I love the car btw, but both the antennas bug me haha i would replace it with a flush mounted antenna or have the dealer route the antenna through one of the windows... just my 2cents. great choice on the car!

Maybe not the first mod but during the process of painting my '88 IROC I shaved the antenna and the original spoiler holes (went for the aero-style wing) The wing/spoiler is a matter of preference but removing the antenna definitely makes the fender look a lot smother. I was pretty proud of that.

looks good... as far as your prop rod... get some hood struts.... they work great and you have plenty of real estate under the hood to mount it

I remember my first mod, aftermarket intake. I think that was almost everyone's first mod lol.

First mod was a set of gt40 heads and intakes on my mustang, probably not the best first project but I would do it again anyway.

my first mod to my z was a new engine haha i don't mess around. fortunately, before i bought it, the previous owner had drilled and slotted brakes, and adjustable coilover suspension. if i got it bone stock, i would have done the suspension right away

Flush mounted antennas look interesting but this was cheap and easy. Yeah, looking into the hood strut options but it's not that pressing. Oh, and my first mod to my old Mopar was disc brakes!

I did the same mod when I got my Shelby, only I ordered the antenna before I even had the car. The hood struts are a must, throw that hood prop away.

Which brand hood struts did you go with?

Just like your car my first mod was the antenna. It bugged the hell out of me as it was almost a meter long and non-retractable. I think the next mods were changing from orange to clear side markers.

Rob- a guy I work with did the 4.10 gear swap in his stage 1 Roush (Glorified GT) and it made an EXTREME difference. Car doesn't have that "laggy" feeling at all, and turns the tires over pretty quick. He also has a set of the "Hot Rod" Cams, and it sounds amazing, only thing is you have a couple other things to make those work.

doesn't roush also do independent suspension?

His isn't, and not the older ones I know (his is an '05) the newer ones maybe I'm not sure

uh. owned 4 cars and never changed anything. Sure there were always thing I thought I might change but I guess the reality hits me that it wont be the same as the way I got it. . . I am a weirdo.

antenna was first with my mustang also along with the grille delete. I had that same antenna and it snapped off in a carwash so be careful. I replaced it with a 3" stubby antenna from UPR. If you want to get into modding your mustang then I suggest grabbing an issue of 5.0 and Modified Mustangs and Fast Fords. They have a lot of good tech articles and lists of companies with parts. @iTurbo-the only modern mustang with IRS is the 03-04 SVT Cobra's.

Check for slack in the throttle cable at the gas pedal and make sure the throttle body opens all the way. If not, zip ties. It made a big difference on my old Ranger.

It usually depends on the vehicle. One of the first is usually a stereo that sounds good but on pickups the first thing I do is build a front bumper. We have lots of deer so it is nice to have something to protect the radiator if I hit one.

The first thing I did to my Ranger was I painted some Pearl White Tribal Flames about after I bought it. I lowered my S-10 4/5 with a Belltech kit first.

Nice mod, but my favorite type of antenna ia embedded somewhere out of sight.

What you need to do is get rid of those awful rims.

My first mod is removing the dealership sticker on the back. I don't understand why Ford hasn't integrated the antenna into the rear window. I'm sure it's to keep costs down, but it would look much better w/o that mast sticking up.

The first thing I did to my ride was installed HID's. Both low beam and fogs.

It's been a long time since I "modded" any cars, but the first thing I did with my first car was a simple set of cheap hubcaps to cover the steel wheels.

1st thing on my 87 S-10 Blazer was install a Kenwood cd player and two 12s 1st thing on my 95 Neon was the same thing, then under glow (lame I know but I was 16) 1st thing on my 95 Dakota was repair damage from deer and painted it. 1st thing on my 08 Malibu was double din pioneer DVD player and 2 12" L7s then tint 1st thing on my 91 S-10 ext cab was shaved door handles, now bodied shaved a lot more and hydros (for sale if your interested, email me at ktkirk08@gmail.com) Also have a 08 Dodge Nitro, nothing yet but want new rims and tires and a 2" lift and my new pride ad joy a 2011 Hyundai Genesis coupe, also nothing yet but first thing probably shave Hyundai badges and tint? ...damn I have had a lot of cars!

Usually my cars get a Magnaflow exhaust treatment, or a new set of wheels as long as they were an option for that car

You must get rid of that prop rod ;) Here you go: http://www.mrt-direct.com/hoodstruts.html Direct bolt on NO DRILLING!!

My first mod to my car? it was a LOT of gorilla tape on the lower radiator hose!....then ten miles later it was a tow ride home...Moral of the story is that its a bad idea to buy a car late on Easter Sunday! I love my car though best one I have ever owned...hind sight is 20-20, I could have nicked a hose from my grandmothers car with the same style and engine as mine on the way to buy mine.....saved 5 hours trying to bring her home.

