If you’ve ever had an
unscratched itch, you know
it doesn’t go away easily.
Keith Hancock of Hot Wheels Paint in Brooksville,
Florida, for a repaint in stock Vibrant White. The
pieces were painted one by one; then the body was
reassembled along with the new parts. That was
one big chore out of the way.
Rounding out the exterior of Mike’s ’93 are big
Bullitt wheels, 18x10 inches rear and 18x9.5 inches
front, with matching white spokes. Tires are sticky,
low-profile, 35-series ZR18 Nexen radials.
The dropped stance comes from ’95 Mustang
spindles on Granatelli control arms up front, and a
North Race Cars axle, with notched backing plates
for wheel clearance.
Next up was the interior. Neil’s Upholstery
in Crystal River, Florida, was assigned the task
of updating it. Mike went with a white and gray
theme, recovering the leather seats with custom
upholstery. Door panels were also done in the
matching two-tone, with brushed metal accents
added. A 1,000-watt Polk Audio system was
installed, with custom speakers in the doors and
rear panels. The driver’s A-pillar holds a trio of
Auto Meter white face gauges: a programmable
shift light, fuel-pressure gauge, and boost gauge for
manifold pressure. In-dash instruments have been
converted to white-face also. Mike swapped the
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