Chtear Says...Y U no love me?!

thttxboy · Post by **thttxboy** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:34 pm

Well I was over at john's today hung out a bit and went to the track but that got rained out sux. Well I took this pic that looked good to me just thought I would share.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:17 pm

Damn, that came out nice!

Now to get some better shots of the drop. That's what we should have done!

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:25 pm

very cool Neon neon lighting haha. both cars look great! I love that DUB kit on the Caliber with the drop. mmmmm

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:48 pm

My wife thanks you Ryan

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:55 pm

that picture is awesome... I want that neon....

sign.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:58 pm

I think my sign gets more complements than my car does!

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:04 pm

Danteneon wrote: I think my sign gets more complements than my car does!

You haven't properly "unveiled" your car yet... and its hidden behind some black monstrosity....

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 11:11 pm

My wife can't even speak to reply to that comment!

Oh, wait...she says you are lucky you won't be at Carlise. Damn

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:44 pm

John, I was looking through your pictures and I noticed that coolant line replacement you did. It looks real nice! I'm thinking about doing it now, since the stock metal tubing is rusting. What size/length hose did you use?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 6:15 pm

That is regular 5.8" heater hose. I had 10' of it but used maybe 7 or 8'. I just cut it to length once I was sure it would clear everything and no be too long. I still need to trim a little off one of the lines.

Thanks for the complement

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:30 pm

So John, let me get this straight, you really haven't done much to Chtear since we last touched base.

Seriously now...... WOW. The last thing I remember was that you had changed the timing belt and things didn't really go all that well. Now fast forward and look at everything that has been done. Very tasteful and well pulled off, I might add. And yet your sig is as old as mine is. I think it's about time you update!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:04 pm

Very true David. I am waiting to get some good pics so I can have our lovely sig maker make a new one for me

Thanks for the kudos, and good to see your face back in the place!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:01 am

A small but important update. I had hoped to make this change before Carlisle but the package didn't show up before we left.

As anyone who had to follow behind me will attest, my brake lamps were pretty pathetic during the day, and only mediocre at night. That is due to the standard LED bulbs the lamps came with. In crystal clear lenses they would be fine, but not on the ones I am using. So a change was needed...badly!

Sorry for the crap pics. My camera is ill equipped to take these kinds of shots!

This is what I had in the lamps...

And here is what I bought...

60 Tower LED. Big difference!

Old LED

New LED

The difference from a distance

Needless to say, these bulbs are much more visible in all situations. The last thing I want is to be rear ended by someone who couldn't see my brake lamps!

And since I was doing the outers, I figured I should match the center (the MPx lamp came with a painted red 194 bulb).

25 Tower LED Again, big difference!

After

All together now...

So the moral of this story is...spend a bit and get good lighting

Another change that I unveiled at Carlisle was this...

RB1 baby! It was a big help getting everywhere this weekend. And since I now have my Zune interfaced with it, I can have my tunes and nav at the same time

Last but not least. For those of you that didn't make it out to Carlisle, I wanted to let you know that Chtear took the honor of 2GN 1st place modified. I was really very surprised because there were many cars in attendance that were better modified IMO, but I am honored beyond words. Thanks to all of you for making this such a great event!

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:06 am

wow man congrats

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:43 am

Congrats Dante! Are those bulbs red? They look like they light up whitish yellow in those shots.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:49 am

Thanks you two

And yes, they are VERY red. My camera doesn't do well with taking pics when there are no lights on except the item in focus.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:09 am

Okay cause I was gonna say! Badass then

Carry on lol

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:34 am

how much was that tower LED?

I like that idea as the rear light for a drag car. i was thinking of setting up 3 or 4 and making a box to mount them, but this would be so much easier.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:52 am

They aren't cheap. The 60 tower 3157s were $27.95 each, and the 25 tower 194 was $12.95. With express shipping I spent $77.00 on three bulbs

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:03 am

ouch

so the 25 tower seems like a good way to go. it would be cheaper to do 3 or 4 bulbs than 1 60 tower.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:15 am

Plus depending on what size the housing is, you may be better off with the 194 style 25 tower. The overall height is comparable to a 922 bulb.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:18 am

it would go in a third brake housing, however it will more than likely be on a 1GN, 2GN's are too expensive for budget drag cars.

i plan to make delete panels for the rear tail lights to save weight and so i can sell the housings.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:28 am

I just weighed the 1st gen tail lamp housings I have here. 2lbs each.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:29 am

congrats on the win

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:35 am

Thank you

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:12 pm

Danteneon wrote:I just weighed the 1st gen tail lamp housings I have here. 2lbs each.

Thats it?

I guess its more for the selling factor than the weight factor.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:12 pm

Yep. I thought the last time I picked them up they felt light as hell.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:20 pm

Hows that cam treatin ya?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:44 pm

Doing great so far man

Chris04sxt · Post by **Chris04sxt** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:42 am

I need that head unit. How much was it?