Blackmoor Vituperative

Costs include tax and shipping.

Quality Of Life

Husky 3 Ton Low Profile Floor Jack
Black, Model # HD00120-DIP
$199.02 (Home Depot)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/project-wraith-bmr-jacking-rails/

Frame And Suspension

BMR Super Low Profile Chassis Jacking Rails
Black Hammertone, Item # 398165
$178.96 (American Muscle)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/project-wraith-bmr-jacking-rails/

Steeda Mustang Front Adjustable Camber Bolts
MPN:  555-4124
$43.73 (Steeda)
(not yet installed)

Steeda Mustang IRS Subframe Bushing Support System
MPN: 555-4437
$73.71 (Ebay)
(not yet installed)

Steeda Mustang Minimum Drop Lowering Springs – Linear
MPN: 555-8223
$292.09 (Ebay)
(not yet installed)

Steeda Mustang Strut Tower Brace
MPN:  555-5731
$225.89 (Steeda)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/steeda-strut-tower-brace/

Engine

Sound Tube Delete
$14.73 (Ebay)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/mustang-projects-charging-port-sound-tube-delete/

Interior

3D Mats USA Kagu All-Weather Perfect Fit Cargo Liner
SKU M1FR0861309
$122.14 (Ebay)
(not yet installed)

Steeda S550 Mustang Billet Aluminum Interior Hood Latch Release Lever
MPN: 555-1248
$61.13 (Steeda)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/mustang-projects-hood-latch-lever-visor-stickers/

Exterior

Stainless Steel Window Trim
Silver
$155.29 (AliExpress)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/project-wraith-stainless-steel-window-trim/

DTMoto White “Euro” Tail Lights
UPC: 887769690433
$205.32 (Ebay)
https://www.blackgate.net/blog/mustang-projects-white-tail-lights/

Registered the Mustang yesterday and sold the Tiburon today. The end of an era — and the beginning of a new one.

I have a 2023 Mustang GT with the 9-speaker setup but no subwoofer. My intention is to replace the speaker, add an amp, and wire it into the back speakers using the same method as shown in this YouTube video:

https://youtu.be/XxNDhOutHzw?si=LwDcEGA_EOq7Vyls

My current parts list includes:

• Rockford Fosgate R500X1D Prime 1-Channel Class D Amplifier
• Pioneer TS-A250D4 10″ Dual 4 ohms Voice Coil Subwoofer, Black
• Skar Audio 4 Gauge Amplifier Wiring Kit – Blue, Copper Clad Aluminum, SKAR4ANL-CCA

l think these are these good choices for this purpose, but I am still doing research. My intention is to keep it under $400, not including the enclosure (which was $175 delivered).

I have never installed a sub in a system without a dedicated output for the sub. I might need some kind of audio high-pass/low-pass splitter between the rear deck speaker wires and everything else. An amateur-friendly one, I hope.

See also: 2023 Mustang GT Projects

This evening’s project was a quick one: installing a Steeda strut tower brace in my 2023 Mustang GT. A strut brace makes a significant difference in how much a car flexes. For the cost and how easy it is to install, it’s a bargain for the benefit. I don’t know anything about Steeda (or modern Mustangs, really — this thing is the Tardis compared to my 1967 Mustang), but this strut bar has good reviews.

From reading over the 2023 packages …

https://media.ford.com/content/dam/fordmedia/North%20America/US/product/2023/mustang/2023-mustang-order-guide.pdf

… I appear to have a 2023 Mustang GT Premium (with some options), but not a California Special. The only California Special specific trim I see on my car is the front grille. And maybe the wheels? It definitely does not have the red interior stitching, the GT/CS strut bar, or the rear badge.

I am actually okay with this. The rear badge would be nice to have, but just because I think it’s prettier than the big silver GT. Other than that, I prefer the GT Premium styling.

Removing the “GT/CS” was easy, fortunately.

I had tried to find OEM “California Special” floor mats, but couldn’t find any, so I got these from 3D Mats instead. A good thing, as it turns out. I also picked up a cheap trunk mat from Amazon.

On Monday, Jose from DetailMeNow came out and removed the stripes from my 2023 Mustang GT. I had already replaced the white aerial with a grey one.

A little over a month ago, I bought a 2023 Ford Mustang GT Premium. It was listed as a California Special. It turned out not to be one, which is actually better. I didn’t know it at the time, but the 2023 California Special has details like decorative (non-functional) side scoops, a big spoiler, and so on. Which is not to my taste, so it worked out for the best. 🙂

Here are some photos of the car as it was when it arrived.

We are about 15-20 years too late to change anything, but if you are curious how this started, it was during the Clinton administration.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9709/27/clinton.radio/ (CNN, 1997)

Mitch McConnell, then the Senate minority leader, helped make judicial sabotage a priority for Republicans when President Obama was elected.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/when-basic-governance-deemed-controversial-flna6c10205110 (NBC News, 2013)

And it worked, because Democrats failed to realize that they were no longer dealing with Reagan Republicans, but were instead dealing with an increasingly deranged death cult. So they continued to rely on appeals to reason, to compromise, and to putting the good of the country ahead of (most of) their political differences.

I learned an important lesson from a boy named Brian in the sixth grade: bullies see an appeal to reason as an explicit invitation to continue the bullying. They do not care about reason, or compromise, or making the world better. They just want to be the ones doing the punching, and most people are content to stand by and watch and do nothing.

And so they have.

A pity that it ended with books. Most of the art and literature created in the past century will be lost forever within the next century. Not because it was written with vibrations in the air or painted with light, but because we have ceded our cultural heritage to a handful of sociopathic billionaires (Disney, Comcast, Sony, Warner Brothers), who would — and have, and will — destroy works of art rather than fail to make a profit from them.

It’s a shame, and it was avoidable.

Ah, well.

I wish Americans were a little less fixated on 18th century concepts of political science, civic engagement, and natural philosophy.