Got rid of the junk wipers and put on a set of Silblade Silicone Wiper Blades. I have been using these for 12 years on every vehicle I own and they always work great.

They still make cars with metal antennae? Weird.

1st mod on my Mustangs was exhaust. Had to get Borla exhaust for them both.

First mod on my ram was debadge the over sized ram 1500 going down the doors

my first mod for my car was the $1000 dollar exhaust system.

The first mod on my first car was an after market exhaust with glass packs, that is usually the first mod on any car i purchase, after that i nice stereo. (not the usual amp and subs BS) just a nice CD player and speakers. Unless its already there.

When I first started to drive my Triumph when I was 16, I think my first "mod" was a set of foglights ;)

First mod to my Integra was to lower it. After that, replace things that were bad and gave it lots of maintenance to make up for the previous owner's neglect

First mod was the Steeda street wing. The day after I bought it I was out in the driveway drilling through the trunk lid. Thought my neighbor was going to have a heart attack.

My first mod on my 3g Eclipse was removing the dealership plate frame and putting tinted covers on.

I redid the gauge cluster first, modding from inside out. 'Course, eventually I did do the antenna, then added laser cannons... :-)

My VERY FIRST mod to a car? Ha! I painted the factory white wheels a pretty metallic blue... on my 1954 Ford sedan. 239 OHV V-8 three speed stick on the tree. That was about a half a century ago...

The second day after buying my new 04 Mach 1 I changed the mufflers to Flowmaster 40's.

My first mod on my 2004 Tiburon was removing the door chime - now I can detail my interior and maintain my sanity! :D

My first mod on my 2004 Tiburon was removing the door chime - now I can detail my interior and maintain my sanity! :D

I'll agree with Deeko_91 and take it a step farther... I disconnect ALL the noise-makers in my cars, as well as DLRs, if they're present. I grew up in a time when cars did what you told them to do... and I like it much better that way!

Dang! Dyslexic fingers.... that was supposed to be "DRLs"

My first mods were to remove all of the horrible gold "pimp" interior the previous owner had put in. First real mod was the CAI or rear sway bar.

My first mod, involved stopping at BestBuy on my way to the dealer to get the wiring harness and brackets to mount my stereo. I installed it in the dealers parking lot right after signing the papers.

I had a 98 toyota avalon xls fully loaded minus leather. Of course it had the wood grain so the first thing I did was grab a can of black paint and covered all that right up lol. I hate platic wood grain lol :p

Back in 1967, I was 16. My mom bought me a 67 SS 396 (I know, I was spoiled) I didn't know anything about cars but the first weekend my mom was gone, I changed the cam to a 425 hp with solid lifters. Quite an improvement. I put the distributor in 180 degrees off and freaked out when it barely ran. I figured it out finally and all was well when my mom got home.

I hate antennas in the front of the car. I'm glad for 2010 the mustangs got moved to the rear. First mod was a 3 inch magnaflow competition cat-back exhaust with 5 inch magnapak mufflers. Second was a roush CAI. Next I'd like to add matter black bullitt staggered wheels.

97 bmw 328i fist mods exhaust, state 1 clutch, lowering springs and spoiler did the clutch first though

My first mod is almost always an air intake. Best bang for your buck. Better fuel mileage, more power, and it is re-usable. After that I go for wheels.

My first car was a 1973 Road Runner and my first mod was also the radio antenna. I took a hacksaw to the original and screwed a rubber walkie talkie antenna to the stump lol after that was some kick arse yellow fog lamps lol

debadging was my 1st mod

first mod. is usually one of the best hp/$ mods. you can do. . .reach down and cut the AC belt off then throw it in the trash. (of course i live in the northwest where it's raining more often than it's hot out)

My 1st car was a Huyndai Accent 1.5RS...1st mod was the hood antena for a smal rear mounted...looked awsome.next thing sony xplode stereo and speaker and 15" mag wheels.changed the all package and looks 2nd car Mazda Xedos6 2.0 V6..17" mag wheels and Kenwood stereo and speakers, air intake...best thing ever

My first mod on my current MR2 was to stop at the gas station one block from the seller's house, and install a missing bolt in the passenger side rear trailing arm. :-D The first *actual* mod came a few days later with a quick release suede covered steering wheel. I have a buddy who ordered 6" straight pipes for a 1996 993 Porsche 911TT...six MONTHS before he found the 911 he finally bought haha!

I had my camaro about two weeks before i ordered a set of gabriel air shocks to jack up the ass end to throw some fat tires on the back. And it really gave the carna mean stance

The first mod i did on my current car was to was to paint the wheels bacause they were the same color as the car and i hated it. same day i painted the wheels.

Aluminum oil cap :)