sidepipe87: A pandemic miracle

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:29 am

Plastic Intake Manifold's make our engine bays look ugly.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:57 pm

Those bars look nice. I doubt they make much difference though. lol

xbrandonx · Post by **xbrandonx** » Tue May 04, 2010 1:02 pm

bars are so nice, cant wait to get mine on there
edit :meant to say "bars look so nice"

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:38 pm

^ Skeptics. Get a complete suspension setup, and tell me you wont need them. Maybe my shitty eBay ones aren't great, but I can feel when they aren't there. Sways, LCA bushings, tension bars, STBs, and coils = REAL suspension work / feel.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:00 pm

I only had a few minutes to work on the car today as it ended up being a bad day and I spent most of the day in various doctor's offices. Between appointments I was able to get my new DC CS2 strut bars on. I was thinking of getting them PC'ed silver and trying to find Mopar plates for them, but I kinda figure screw it. The gunmetal will match my wheels nicely.

Brand new DC CS2 bars

Pic of my new Mopar battery

New front strut bar installed.

New rear strut bar installed.

I've been driving with the winter wheels I sat it on for storage still. They have a very knobby pattern and are pretty damn loud. The Drags will be back on soon.

Also, I noticed as of yesterday when I have the headlights on and I put the right turn signal on the fog light indicator (and fog lights) flicker.. I assume the MFS shit the bed and I need to get a new one.

More suspension mods should be on the car soon. I have to install...

-Hotchkis sway bars

-Mopar/SPC adjustable rear control arms

-Prothane LCA bushings.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:09 pm

I think it'll look good with the wheels on it.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:14 pm

Thanks Kyle. They'll be back on soon. I'm gonna miss the height though. I'd love to have coils and set them to this height with the taller tires on em. It looks perfect to me in person. Looks like a bigger gap in the pics due to the wheel offset being 40, and the wheels sticking in.

ltr450r · Post by **ltr450r** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:41 pm

looks good man... i want to see some pics with the other wheels too

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue May 04, 2010 5:51 pm

They'll be on definitely by next week, if not sooner.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:05 pm

It will look much better with the other wheels, I like the SRT bumpers I won't flame, I like the Cudas too LOL but I'm biased. Glad I could help in regards to the MFS. Are you painting the hood in the future? Not sure I like the eyelids being silver against the black hood, maybe black shorties?

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:12 pm

I like the look.... too bad the car isn't boosted tho

Im assuming the hoods gonna get painted... that or change your eyelids to black

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:59 pm

I like the look, but i like 03 front + mopar better

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue May 04, 2010 7:06 pm

You too, could look like this

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue May 04, 2010 7:16 pm

I like it. But your cudas kill everything man, they look horrible. And please put your summer wheels back on. Would look even more awesome without the srt4 wing.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Tue May 04, 2010 7:39 pm

i think it looks sick dude... just look out for queers in hondas that are gunna try and race an "srt"

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:30 pm

haha thanks guys. Only thing I disagree with is Steven.. I really don't think the cudas look horrible at all.. They're staying. At least until the hood gets painted silver. Otherwise the black hood will just look out of place. Also, I agree it looks much better without the SRT wing.

If I still had it then I'd be a TOTAL poser. Yes, the hood is getting painted silver eventually which is why the eyelids are still silver. I'd take em off but why bother ruining then when they will just go back on? Time and money, folks.

I still love the 03 front + lip, but I get bored. I've rocked it since '08. Time to change it up for a bit. When I get bored with this setup I'll swap back to the 03 front + lip... i didn't sell it.

No boosty for this car yet, but once I get a job and get coilovers I will start looking for a swap/donor car to swap this car. Again, just time and money.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:32 pm

Pft, whatever.

Where are TEH SUMMER WHEELS DAWG

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue May 04, 2010 8:35 pm

Summer wheels are now at my house. Waiting til after inspection to put them on. My dad doesn't want them on for whatever reason... Idk why. Whatever, I can survive a few more days.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:13 pm

WINNNNN

I really wanted to comment first, since Ryan told me when he was putting these on and uploading, but I was eating fixin' the garage.

Ryan, those bumpers look mint! Sorry about the hood damage

It really pulls the Cudas together though, so I'm not complaining. I'm glad that bumper finally got all the accessories it needed. Toss on some coils and save for swap. I'll help with either install.

Now, that being said, git yer ass up here already, in THIS car, all colormatched or not. Win-win-win. Win.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:25 pm

I can't believe I'm saying this, but the cudas don't look too bad now with that black hood.

I still think it could use some SRT skirts though. hehe

Lookin' good mang.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:35 am

^NO. R/T skirts ftw. I'm kinda not likin SRT skirts. They're fine on SRTs but If I had my choice, I think I like the R/T style better. It breaks up the boxiness they add to the side of the car.

Thanks Adam. I'll see what I can do aboot visting.

I need to get it inspected first and all back together. I'm nervous driving it with only one bolt holding the sway bar on on either side. I need to get that fixed first.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:45 am

I feel ya. Get a bigger bolt in there. No "real" rush, mang. I'm glad to see / hear the silver beast is back on the street. Glad you're carrying around SEVERAL pieces of my haggardness w/ you.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:49 am

haha for sure. I didn't hack the front bumper foam either. I actually got one that fits an SRT! No sawzall mod needed!

PS - searched and can't find a thread where I said that quote. Link or it never happened haha

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:53 am

It happened. Just let it right. Remember? You dunno how to search on here. Sheesh.

Isn't time for someone to go potty?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:54 am

nope. antibiotics ftw.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 12:55 am

Noice.

I haz working phone meow. That's neither here nor there.

ZOMG text message!

theTeejmiester · Post by **theTeejmiester** » Wed May 05, 2010 2:46 am

hate it, srt bumper=cross eyed catfish, cudas-well you know how i feel bout those... still looks like a 4x4, the only thing i do like is the flakes actually.....

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:05 am

Leaving the eyelids silver makes sense now then

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:02 am

Crystal - yeah, why do the work twice

Teej - .....thanks

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:03 am

Eff em all, Wyan. Know what's great about what you've done with the car? The same thing that almost makes my car great. It's all OE parts. Aside from my front lip, everything on my car is an OE Neon part, as with yours. So legit, yet still simple and "correct."

<3 you, con homo.