Panhead's 03 Neon SE: TPS re-wire kit installed

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:01 pm

Figured i'd start one since I got nothing better to do today....

Started out as....bone stock with 35k and some change...

De-badged and SRT exhaust...

Crome fuel door

Change of direction...no hub caps and CF eyelids, gas door cover

Fast foward...

Car originally came with non-tach cluster, the cluster i'm using is from a 01. This cluster I put in had 60 more miles than the car so I put 60miles on the car, once it finally turned over...I swapped clusters.

R/T wheels...

Currently how the car is...

Here is a list whats done already:
-SRT sways, front and rear w/ Energy Suspension Links
-Kazera Springs
-01 Leather Shift Knob
-01 Optional Cluster
-K&N Drop-In Filter
-Thermal Cat-Back
-Front camber bolts (Eibach)
-SXT Spoiler
-Mopar Side Skirts & Rear Lip
-Pentastar Emblems on both front fenders
-Factory Indash 6CD Changer (RBQ), w/ XM Radio
-Pioneer 6x9's
-Trunk Lid Carpet
-DC Strut Bars
-Woodgrain Radio and Shift Bezel
-02 R/T Wheels
-ACR spec wheel alignment
-MPX UDP
-Glove Box Light
-Cup Holder Light
-Trunk Light
-Injector Cover
-ACR Antenna Delete Plug
-$20 Oil Catch Can
-No Option Rear Deck

Whats planned for the car.

Suspension:
-Tokico Blue Struts, might stick with Kazera Springs
-Mopar Rear Tension Struts
-Rear Disc Brakes (Data Dave has my knuckles in his sand blaster)
-Rear Camber Bolts

Exterior:
-05 SXT bumper w/ Fogs & Paint
-Front Mopar Lip put back on
-Possibly Depo Projectors
-Repaint Drivers Side Door

Interior:
-Possibly SRT Seats
-Tint Windows

Motor:
-Magnum Header
-Mopar CAI

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:09 pm

Nice, I like the current stage minus the hood bra.

What are you plans moving forward?

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:13 pm

Fixed the cluster pic link for ya

I like what you had done with the snowflakes, very nice

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:13 pm

Hood bra and mud flaps are just for winter use.

I need to re-paint the radiator support and re-align it. Thanks to a 4 leg creature wondering on the Turnpike. I got a new bumper that I need to paint and basically the front lip put back on. After all that is done, I'll be getting several suspension goodies.

Danteneon wrote:Fixed the cluster pic link for ya

I like what you had done with the snowflakes, very nice

Thanks man.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:34 pm

nice! i love the look! nice work... i really like what u did with the snowflakes as well, looks really good!!!

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:47 pm

Panhead wrote:Hood bra and mud flaps are just for winter use.

Ahh, very good. I should have assumed as much. Well then...carry on.

Oh and guys...snowflakes win. For sure. (For the record I do like what you did with the flakes, though.)

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 4:50 pm

I like the snowflakes but I don't have them anymore. I wished I kept them.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:40 pm

NICE

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:19 pm

Thanks!

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:56 pm

Decided to install my rear deck. It wasn't as hard as I thought it was. I had the seats out under 5mins, did the whole job under 30mins.

Not as much dirt...

Looks really clean and I love the look.

Time for a beer.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:58 pm

looks great!!!! i love the no option back deck... they look sooooo much better!

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:09 pm

I agree man, it looks clean.

Now I just need to go to the junkyard and get the lap belt.

1972demon · Post by **1972demon** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:10 pm

what did you do to the baby seat hooks.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:13 pm

I left them un-touched.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:32 pm

I never knew they made no-option rear decks, I covered mine up when I re-upholstered it. It looks great!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:45 pm

Good choice

I loved that my 2000 didn't have the child seat anchors, so I did what Crystal did and covered them. Looks so much cleaner.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:49 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:I never knew they made no-option rear decks, I covered mine up when I re-upholstered it. It looks great!

Thanks. I didn't even know until someone told me about it. One thing I forgot when I pull it out was the lap belt.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:09 pm

You could have just cut a slit in the no-option deck to run the shoulder belt, it doesn't look that bad, looks OEM.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:17 pm

I thought of that but I didn't want to ruin it so I just left it alone.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:50 pm

Ha ha I hear you

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:46 pm

Update:

If anyone knew, that most of the older cars had a different sets of keys, one for the doors and one for the trunk. I went to the junkyard sometime ago and found spare keys laying on the seat of a Neon. I took the lock cyclinder out of the same car from the trunk lid.

I know some people think its dumb of having a different key to open the trunk but I thought it be unique and I like having a different key for the trunk.

Also, I bought rear camber bolts.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:54 pm

Interesting. Wouldn't work for me since I like to have as few keys as possible.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:58 pm

Indeed. I only got 4 keys on my key ring and i'm the same way. Don't really need any other keys. However, at the time I only had one key for the car and I locked myself out of the car once out of the 5 years i've owned my car. I got the SKIM key and wasn't going to pay $80 for a spare. I only payed $2 for the lock cylinder and 2 keys.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:41 pm

Even if you can get into the trunk, can you get the back seats down from the trunk? You have to pull the latch from the other side don't you? Or am I missing something.

Looks good and want a no option rear deck too.

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:50 pm

How come the Mopar front lip is off?

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:17 pm

heydockyle wrote:Even if you can get into the trunk, can you get the back seats down from the trunk? You have to pull the latch from the other side don't you? Or am I missing something.

Passt wrote:How come the Mopar front lip is off?

I took the car for inspection, at the time it wasn't lowered. I was actually detailing at the same place so I saw it all happen. The nitwit that did it, wasn't paying attention. Do you know the lifts that have the feet extend? Well, when he drove in, he drove the car over one. One of the tech's told him to stop and back up so when he did. The lip caught it and ripped right out. The paint is chipped and I haven't gotten around to get it re-painted so its off for the time being. Luckly I was able to reform the lip.

The tech knew it was my car and he was bad-mouthing it because it was a Neon. I was furious that he wasn't paying attention and I literally shoved my steel-toe boots up his ass.

sneakers O'toole · Post by **sneakers O'toole** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 8:27 pm

no option rear deck = win.

+1 on it being easier than you think,

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:19 pm

Win on shoving a steel toe boot up that moron's ass.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:39 pm

Panhead wrote:
heydockyle wrote:Even if you can get into the trunk, can you get the back seats down from the trunk? You have to pull the latch from the other side don't you? Or am I missing something.

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Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:43 pm

heydockyle wrote:
Panhead wrote:
heydockyle wrote:Even if you can get into the trunk, can you get the back seats down from the trunk? You have to pull the latch from the other side don't you? Or am I missing something.

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I just feel that kind of information shouldn't be posted on the internet. You wouldn't like if I posted on how to get in from the trunk. Few months down the road, someone breaks in your car going through your trunk. I know you wouldn't like that.