UK Neon R/T, RHD One Year In Making, NICEST NEON IN EUROPE?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:56 pm

As the title says took me one year to get to this point, I have been on the forum for a few years and these are the FIRST proper pictures of my car.

Some more "unique" work has still to be done. A lot of unique stuff/parts have been installed so try and see if you can spot them.

The car is getting garaged very soon in order to get it boosted (Europe's first turbo r/t? SOHC?). Will feel good to finally make use of the ASP manifold.

I will list everything in my (very old) project log, including before during and after pics so add it to your watched topics now if you soon want to see a boosted RHD Neon :
viewtopic.php?t=57666&highlight=hgill12

So I know why you guys are here.....
P.s You will also see my cousins Matte Black Celica, BMW 540 and Twin Turbo MK4 Supra.

Weapon

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:40 pm

Car looks great. Do yourself a favor and ditch the msd coil though they aren't even as good as factory ones.

r34neon01 · Post by **r34neon01** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:01 pm

That R/T is clean as hell, very nice. And I agree with him the MSD is no bueno lol.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:26 pm

Specs on wheels?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:59 pm

Oh wow, I had no idea your car looked that good

She looks amazing sir. Now, get that engine compartment looking as good as the exterior and you very well may have the best looking Neon in Europe

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:47 am

Wow, what a nice BUX Neon you've got there. Do you have any interior pics to share?

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:48 am

Nice job!

that must have cost a bomb!

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:07 pm

Thank you for the compliments gentlemen.
I still have the stock coil so shouldn't be a problem when the MSD poops out.

Gramps, this is the best I have at the moment:

Keep forgetting that you guys across the pond would be interested to see the inside.
But because I'm so cool I will get more pics for you tomorrow

Dante: Thanks, To be honest I really don't care about how the engine looks hence why the colour [British English spelling] scheme is ....well there is no colour scheme. Although I like the idea of a clean engine bay the closest it will get to "clean" is when the shiny charged piping will be in there when the car is boosted. Still the cleanest European Neon I've seen though

(that's my opinion, I'm sure you guys have some great Neons out there).

Nerox: Yep, you know it. You know how expensive parts are for us, to put it into perspective that hood cost over $1200. Everything is expensive. In fact I could have purchased the car years ago but held off due to the cost of insurance for new, young drivers. But last year I bit the bullet and just paid.... wait for it.... £3000 which is about $4700 lol Which is worth way way way more than the car. Call me crazy but it was worth it for every look, head turn, question and overall admiration that people give me on a daily basis. Neons are hyper rare here and a (properly) modified Neon is unheard of.

nerox · Post by **nerox** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:12 pm

yep I know the problem with prices all too well, the main problem is the shipping, oh and then the 20% tax.

it makes most things like body kits and bonnets (hoods) almost cheaper to have custom made.

by the way are those projector lights RHD ones or are you cheekily blinding oncomers?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:19 pm

They have been adjusted so the right sits a fair bit lower than the left. They pass the M.O.T (inspection) fine. I have drove by my own car and it didn't cause any abnormal glare. I had to rewire the projectors myself as they have different pigtails from UK lights. However being an undergraduate Mechanical & Electrical Engineer, that was not an issue.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:31 pm

gorgeous i am in love with euro neons what i wouldnt do for RHD

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:52 pm

Pics of the rear?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:07 pm

Stock rear:

But I have some fairly "unique" plans for that as well.. stay tuned..

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:09 pm

man your cousin has a nice lineup himself especially the supra, think he'd trade for my r/t?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:14 pm

lol its cousin(s), between them they have 5 cars at the moment the yellow on black S2000 and silver 530d are missing.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:21 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:Specs on wheels?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:34 pm

17x7.5 +38

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:50 pm

2k1MotorSport wrote:Pics of the rear?

It appears we are assmen

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:21 am

haseebgill12 wrote:Keep forgetting that you guys across the pond would be interested to see the inside.
But because I'm so cool I will get more pics for you tomorrow

The dash shot is nice. I hadn't thought of DCX not swapping the controls of the radio for RHD (the volume is on the left but should be on the right for RHD, kind of like the radio in the Holden Monaro that was exported to the US as the Pontiac GTO- same thing). What I would like to see are your seats, especially the rear headrests (I'm kind of strange about those adjustable headrests

).

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:22 pm

Fuzzyneon wrote:
2k1MotorSport wrote:Pics of the rear?
It appears we are assmen

Yes sir...

Gramps:
If you want i;ll show you my rear seat headrests. lol

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:38 pm

2k1MotorSport wrote:
Fuzzyneon wrote:
2k1MotorSport wrote:Pics of the rear?
It appears we are assmen
Yes sir...

Gramps:
If you want i;ll show you my rear seat

Run gramps, Run!

r34neon01 · Post by **r34neon01** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:44 pm

Lmao

You better get a dinner out of this gramps.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:05 pm

r34neon01 wrote:Lmao You better get a dinner out of this gramps.

his rear seat is amazing gramps should buy him dinner haha

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 1:50 pm

lol, now now children settle down.

Back on topic, Gramps I got these just after work today:

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:22 pm

That has got to be one of the sickest neons I've seen

BlackRT? · Post by **BlackRT?** » Wed Jun 19, 2013 11:52 pm

mach 1 lip lovin the look man super clean good job

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 12:23 am

haseebgill12 wrote:lol, now now children settle down.

LOLS at all this stuff.

haseebgill12 wrote:Back on topic, Gramps I got these just after work today...

Wow, thanks so much for the interior pics- so cushy and luxurious.

Dang, I wish that I had that interior for my SRT. Does the middle rear headrest make for a big blindspot?

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 9:57 am

Thanks for the compliments guys, great to see my hard work is appreciated

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Gramps- You're welcome, I guess I don't appreciate the interior as much as I should lol.
It doesn't portrude as much as you would think, infact the main headrests create a much larger "blind spot", although they have never posed an issue. Infact I hadn't even noticed that they caused that until you made me check lol.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Jun 20, 2013 11:55 am

haseebgill12 wrote:It doesn't portrude as much as you would think, infact the main headrests create a much larger "blind spot", although they have never posed an issue. Infact I hadn't even noticed that they caused that until you made me check lol.

I guess that I shouldn't have said anything then.

Yes, you're lucky to have the leather option as it is very rare here.

haseebgill12 · Post by **haseebgill12** » Fri Jun 28, 2013 8:48 am

Oh don't know if you guys get these state side but they are pretty rare here as well. Thought you guys might enjoy them: