2003 Project Neon
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:29 am
Hey all you 2gn owners, my name is Cameron.
this is my second neon, however my first one was a '96 2dr POS
and my new one is a 2003 SE (no power options what-so-ever) POS lol
I just moved from Indiana to Florida in late Jan. and I bought this car as a DD and a project as I'm starting at Lincoln Tech in early April (which is about 60 miles away from me)
I thought, what better to work on then a NEON!!
Great mpg, nice and roomy and there's tons of aftermarket for it, plus I've always loved the look of them, they dont come in a boxy 80's version so I guess I've never had any distaste for them lol
But here's the story and a few of my goals
I bought the car about a week ago, covered in bird crap and dirty as hell...A lot of the clear coat is ruined and theres somehow rust only on the bottom/inside of the doors...funny thing is that its a Florida car...the under carriage is spotless though.
First thing comes to notice is the "hood scoop" (piece of plastic that was adhesive-taped to the hood [not even centered right]) and the noticeably out of place SRT wing (hard to miss with black side moldings, door handles and the SE badge on a red car lol
Also is equipped with the awesome looking 17's that seem to be rusting...(wheels must be older than the car?)
So that's basically what I'm starting with. After I get some of my (very) basic tools unpacked I'll be able to start doing some stuff but as for now I have a mechanic looking at some stuff that I shouldn't be fixing myself, as I live in an apartment complex...
I'll be making a project log here soon after I pick up some parts at the bone yard tomorrow, If you're interested follow along...I'll be looking for a little advice and honestly some opinions (easiest ways of going about my goals) and such.
Thanks for reading, pics will come as SOON as I get the horrible adhesive crap off my car!
this is my second neon, however my first one was a '96 2dr POS
and my new one is a 2003 SE (no power options what-so-ever) POS lol
I just moved from Indiana to Florida in late Jan. and I bought this car as a DD and a project as I'm starting at Lincoln Tech in early April (which is about 60 miles away from me)
I thought, what better to work on then a NEON!!
Great mpg, nice and roomy and there's tons of aftermarket for it, plus I've always loved the look of them, they dont come in a boxy 80's version so I guess I've never had any distaste for them lol
But here's the story and a few of my goals
I bought the car about a week ago, covered in bird crap and dirty as hell...A lot of the clear coat is ruined and theres somehow rust only on the bottom/inside of the doors...funny thing is that its a Florida car...the under carriage is spotless though.
First thing comes to notice is the "hood scoop" (piece of plastic that was adhesive-taped to the hood [not even centered right]) and the noticeably out of place SRT wing (hard to miss with black side moldings, door handles and the SE badge on a red car lol
Also is equipped with the awesome looking 17's that seem to be rusting...(wheels must be older than the car?)
So that's basically what I'm starting with. After I get some of my (very) basic tools unpacked I'll be able to start doing some stuff but as for now I have a mechanic looking at some stuff that I shouldn't be fixing myself, as I live in an apartment complex...
I'll be making a project log here soon after I pick up some parts at the bone yard tomorrow, If you're interested follow along...I'll be looking for a little advice and honestly some opinions (easiest ways of going about my goals) and such.
Thanks for reading, pics will come as SOON as I get the horrible adhesive crap off my car!
