Another "LAZY Sunday" at my place...

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:36 pm

Yeah RIIIGHT...

So some of you may have read this --> http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=35016.

Here's what I did today all by my lonesome while the Mrs was out

. YES my baby was dirty, but I took care of her after everything was done.

I'll save the sideskirts and rear lip for another day; Man, after 4 1/2 hours using hand tools only my arm was DEAD

!!! (Yeah, FYI for those that don't know me or haven't met me face to face I only have the use of 1 arm

...) Enjoy the pics, comments are welcome!
Teaser pics of the rear lip:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200758.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200757.jpg[/img][/IMG]
Off with the '01 Chrome tails...
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200751.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200756.jpg[/img][/img]
Splash guard removed to make my life easier!:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200763.jpg[/img][/img]
Made my own "access hole" to get at the damn bolt from DCX hell:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200765.jpg[/img][/img]
for those who said WTF? did he just cut a HOLE in his bumper?!! what a

! Here's why I didn't give a Fook (HINT: Cracked n Dented!):
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 0766-1.jpg[/img][/img]
Out with the old:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200769.jpg[/img][/img]
NOW time to fix THIS:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200767.jpg[/img][/img]
ALL DONE, OEM hanger FTW!

[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200774.jpg[/img][/img]
Notice the "quality job" of a local body shop

. Done when I was rear ended 5 or so years ago:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200773.jpg[/img][/img]
AnyHOO,
Old vs New pics!!!:
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200772.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200775.jpg[/img][/img]
Damn, my baby looks... JACKED!!
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200770.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200771.jpg[/img][/img]
Alright! PROGRESS!!

[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200778.jpg[/img][/img]
oH YEAH, definite Progress!!

[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 0779-1.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200780.jpg[/img][/img]
All finished, time to give my baby a Bath!!
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200781.jpg[/img][/img]
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200783.jpg[/img][/img]
Damn, where's Glasswars with his camera when I need him?...
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200784.jpg[/img][/img]
LASTLY, before n afters:
Dented FTL
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 0733-1.jpg[/img][/img]
'03 Conversion FTMFW!
[img][img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/ ... 200781.jpg[/img][/img]
Damn, now I need new SIG!

suave23 · Post by **suave23** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:39 pm

Looks muuuuuuuuch better!

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:46 pm

Thanks!!

Chris's 02 · Post by **Chris's 02** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:23 pm

looks reall good but you need to throw the lip on there stat!!!!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:03 pm

Why didn't you put the lip on before putting on the bumper?

Looks great man, 1 gazillion percent better!

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:50 pm

I'm picky... why didn't you fix the exhaust while you were under there?

Hangs down too low / uneven

Looks good though

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:22 pm

Looks much better! Why do you only have the use of one arm?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:29 pm

i likes!

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:42 pm

looks good, i plan on doing da 03 conversion

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:16 am

dude awesome i give you MAD props for working with what you got. a true enthusiast hoping to see you at another meet!

BTW it looks awesome i prefer 03+ rear

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:09 am

Are those Kazera StreetSport springs i see in those Tokico HP struts?

Looks much better, now put that lip on!

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:06 am

TheRandom1 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

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Why didn't you put the lip on before putting on the bumper?

Looks great man, 1 gazillion percent better!

Chris's 02 Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:23 pm Post subject:

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looks reall good but you need to throw the lip on there stat!!!!

Yes I agree I want that lip kit on there now lol. I didn't throw it on there mainly because the bumper doesn't have the "X" marks + I believe I'll have to play with it a lil to line it up perfectly. Plus call me weird but I think I'll do a better job with the bumper ON the car. It's coming though, trust me!

LowNSlow Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

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I'm picky... why didn't you fix the exhaust while you were under there?

Hangs down too low / uneven

Looks good though

I did fix it

! Those pics were taken before I put the new hanger on; it does hang a bit too low for my tastes and the guy I bought it from said he had the hangers re-welded so they hung up higher. I figure w/ the rear lip on, it'll look better. Thanks for the compliment though, I like this setup much better!

LilSparkPlug Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

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Looks much better! Why do you only have the use of one arm?

Thanks! Reading that coming from you is taken as a great compliment LSP!

