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Old 05-25-2014
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Talking * Power Wheels Mustang Make-Over *

So my daughter has a Barbie (Pink) mustang that I got her about 3 years ago.
This thing has been beat, banged, scratched, faded, repainted, faded-again, and paint was chipping off.
The hub caps were no longer chrome and the decal kit inside was faded and peeling off.

So I decided that I needed to "modify" her mustang to be more like mom & dad's.
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BODY MODS =

1. So I decided to have the body stripped, then sanded, primed, and painted base coat & clear coat.
Shout out to Chad @ Automotive Transformations in Angier! He takes care of all my stuff!

2. I then figured that the Super Snake center stripe would look good, so I got the carbon-fiber decal and put it on.

3. Next I decided the white interior had to go.
What does every Mustang owner want? Answer is Black interior!
So I changed it all to black!

4. I figured the dingy gray windshield looked bad, so I tinted it black also! Haha!


DRIVETRAIN MODS =

1. She cannot have a plastic shifter in a nice car like this!
I made a custom shifter handle (bolt from Home Depot) and put my Hurst Quarter Stick ball on it.

2. Next I figured it needed a shifter boot, so I cut a piece of black Suede and put it on!

3. If Shelby folks can upgrade their superchargers for more power, then I figured adding another battery would BOOST the output of this one as well!
I added a 6 volt battery in series with the existing 12 volt battery.
Now it has a 18 volt system that runs fast!

4. New "Super Snake type" wheel covers were ordered and put on! Got the bling-bling back! Haha.


WIRING MODS =

1. I decided that this car needed lights so my kid could ride at night. I added 1 Watt LED spot lights on the front. I had to drill out the chrome reflector bezel to fit around the lights, but it looks natural.

2. I then added Red LED strips to be the rear tail lights.

3. Next I added a Red LED strip under the dash to have Ambient lighting.

4. I put a fuse block and a terminal strip under the dash on the firewall that ties all my connections together.

5. I gutted the fake plastic radio and installed lighted-switches into it with a custom wiring harness and quick disconnect I made.
One switch is for the lights.
The 2nd switch is for the Ipod Bluetooth Speaker setup.

6. Finally I added a master kill-switch on the dash (red toggle). It kills power to the entire car.


Any way, here's some pictures.
She got it tonight and had a ball doing burnouts & doughnuts in the subdivision!
LOL!

Video coming soon.

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Sweet! Now you just need to get that Shaker Stereo working...lol
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Saw this on S197 Forums. Awesome modded Power Wheels.
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