the bumper or something ... Not going to happen with my ride. So I went and picked up some cable and connectors that you would install on a car hauler trailer and made up some connection points to where I can simply plug in the light source I plan to use at that time ... Connection to the vehicle will be tucked somewhere in / under the front grille and the source connection will be in the trunk somewhere just before the driver's side rear lamp's grounding points. Should not be too complicated ... LOL Everything seems to fit in the selected wire looms and mounting connections ... Hopefully I can get this into the car soon for a test fit in the next couple of days !!! EDIT: Dang !!! Fast response on CA-F !!!

Picked up a little something for the system the other day ... Details later !!!

Say you have this young guy in college thats got this bad Mustang 5.0 for graduation ... Stock, but cool GT none the less ... He goes to the street drags / race track a few times and gets 1/4 mile hooked. You know how it is, We've all been there. So he tweeks, tunes, adds a power adder or two here and there and starts doing really good with the race scene ... Then the unthinkable happens ... He finds this foxy young lady just jumping at the chance to ride in his car !!! They go for that ride, fall in love, and there you go ... baby on the way !!! Guy goes from having it all to how am I going to pay for this ??? He wants to keep racing, but his prioroties have changed. Car gets low gas mileage with that BIG V8, cost of Nitrus ... Whats he going to do ??? Girl knowing his story tells him that she knows someone that migh can help him out and makes a phone call. Next thing you know, some realative of hers works for a company similar to Carol Shelby corporation and tells the kid that he will buy his V8 to help him get back on his feet and in return he tries out one of their new projects ... a twin turbo 4 cyl. engine !!! Guaranteed to match the horse power of the V8 with better performance and better gas mileage !!! Now I ask you ... 1. Do you think that given today's technology and the kid's situation ... do you think the kid would benefit from installing the custom built 4 banger ??? 2. Given the correct credientials of the company thats supplying him with that engine, Do you think that custom built 4 banger would be a better engine than the V8 ??? 3. Would you (if you was that young kid) say hell yes to this engine swap simply beacuse of having the bragging rights with an engine in your car built, tuned, and installed by a company as large and well known as Carol Shelby ??? 4. What would you do if you was in his shoes ??? You have some guys on a Mustang Forum that will NEVER go to anything but a V8 ... but there is some that is not as fortunate to hold their ground so easily, but may yet see a clear light at the end of that tunnel !!! You never know ... I figure its always better to accomplish more with less ... If you can build a passive 2 way set up to be just as good as an active 3 way set up ... Why go with the 3 way setup ??? You never know unless you put in a little trial and error effort. Personally, I'd be sporting that custom built 4 banger in my ride like it's nobody's business !!! You can't just say any Mustang on a Mustang forum ... Just like in Car audio, there is too many factors involved to come up with a "go directly to" solution without specific details and senarios. I understand this. We gave alot of thought into this dash build and plans can change if they need to ... Wouldn't be the first time we've had to go with a Plan B ... We will definately cross that bridge when we get there. I'm going to do EVERYTHING in my arsenal to make what I already have work in this car with planning, instalation, location, placment, angles, testing and tuning, and whatever recource I can muster up !!! I have all of the confidence in the world in my passive 5.25" component set !!! Ain't no telling how many beers will be drank before this car starts playing music. I'm already a few cases in and gonna make a beer run as soon as I park this bucket truck for the weekend !!! Sean, I really appreciate your advice ... But please understand that Linear Power and Blues Car Audio has been very good to me for over 25 years. Sponsored or not, they have earned my respect and I will continue to use their products as long as I can ...

We are taking everything out of the truck (because insurance totaled my truck after the hail storm) and installing it into this car. Well, almost everything ... We will not be using the 6.5" drivers or the 10" drivers for now ...

Liar !!! Subject has already been covered in this build log ... twice actually

Very Nice Ride !!!

Absolutely !!!

Awesome numbers brother !!!

I understood the point of his analogy just fine guys ... I just don't agree with it. Why would I sell my component set and change everything up when highly trained MECA judges have told us that my truck had some of the best midrange that they have ever herd. Dangrebel will tell you, he was there during my judging at SBN ... If you was told that, would you sell your equipment ??? I think not ... We have some really cool installation plans for this car, and I promise not to disappoint you guys !!! I just hope you guys meet me out at these events to see for yourself ... With the way things are going, I may not make world finals this year ... But you can bet I will be hitting the events strong and heavy next year brothers !!! You never know, I just might make it !!!

