My 2001 Mustang GT Story
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I just finished replacing the steering column, ignition lock cylinder, and about 6 other small things on my 02’ GT. Hasn’t run in nearly 3 months, and I finished everything today. 61k miles, gun metal grey! Found this video, and it’s just so relatable. These cars find their way into your heart man. Here’s to another 10 years with my girl
i literally watched this in its entirety. really cool story just got a 2000 gt. the story continues happy for u my guy
This video is amazing! I have a white 2000 Mustang GT Convertible with a rebuilt engine, all forged internals, and some other awesome upgrades, etc. My girlfriend kept bugging me to sell it, but after watching this video, I'm going to hang onto it forever! Lol
Very cool! Keep it 🙌🏼
Don't listen to her. She is only a girlfriend and not a wife and even then those are decisions that should be made together. I had an 85 Iroc back in 2014 and the only reason for trading it for a truck was because of our location and moving. My wife, not once ever asked me to sell it. She let me have my fun and new how important that was. She trusted me knwoing that should we really need money I would have sold it in a heart beat to care for the family.
Of course that never happened so I didn't need to worry about it and it was my choice to trade it for a nice K5 Blazer since we moved out into the sticks and we got lots of snow in the country that wouldn't get plowed for 2-3 days after storms.
Sorry man, she sounds controling and toxic.
Very cool story !! I bought a 2004 GT convertible 5spd, RedFire with black top and dark charcoal leather (premium) interior. I bought the car in 2019 for $4,000 from a dealer. It's in very good condition. It was all stock. I added an MGW shifter, Magnaflow mufflers. I also re-covered the driver's seat due to leather coming apart. The car has 154,000 miles and runs great. Engine is quiet, with no leaks, no burning oil ! I have the original window sticker and owner's manual. I sounds like you have an understanding wife in regard to your passion for your Mustangs.
They are great cars for sure. You got a good deal.
i like how he becomes more of a stalker as the story continues lmfao
It worked 😅
Yes, indeed.
Free repairs, oh my. The diagnosis charge is due even if they find nothing wrong.
Mommy may I???? LOL You want something.. Get it. She does.
I listened to this whole thing as I’ve gone down a rabbit hole on mustangs. Because I’ve just purchased an 03 Mustang GT. But I love how as the story goes along it gets more unhinged lol.
I daily drive the car each day. I wish newer cars were this good and reliable
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I’m currently prepping mine to be a daily driver. Just a few more mechanical things and I’ll be on the road comfortably
@@ted_shelton Check out my playlist when you have a minute. It has all kinds of stuff like timing chain and tensioner replacement, gear installs, etc: Mustang Maintenance and repair
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Incredible story. Excellent video.
Man ,its been a long time since I watch your videos about your cars and its amazing how there are still a few people who love this old mustangs, take care of them and try to salvage them ' to me to have JUST ONE of these cars WAS MY AMERICAN DREAM ' believe it or not !! I finally bought one about a year ago , and put a lot of time and money into it ,replace the engine,stuff like that bt life changes so I put it aside for a while. Now watching your video about all you went through to get your car back and get it where it is right now get me excited and I decided to get my car back to life to enjoy it 👍 if you read this comment just know that that was inspiring bro ' THANKS AND KEEP IT UP (AL THE WAY FROM TEXAS ) 👍
Thanks! And yes, I completely agree. I was one who also just wanted one. I’m lucky to have 3
Thanks for sharing your story on your mustang, it’s amazing how many times you were able find it, I’m glad you got it back and it’s in good care now 😊
Danny - this was such a nice story! I am glad you got it back! I use to have a 2001 GT with the Bullit green color. Traded it in many years ago...never saw it again.
I love Bullitts. This is my brother’s czcams.com/video/mxYigJmVRRI/video.html
I believe you have told this story before. I remember when you found it sitting on the side of the street with flood waters moving around it. Super cool story. I just had to part ways with my 02 GT I’ve had for years, was rear ended and it’s finally not worth fixing financially. I purchased a 03 GT this past 4th of July.
