Manny's progress log:

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:51 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:That hood looks terrible on your car yellow or not. Leave it stock, it flows SO much better with your rims/lip kit. Nice job cleaning up the engine bay.

It looked like shit Manuel. Stay stock or srt4 hood.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:18 pm

Crystal- yeah your rite on the hood.
& on the engine bay well thanks. Might do a battery relocation to the trunk to clean it up more.

Steven- who the hell calls me Manuel anymore. Lol.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:42 pm

I agree with Steven, Manuel.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:54 pm

Manuel Labor?

Seriously with all those wires in the bay it looked like you had fuckin MS holy fucking rats nest batman

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:06 am

lol
good one.

MS wiring...hmmmm. not looking forward to that just yet.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 1:57 am

i agree. hood doesnt really flow too well with the stockish look you have going.

sxxxt · Post by **sxxxt** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:36 pm

with the solid color of the hood i also dont think if flows very well but painted with some black on it and i think he said he would do the roof black also, would look sick

slaw · Post by **slaw** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:18 pm

silver CAI, red coupler, blue TB, whats going on there? its a little too much for my eyes, also just a suggestion or two, paint the yellow engine caps black and snag a fuel injector cover, should clean thiings up alot

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 7:58 pm

What do you mean when you say "engine caps".

& yeah sorry bout the blue,red & silver. The intake & TB will be painted this weekend to black & that red coupler will be black as well.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:12 pm

He's talking about the yellow coolant overflow cap and the engine oil dipstick handle that's also yellow. They look much better black. Here's a black roof on an SY for your reference, not really my cup of tea but if you like it....

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:57 pm

Manny dont you have more important things to worry about than colormatching engine bay

i'll keep my mouth shut lol

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:48 pm

Crystal- hmm it looks good to me. still thinking..

Jake- im going to kill you. lol. not literally. but keep your mouth shut. a clean engnie bay is a happy engine bay.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:50 pm

I like black roofs on the yellow, looks good, I wouldnt mine doing it myself

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:12 pm

You should. You got the black to back it up. Lmfao.

I was referring to black lip kit & wheels.

smiley · Post by **smiley** » Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:53 pm

hahahaa, yea maybe someday

sxxxt · Post by **sxxxt** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:27 am

Yes stay focused.. exterior... Fall 2011

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:34 am

Exterior..? Don't you mean internal Summer 2011.

Lol.

Silence brosky.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:21 am

Hmmm you going turbo?

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:26 am

You are the weakest link.

Goodbye.

& no on the turbo. I wish dude.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Nov 07, 2010 1:02 am

smiley wrote:I like black roofs on the yellow, looks good...

Post by **Canada** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:29 pm

Closed temporarily at OP's request.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:17 am

So its been a while since i last updated this log. mostly cause it was locked as i had it locked. anyways, Nothing much new with the car. Went trough winter mode then back to summer mode about a month ago. Had a little trouble with 1 coilover not wanting to move back down again but i finally got it to move. Recently 1 of my friends got a black srt4 and he hated the Mopar tails it came with so i traded him for my tinted ones. i Love the Mopar tails on there more than my tinted ones.

. oh & i took my intake tube off and put the filter rite off the TB and it feels better overall & now i dont have to worry about wheel to intake tube rubbing issues and no worries on possible water inside engine issues trough intake.

Then most of you knew i had a turbo setup and was planning to build the engine but the winter blues got to me and i sold all the parts. This time around i think its safe to say i plan to buy a srt4 donor car and do a srt swap cause ive been looking at some salvaged websites and have found some that im interested in already.

3rd, i decided to buy a bike. Yes its my first bike. i didnt get it for performance things like most say its slow but its fast enough for me. i already did things to it like change out plastics and exhaust and oil, plugs and other little things. she looks brand new compared to when i got her a month ago. ill post pics of it on here too. its a 98 suzuki Katana 600 with 8k miles wich now looks like a 03 style cause of the newer style tail setup.

4th, i decided to do some weight reduction... No not on the car but on the driver. lullz. i decided it was time to get in shape so ive lost 35lbs and am currently weighing in at 200llbs 5ft 10" me. Got about another 15lbs before i reach my second goal but id say im feeling better than ever these days and looking better than ever.

well on to some pics and oh & yeah most of you might ask me " you mentioned a swap but you have your car for sale" what gives..? well just because i have it for sale doesnt mean i have to sell it, it was mostly a testing waters thing and no one has shown interest in it anyways.

While working on it & putting wheels back on

Done but i did readjust front to be lower, not shown in pic

After a nice wash

Cleaned up the engine bay some more by taking off the intake and just putting the filter rite off the throttle body

New Mopar tails i traded my new srt4 friend in town for my tinted ones

From blue to BLack & Yellow

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:33 am

Yosh slip on?

You said you were going to get rid of that red coupler.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:35 am

Definitely looks good, glad to see it came out of winter mode unscaved...

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:40 am

gtxtreme19 wrote:Yosh slip on?

You said you were going to get rid of that red coupler.

No its a Delkevic slip on.

Yeah i knew someone would say something about the red coupler.. i gotta fix that and paint my TB black sometime when i get time.

BlackRoseRacing wrote:Definitely looks good, glad to see it came out of winter mode unscaved...

Yeah me too man. i had a few close encounters but luckily no other car touched mine this past winter.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:50 am

Cool, I love kats I need another one. Both the bike and the neon are looking fantastic

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:52 am

Neon4Life wrote: 3rd, I decided to buy a bike. Yes it's my first bike. I didn't get it for performance things like most say it's slow but it's fast enough for me. I already did things to it like change out plastics and exhaust and oil, plugs and other little things. she looks brand new compared to when i got her a month ago. I'll post pics of it on here too. its a 98 suzuki Katana 600 with 8k miles wich now looks like a 03 style cause of the newer style tail setup.

From blue to BLack & Yellow

love the bike ... goes well with the Neon

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:07 am

gtxtreme19 wrote:Cool, I love kats I need another one. Both the bike and the neon are looking fantastic

Thanks. i love it too, i plan to keep it for a long time unless i upgrade.

theColonel- Yeah it does match closely to the Neon.

i also forgot to mention that i lowered the rear like 1.5" and the front like 3/4 of an inch.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:32 am

Soooo... you had this locked but then decided to make the mods unlock it. Why bother locking it in the first place?

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:57 am

Mopar tails ftw. car looks good and im glad to see this progress log back
on track

i actually had a friend who might be interested in your
neon, but she lives about a whole state away. glad to hear about your
weight loss too mang, you won't regret it