world war neon 1gn log
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world war neon 1gn log
Well I traded the 00 2.4 atx for this 99 coupe dohc. This is how it looked the day I got it
First mod: voodoo doll stickers
Eventually I got bored with the white and got a plan going. "World war neon" inspired by the Willy's jeeps from the 40s. I decided the army drab wasn't green enough and got some paint. Rustoleum hunter green was the choice cause I'm cheap and can do pretty good work with rattle cans. I added the roof rack for utility as well as aesthetics, I keep 2 ratchet straps in the glove box when I find something kick ass at the junk yard or yard sales.
Today I got a little bored with the green alone and conned a friend into cutting some vinyl for me, we ran out after the letters and hood decal. This is what happened
We ran out of white vinyl or else there would be a Willy's star in the center of the doors too... eventually.
I'd like to add steelie 17s or slipstreams to finish the look and some coilovers to finish off the look.
I've got an obx UDP going on tomorrow morning. I missed out on a set of army green boogers that I didn't see on the big org until they were gone. I need to address the shimmy the brakes have developed this week, fix the exhaust leak before winter, and find a fog bumper. Soon I'll get bored with the green and paint it for real OB would look good. I need to find a place to mount my CB antenna too
First mod: voodoo doll stickers
Eventually I got bored with the white and got a plan going. "World war neon" inspired by the Willy's jeeps from the 40s. I decided the army drab wasn't green enough and got some paint. Rustoleum hunter green was the choice cause I'm cheap and can do pretty good work with rattle cans. I added the roof rack for utility as well as aesthetics, I keep 2 ratchet straps in the glove box when I find something kick ass at the junk yard or yard sales.
Today I got a little bored with the green alone and conned a friend into cutting some vinyl for me, we ran out after the letters and hood decal. This is what happened
We ran out of white vinyl or else there would be a Willy's star in the center of the doors too... eventually.
I'd like to add steelie 17s or slipstreams to finish the look and some coilovers to finish off the look.
I've got an obx UDP going on tomorrow morning. I missed out on a set of army green boogers that I didn't see on the big org until they were gone. I need to address the shimmy the brakes have developed this week, fix the exhaust leak before winter, and find a fog bumper. Soon I'll get bored with the green and paint it for real OB would look good. I need to find a place to mount my CB antenna too
-Mike
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Midnight_Rider wrote: Steelies FTW!
Steelies wrapped in these
Handling might just suck ballz tho.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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LOLZ I had been online with Pizza Hut just before I saw your comment about the pizza. It would almost be worth the $70 to have you come down and remove my battery for me.gtxtreme19 wrote:OK I can do that but it will be roughly $70 delivery charge
Official "I'm Going To Drive My Neon 'til It Dies" Club #10
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I'd do it. I'd even bring two pizzas on account of the smell on the drive there would drive me bonkers. Today was half productive, lately when it rains my alternator belt squeals to beat hell. To solve the problem I bought an used obx UDP and belts for 40$
So much easier to get to in a first gen
This stuff has been a life saver, since I started using it I've not had any broken bolts or rounded off bolt heads... no more pb blaster or wd-40
Finally installed!
While I was under there I decided to see what lowering springs were on the car. No wonder it rides like a lumber wagon, damn high rates suck for a DD
I also decided to see why my car sounds louder than my truck lately. I knew the muffler would be rusting out soon, since a few months ago I had to pull the bottom part of the wrap off of it cause it was rusted and scraping the ground.
This started its life as a dynomax cat-back kit so I assume the whole thing is this bad. Any suggestions for something that isn't wicked loud but still has a decent tone?
So much easier to get to in a first gen
This stuff has been a life saver, since I started using it I've not had any broken bolts or rounded off bolt heads... no more pb blaster or wd-40
Finally installed!
While I was under there I decided to see what lowering springs were on the car. No wonder it rides like a lumber wagon, damn high rates suck for a DD
I also decided to see why my car sounds louder than my truck lately. I knew the muffler would be rusting out soon, since a few months ago I had to pull the bottom part of the wrap off of it cause it was rusted and scraping the ground.
This started its life as a dynomax cat-back kit so I assume the whole thing is this bad. Any suggestions for something that isn't wicked loud but still has a decent tone?
-Mike
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Neons don't sound terrible with fart cans on them, so an ebay kit isn't a bad idea.
This is an ebay kit on my 1gn when it still had a cat converter.
