CAR TECH: SHOW US YOURS: Car: Mustang Mach 2600

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This is the kind of well-thought-out install I like to see. The custom wood case looks well made and is neatly placed and upholstered. The choice of components is good (especially that commodious 160GB drive), and like most cars we see in this section, the monitor has been installed in an OEM fashion.

This may be the first use of a USB sound adapter we've seen in a Show Us Yours feature car. That's probably working out real well for Willy because it's more decoupled from EMF interference than a PCI sound card that has to live right smack on the mobo.

In the first episode of my new Car Tech podcast that just launched, we talk about how these kinds of ambitious mods devalue a car unless you do them in a way that is completely restorable to stock. It doesn't matter how well you do a custom job such as this; the next person who buys this car either won't want it your way or won't want it at all.