tomfitz's 2000 plymouth neon (new pictures 4/25)

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:48 am

wow, car has come a long ways. good luck with the transmission

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:55 pm

today went well and we made a ton of progress.... the car still wont start though so i am giving up and getting my car towed to my buddy's shop.. good news tho.. maybe i will share it later

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:59 pm

out with the old

and in with the new

girlfriend got tired

maybe a new sig?

new (used) srt rear section... fo free!!

mommy was happy to have her garage back

and the good news... my buddy that gave me the srt rear section said if i ever needed any stock parts i can go to him.. so i jokingly asked for his turbo and manifold..... he said that he would give me all of the stock components that i would need to turbo my car for $100!!!!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:01 pm

Doesn't the T.C. get seated into the trans, and the whole trans put back in as one assembly?

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:06 pm

the torque converter had to be bolted to the flex plate

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:08 pm

Yes, that's done AFTER the trans is in. Everything I have ever seen and read says you install the TC first onto the trans snout, THEN install the trans into the car. Otherwise the TC may not seat properly and you blow up your trans.

May want to check that before you fuck everything up...

2001rt32 · Post by **2001rt32** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:14 pm

are there balls hanging from your car?....... but that pic is a good sig pic i like it.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:47 pm

yeah there are balls.... i was tired of people telling me that neons have no balls.... it may not have balls performance but i sure as hell have balls now... and there is no way to bolt the t.c to the flexplate while it is in the transmission because you have to turn it to get to all the bolt holes and the only way to do that is to do them separately... my buddy has done it a few times and he works in a garage... idk though.... maybe you are right

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:49 pm

I'm not saying he's "wrong" but everything I have ever seen says to do it the way I describe, so good luck. Hopefully you haven't already fucked up the trans pump and such.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:51 pm

Balls hanging from any vehicle is pretty tacky and trashy IMO.

Especially in an automatic n/a neon...

for shame

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:53 pm

well it might not be n/a for long... my buddy with a stage two said he would sell me all of his stock shit for $100.. and he would help put it in... and about the t.c., i just put it back together the way that it came apart and the way that the directions that came with the t.c. said to... we will find out...

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:54 pm

They said to bolt the TC up and then slide the trans over it??

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:55 pm

Yeah. Glad you're getting the new trans in right at least. Lose the balls mang. Who cares what other people say about them.

Selling you "all the basic stuff" for boost for $100 is nice of him, but there is plenty more to be figured out and cash to be spent to be boosted.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:04 pm

yeah i know... this summer i will be working full time so we will see if it goes down or not... and yeah, the directions said to fill the t.c. with about a quart of atx fluid and then bolt it to the flexplate and then slide the tranny on.... it just isnt possible to get to all the bolts if the tranny is covering the the part that the trans snout goes into which you have to turn with a wrench to get to all the bolts... idk... i gave up because of frustration and it is getting towed to my buddies shop for them to find out why it wont start.. we will see

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:06 pm

Well, from what I've heard/read etc you get the one or two bolts started that you can, then you rotate the engine by using the crank bolt (after removing the spark plugs) so that you can get the other bolts in.

I hope the non-starting issue is nothing serious!

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:08 pm

yeah me too.. i hope i didnt totally mess up the tranny either though.... wish some of you guys lived closer so you all could help me.... i had a honda kid helping me :/

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:11 pm

Well, that's the first problem...

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:13 pm

yeah well the only other kid that has a neon that was available has even gayer shit on his car than steel balls

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:14 pm

There are gayer things than steel balls?

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:16 pm

try imitation diamond plate and blue vinyls on a burnt orange car....

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:17 pm

Eek! That is pretty damn bad.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:19 pm

yeah... i felt bad but when i first saw it i made a gagging noise and asked him if he was mentally ill....

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:20 pm

Sounds like something I would do. But we all know I'm an asshole.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:21 pm

the best of us are.... atleast that makes us honest

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:32 pm

If unpopular.

tomfitz · Post by **tomfitz** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:34 pm

i dont really care about popularity... i graduated from highschool hahaha

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:36 pm

I did too... barely.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:22 am

Just confirmed with Frank (racer12306) and you probably bound up the trans when you put it all back together which is why it won’t start. You absolutely are supposed to engage the tc in the trans before installation, and you use either a flywheel turner, or a breaker bar on the crank bolt to turn the motor over and get all of the bolts in.

If the car hasn’t gone in yet, pull it back inside and try doing that (spin the tc to engage it into the trans properly) if not, you may want to tell them that you suspect the tc isn’t installed properly, and they can start there.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:33 am

Yea, clutch gets bolted to flywheel first. TC doesn't.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:38 am

Yeah, I've never heard of bolting they TC to the flexplate first. If there is an "inspection cover" on the bottom of the bell housing then you can get all the bolts between the TC and the flexplate tightened without a problem.

You just need to get one started and then spin the assembly til you get to the next bolt. Also don't forget to get all the bolts started and then go around again tightening then as they should be.

2GN.ORG

tomfitz's 2000 plymouth neon (new pictures 4/25)

turbo my 3-spd auto neon?