she needs alot of work....

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:51 am

but i took some updated shots of the skunk mafter a bath. new additions are the APC seats and the 04 rear bumper that i havent posted pics of yet. coming soon is the MPX polished SRT style shift knob, Prothane Race MM inserts, and adding a rear sway (car has 04 struts all aroudn, no rear sway bar) and an Iceman cold air intake.

welchspro · Post by **welchspro** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:00 am

she's lookin good mike!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:02 am

thanks man. she really needs paint. and teh pics do alot more justice than what is due... but stephs dad said he would paint her for me. i just haft aod all the prep work and he said he wont spray cheap paint, he only does work that he can be proud of.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:09 am

ever thought about painting the grill piece black? might look good. At least you left it in, a lot of people remove it, and the bumper looks no good. Weren't you going to do an 02 bumper??? Lookin good!!!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:12 am

the grille is black. and im still on the hunt for a new bumper. i dont know what one im goingwith yet, but somethign has got to be better than the beat up one i have now. its been thru hell.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:16 am

I say 02 with either RT, or civic si lip.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:18 am

i am thinking 02 with civic lip, or a front kit. like the showoff kit. i have a rear and a plan for the sides....

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:01 am

Booo... rear bumper b00bs lol

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:48 am

Once you get some paint on her she'll look real clean

. Are you staying with the factory white? Have your friends dad spray the Lexus IS White w/Blue Pearl

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:18 pm

Looking great Mike. She's really been resurrected back from a comatose hasn't she?

Get an 02 rt front bumper and srt-4 acr wheels. They would look real good.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 1:27 pm

It also needs some Diablo sp00ge on it

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:23 pm

Chibits12 wrote:Looking great Mike. She's really been resurrected back from a comatose hasn't she?

Get an 02 rt front bumper and srt-4 acr wheels. They would look real good.

Doet!

You should of left the Diablo stickers on there too.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:23 pm

Diablo0 wrote:It also needs some Diablo sp00ge on it

and it should be painted on there Lol we can call them "diablo stripes"

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:39 pm

Wow, that looks a lot better than the cameraphone pic you sent yesterday... Looks great!

King Crab · Post by **King Crab** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:03 pm

The Skunk is looking like she's getting lots of love again, Mike. Great job.

Although, she is definitely not looking much like a skunk anymore.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:09 pm

That's right... wasn't the trunk black or CF or something?

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:32 pm

she will always be the skunk. no matter the color of the car. cant change the nameof the car once it's set.

my MPx order camein today, so she should have a new shifter and prothane mount inserts this week. i also have my brackets cut for the rear sway, just gotta drill a couple more holes. camber bolts are waiting for install, and alignment should be done by the end of the week. should also have a front strut bar soon and if sean ever takes it off his car, an Iceman CAI.

thanks for all the input and feedback guys

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:39 pm

You can have the iceman once I get the car back, you whiny little bitch!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:45 pm

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:04 pm

I have never seen so many comments on a stock neon

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:05 pm

You've never seen anyone who will whore out his stock Neon as much as Tinkerbell so it all works out!

Andpto · Post by **Andpto** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:19 pm

Looks good tink

yea dude get and R/T bumper or atleast an 02 style bumper so you put a lip on it.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:39 am

Adionik wrote:I have never seen so many comments on a stock neon

it was what it was to what it is now witch makes it cool and its the skunk

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:12 am

Adionik wrote:I have never seen so many comments on a stock neon

You should have seen it before.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:49 pm

Diablo0 wrote:It also needs some Diablo sp00ge on it

ahh memories...that was classic!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:33 pm

Adionik wrote:I have never seen so many comments on a stock neon

this project log was started last summer: http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=18438

this car has been thru hell. it got the absolute worst part of my car modding "career" it has seen painted interior, chrome wheels, graphics, altezzas, aluminum wing, cut holes in the hood, neon lights..... and countless other totally useless mods. when i got my blue car, i parked this one and basically pilfered it for parts and let it rot for over a year. i finally started workign on her again, but the tranny was shot, the engine had bad rings, and i had no money to afford to fix. so i lived with it. fast forward to this year and the blue car and the mustang are gone and i needed a reliable ddaily driver with good gas milage. the car got a new enigne and a MTX swap and this is where shes at now. she still needs alot of work, but she's getting there.

i send out a big thank you to all the 2GN members that show love and support and offer help, tips, and suggestions in my efforts. she'll get there someday.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:37 pm

And an honorable mention to me who always just rips on you for being retarded?!

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:21 pm

You did the MTX swap? That's cool as hell...I along with just about everyone else here want to get that going. The interior looked toast but all in all it wasn't that bad IMO. I kind of liked the black trunk.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:31 pm

she's an ugly bitch, but damn it all a little make-up and i'd hit it

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:30 pm

current mod list, just as an update:

cone filter (waiting for Iceman CAI)
MPx UDP
Prothane Race mount inserts
Booger Bushings
MTX swap
MPx SRT style polished shift knob
Mopar airbag delete tray
Black APC racing seats
2004 SXT wheels with Falken Ziex tires
1st gen springs
2004 SXT struts
2004 SXT rear bumper
in the process of adding a rear swaybar

coming soon:
Front strut tower bar