Redoing the neon

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:34 am

pretty sure you will never cease to amaze me with this car. awesome work as always!

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:26 am

NeonOn19s wrote:dan i might have to say u amaze me all the time with the car... lookin good, let me know what shows you are doing.... we can roll to a few of them together...

the shows highlighted in red are the ones i will be at with the neon

http://www.crucialmindz.com/shows.html

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:06 am

You forgot to put carlisle on that list.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:46 am

so you are not planning on doing HIN or DUB shows???? Are all the shows you are doing mainly "Mini-truckin" shows?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:43 am

to be honest bro, HIN is too political & my interior wont be done by the time dub rolls around. those shows i can't bring an unfinished ride to. i prefer the truck shows cause the people in that scene are more friendly & dont mean mug like import scene here. plus i don't support the import scene

oklamopar · Post by **oklamopar** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:29 am

Dan your so innovative. I like it. and i agree about the import shows. classic and truck shows have nicer people, thats my 2cents.
keep up the good work

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:58 pm

hello?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:33 pm

Came home from work early today to find my 35x40 Sliding Rag Top on the porch!!

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:11 am

Nice yo! That shit's pimp!

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:43 am

Ever heard of the Pimptiva Dan?

A '92 Ford Festiva with just about everything you could ever imagine done to it. Air, shaved everything, rag top, engine swap, body kit.... just custom from the top to the bottom.

For some reason, your neon reminds me of it. The most cutomized neon on the road. (or soon to be on the road.)

it's just amazing man. Simply amazing.

(Pimptiva site: http://www.pimptiva.com/?page_id=2)

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:55 am

i saw that pimptiva at a small car show like a year or two ago....

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat May 17, 2008 1:38 pm

Man this car is so friggin sick!

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat May 24, 2008 2:43 am

got a few things in the works right now with the car............mostly buying engine parts that i can't use right now lol........but i still have a few more tricks up my sleeves

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:23 am

I love how your so... "Meh... tear it out and start over"

looks great!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:01 am

Ohhhh, the barstool motor mod, I've always wanted one of those!!!

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:21 am

your car is awesome....love it....

NOW FINISH IT!! lol

please?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:05 pm

Divorced my transmission from the motor today, now i can get the tranny all cleaned & purty for its new mate!! I also start stripping the motor of its dignity. Obviously from the pic, i still have some sensors, brackets, & other little odds & ends i plan on keeping for spares & to modify / clean up. I also need to finish stripping the Valve cover of its many layers of paint!! Monday i will be making a trip to pick up my rear disc brakes!!

Modified my Tranny Mount Bracket. The battery tray was once apart of it, but since im moving it to the trunk, it was no longer needed. so i hacked it off & welded it back together

Pitiful aint it

the Valve cover stripped down

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Mon May 26, 2008 10:50 am

lookin good my friend.... lookin good!!!!!

ChrisD · Post by **ChrisD** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:12 pm

in one of your pics it looks as though the hood is rusted. is it?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:49 pm

haha shouldn't be..............its still got the paint on it.........haven't modified it yet

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:57 pm

Broke down the new intake manifold the other day & got it all cleaned up & ready..........heres the before pic

also finished up the valve cover today as well

still wondering what color my car is going to be??

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:59 pm

is that pink?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:19 pm

Camera phone pic.................sorry its, its wrinkle red

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:20 pm

I'm also part color blind, lol.

Red is good...

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:22 pm

i like red!!!!

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:36 pm

TheRandom1 wrote:I'm also part color blind, lol.

Red is good...

that makes 2 of us

NeonOn19s wrote:i like red!!!!

decided to "import" theme my engine bay

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:31 pm

Well today in the short time i was at work, i was able to brake down my newly acquired rear disc brakes!! I decided to ditch the E-brake components & the dust shield as well. Once they were cleaned up, i laid down some gloss black paint & put everything back together. Next i plan on doing the same with the front end & the repainting all of the Brake Calipers

suave23 · Post by **suave23** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:12 pm

Wow, I remember when your car was still CG slammed on snowflakes, then the Focals everyone hated, lol.

Looking good, definitely a one of a kind car.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:06 pm

Not much of an update........got my rear calipers cleaned up & painted. Then i was pressure washing my transmission to get it all cleaned up, but i didn't have any degreaser. I decided to try paint stripper just for the hell of it. I only had a little bit left in the can so i gave it a shot. Low & behold, it worked great!! ran to the store today to get more so i can get it all finished up

sxxxt · Post by **sxxxt** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:57 am

what kind of manifold is that, it kinda looks like the older neon manifold but then it also looks like the indy one.