Long story made short, I was 11lbs, 23" long and stillborn; mom was supposed to have me by C-section, but the attending Dr was a resident (not mom's reguar doc) and freaked, then yanked me out w/ a pair of forceps (think of em as: salad tongs). When he did that, he severed my tendons and some nerves at 3 locations on my right arm: shoulder, elbow, and wrist. On top of that, due to the force he used on my temples w/ the forceps, my right eye is slightly weaker (I had bloodshot eyes till I was 3-4 months old per mom). But it's all good

I always tell people that they're talkin to a Ghost after I tell em my life story.

03blackR/T: Thanks!

contagious18: Do it!!

Fuzzyneon: Thanks alot for the compliments bro

supertrick_05: Why yes, sir they are!

Love em, and the Hotchkis sways add that "bright" finishing touch too

.

Later
Allex

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:14 am

awesome looks great! good job

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:56 pm

Looks good, Kinda like mine, without the Hammerhead spoiler, but with the pipes.

I haven't got that far yet.

I like the '03 rear with the '01 Hammerhead, wasn't sure at first, but it has grown on me. Some day I'll update my crash thread.....

LowNSlow wrote:I'm picky... why didn't you fix the exhaust while you were under there?

Hangs down too low / uneven

Looks good though

That's the bitch with dual tips made for non R/T rear fascias: they start out lower than normal to clear the fascia. Nothing a little tweaking can't fix tho!

jbann1188 · Post by **jbann1188** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:37 pm

Agreeed looks great

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:11 am

I'd think If you have the R/T bumper (which I see you do) it'd have the X's?? My '03 SXT one had them, albeit VERY small and almost indiscernible. '03+ conversion FTMFW! YOu have it easy back there now, you don't have to cut the exhaust openings out of the bumper... that was fun. Are you going to tweak the exhuast to fit the openings? It's too narrow now. Otherwise, looks great!

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:10 am

sidepipe87 wrote:I'd think If you have the R/T bumper (which I see you do) it'd have the X's?? My '03 SXT one had them, albeit VERY small and almost indiscernible. '03+ conversion FTMFW! YOu have it easy back there now, you don't have to cut the exhaust openings out of the bumper... that was fun. Are you going to tweak the exhuast to fit the openings? It's too narrow now. Otherwise, looks great!

Hmm, weird. It IS an '03 R/T bumper, but when I looked it over I didn't see any "X's" marking where to drill. I think I read somewhere in here that the marks were standard in all '04+ Neon bumpers but in only some '03 models? I'd have to get under there and look again. I'll be bringin the car to a muffler shop in the next week or so to get the hangers redone so the tips sit nice n high, and to see if they can center them too.

Thanks for the comments!

Later
Allex

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:19 pm

Yeah, I know all the newer ones had them, but I just assumed that the '03 R/T bumper would have them. I could certainly be mistaken though. And I'm glad about the exhaust, should look awesome!

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:49 pm

nice job, it looks great!
did you get the bumper from the dealer or is it an aftermarket one? i have an aftermarket stock front bumpers and it didn't have the x's for the lip kit either. kinda of sucked to put on the lip that way but i got it done.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:56 pm

I just read your story. I know exactly what those forceps look like (as I'm in school for surgical tech the people who handle tools and assist surgeons) and they are MEAN ass salad tongs. Its a true miracle you are here, and a testament that you're a strong bastid for dealing with the idiotic resident. Again, car looks great!

asanti · Post by **asanti** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:50 pm

sidepipe87 Yes!! I'm anxious as hell to get it done since having it hang weird like that irks the crap outta me. I WANT to have it done before the NE meet on 10/18

.

[DJ]Tomski Thanks! I got the bumper, exhaust, + tailights from a fellow member on here (umm, magturbo03R/T I believe). The bumper + tailights are OEM off his car. But as it gets colder I'm gettin a little lazier as far as puttin the lip kit on... Anyone wanna come help install it?!

LilSparkPlug Thanks again! The crazy part about what happened to me was the resident DR. NEVER KNEW he did that to me until 9 years later when he saw me in the courtroom

!! (yeah, mom sued the hospital for being Dee Dee Dee's

)

Later
Allex