My Car

[michelle]

This is my car. It's one of those either you love it or you hate it things. I love it, so that is all that really matters to me.

It's an older picture too, but it's my favorite. It has wheels now. And better taillights. And a few other little things. My dream is to put the V8 motor from a '96-'99 Taurus SHO in it, which may happen sooner then I thought if all goes well the next few months.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/672000-672999/672604_1_full.jpg

PS - I am new. HI!

--Michelle

[BadAzzGTA89]

Hi Michelle welcome to BCM

[68RR440]

Hi, and welcome. :)

[nismodave]

Welcome to BCM.

Not a fan of the bumper, but clean car.:thumbsup

[BigSnailBuick]

Your a girl so you are allowed to have a car like that. J/k hun, welcome to the boards and clean ride:banana1:

[68RR440]

Your a girl so you are allowed to have a car like that.

Yeah, any more pics? :confused :shades

[michelle]

Yeah, any more pics? :confused :shades

Since I am a girl, I am assuming you would rather have pics of me then of my car, right?

[88Nightmare]

Since I am a girl, I am assuming you would rather have pics of me then of my car, right?

what would give ya that idea :devil :rolf

[dr doom]

hello and welcome. nice car.

[michelle]

what would give ya that idea :devil :rolf

Same response from every other car forum. Although I must say, I think this request happened a lot sooner then the others. Don't know whether to take that as a good thing or a bad thing.

[68RR440]

Since I am a girl, I am assuming you would rather have pics of me then of my car, right?
You, the car, you with the car, thats up to you. I like pics. :)

[BadAzzGTA89]

Take it as a good thing BCM is a cool family some times disfunk:thumbsup

[pOrk]

The front bumper / fender looks a little wild, is that because of the photo? Car looks good, welcome to the forum

[88Nightmare]

the car does look cool though, never saw a taurus like it before. I used to have a 98 SHO, it moved pretty well for a family car :D

[michelle]

The front bumper / fender looks a little wild, is that because of the photo? Car looks good, welcome to the forum

Matches the wild-ness of the rear end too. Not too much (okay this was basically my only option at the time) to choose from, so what I got is what I had to choose from. I just wanted to make it look different when I bought it. Never did decide whether different was bad or good in this case. But nobody else has it that I know of besides the manufacturer temporarily putting it on one to make sure it fit decently. And by decent, I mean not very well.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/672000-672999/672604_3_full.jpg

[88Nightmare]

how much fabricating did it take to get it to fit well? what company made the bodykit?

[michelle]

how much fabricating did it take to get it to fit well? what company made the bodykit?

Andy's Auto Sport out of California. It took a little modification around the taillights. And then, of course, I modified it a bit myself with a curb and a pothole. It's all better now though, just in time for me to take it off for the snow (although it made a rather nice snow plow).

[Lash]

Not bad. Need to get rid of that wheel gap though.

What other local forums are you on? I know I've seen that car some other place.

[michelle]

Not bad. Need to get rid of that wheel gap though.

What other local forums are you on? I know I've seen that car some other place.

I have 17s on it now, which make it better. Just got new springs and struts to lower it within the next month too.

What forums are you on? I'm on Ford related forums like Taurus Club (yes, there is a Taurus club out there) and such. I drove it around a lot too.

[88Nightmare]

yeah definitely need to lower it some. what kind of wheels are on it now?

[michelle]

yeah definitely need to lower it some. what kind of wheels are on it now?

ASA's.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/672000-672999/672604_52_full.jpg

Those exact ones too. Took them off my boyfriend's car since he didn't like them very much.

[946speedz]

hey i have seen that car before...i think, anyways always nice to see some women into cars around here

[loud91rs]

Is this the car I used to see at around the corner cafe? Nice lookin taurus

[michelle]

Is this the car I used to see at around the corner cafe? Nice lookin taurus

Yeah, how do you know that place?

[BigSnailBuick]

Since I am a girl, I am assuming you would rather have pics of me then of my car, right?
Nope lets see more of the car.:) Unless your single of coarse...wink wink : )

[68RR440]

Those exact ones too. Took them off my boyfriend's car since he didn't like them very much.



Nope lets see more of the car. Unless your single of coarse...wink wink : )

[BigSnailBuick]

Good call:rolf

[68RR440]

I say single or not, pics would be nice. I started a picture thread a while ago in the general section, but it slowly fizzled out....

[WilliamZ]

:thumbsup Welcome to BCM

[t_a_crazy121]

welsome to BCM and hey i didnt know they made kits for that car, doesnt look to bad

[RanJer]

Welcome and nice job with the Taurus!

[BAD LS1]

Hey im from Hartford, not too far away from you!

[Slow Joe]

Just curious, how long have you had the car with the kit on it? I think I may of seen it on cardomain a while back... Unless that was a different one... None the less, welcome to BCM!

[michelle]

Just curious, how long have you had the car with the kit on it? I think I may of seen it on cardomain a while back... Unless that was a different one... None the less, welcome to BCM!

It's been on there since August of 2004.

[97z2801ss]

Welcome to BCM
hope you enjoy your stay

[Waver]

Wow, I have never seen a newer taurus with a body kit on it...looks good..

welcome to the forum

[Nix]

Welcome to the board, looks like a nice clean taurus, you dont see too many "pimped" out.:thumbsup

[BAD LS1]

Any mods to Ye ole 3 Liter?

[wikked]

zee pic is not working?

