What Can I Do...

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:39 pm

to my car without spending any money.

give me some ideas because i would like to do some stuff without necessarily spending anything. throw out any ideas.

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:49 pm

Weight reduction.

Home Depot Lip.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:57 pm

trunk is bare to the metal.
any other weight reduction?
i dont want a home depot lip lol.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:59 pm

Remove the rubber strip under the hood.

For about $8 you can make a catch can from a venom bottle if you want.

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:59 pm

Strip the paint.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:59 pm

gut it

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:26 pm

Simplify and add lightness- Colin Chapman

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:30 pm

remove all the decals and side trim, spend like 20 bux on spray paint and start paintin shit lol

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:31 pm

DOSneons wrote:remove all the decals and side trim, spend like 20 bux on spray paint and start paintin shit lol

done and uh, done lol.

maybe ill actually take some awesome pictures of my car tomorrow, and post them, for the first time ever.

cuz nobody seen the whole car. just bits and pieces

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:46 am

for the love of god do not paint unnessecary shit with spray paint from home depot

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:30 am

wash and wax it

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:02 am

hansken_yo wrote:wash and wax it

+1
cheapest way to make a car looks great!

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:13 am

do some work for the neighboors, take the money and buy cheap parts in the f/s section

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:20 am

About the only thing you can do that truly will not cost anything is to remove parts.

Painting defeats the purpose of weight reduction. Removing all paint and covering the sheet metal with very thin oil film to keep the corrosion at bay might reduce the weight... but then you need to factor in the weight of the oil film.

Oh wait... check your tire pressure. Air is free.

Check all fluid levels... also free. Topping up is another matter that may cost.

You cannot take pictures without first washing 'n waxing it... and that will cost.

Your options:

-remove parts
-check fluids and tire pressure

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:59 am

Paul56 wrote:Painting defeats the purpose of weight reduction. Removing all paint and covering the sheet metal with very thin oil film to keep the corrosion at bay might reduce the weight... but then you need to factor in the weight of the oil film.

excon · Post by **excon** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:29 am

remove the resonator. It's the big black squirrely looking thing located underneath the airbox.

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:39 am

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:
Paul56 wrote:Painting defeats the purpose of weight reduction. Removing all paint and covering the sheet metal with very thin oil film to keep the corrosion at bay might reduce the weight... but then you need to factor in the weight of the oil film.

Haha... you guys have no sense of humor!

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:44 am

excon wrote:remove the resonator. It's the big black squirrely looking thing located underneath the airbox.

lol already have a cai

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:57 am

neonslg09 wrote:
excon wrote:remove the resonator. It's the big black squirrely looking thing located underneath the airbox.
lol already have a cai

Cool!

Sell the resonator to get some cash for mods.

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone on the board will want it.

Hmm, maybe a local junk yard would exchange the resonator for some other parts?

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:10 am

hmmm, think anybody would care to have the old airbox?? and that rubber hose as well?

because nobody would want the resonator lol

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:31 am

my recycle bin really wanted the old air box

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:36 am

ahh yes, its always begging for more food.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:06 pm

actually browsing 2gn.org is always a good thing for car when there's no money to spend.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:46 pm

Remove PS and AC.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:21 pm

need ac! lol

and hmmm, tempting to remove powersteering...

point me the way on how to do it

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:40 pm

sell the wheels + tires
(i guess you will not need them cause you have no money for gas)

and then you can take the money for some nice homedepot tuning goodies...

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 2:20 pm

i never said i didnt have money lol. i just dont want to spend money at the moment, im saving right now.

OhNo2.0 · Post by **OhNo2.0** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:48 pm

neonslg09 wrote:need ac! lol

and hmmm, tempting to remove powersteering...

point me the way on how to do it

You will need a custom belt to run ONLY the AC and not the PS since they both run off the same belt.

It's rather easy, Remove belt, drain steering rack after removing lines(keep some oil inside to reduce corrosion) then loop lines so there is no restrictions.

The better, and more complicated way to do it (And while keeping it filled with oil) is to rip the rack out, and remove the metal sleeves inside the the oil runs freely, and not through any lines.

After you do either, you can remove the PS pump and extra lines if you so desire.

As for running the AC, you need a custom sized belt, and maybe a way to tension the belt...I seen a link on some other forum (dodgeforum) if I remember correctly.

Edit: I suppose you could make a tensioner to sit in the same position as the old P/S Pump that way you can tension it, and you don't have to hunt down a special belt.

OB · Post by OB » Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:20 pm

Hmmm free stuff...

-Wash and detail the car meticulously.
-Play with tire pressures to get better handling.
-Take engine components apart, clean them, and put them back together.
-Paint eyesores, like the not-quite-black rear inner fenders, and any rusty parts (high temp flat black FTW).
-Re-torque EVERY fastener on the car.
-DIY mods (not free, but close).

pyistazty · Post by **pyistazty** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:00 pm

take the passenger seat out, thats like what? a good 40 lbs