neon2ner's srt-4: updated 09/22/10: bye bye bbs!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:22 am

Awww man, no friends with one? Make them take some. I wanna see the new Eblue

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:36 pm

i'll do what i can. i might take some quick snaps.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:29 am

Okay

how is she treating you so far?

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:57 pm

gooood. boosty boosty.

i'm gonna be driving all night, so if that says anything..

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:08 pm

pics or

bstc00 · Post by **bstc00** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:53 pm

we want pics

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:35 pm

Yes, less driving more shutter clicking please

C'mon Scott!

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:36 pm

k, i'll snap some tomorrow, before we do the wet sanding, so i can show a before and after i get to restoring it.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:50 pm

my apologies for not having pics yet.

i have been hella busy with school, swapping parts over to the srt, and working. 5 courses + 26 hours of work a week + working on cars = no time for anything.

i will do my best to get some up soon. i haven't done any wet sanding yet, so i will still be able to get before and after pics.

scott.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:11 pm

alright.

so i finally got a chance to get some pics. unfortunately i didn't get a chance to take any of the car as i picked it up, most of my parts are already swapped over. car needs some attention, most of which it will get within the next month. most of it has to do with restoring the paint, and doing some cleaning up.

but first, what i've been up to for the past 2 weeks...

parts transferred from the r/t:

- srt-4 oem CF hood
- oem CF trunk
- zzapp billet antenna
- borla/mopar exhaust (with magnaflow muffler in mid-pipe)
- my srt seats, which are in better shape than the ones that came in the srt
- mopar short shifter
- dc sports rear strut brace

still to be transferred:

- my enkei nt-03 +m's (one of them is being repaired this week)

things that came on the srt:

- bc coilovers with camber plates front & rear (i need to find wrenches for these so i can go moar lower)
- full poly kit already installed
- filled motor mounts
- eibach front and rear sways
- goodridge stainless steel braided brake lines
- slotted rotors (front)
- spyn 17 inch wheels (i think they're 17x8), with falken 225/45/17 tires

work that needs to be completed before winter:

- full wet sand and buff of car
- find bc coilover wrenches so i can adjust the ride height
- service the brakes
- change coolant (already checked tranny fluid, changed oil to be sure synthetic was in the car)
- remove and restore floor carpet
- find a set of srt-4 floor mats
- re-fit c/f hood and trunk (they're a little off right now)
- shampoo engine bay
- clean underside of car

that doesn't even include what i have to do to the r/t to ensure its in the condition i want to sell it in.

anyway, on to the quick pics. these were taken in charlottetown, prince edward island today with my friend's supercharged cavalier.

as always, questions or comments are welcome.

cheers guys,

scott.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:13 pm

Looking good, but damn the prior owner dropped the car weird. Lower the bump stops on the hood and it should fit much better.

I like your wheels much better than the ones that are on there also.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:16 pm

yeah, i can't wait to get my enkei's on there, especially once i slam the car and tuck them.

the car is actually not being held up by the bump stops, it's the hood latch that's the culprit. i just need to drop that a bit, and it will fit like a dream.

and yes, the previous owner did drop the car weird. it won't look like the same car once it's slammed with my wheels, that's for sure.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:39 pm

I'm sure you'll take care of the drop and wheels situation quickly.

Badass I tell you...all of it. Now you say wetsand/buff...how bad is the paint?

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:35 am

The paint doesn't look bad at all. I don't know why you complain about it so much lol.

Car looks great man. I like the CF combo going on. Can't wait to see it slammed lower!

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:05 pm

Head over to Ace or something and find a wrench that fits. Mine didn't come with the allen wrenches I needed, so $5 later I had all the wrenches I needed for camber and moar lowering.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 9:53 pm

i have the allen wrenches.

i need the wrenches that adjust the locking perches on the coilovers. as far as i know, they're bc specific, unless someone can tell me otherwise.

oh, p.s, if anyone has a mopar bov that they'd like to get rid of, let me know.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:46 pm

oh, and cool weather ftw. car loves ittt.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:26 pm

car just got wet sanded today, minus the front and rear bumpers, which will take a bit of extra time.

headed out for a quick mini-shoot with a gt-r and MKIII supra in a bit, pics later.

scott.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:36 pm

Pics now!

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 2:08 am

Usually when he says "pics later" it means a week later. lol jk.

Pocahontas · Post by **Pocahontas** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:01 am

Pictures please ^_^

It was looking nice before, can't wait to see what it's looking like now!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:42 am

Tam wrote:Usually when he says "pics later" it means a week later. lol jk.

This is true...but I still try anyways.

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:03 am

my friend is the one with the camera. depends on how fast he will upload them.

on a side note, the r/t will be out of the body shop on wednesday, so i will be able to take my enkei's and put them on the srt. i also found a set of BC coilover wrenches locally, so it will also be tucking said wheels shortly.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:08 am

Excellent that means MORE pix!

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:21 pm

sooo my buddy hasn't posted the pics yey, despite my heckling.

i got the R/T back from the body shop today. everything looked great as far as the repairs were concerned. they were able to repair my bent rim, and blend in the sections where it needed paint. it looks great. despite their re-balancing, it still shakes on the highway, so i'm going to re-balance them myself, if that doesn't do it, the rim is fubar'd and im getting them to get me a new rim, no questions asked.

then, when i had the r/t and the srt in the shop, changing my enkei's over to the srt (finally), i noticed a couple things, and i was suuuuuper pissed.

1. there was silver overspray, EVERYWHERE in the passenger rear wheel well. all over my strut, inner fender well, spring, etc. they're supposed to tape that shit up!

2. they definitely used an IMPACT wrench on my wheel when they took it off for repairs. they scuffed the lug nut holes AND my lugs BAD when they did it.

i am going to the body shop manager tomorrow and telling him what happened. there's no way i'm gonna tolerate that.

on a happier note, the enkei's look amazingggg on the srt. but, the car needs to lower for sure. im gonna order a set of bc coilover wrenches this week and once i get them, i'm gonna lower the front a little bit to even the stance out. i'm going to save the slamming for next spring, i don't want to slam it before winter, or else the city might as well pay me for snow plowing

.

pics of wheels coming sooonnnn. and late skyline/supra pics also.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:54 pm

Damn that sucks man. Taping a wheel well up doesn't even take 2 minutes! I would also be mad if they oversprayed on my struts and springs!

But I can't wait to see the pics!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:07 pm

I wouldn't tolerate that bullshit either. That's just slacking.

Mopar_Country · Post by **Mopar_Country** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:27 pm

typical bodyshop. Is it the halifax bodyshop or dartmouth? Car is looking good bro! Hopefully in the spring when im in school I can get some time to give mine some TLC and finally get the car to look nice.

How did the boost leak test go?

matt

neon2ner · Post by **neon2ner** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:05 pm

boost leak test didn't get done matt, i didn't have time. i'm gonna do it this week.

for those of you who don't know, i'm losing 3 psi somewhere, i'm suspecting the hotside pipe where it meets the intercooler. apparently that's a common area for it to leak.

and finally, got a couple pics from my buddy of the srt, his supra and my other friends' skyline. not the greatest, just point and shoot, but you get the idea. also, there's some close up pics of the srt just to show how the wet sanding/buffing turned out.

no pics with the nt-03's yet. i promise i will get some before the year is out! they look soooo much better than those ones.

scott.

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:45 pm