This is an ebay kit on my 1gn when it still had a cat converter.
So many neons so little time.
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sounds like the ninja in my garage. My problem is I drive about 25 miles each way on a straight flat stretch of road to get to work at 55 mph. I don't want anything that will have a nasty drone like this hole does.
-Mike
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Well, that is without the insert in the muffler. You can put the insert in it and it makes it a lot quieter.gtxtreme19 wrote:sounds like the ninja in my garage. My problem is I drive about 25 miles each way on a straight flat stretch of road to get to work at 55 mph. I don't want anything that will have a nasty drone like this hole does.
So many neons so little time.
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That's the problem with Walker/Dyno Max stuff. They are lucky to make it 3 to 5 years.
And anything that isn't near silent will have some kind of drone or rasp, unless you spend more than you really want to.
There is a thread about these on the other .org, but AFAIK, there aren't any sound clips.
http://static.summitracing.com/global/i ... r_sell.pdf
And anything that isn't near silent will have some kind of drone or rasp, unless you spend more than you really want to.
There is a thread about these on the other .org, but AFAIK, there aren't any sound clips.
http://static.summitracing.com/global/i ... r_sell.pdf
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
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I actually think I'm going to follow Jerry's advice, 121$ for 2.5 "stainless" cat back that I could replace the muffler on if I don't like the sound. Worse come to worse I end up replacing with a trubend kit down to the road but for the price its pretty good. Damn do I hate fart cans though
-Mike
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Summit sells the one I linked for ~$92. Of course that would mean a handling charge for you, or a bunch of driving, so it is a wash. well maybe not, piping isn't included, so yeah, as usual, "Jerry is right".
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
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Anyone heard of or tried this almost looks like a legit exhaust
-Mike
Midnight_Rider wrote:Gramps Prefers Streetmaps.Skitlz wrote:Gramps, get a GPS.
It looks like a knockoff of a exhaust I remember available years ago for neons. It will prolly hold up for a good long time.
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that atf and acetone mix is no joke, been using it religiously on my stuff and yes, works great. i have an atomizer can i put i in though which is nice.
car looked nice with the white original paint. almost seems like a shame to paint it. If you wanna get rid of those high rates def LMK
car looked nice with the white original paint. almost seems like a shame to paint it. If you wanna get rid of those high rates def LMK
Justin
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[02 R/T sold][00 Highline sold][04 r/t scrapped][95 NYG Sport coupe][01 r/t DD]
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I won't be ditching the high rates until I find a decent set of coil overs. As far as painting the car, when I painted it the whole passenger side was scratched, dented, primed, and skimmed with body filler. I do have 4 gallons of real paint laying here, 1 jade green (think seafoam), another green (again think seafoam... paint stores don't know how to match the Color code j5 when you tell them its sublime), brite white, and orange blast. I plan on painting the car with legit paint soon but haven't had a facility in a few years.
Today I have to hunt down a vacuum leak before work its been idling crazy high for 2 days now. I don't want to go out in the snow to the garage though
Today I have to hunt down a vacuum leak before work its been idling crazy high for 2 days now. I don't want to go out in the snow to the garage though
-Mike
Midnight_Rider wrote:Gramps Prefers Streetmaps.Skitlz wrote:Gramps, get a GPS.
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Might be able to cure the gap by shimming up the impact absorber under the fascia. I installed new hardware, raised the crash bar, and still have a freaking gap. Maybe in the spring I'll get a replacement fascia and absorber. Our '96 is perfect, all it took was adjustng the sides.
My fascia is torn, and has numerous coats of paint. After the PITA it was stripping the rear fascia, I decided It wasn't worth the effort to strip the front, and repair it. I think there are layers of latex paint along with god knows what on there. It took me 5 days straight of paint stripper and scraping just to salvage the rear.
My fascia is torn, and has numerous coats of paint. After the PITA it was stripping the rear fascia, I decided It wasn't worth the effort to strip the front, and repair it. I think there are layers of latex paint along with god knows what on there. It took me 5 days straight of paint stripper and scraping just to salvage the rear.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
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Yeah, I spent the day at the junkyard Monday. Got all the goodies for the 2gn core support swap, all I'm lacking are headlights, bumper and fenders that I need to weld up. Once I do all that I'll be changing the color of the car in the spring too... no more zombie utility vehicle for me
-Mike
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Locked per Mike's request...
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester