Justin: Hey, what's up guys? Justin with americanmuscle.com here, and thanks for
joining us for another installment of our customer build series, a series of videos
where we spotlight a different customer ride from across the country, talk to them about their car,
the modifications, maybe what they would change, future mods, and maybe at the end of the day,
give you guys some cool ideas for your own ride at home. Today, we're actually talking
to a buddy of mine. Nick is an avid Mustang fan, owns a couple including the classic Mustang,
and he recently got his hands on a 2019 Velocity Blue car that he has been hard at work modifying
and making his own. Guys, if you want to see a complete breakdown of Nick's modifications,
go ahead and check out his build page back on the site of course, or if you're catching this
on YouTube, go ahead and click on that link below in the description. Let's say what's up to Nick.
Nick, how are you doing today sir?
Nick: I'm doing well. How are you, Justin?
Justin: I'm doing great. You've got a 2019 in your hands now, and you've wasted no time getting
started with some of your mods. Why don't we walk around the car virtually here if you will, and
let's talk about some of the stuff you've got going on. Let's start up front, and you did one
of my favorite mods, the RTR Grille along with the lights. Talk about that so far.
Nick: Whenever I was trying to build it out, I was actually
trying to think of ways to pay homage to the 1969 Mach 1. I saw the RTR Grille,
and I just, I had to have it. It definitely kind of screams like a legacy package to me.
Justin: It looks, great man. I love the lights. I mean, it's really a good way to
differentiate from the factory grille. I really like the RTR stuff. That was an awesome mod there.
Not going too far, the Redline hood struts, they look like that was one
of the first things you added. Big fan of just a simplistic mod like that, right?
Nick: It's a very simple mod, it really, really is,
but it just makes it so much cleaner, obviously easier to lift the hood.
Justin: I get it, man. I think it's a lot of Mustang owners out there first
mods for that reason. Cleans up the bay, makes it easier to work on under the hood,
and it just looks cleaner whenever you pop the hood, and in your case,
probably made installing that Roush Power Pac a little easier as well, huh?
Nick: That's for sure. The Roush Power Pac, I'm a fan of. Not only do I have the cool air intake,
but I also have the Roush tuning on it. And I was driving it down the highway nearby,
and I finally got on it. I had a big stupid smile cracked across my face. I was like
this car finally drives like the way it looks.
Justin: You've noticed the big difference from the factory calibration to the Roush calibration.
Nick: Without a doubt. It definitely is punchy, it definitely throws in a little bit of crackle and
pop in your exhaust, and I loved that especially when I'm downshifting. I don't know how much the
people around me on the highway like it, but you know what? I still think it's pretty awesome.
Justin: And I know you have the 10 speed automatic in the car and the Roush tuned as well,
and do some transmission tweaks to that. I think like shift points, shift firmness, and so on,
and that's another area where you think you can probably tell a little bit of a difference?
Nick: Without a doubt. It shifts way more aggressively as well. I know a lot of folks
will give us hate for having the 10R80 because I know you have that as well,
but it's a truly awesome transmission.
Justin: It's a fun transmission, I agree. Speaking of that automatic transmission,
inside the car, you added the blue shifter handle, correct?
Nick: That is correct. I fought tooth and nail to try and find a car with a blue stitch interior
because I knew how much that would just complete the car.
Justin: Now, I did notice with some of your parts,
you kind of went like a black and blue theme. So, for instance, those MMD
by FOOSE hood scoops, correct? You did, like, the matte or satin black there?
Nick: Yeah. I did the satin black hood scoops. There's just some
aesthetics that I feel need to be carried over from the older models
to the newer models. And so, that was kind of my school of thought with the whole project.
Justin: Also with the black theme though, going to the back of the car,
the Cervini's, the C-Series wing got the same treatment.
Nick: Yup. I ordered that and got it unpainted. I was able to make some connections with my local
paint shop, and so, we got it painted matte black, but I did the installation myself. Definitely
wanted to do everything that I could with the car by hand, just on my own terms basically.
Justin: Absolutely. No, it looks great. I love the consistency from
the front to the back with the blue and black theme, it looks awesome.
But one area you did go color match though on the side were the MMD by FOOSE scoops, correct?
Nick: Yup. The Velocity Blue, of course, I've been told by plenty of body shops
it's a tough color to match, but I will say the scoops that I got came
perfectly. Seamless installation, yeah, they just look sharp on the car.
Justin: And that's a good thing to point out too. A lot of times,
guys are apprehensive about going with a prepainted part from the site,
but in another testimonial from Nick here saying that the Velocity Blue is on point.
Nick: Absolutely.
Justin: Nice. That's always good to hear sir. And speaking of those louvers,
you did add those, correct, to the S550 there?
Nick: I saw there were a lot of classic options, you know, composite entrail options,
but I was really looking for something that just screamed 1969. And keeping with the Mach 1 theme,
I saw the aluminum louvers, and they were just, like, the perfect fit.
Easy installation, but ultimately, they just really pulled the whole look together.
Justin: So Nick, any mod that, not necessarily modification, but anything you might change
as far as your journey so far with the car or in the mods that you've added?
Nick: I do eventually want to put on like an H-Pipe. I was actually eyeing the Outlaw
Active Exhaust for my Mustang. I definitely want to do more performance upgrades, I'll definitely
get better brakes. It's not a performance spec vehicle, so I don't have the Brembos
yet. Definitely add a little bit more horsepower. But
more horsepower doesn't mean anything if you can't stop.
Justin: I think a lot of times, us Mustang owners are guilty of just putting on the
horsepower without thinking about the stopping. Good on you for thinking of the important stuff
first. Cool. That sounds like some nice future modifications that you have in store,
and let's see here. Before we get going, do you have a name for the car, Nick?
Nick: Absolutely. After some debating, I decided to call my car Saphira,
like sapphire blue. Velocity Blue, but Saphira stuck, and it's stuck very well.
Justin: I like it. That's nice. It's different too. And that's a lot of things, sometimes,
with these names, they're a little predictable with the cars, but that, I was not expecting sir,
so well done. I'll tell you what Nick, thank you so much again for the business of course, and
also for joining me today, and happy modding, keep going with the car, and best of luck to you sir.
Nick: Absolutely. You have a good one.
Justin: All right. Well, there you go, guys. Nick,
an old buddy of mine here, an avid Mustang fan of course. He's got the classic, now,
he's got the new one and I would say he's living the Mustang dream, right?
2019's off to a great start, got some really cool modifications, I like the theme he's got going on
trying to kind of implement or evoke some of that classic Mustang styling. And again, he's certainly
not done with his build. He's got a lot more planned, so that's what we like to hear, right?
And as always guys, if you do want to see a complete breakdown of what Nick's got going
on with his ride, click on that link below in the description. If you're watching this on YouTube,
that will bring you back to his build page at americanmuscle.com. Hey, in the meantime, I'm
Justin, thanks for watching, and for all things Mustang, keep it right here at americanmuscle.com.