Me....and the SRT

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:11 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:I wish my dad was as into cars as I am, alas he isn't. I have helped him install parts on his truck before but nothing major. I don't know where I got the passion/bug from....but no one in my family cares about cars...its crazy.

I know exactly how you feel. I'm the only person in my whole family with a passion for cars. My dad only sees my passion as a waste of time and energy and money and has no interest in cars whatsoever...

I often wonder if I was adopted, lol

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:20 am

Oh no one sees it as a waste of time or money. They support me in my endeavors 100%. My mom comes with me to cruise nights and will sit with me at car shows all day. She sits outside while I work on the car, and holds umbrellas and flashlights when I'm reinstalling powdercoated parts in the rain. But they don't have the "bug" I do. They never got bitten by it.

Oh well I love my family regardless and they would never scoff at me for my hobby. But it would still be cool if dad was a hot rodder too.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:25 am

so i got it worse than you then.....lucky you, lol

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:30 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:Oh no one sees it as a waste of time or money. They support me in my endeavors 100%. My mom comes with me to cruise nights and will sit with me at car shows all day. She sits outside while I work on the car, and holds umbrellas and flashlights when I'm reinstalling powdercoated parts in the rain. But they don't have the "bug" I do. They never got bitten by it.

Oh well I love my family regardless and they would never scoff at me for my hobby. But it would still be cool if dad was a hot rodder too.

That's awesome! At home, my wife helps me wrench on the car, she's been under my car almost as much as me lol. My son's 9 and loves the car and has held flashlights for me while I work on the car (I'm supposed to will it to him!

) and my stepdaughter also wants me to will the car to her though she's scared to death to drive it

. I got the bug from my dad who had a few nice cars in his day (Boss 302, 55 Chevy, VW Ghia) and still puts around in a 69 Camaro! My stepdad used to drag race at Etown in the '70's too.

Later
Allex

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:36 pm

Props to you, Crystal for being owner, chief bottle washer, and top model, all for your own car

I didn't realize the theme of your car until this particular set of pics (yes, I looked at the car), and I like it. I've seen one other one done in the retro them (full-out, like yours) - it was a Solar Yellow SXT done up like a Super Bee, complete with the Scat Pack Bee emblem, rump stripe, and everything. That was at N2k3.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:02 pm

Allex thats pretty cool that you have the entire family involved. How old are your kids?

Thanks Chuck

. Its my 1970 AAR SRT, I think I'm going to go retro with the seat covers too....we shall see.

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:52 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:Allex thats pretty cool that you have the entire family involved. How old are your kids?

Thanks Chuck . Its my 1970 AAR SRT, I think I'm going to go retro with the seat covers too....we shall see.

Thanks LSP! My son's 9 (turns 10 mischief night!

) and my stepdaughter's 19. They love going to Englishtown, especially if I decide to race, just to be in the pits and cheer me on. I have a vid of me at the track and you can hear my son cheering me on the whole way

. It's pretty cool

Allex

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:20 pm

Ha ha thats awesome!!! I don't race but as far as the shows my mom is there with me 110%. Its a great feeling to have family backing when its something you are so proud of.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:15 pm

hey crystal i have allways wanted to ask you were did you get your projector head lights i love them but cant seem to find them anywhere thnx

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:22 pm

modern sells the projectors, theyre out of stock until friday though

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:31 pm

crystal has retro fitted headlights.. you have to buy them from someone who makes them and youll be lucky to find a well made set for under 600 bucks..

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:34 pm

Most are closer to 1000 to 1300 actually...

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:46 pm

yeah, crystal's are retrofitted headlights...

if you're brave enough, you can do your own retro. get teh DEPO replacement headlights from modern and then get a set of projectors off ebay. TL's are the BEST projector you can get, but they cost accordingly...

Decide if you want single xenon(lowbeam only) or bixenon(low and high in 1 projector), then decide how much you're actually willing to spend. When it comes to projectors, you get what you pay for...if you get a set of cheap projectors, you're pretty much going to have cheap lights in general with cheap output.

You can also go the same route that crystal went, which was H1 halogen projectors w/ an H1 HID kit. Looks like it has done quite well for her.

