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Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:32 am
by Mr Josh Zombie
Well then... in that case...
Any updates of that bodykit? New pics of the finished product, either painted or unpainted?
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:35 am
by KrackstaR
timplett wrote:Or any forum. No thread ever stays on its original topic for long. But I would sure like to see some finished pics of that widebody kit instead of reading all these posers talking about ricing their cars so they look like a $40 000 POS that my little brother could outrun on his bike.
I got about $40k invested in my neon tell your brother to go get that bike.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:45 pm
by lambostealth
I will have more pics as soon as I get them from the owner of the car.....
Mine will be going under the knife in January.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 12:46 pm
by TNK
WOO! HURRY UP LAMBO!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 10:15 pm
by lambostealth
I'm taking my car down there this week for prefit, I will take massive pics with a good camera.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:47 am
by TNK
YAY!
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 1:43 pm
by CA180
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:46 pm
by timplett
KrackstaR wrote:timplett wrote:Or any forum. No thread ever stays on its original topic for long. But I would sure like to see some finished pics of that widebody kit instead of reading all these posers talking about ricing their cars so they look like a $40 000 POS that my little brother could outrun on his bike.
I got about $40k invested in my neon tell your brother to go get that bike.
Is any of that $40K under the hood?
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:00 pm
by lambostealth
timplett wrote:KrackstaR wrote:timplett wrote:Or any forum. No thread ever stays on its original topic for long. But I would sure like to see some finished pics of that widebody kit instead of reading all these posers talking about ricing their cars so they look like a $40 000 POS that my little brother could outrun on his bike.
I got about $40k invested in my neon tell your brother to go get that bike.
Is any of that $40K under the hood?
who cares, if your ultra fast neon, that looks stock was sitting next to mine, it wouldn't get a second look, however mine would have all of the models taking pics with it, no pics of your ultra fast sleeper will make any magazines.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:49 pm
by timplett
Who cares if people look at it? I build the car for me, not for everyone else. And by the way, I do plan on doing some nice exterior work AFTER the car's got some balls under the hood. I love that widebody kit, if it wasn't so expensive to put something like that on I'd do it in a second. After I turbo it of course.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:13 pm
by Young Gunna
^ u speak as if ur mind is set....
good luck getting a hold of the money ur talkin about, at our age its best to have a comfy daily driver (with a back seat)
its important for the car to look good
so dunt go and run all that shit about u need balls under the hood then focus on the outside... ill tell u from first hand experiance , u keep thinking that way and ur car will always be a stock neon
wait till ur out of school b4 u focus on the engine side... im not sayin dont do nething, but if the plans ur talkin about are a full build and boost then ur talkin at least 5 gs... if u have that kind of money go for it but if u had that kind of money laying aroung u wouldnt be drivng a neon
at the same time im in no way tellin u to get this kit, its way over done imo and only suitable for a show car
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:51 pm
by dblsg
timplett wrote:Who cares if people look at it? I build the car for me, not for everyone else.
so you go over to a corner and chill next to your car, while everybody gathers around ours
my neon might not be fast, but thats what the bike is for
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:02 pm
by timplett
For the record, I am out of school, and working full time. I know it's going to take time to get that money, that's why I'm only going to do a few small things here and there and save up. Thing is people think they're just going to tweak a few things for looks and before they realize what happened they've put $10K into a car. I definetely wouldn't mind having a nice looking car, but the kind of stuff I'd want to do would be completely at the expense of getting performance out of it, so it's not going to happen, at least not for a while. That's why at the moment I'm driving with a semi-crunched fender and an unpainted bumper. I could fix it, but there's more money just because I'm worried about what other people think.
I have nothing against making your car look nice, but one of my biggest pet peeves is looking at a decked out car and saying "Wow, that's a nice car." then realizing that no, it's not a nice car, it's a Neon that's bone stock other than a set of rims and chunks of plastic on the front and back. That said I have a lot of respect for people that can actually make a Neon look nice and be nice, not just rice it out.
Also, I definetely am concerned mostly with it being practical. That's why the sub I put in the trunk (replaced broken stock radio, got out of hand) is in a custom fiberglass enclosure molded behind the fender out of the way (yes, I wanted it to look good too). That's also why I won't lower it, because we get too much snow, even though lowering a car not only makes it look better but also perform better.
I do apologize if anything I said has offended anyone. Most of the time the customization around here consists of cutting the coils, slapping a body kit and tall gaudy spoiler on, getting some sporty looking seat and steering wheels covers and pretending you've got a good car. Being fairly new to the forum I've learned quite a bit since some of the stuff I said, and it seems most of the people here really aren't like that, so really all I have to say is make the car live up to it's looks.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:19 pm
by Young Gunna
Hey man im sure u didnt offend neone, at least you have the right mindset either way.
I am crazy about performance too i swore to myself i wanted a bone stock neon with only engine work to be a sleeper. But, i absolutely hate the front end of my 2000 LX so i need an r/t bumper. I had a lil unforseen accident and so on.
But here is something to consider, if u are so focussed on performance, think of what you will use it for. Spending 5gs for all the engine work just to show off ur car in a straight line isnt really worth it.
Myself im setting my car for auto-x. So im serious about every little aspect.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:38 pm
by timplett
Yeah, like I said, I'm going to be doing some little mods. Not sure what order I'm going to do stuff in, but I'm going to get an STS, strut bars, sway bars, do some brake work, possibly rear disc swap. All of those things aren't big money by themselves but will make a big difference. I am planning some interior appearance stuff too, to keep myself happy, and those riding in my car. Possibly some carbon fibre, and some white accents, nothing too fancy or ricey. After that's it's just saving for the big stuff.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:55 am
by KrackstaR
timplett wrote:KrackstaR wrote:timplett wrote:Or any forum. No thread ever stays on its original topic for long. But I would sure like to see some finished pics of that widebody kit instead of reading all these posers talking about ricing their cars so they look like a $40 000 POS that my little brother could outrun on his bike.
I got about $40k invested in my neon tell your brother to go get that bike.
Is any of that $40K under the hood?
naw not all just $4,100 i wanted more tv's lol
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:03 pm
by lambostealth
Those TV's will get you every time.
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:57 pm
by J8t4m
what does it matter what people spend there money on ?
Its not your money
- I think show neons (like krackstar's) looks AWESOME
- I think Go neons (like Roach's) (RIP) are AWESOME
Its all about what you want out of a car . . .
being in school or out of school doenst matter either
I know some poeple that have like 10k in the bank all through school
I know a guy who just started college and is wanting to swap in a mustang GT engine into his firebird
I know people that drive crappers all through school and get nice cars after -
Its all about what you want out of it - and how much money (or debt) you wanna put into it
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:05 pm
by lambostealth
J8t4m wrote:what does it matter what people spend there money on ?
Its not your money
- I think show neons (like krackstar's) looks AWESOME
- I think Go neons (like Roach's) (RIP) are AWESOME
Its all about what you want out of a car . . .
being in school or out of school doenst matter either
I know some poeple that have like 10k in the bank all through school
I know a guy who just started college and is wanting to swap in a mustang GT engine into his firebird
I know people that drive crappers all through school and get nice cars after -
Its all about what you want out of it - and how much money (or debt) you wanna put into it
true dat!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:16 pm
by KrackstaR
J8t4m wrote:what does it matter what people spend there money on ?
Its not your money
- I think show neons (like krackstar's) looks AWESOME
- I think Go neons (like Roach's) (RIP) are AWESOME
Its all about what you want out of a car . . .
being in school or out of school doenst matter either
I know some poeple that have like 10k in the bank all through school
I know a guy who just started college and is wanting to swap in a mustang GT engine into his firebird
I know people that drive crappers all through school and get nice cars after -
Its all about what you want out of it - and how much money (or debt) you wanna put into it
in addition to that Roach car looked good as well
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:40 pm
by J8t4m
KrackstaR wrote:J8t4m wrote:what does it matter what people spend there money on ?
Its not your money
- I think show neons (like krackstar's) looks AWESOME
- I think Go neons (like Roach's) (RIP) are AWESOME
Its all about what you want out of a car . . .
being in school or out of school doenst matter either
I know some poeple that have like 10k in the bank all through school
I know a guy who just started college and is wanting to swap in a mustang GT engine into his firebird
I know people that drive crappers all through school and get nice cars after -
Its all about what you want out of it - and how much money (or debt) you wanna put into it
in addition to that Roach car looked good as well
Hell yeah it did - I just used his since its one of the only 2.0's that i know what that much go
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:35 pm
by davidalindsey
Just wondering if this project is still going on.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:37 pm
by lambostealth
davidalindsey wrote:Just wondering if this project is still going on.
Yes, look for it to be completed in Feb.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:48 pm
by CA180
^thats TOO DAMN LONG!!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 4:41 am
by 702Neon
^^^^ he's going to be one of the first ones to get it ( if not the first one) Lambo is gonna rock the SEMA with it this year. the body kit that was on the picture was the prototype i beleive. it still needs to be shipped to Japan for molding.<----- i think that's the story behind it.
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Suzuki Dr-Z400
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:05 am
by Mr Josh Zombie
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:59 am
by supertrick_05
Ok, for the whole show-n-go thing...I'm going for mostly show, cuz I know without an SRT swap, this Neon isn't going to be much of a go-er, and personally, I don't wanna put that much money into the motor. Turbo is too spendy for me, so if anything, I'd do all the bolt-on shit and go nitrous. I just like people lookin at my car while I'm driving the speed limit, cuz then people get a good look at your car, instead of spooling a turbo up and blasting past the people who really WOULD like to look at your car. That's it on that topic...
Now, about the wide-body kit...DAMN that's a huge bitch! LoL! I think it will look really good on lambo's car though. It's the only wb so far that has caught my attention. The others don't flow very well IMO. I send my hopes and prayers to lambo and his project...GO GET 'EM BRO!
Also, on that "clean" wide-body in those pictures...I bet you that the front "SRT" bumber is just one of those Howell fiberglass bumpers, cuz they never did have the nostrils like the SRT-D, but they also had the lip that's found on the SRT-4. It just makes sense.
That's my stories and I'm stickin to 'em!
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 2:15 pm
by blacksapphireneon
that trully is one wide body