Thank you Sir !!! Be a while before she plays music ... The more I work on this car, the more customizing ideas we come up with !!! guess we will get to it one day ...

Yes, Mustangs had 4 cylinders ... early 90s, So did the Mercury Carpris ... Wayway ... Who cares, I'm building a 49 sedan here ... not even close to a Mustang body style. Can we move on please ??? just googled one ... copied and pasted the first one on the list ...

No thanks ... I have a pair of 7" Exodus Audio drivers with the xbl^2 motors in one of my home audio cabinets ... VERY NICE Drivers !!! I already have the drivers I need for the kick pannels that should be more than enough for what I'm looking for out of this system ... BTW ... I'm going back to my dad's house next weekend to get back to work on my truck (insurance finally paid for my paint job). Any chance you gonna be in town to meet up ??? I should be there all weekend ...

Yes, Mustangs had 4 cylinders ... early 90s, So did the Mercury Carpris ... Wayway ... Who cares, I'm building a 49 sedan here ... not even close to a Mustang body style. Can we move on please ???

This is a VERY NICE wiring harness kit !!! Can't wait to get started !!! Hope the wife doesn't have plans for the 4th ... Just need to get back in touch with Hyper Automotive LEDs and HIDs to find out the status on my brake lights ...

Ok then !!! Something came in today !!! Looks like I have enough work to keep me busy for a while !!!

No need, Its all good brother ... Just find it hard to believe that with as much time he's spent trolling my build logs that Sean let the information of "I'm Sponsored" completely slip his mind ... It happens I guess. No worries though ... And as far as his anology goes ... doesn't really matter to me when Sean tells me things after he has made statements like this ... hmmm ... Wonder who he is talking about here ??? So as far as Mustangs go, Think I have me a lead on a Mustang 2 Front suspension setup for the 49. Hopefully we can get something going on this with air ride soon (if I can talk the wife out of the funds) ...

Welcome to SSA

Welcome to SSA. Nice Ride ...

Nice Amplifier

Drama ... Not really, but I do like Posting up my build log so that my car can be seen by anyone who wants to view it and comment on it ... However, I do not care to repeat my self, the Sponsorship subject has already been covered in this thread ... If you know me in any way, Brands like Linear Power, Blues Car Audio, and Hyper Automotive LEDs and HIDs should be a no brainer ... I am just as dedicated to this group as the members here are to Team IAK and Team SSA. Now I'm not sure about you, but down here in the South ... We go to the 1/4 mile race tracks !!! ALOT !!! And I've been to more than my share of midnight street drags too ... Don't get me wrong, I love my V8 Fords and Chevys, But I've seen plenty of 4 bangers and V6s stand up and hold their own against some of the strongest V8s out there ... "Go big or go home" or "do more with less" Just as in Car Audio, this still goes out on steet cars and race cars as well ... With power adders (Turbos, superchargers, Nitrus Oxide, ect ...), suspension tricks, body modifications, tuning (plays a BIG roll these days), build quality, man this list goes on and on ... Its alot more of an even playing field than it used to be ... All depends on how you build your ride !!! I remember back in 87 when the Grand Nationals came out with the Turbo V6s and practically blew away everything out on the track ... V8s are monsters, but can be beat ... Guy on our team has a 92 Mercury Capri with a 4 cyl / turbo charger setup installed that will flat out haul ass and suprise you greatly in the quarter mile ... and if I was a betting man, I would bet on that Capri in the quarter against the average street / bracket tuned V8 mustang anyday ... just saying Will I ever build this 49 to race street or track ??? Who knows, guess we will cross that bridge when we get there ... I do have a 1/4 Race car built Chevy 454 setting on a motor stand if I really gave it some thought ...

Didn't get much done to the car this weekend cause I had to make some quick cash for parts ... So I got Rickey's Mustang set up with a set of Hyper Automotive LEDs and HIDs Under Body Kit and Hub Glow Kit ... Yes, the man has 22s on this Mustang !!!

Thank you for you concern on this matter and thank you very much for filling me in on what's going on. I will not bother you guys again with my build and I promise not to ever post on this forum again ... I will be glad to take my business elsewhere ... Later guys !!!