Officially ended racing/modding my neon last week

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:24 pm

Due to picking up this bad boy

I took a bunch of pics today so lemme know if ya wanna see some more!

If someone wants to pick up the 20" slicks or the strut tower bars i have at home ill give ya a killer deal...but i have no interest in shipping anything.

jckevns · Post by **jckevns** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:26 pm

do you really have to ask if we wanna see more pics

Nutmeg · Post by **Nutmeg** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:04 pm

jckevns wrote:do you really have to ask if we wanna see more pics

Looks nice!

kplaya186 · Post by **kplaya186** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:10 pm

Thats one hell of an upgrade! Congrats! Put some spray on it!

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:42 pm

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:44 pm

Quite the upgrade you got there.

Traded the neon in I'm assuming?

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:46 pm

Car looks sick!

if you ever want some pro photos of that beauty let me know and we can meet up somewhere.

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:48 pm

JRM wrote:Quite the upgrade you got there.
Traded the neon in I'm assuming?

Nah couldn't do that...work is a 24 mile ride each way. Sure is nice having a weekend toy and a DD again

glasswars wrote:Car looks sick!

if you ever want some pro photos of that beauty let me know and we can meet up somewhere.

Thanks alot! Once I round out the visual mods ill definitely look you up.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:52 pm

boy do i have a project log for you once the snow melts... we're twin turboing a Z06 at work.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:56 pm

Nice, too bad they stopped makeing nice Corvettes in 1982.

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:59 pm

03blackrt wrote:Nice, too bad they stopped makeing nice Corvettes in 1982.

You mean they took a break making nice vettes between 1968 and 1996?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:10 am

Sure its not your old mans?

What kind of vette is it? Year? Rated WHP?

Leaving out the good details man!

Great color too, looks slick.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:11 am

j0n wrote:
03blackrt wrote:Nice, too bad they stopped makeing nice Corvettes in 1982.

You mean they took a break making nice vettes between 1968 and 1996?

As long as we can agree that 84's sucked ass.

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:15 am

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:Sure its not your old mans?

What kind of vette is it? Year? Rated WHP?

Leaving out the good details man!

Great color too, looks slick.

Definately not dad's...that's actually the custom plate i want to get... NOTDADS

it's a 1999 FRC(fixed roof coupe) and for those not familiar with them, they were the pre-curser to the z06, and only came in hardtop/z51 suspension/6 speed configuration. They were rated at 345/350 and my particular car is the lightest option combination you could put together. The ONLY option it has is the $2-2500 optional magnesium wheels so Im guessing it's sitting around 2950-3000 lbs. How's that for power to weight?

03blackrt wrote:
j0n wrote:
03blackrt wrote:Nice, too bad they stopped makeing nice Corvettes in 1982.

You mean they took a break making nice vettes between 1968 and 1996?

As long as we can agree that 84's sucked ass.

shit-fire injection FTL

pyro · Post by **pyro** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:48 am

Oooh, I am so very envious right now, it's beautiful. A platform that can stand a lot more power, but has plenty already.
LS1 can go to almost 500hp N/A with TB/FAST Mani/Dart pro1 heads/comp cam/lifter/springs/rockers setup. Five grand puts you in supercar territory.

j0n wrote:shit-fire injection FTL

Guy came in the shop one day with an '84 w/crossfire inj., actually a nice looking car, black with ZR1 body kit & rims. He asked about performance upgrades. Shop owner/guru laughed and said, "Swap an LS1 in, that dog won't hunt!"

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:51 am

Damn that is so freaking nice. 20 years old and you have a nice ass vette! WTF

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:06 am

pyro wrote:Oooh, I am so very envious right now, it's beautiful. A platform that can stand a lot more power, but has plenty already.
LS1 can go to almost 500hp N/A with TB/FAST Mani/Dart pro1 heads/comp cam/lifter/springs/rockers setup. Five grand puts you in supercar territory.

Thanks my plans are pretty much just basic bolt-ons and a dual-stage dry hit. A guy on LS1tech was able to successfully hit his stock ls6 with a 280 shot. I figure with some tires on a 200-225 hit the car will do 10s all day long, and that's good enough fer me

Adionik wrote:Damn that is so freaking nice. 20 years old and you have a nice ass vette! WTF

Thanks but it would have been even sooner if I didn't blow so much cash on the various f-bodies I've owned. To be honest if I would have just listened to my parents and drove a POS beater for the last 3 years I could have picked up a low mileage z06 instead of the FRC!

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:16 am

Well that's encouraging...I will just drive this piece of crap till it blows up then get a vette LOL

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:11 am

Nice Vette!

-Devil- · Post by **-Devil-** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:42 am

if it's what you wanted then grats ... not my cup of tea tho ...

only vette i ever really liked ... was the old split window stingray ... but even then i wouldn't want to own it.

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:06 am

-Devil- wrote:if it's what you wanted then grats ... not my cup of tea tho ...

Just out of curiosity...what would be your cup of tea?(aside from a '63 split window)

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:30 am

Wow, a little bit of a step up there

-Devil- · Post by **-Devil-** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:36 am

j0n wrote:
-Devil- wrote:if it's what you wanted then grats ... not my cup of tea tho ...

Just out of curiosity...what would be your cup of tea?(aside from a '63 split window)

most anything made by porsche or even an old pantera ... or a saleen S7 ...

but if i had to choose an american 'sports car' .. it would be the saleen or a viper ... (tho i would still put the pantera into that category as well)

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:40 am

Cool so when are you swapping the motor into your Neon?

j0n · Post by **j0n** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:55 am

devil, to each his own i guess!

yellowpatrol, it's funny you mention that as I did pick up an ls6 shortblock with a spun bearing for free 2 weeks ago

esteinmaier · Post by **esteinmaier** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:06 am

Hmm... An LS6 could be a really fun project if you have a lot of time to waste and work at a machine shop of sorts. Tube frame a neon, and toss that sucker in there with a couple GT35s, and 8s would be realistic numbers...

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:23 am

how did you go from having a neon to now having a vette? You selling crack?

Cans i get a hit?

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:38 pm

Sweet ride...my uncle has one of those. Sweet car and it really drives and rides nice.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:35 pm

wow conrads, now thats an upgrade.

To bad you prob had to end your fun that day earily as katrina was coming, geez look at those clouds...

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:35 pm

nice car....just not my style....

probably is fast though!