CJ Pony Parts - Mustang Parts Seller - Harrisburg, PA
CJPonyParts.com - Mustang Parts for the Mustang enthusiast. CJ Pony Parts offers performance & restoration parts for 1964-2012 Ford Mustangs. Contact: Steve Riss - 1-800-888-6473 ext. 143 - 7461 Allentown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112
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While these cars will start out similar, both will serve very different roles for CJ Pony Parts and will be set apart by their very different options and their very catchy names:
Coming up soon, we’ll be giving you a glimpse of what we expect them to look like when they’re done!
We have lots of HUGE plans for both of these cars and we’ll be updating you regularly on our progress. We’ll be posting every update right here on the Mustang Parts blog. However, if you gotta have more Gotta Have Builds, visit the dedicated website: http://www.gottahavebuilds.com/.
However, we invite you to toss in your two cents. What do you think we should be doing to our two new Mustangs? What do these cars gotta have?
After our big announcement on Monday, it’s only fitting that this week’s video of the week showcases our upcoming Gotta Have Builds! The cars in the video are only mockups and are one of many possibilities of what Gotta Have It Race and Gotta Have It Street might end up looking like.
Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of design tools out there yet for the 2013 Mustangs, so we had to base our mockups on the 2010 GT500 model. They aren’t exactly the same, but are definitely very close! In fact, to make these designs and this awesome video happen, we found out that the video game Forza 4 was an easy tool to use. One of our designers spent many hours on Forza 4 to create these possible designs for our Gotta Have Builds cars and today’s video.
Are you already a Forza 4 gamer on the Xbox 360? Starting today, you can download either of these two in-game designs for FREE! Just go to the Storefront in Forza 4, then Buy Designs (don’t worry, it’s still free) and search for the Manual Keyword “Gotta Have Builds”.
So, take a look and let us know your thoughts on these possible designs.
While we’re waiting for our Gotta Have Builds 2013 Mustang GTs to hit the assembly line at the Ford Mustang plant, we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share some of our plans for the cars, and let you know where we want to visit with them, so you can make plans to come check them out for yourself!
This week, our focus is on the Gotta Have It Race Mustang!
CJ Pony Service is going to be working hard on Gotta Have It Race to reach their goal of having the fastest naturally aspirated 5.0 Mustangs on the drag strip!
To start, we’ll be hitting the dyno at In Tune Autoworks, our go-to dyno shop for over a year, just down the road from CJ’s. In Tune Autoworks will be using a Mustang Dyno during testing, which is known to record power readings 10-15% lower than a Dynojet.
Once our baseline dyno is done, Gotta Have It Race will be heading down to the drag strip at Cecil County Dragway, where Bill Tumas, our CJ Pony Service Manager, runs his personal Mustangs. We are hoping the car is built and delivered to CJ’s before April 21st, so it can be entered in the JLP Shootout at the Cecil County Dragway. That event will allow us to get a good baseline for the car and see what our future competition will be like.
After our baseline runs at the JLP Shootout, we plan to enter the Super Stang class at the MIR NMRA event in Maryland on May 4-6th, and the Fun Ford Weekend at the Maple Grove Raceway on August 17-18. We’re also considering a number of other events that are within a 3-4 hour range of CJ’s and have a good class for our Gotta Have It Race to enter. You might also see us in the CJ Pony Parts – Rally Dixie 2012 in June or on The Hot Rod Power Tour.
In terms of drag times, our first goal is to break the stock intake to pan record, which currently stands at 11.37@118 (and was achieved with an automatic Mustang). Once that’s been beaten, we’re gunning for the current stock longblock naturally aspirated record of 11.02@122, which was achieved on a 6-speed Mustang, like Gotta Have It Race. Both of those records are current as posted on the S197 Forum.
Will you be coming out to see Gotta Have It Race at the track, or do you think your Mustang has what it takes to beat it?
Take our poll below and let us know what you think our best stock time will be the first time out!
As we mentioned in last week’s closer look at Gotta Have It Race, we are going to follow up this week with a closer look at Gotta Have It Street!
Gotta Have It Street is going to blow your mind!
We’re envisioning a head turning, jaw dropping Mustang that performs as good as it looks.
Gotta Have It Street is going to be getting tons of awesome parts–the same ones you’re buying for your Mustang! Our goal with Gotta Have it Street is to have a Mustang that not only goes fast, but also provides that extra ‘flash’ you need at car shows. Here’s a few of the upgrades we are thinking about working on first:
Lowering the car and putting it on some big, aggressive wheels and tires
We’re getting closer and closer to Ford building our Gotta Have It Race and Gotta Have It Street. We’re expecting our VINs any day now, and you’ll be the first to know when we get them. Meanwhile, our excitement builds every day, especially when we see pictures like this–do you see one of our Gotta Have Builds?
Are you coming to see Gotta Have It Street this summer? Where do you want to see us this year?
Take our poll below and let us know what the first part’s gotta be for Gotta Have It Street!
Well, the wait is almost over! We’ve received word from our friends at Hoffman Ford in Harrisburg that Gotta Have It Street is estimated to arrive THIS SATURDAY, April 14!
With the latest arrival estimation for the upcoming weekend, you’ll want to keep an eye on CJ Pony Parts’ pages on Facebook, Google Plus, and Twitter. The delivery–with pictures–will be posted there, with a full update coming on our blog early next week, including a photo shoot!
Once Gotta Have It Street arrives, we’re getting right down to work. We have quite a few parts ready for installation, with more arriving soon. Here are a few of the vendors who have already provided parts for Gotta Have It Street:
If you entered our recently ended Guess the Arrival Date contest, our April 14th date announcement is only an estimation provided by Ford Motor Company and our local dealership. The winner of our contest will be determined based on the day in which Gotta Have Street is actually delivered to CJ Pony Parts, but we are really hoping that this coming Saturday is the real deal!
On 4/27/12, Gotta Have It Race was delivered to CJ Pony Parts! Here's shot of the car, see a few more on our Facebook page, with plenty more coming next week! Have a great weekend!
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