Yes, I have all the videos in a playlist, but I wanted to remake it to the whole story. You’ll always remember the 02, but your 03 will be great too I’m sure
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Yes! Absolutely! I have a habit of commenting in the beginning of the video but this one has much more detail. I’m enjoying watching it. Thanks for sharing Danny. Nice to see I’m not the only person crazy for my Mustang. Your attitude totally resonates with me.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I cannot believe how bad that flood water was. From your original story I wasn’t imagining that bad in my mind. Incredible the worst of the water seemed to dance around it.
@@2vcrew782 yeah, and not knowing what I could even do about it was rough. The whole process of following the car and hoping to get it was several months of worry.
Can me see a video of the 03?
👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿Great video and bro when I tell you I can relate to this so much. Mine is family and it’s been passed down, it keeps me motivated to be able to make some care of it AND keep a nice home for it too
I have a 2002 GT convertable, red exterior with gray interiou that I just bought today my gf found it on market place great! Thanks!
Here is a playlist you may enjoy
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Great story...Great cars..
watching again after 7 months and still fixing my new edge up. i drive her everyday to work now but 7 months ago i had very limited resources to change both motor mounts and followed by installling my junkyard windshield i cut out myself.did the timing job + more thanks to your video and omg how i am happy i seen the rebuild all the way
Awesome work! Keep it up 👍🏼
Great story about a really special car. Was also cool how your brother was such a big part of it.
Great story, listened to it in the background at work today. May have inspired me to do one on my '01 Bullitt that I found and bought back after 15 years.
Had an 01 mineral grey gt automatic with 4.10 gears tuned for premium fuel. Flowmaster 40 series mufflers. Car consistently ran 13.6/7 . Loved that car.
My favorite Mustang story, your story is very motivating and it brings so many memories of when I had my 2000 mustang GT when I was 17. Great work all around and thanks for the video brother 🙏🏻
Thanks. I had some volume issues and clips I forgot to mute, but it works lol. 👍🏼
I loved your video story! I remember buying my first Mustang by myself it was a 1994 Ultra Blue GT I sold it and ended up getting another one a few years later I had an 03 Mach 1 but sold it to help my mom buy a car… long story short I ended up buying a 98 Mustang because I really loved the 94-98 body style I had so many memories of my 94 Mustang so that look and style of that car. I won’t give up my car again
That’s awesome. I loved my 97 and was able ri get a childhood 98 Cobra for awhile 98 SVT Cobra Project Car
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Keep up the awesome videos I need to update or add videos to my page!
That's really awesome you got your car back. And I also love that you did all the work yourself. Great job, Dude!!
Great story! I know I say it all the time, but your videos have been such a great help. They literally made it possible for me to get back into newedge Mustangs. I always loved the sn95/newedge cars growing up. Like you and your brother, during high school/college I had a v6 that I always wished was a v8... put a GT exhaust on it, Bullitt wheels and a few other goodies, but after a while I gave up on owning the GT/Bullitt I had long dreamed of because of reliability concerns and not knowing enough about fixing them. Finally a little over 4 years ago I picked one up my 2001 Bullitt as a temporary car to drive while waiting for my 2019 Bullitt to be built. By this time I had a lot more knowledge about working on cars, but even still , I bit off way more than I could chew. Your videos helped me do a complete mechanical over-hall on it, including a transmission swap. Now I am absolutely in love with the car and will NEVER sell it. In fact, I daily drive it now and my wife drives the 2019 for the most part. I always get excited when I pull up CZcams and see that you or JustinSVT has posted a mustang video because I enjoy them so much. I just wish I had more friends close by that were as passionate about these cars to be able to enjoy them the way you and your brother do. Keep up the great work!
That’s a great story, and an awesome parallel. We all start from somewhere, and I’m glad I was able to document a lot of my history and make videos others can find useful 👍🏼
Didnt think i would watch the whole video but i did and nice story brother!