[Slow Joe]

Ok, then that's the one I saw on Cardomain when I still had my Malibu...

[loud91rs]

I know that restaurant because I used to go there for some ice cream that I can only find there...mmm

[theavenger333]

didn't you register on here before?

[wikked]

Nope lets see more of the car.:) Unless your single of coarse...wink wink : )

Sorry to disappoint :goof
http://www.brewcitymuscle.com/forum/showthread.php?p=186722#post186722

[Poncho]

thats a nice taurus, it's a shame ford kinda let them go in the mid to late 90's.

it was cool in the early and mid 90's when there was real competition between the midsize cars ala, taurus, grand prix, lumina, etc. by the late 90's ford gave up, and it was GTP FTW.

i know I've seen that taurus before. looks great, gotta make a kinda inconspicuous car stand out.

are there any options for anything other than a SHO motor??

I think someone should make another halfbreed -- taurus body w/ a L67 or a LS4 in there.

[michelle]

I know that restaurant because I used to go there for some ice cream that I can only find there...mmm

Playdough?

[michelle]

didn't you register on here before?

Yep, long time ago. Right around the time a friend of mine totalled his SVT Focus on Hwy 100. And then some of his friends went a bit psycho on the boards here, so I just went away so I wouldn't be associated with that.

[Slow Joe]

are there any options for anything other than a SHO motor??

I think someone should make another halfbreed -- taurus body w/ a L67 or a LS4 in there.

Honestly Dan, I have to disagree with you here, I'd rather have the rumble of the V8 SHO motor under the hood... It's just something about it... Besides the cams needing to be welded or whatever they do... :durr

Now I'm not trying to be a jerk, but wouldn't it be less expensive to just buy a pre '99 V8 SHO car than to swap the V8 into the later body style, I'd think you'd have to change the wiring harness, gauge cluster, and quite a few more things where just buying the other car as a whole would make more sence...

[michelle]

Honestly Dan, I have to disagree with you here, I'd rather have the rumble of the V8 SHO motor under the hood... It's just something about it... Besides the cams needing to be welded or whatever they do... :durr

Now I'm not trying to be a jerk, but wouldn't it be less expensive to just buy a pre '99 V8 SHO car than to swap the V8 into the later body style, I'd think you'd have to change the wiring harness, gauge cluster, and quite a few more things where just buying the other car as a whole would make more sence...

To be honest, I am not a fan of the '96-'99 body style. My boyfriend had a '99 SHO when I met him and it just didn't do much for me styling wise. I'd like a V8 in it because it would be different and rare. I have a friend who is working on his own '02 and putting the V8 in it and hopefully if he is successful, I can be #2. He has quite a bit more experience in the V6 and V8 market and has made quite a career out of it. If anyone is going to get a V8 in the newer body style of the Taurus, he is going to be able to do it (and soon too!).

Besides, my car already is an automatic and I am okay with that for now. I'd rather throw the V8 in it then put in the 3.0L V6 manual or the now popular 3.2L automatic to manual swap into it.

[Slow Joe]

You think the trans is gunna hold upto the V8's power?

[michelle]

You think the trans is gunna hold upto the V8's power?

Trans is going to be from the V8.

[Slow Joe]

I was going to say... Taurus' have enough transmission problems :rolf

[michelle]

I was going to say... Taurus' have enough transmission problems :rolf

Yeah, I know. Mine's been good so far.

[Slow Joe]

Yeah, I know. Mine's been good so far.

Then you're lucky... Most of the ones we take in on trade have issues...

[loud91rs]

:headbang MMM playdough, you got it! Do you work there? I gotta stop in for that again, it's been a long time.

[michelle]

Then you're lucky... Most of the ones we take in on trade have issues...

Yeah, the AX4S transaxle doesn't have too good of a reputation. 4X4N was a bit better though.

[michelle]

:headbang MMM playdough, you got it! Do you work there? I gotta stop in for that again, it's been a long time.

I haven't worked there since Christmas. I had knee surgery and then got an office job while I recovered, loved it, and never went back. I worked there for quite a while though. Now I moved down to school (Whitewater) and that's that.

[michelle]

Here are the wheels on the car. Body kit is getting new paint.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/reupertm/DSCF0058.jpg

[Poncho]

stock nose back on it? needs painted calipers and lowering, esp. up front.

[Slow Joe]

Hrmmm I'd paint the wheel centers black... It'd match the car better... IMO

[michelle]

stock nose back on it? needs painted calipers and lowering, esp. up front.

Body kit is getting fresh paint before I leave for a few track days in Michigan next month. All those are the in plans too for weekends and winter. I have KYB struts and Eibach springs sitting in my room. And black paint for other misc. parts too. Just give me a few months and it will be better. Although the kit may not work with the lowering springs, so I may end up doing a bit of body work.

[Silver350]

Here are the wheels on the car. Body kit is getting new paint.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g244/reupertm/DSCF0058.jpg


I really like the way the car looks in this picture. I am not a huge fan of the body kit and think this looks a lot better IMO. Car looks very clean. :thumbsup

[Prince Valiant]

What the hell?!? Girl makes a post about her taurus (admittedly clean and tasteful) and it becomes a 4 page e-pimp-fest :goof

[Slow Joe]

Yeah, a word about lowering springs and front clips... They cause disasters... On my mustang with the old aftermarket front bumper, I only had 3.5" of ground clearance... That was a really big problem... One of the many reasons I no longer have the front bumper on the car...