hybrid's 1gn ---went to the track

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:01 pm

hey guys, i know i said i was done with modding for a while since wrecking my car but i couldn't resist. So here i am back at it 2 months later with a 95 4 door.

this is the only picture i have of it in stockish form.

I paid $350 for the car running with a bad knock and oil leak. It was a single cam auto and had almost no paint left on it.

I spent about a week sanding and prepping it for paint. here are a few pictures of the paint process.

pops showing me how to use the paint gun

i swapped in a dual cam motor i had left over from my first car. I drove that for a few months but soon grew bored of the auto and decided it needed a manual swap. Another reason for the trans swap was the fact that an auto hung below the k frame, and i planned on slamming the car.

I picked up another 95 single mtx for 400 bux to use as a donor. I put the cars nose to nose and swapped both transmissions in a weekend. I cleaned the donor car up a bit and sold it for 1200 lol.

So all in all i ended up with a swap including a new clutch, seals, fluids etc for free and actually made about $600 bux. not bad eh?

Things really started going downhill when i met jon(drag neon) and traded him a set of lowering springs for his custom coilover setup.

The setup was a good idea but the craftsmanship just wasn't as nice as i wanted so i re-did the top mounts using better materials.

front top hat

rear top hats

I did all the design and mockup on my old coupe shell. here are a few pics from the testing process

yes thats an srt swap (i sold it unfortunately)

tucked 17's quite nicely

heres why i didn't stick with them lol.

Thats better

I still ended up chopping/smashing the pinch welds over.
It can tuck the tire in the wheel well about 1/2-1 inch

how it sat when i first finished the install

After a few weeks of driving at this height i decided it needed more spring rate. I bought a set of 450# springs and installed them. I am actually thinking of throwing those in the rear now and upgrading to 550's (I still bottom out more than i would like to)

this was the next project (03 lip kit on a spare bumper i had. it sits quite nicely.

I'm just waiting on some good weather to paint my hood, trunk, roof, bumper, etc.

here's a good idea of how low it is currently (will go about 3/4" lower soon)

thats it for now im tired of typing lol

1972demon · Post by **1972demon** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:08 pm

i love your suspension setup, your car makes me want to go as low as i possibly can

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:10 pm

thanks man, i try. I just need some more spring rate and new rear struts. I need to chop the perch off the rest of the way so that i can fit the summit 7" springs. Its as low as it will go right now on these rear struts.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:13 pm

Love your car but you knew that any plans for the motor? cant wait to see the product finished for body work stuff

1972demon · Post by **1972demon** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:14 pm

im shopping for springs right now, what are are your fronts, i was going to go with a 6'' 550lb/in, will that be enough? they have them up too 1200lb/in

dont think my kidneys/BC's would like that

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:15 pm

I love that 03-05+ lip on the 1gn bumper, bad ass idea

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:19 pm

Fuzzy: the pan is to swap in my built motor (eventually) its a low priority right now as i enjoy the reliability of the car right now. And i need money for m.s.

1972demon wrote:im shopping for springs right now, what are are your fronts, i was going to go with a 6'' 550lb/in, will that be enough? they have them up too 1200lb/in dont think my kidneys/BC's would like that

I think you will be just fine with a 550/450 setup esp with the good dampening of the bc's. My spring rates are higher because i have stock struts so it bounces a lot more.

Crystal, thanks, i love the lip too, it almost fits right on.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:22 pm

Wow! I also love that lip on the 1gn, awesome thinking! How hard was it to do?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:25 pm

it wasnt too bad, a few hours of fitting and fiberglassing.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:44 pm

new mods: type r shift boot and sparco knob (thanks derek!)

still have to get the 2gn console installed.

My buddy and i got bored so we gutted the rear, and removed sound deadning

we also test fitted the slicks and terrorized the neighborhood lol

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:48 pm

AWESOME.

like how low it sits.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:50 pm

22x8x15?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:58 pm

yep right on the money jerry. they were 15's to clear srt brakes.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:33 pm

That's the size slick I was going to go with with the cam and stuff I sold you. They should work really well!

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:36 pm

yep i hope so, the plan is to put the cam in, do a bit more porting and swap the motor in. they hook nice even on the street.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:37 pm

Didn't you pull the motor out of the 2gn before you junked it? Is that the motor in this car now?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:48 pm

Yes i still have that motor. this car has a stock dual cam right now.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:17 pm

Plans to swap it over eventually?

OB · Post by OB » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:36 pm

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:44 pm

needz moar lower

sullivan · Post by **sullivan** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:52 pm

wait WTFF!!!!!!!!! that cars turbo!?? omfg in love. slammed 4door 1gn SRT-ified..... jizzzzz

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:53 pm

Sullivan fails at reading

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:19 am

neonslg09 wrote:Sullivan fails at reading

hes Canadian theres not enough EH in the post

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:38 am

i seen you post your car in dumpedstars....

clean tho...all it really needs is some rims.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:57 am

yes guys its gettin the built motor eh, its getting lowered eh, and i think some 16's what do you think eh?

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:58 am

hybrid-Srt2001 wrote:yes guys its gettin the built motor eh, its getting lowered eh, and i think some 16's what do you think eh?

16x8?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:08 am

no i wish =( theyre skinny

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:42 am

cool man glad you got back into modding the neon

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:36 am

what can i say it's my addiction.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:23 pm

buying a few things real soon
http://www.summitracing.com/search/Part ... il+springs

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ARP-1 ... toview=sku

something like these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/%2820%29 ... 35008r3010

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PAIR-BIL ... ccessories

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WLD-P ... /?rtype=10