It was a very long story, and sorry for the audio clips that spoke over eachother. 👍🏼
This was a great story and video sir. Had me tearing up I lost my 2001 Oxford white gt to a head on collision with a drunk driver in 2009 with 165,000 miles. Brought back so many memories. Thanks for sharing. 59:31
I’m glad you were ok. I’m glad you enjoyed the video too
I'm a happy owner to Oxford white 2001 GT!!!! Got pypes catted h pipe with slp loudmouth 2 exhaust, and I just love the car.
So glad you got your mustang back.What a story.Ive got a 2004 40th anniversary edition v6 dark shadow gray.I bought it new in 2004.I just recently struggled replacing the front control arms with new ball joints.Drives like a new car now.Presently im struggling replacing the window door regulators.Its been raining alot here in florida,and I havent been able to finish it.
Not many original owners. Thats cool! Good luck with the regulator.
She is my Mustang doll🇺🇸,bought me a Mustang ring for Christmas ,I’m in use cars sales ,The new Edge are slowly going up in price!,I want o 04 M -1 4 valve per cylinder 🇺🇸💥
Loved this video from beginning to end. I’ve had an 05 gt for 15yrs and was lucky to fall into an 02 sonic blue gt.
That’s awesome. I love sonic blue GTs!
Very Kool Story, i Have A 2002 Mustang , V6 And I love It.. I have Replaced The Top Motor And Cyl. For The Top And Upgraded The Tail Lights And So Forth. You need To keep Her....
That’s a cool story. Glad you got her back and fixed back up. I’ve got a 19 EcoBoost I got new. It’s no GT but I baby the car.
You said you was happy to get the car back but I said the car was happy to have you back as well congratulations take care of it. RICKE JAMES
It has been real good to me. I bet it is happy to be back again too ✌🏼
Great video and I waited until the end until commenting! I’m older than you but my story is similar. Being married and trying to go back to school and having young kids , I was always having a hard time justifying spending the money on a performance car. Had plenty of projects, some finished, some not, but would always sell them off reluctantly due to needing the cash. My daily drivers were always high mileage cars that I’d repair myself and keep going. Finally with some breathing room in 03 it was my wife who talked me into buying a nice car for myself. So I bought a used 01 white Mustang GT 5 spd. Was always a GM and Mopar guy until that point but I loved the retro styling of the New Edge Stangs but knew little about them before buying. 3 months later I see an 03 TR Mach for sale at the same place and my wife says “I know you want it, just buy it”. So I did and I still have it now. 62K with some mods and a bunch of dragstrip runs but she still looks and drives killer!
Just wanted to finish by saying, As a car guy I’m jealous of where you live. I live in the NE so there’s rust and the roads are too congested. I’ve been out to the Vegas area a lot lately (Love the SW) and I always rent a Mustang GT to enjoy the wide open roads(going back in June)
That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing your story. I love it here and didn’t know about salt damage at a younger age, but I’m so grateful now that I’m in the desert. I know exactly how you felt wanting the mach 1 too when my gt got pulled on by a SS when I still had temp tags lol. You’ll have to see my mach 1 story too if you haven’t czcams.com/video/c9KxDNMTufQ/video.html
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage I’m going to check that vid out right now!
Thanks for sharing your story with us! I have a 2000 mustang gt Jack Roush edition stage 2 convertible and it’ll be 23 years old soon and I still love the car and I attempted to sell the car about two or three times and I couldn’t do it, seeing someone else driving my car is like seeing another guy walking around with my wife and I couldn’t do that either so I really understand why you feel the way you do and I’ve never been a mustang guy I’ve always been a Chevy or Pontiac guy but for some reason I really like the look of the new edge and the sound of it also and I have done some upgrades and my best 1/4 mile time was 13.9 when I realized that it already does everything I need it to do and that’s make me feel special, smoke the tires and look drop dead sexy every time I see her. I almost traded her in for a 2019 veloster/ Hyundai turbo because it’s front wheel drive for snow ❄️ and it has a useable back seat with similar HP until the salesman started lowballing for the Roush and talking crap about my car plus they wanted $19,000 for a two year old car with 40,000 miles on it that listed for $19,000 two years ago and they only offered me $4,000 for my car so I’m still the only one who gets to drive her for the last 19 years and I still love her
My sister's x husband had a veloster and the Mustang is way cooler. I understand the utility for the snow, but you made the right decision keeping it. I love my Mustangs.