I myself and working on a TL retro for myself. I had originally purchased the projector headlights from modern, then put an H1 HID kit in it, then decided to retrofit a set of Bosch e46 projectors into those housings since the lens size was the same... I no longer have highbeams since I lost the bulb retainers for the highbeams...so now I'm going to make a TL retro instead.

If you've got the money to do it, get yourself a set of TL projectors and do the ZKW Lens swap...thats is the ULTIMATE combination. The lenses cost about as much as the projectors, so be prepared to spend about $600 just in parts, being housings, projectors, and lenses...in the end, it's well worth the investment...

If you just want projectors period...the ones that Modern sells aren't too bad with an HID kit in them.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:50 pm

my bad, didnt know she had a retrofit

krc21 · Post by **krc21** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:52 pm

yeah sometimes you can come across a used set for around 600-800 thats why i said that but yes to buy new your lookign at 1000-1300. or make them yourself for around 600 plus your labor. I myself just went with the projectors from modern and put a hid kit in them and although not the best they have worked out well for me.

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:01 pm

well i do want projectors but i want to do a retrofit and i tought that was what crystal had done but wasnt sure i just love the cleanlynes of retrofits on 03+ neon housings so ill do some research and begin project retrofit thanx guys for all your help

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:15 pm

NiteHawk wrote:
LilSparkPlug wrote:I wish my dad was as into cars as I am, alas he isn't. I have helped him install parts on his truck before but nothing major. I don't know where I got the passion/bug from....but no one in my family cares about cars...its crazy.
I know exactly how you feel. I'm the only person in my whole family with a passion for cars. My dad only sees my passion as a waste of time and energy and money and has no interest in cars whatsoever...

I often wonder if I was adopted, lol

nope buddy its reality my dad feels the same way he gets pissed if i talk about cars infront of him my bday was on saturday sep 6 so i told him hey midnight mayhem is in town we live in vegas and i told him lets go and watch the races and have fun and he got so mad we got into a fight so i feel your pain

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:35 pm

NiteHawk wrote: You can also go the same route that crystal went, which was H1 halogen projectors w/ an H1 HID kit. Looks like it has done quite well for her.

Well I agreed with everything you said except for this. My projectors are 3" Valeo HID projectors out of a Japanese market Subaru Legacy GT, Chrysler Crossfire, and some Audis. They have H7 bulbs and not H1 bulbs.

LOL They work amazing for me as can be seen in my lighting thread I posted awhile back. Or check my myspace there are pictures of them there also. I did make them myself so they cost me a hell of a lot less, but I sent them out to be aimed/sealed and that was my mistake. The kid who sealed them sucked at it.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:41 pm

Wow holy shit I never saw these before...

03wingswestR/T · Post by **03wingswestR/T** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:28 am

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:47 am

Ha ha one month later....

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:12 am

You're a busy girl over here at 2GN, Crystal. Every thread I enter has you in it.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:06 pm

What, I can't help it! I stay away from this section. I was looking for pic of an SRT-4 without a rear spoiler to show my cousin. Happened to find...Well, yeah.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:44 pm

As said both you and the car look great, kind of pissed I didn't make it to many shows this year. Seems like the season is already done.

Mat

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:48 pm

Yeah the season is pretty much over. Oh and Wiggz I like it here! Alot less BS.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:55 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:A lot

Fixed.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:04 pm

Yeah I know its not a word. But....its one of those butchered ass words the english language has come to know and love. LOL

playboy2k4 · Post by **playboy2k4** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:55 am

Wait Wait Wait HOLD THE PHONE !!! why didn't anybody tell me about this thread ? All I have to say is

Crystal = SEXY AS HELL

Crystal's car = non exsistent in a picture with Crystal

LOL , no but i'm serious, daaayum !!!!!
somebody better scoop you up quick because for 1 you're sexy 2 you like cars what more could you ask for. Don't tell me you like football or i'm taking the first flight to RI tomorrow. J/k unless you really do like football lol

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:52 am

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 8:25 am

LOL!!! I like football and baseball, I'm a home team fan so Red Sox and Patriots. Can't stand basketball and absolutely adore soccer (used to play until a drunk rear ended me).

Thank you though