New edge roushsrsge 2 and 3 are rare. You don't see them often. You should keep it.
what a story, glad you got your love back, im a 2000 mustang owner also
My wife is a school retired teacher,she bought a 99 off the showroom floor .AcapulcoBlue,white stripes garage kept now for 24?yrs V-6 69.000. Miles I keep it wax and detail for her,she has a Mustang Book 35 anniversary they gave her,it’s on the mantle,
Wow came across ur video; been wanting a manual mustang for the longest and I’ve been debating between a regular gt or spend a little more and get the Mach 1 for the 4v so I’ve been watching comparisons and you got all 3 🤣 amazing story man, car has a lot of sentimental value and the fact that your brother kept seeing it everywhere is crazy lol . Subscribed!
This was a great story thank you for sharing my makes me wanna keep my convertible Redfire mustang forever
I havent finished yet, actually just started but my first car was a 03 v6 and i remember just how bad I craved the feel of a v8. It felt like something that could never happened, even thought about trying to engine swap my v6. I would then go on to buy a 04 mach 1 when I got a decent job and I the feeling of finally getting a v8 is something i will never feel again. I currently daily a 2020 GT and still have the mach 1
I hear ya. Check out my Mach 1 and cobra story too
@Danny Johnson’s Garage oh I will. Imagine my surprise after leaving that last comment then getting to where you mentioned you bought a mach 1 lmao
It must be a mustang thing. My bothers first car was a 94 gt and he sold it to his friends uncle after two years of ownership. I am 6 years younger and six years later I tracked the car down in another state and purchased it back. I have since sold it too but I understand the sentiment.
That’s the wheels my car came with
Great video
Highly entertaining. thanks for sharing. Glad you got her back.
Like you I will eventually have a gt
That’s amazing story about this 🐎 👏🏻👏🏻👍
Love the channel, thanks to your white GT I have learned to do a lot of things with confidence to my 99 GT which I bought new and am currently trying to bring back to life. My car has a cracked dash also, I hope you do a repair video for that. replacing the whole dash seems intimidating, I hope you do a repair with the dash in the car. Great channel. Thanks
We have a new Dash for my brothers Bullitt mustang, but Who knows when we’ll get around to it. You know we’ll do a video when we do 👍🏼
I have a similar story, my first car was a 98 mustang v6 laser red, i took care of that car, bought a lot.of new parts for it, and some one hit me in the front about a month ago (i had the car for 3 years)
Sorry that happened. I guess I can say I know how you feel.
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage its ok, I really miss driving it tbh, but now I have another one but this time is a 2000, it needs some care but its in pretty good condition
What a nice story, needs many more views
This is exactly what its about, subscribed. 🙂
You do tell the best stories lol
My old car looked just like that
Nice tang you got there
Nice story my dude!
I work in NYC and can’t wait to retire and move out there and be with gods people
Hahaha Utah?!
This was great, I like your story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Do you know what I like from the Pontiac Firebird transam and the Toyota Supra the antenna Retracts That's what I didn't like from the 1994 to 2004 Mustang That day had those big on antenna
Have a yellow one just turned 18K
My wife and I just got a 2002 GT convertible with 200k miles in 2023 and everything is inflated so ended up paying $5k for it and that was the cheapest project car I could find because everyone is insane now. Put new tires and a battery in it so far. Has a misfire at certain rpm but idles smooth. Oil pan leaking, AC line leaking, feels sluggish. Probably going to have a little fun for a year then just give it to our son. Having buyers regret
Hahaha yeaaa buyers regret for good reason. 200k miles on a 2v? That thing bout on its last leg haha they’re money pits man. Don’t give it to your son either, with todays economy I would try to sell it and put your son in something that will be reliable and better on gas like Honda civic.
Bravo. Great video.
Same thing happened with me I have a Corvette 2009 and a torque tube went out and GM is charging me $4000
That’s where it alllll starts haha you’ll end up being able to DIY and next thing you know you’re doing all the work yourself and loving the car in a whole new way
Man I was so sad hearing about your wife selling her civic. An EG HATCH?! 😭😭
Very interesting Journey for the Love of that car, and what we will do to follow and achieve our passions. Off track question, do you know how many 99/04 Mustangs of all configurations that were built?
951,254, so almost 1,000,000 for 1999-2004
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage Thanks, Love this generation!
Loved watching this story. Can I ask where did you get the gt coin delete I can’t find it anywhere. Also did your slp loudmouths leak because of the design or did y’all do something wrong when installing it?
The coin delete was on eBay years ago. Sometimes you can still find them. Currently there aren’t any leaks on the mufflers. It has borla stingers. One was bent up from road damage, but works fine
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage one of the slps were bent up from road damage? Because you had an off-road x pipe?
Flowmaster outlaw or super.40 the best sounding for that mustang.
Flowmaster with an h pipe is great. I really like the SLP and borlas too
Any plans to fix that crack on the dash? I hardly ever see cracks on a new edge dash, the heat must be brutal out there.
If the heater core goes out and I pull the dash I’ll put a better one in. Otherwise I might do some silicone with matching paint
Danny I own a 2000 saleen factory supercharged I was told by my mechanic that if I change the rear end gears that I would loose the factory tune if I change the speedometer any help will be appreciated this is Rick from sf calif
It depends on how the car is tuned now. When you buy a hand held tuner you will upload the stock tune into one of its memory slots and download the new tune onto the car (best to have the car taken and dyno tuned for the new tune). Some tuners also allow you to simply make adjustments to the current tune. If not, you should be able to duplicate the tune at a place that dynos the cars and only have them change the gear ratio- but at that it’s better to have the car dyno tuned which is much more accurate than the stock base tune they put on all the saleens. You will have ways to keep the factory tune
Hi Danny Johnson, I watched your video after watching many others trying to fix an electrical parasitic draw.
It was a long video but I couldn't stop watching. My Lady bought a Mustange convertible in 2000. She loves her car, and every time I fix something, then else breaks. I have two Questions: everything in her driver's side door shakes. The plastic clip on the door handle broke twice after replacing it twice. How do I stop this from happening, Am I missing something? I was careful on the install. I feel like maybe something was broken in the door and the plastic clip was not positioned in a slot that was maybe broken or clip that was missing. Seems like everything is shaking inside the door. How do I secure it? I'm asking more than 2 questions. I'm very sorry. My steering wheel rubber covering is loose all the way around the wheel. How do I fix it? Thanks again for the amazing story
For the steering wheel, they make a nice leather wrap you can install czcams.com/video/pn9cWLtO6gc/video.html
For the rattling and clips, you’ll have to look around a bit. I will post a few videos that will help reference, but it could be anything from the window track to lock actuator, window motor czcams.com/video/0wkFs1eWZ8E/video.html
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@@dannyjohnsonsgarage You are one cool dude. Thank You so much! The steering wheel doesn't need a cover. the whole robber covering is moving on the medal frame.
Made it through 22 minutes and could only think you needed a new wife :D
Watch till the end and you’ll see I kept the wife and got 3 mustangs 😀
Wait a second... So, your wife MADE you sell it, and then wouldn't let you buy it back... Meanwhile, your father in law "teased" you by buying a GT? This whole part made my blood boil. Some people just don't understand.
Rough time for sure. I’m glad to say we have all grown from it and I ended up with all 3 Mustangs so it worked out
Is it just me or did anybody think that his car was floating in the thumbnail💀
What exhaust system is that?
Borla stingers (now called s-type)
If it wasn't for your wife you could have bought the car back pre flood and skipped all the drama with the auction house.
However, also because of my wife I have a Terminator, Mach 1, and the GT again
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage it's all good, happy wife, happy life!
are you still with your wife after she made you sell the car?
I have it all. 3 mustangs and the wife. Came out well
@@dannyjohnsonsgarage wow, great video
My god never listen to a girl on selling YOUR car lol jesus Christ i hate to sound rude but i could never be able to do that wife or not