My New Ride!!!!

[ANeonRider 3]

Picked myself up another Neon... ya, I am beyond repair...

1997 Sport Coupe DOHC 5 spd

This will be my turbo project car. The car I should have bought the first time around. There is two spots of surface rust on the passenger side, which will be attended to in the spring. Interior is soooo clean (minus the dirt from my shoes).

Parking it for the winter at a co-worker's acreage. Green car will now become the beater female dog...

Here are some quick pics, too damn cold out to get real ambious:

And yes, the bra & those horrid foglights are leaving...

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Looks to be in very nice shape

Good find.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Looks very clean. I don't know man. I can't really get into the Neon culture, but shit, anything with that kind of power and passion put into building it I have the utmost respect and appreciation for. I just can't wait to start seeing the build pics.

[ANeonRider 3]

Thanks!

I will be making a project log once I tear into her. I think Sunday I will be swapping my coilover suspension onto it, and the stock suspension from it onto the green car, otherwise known as Goober.

[ANeonRider 3]

Here is my revised project plan:

Project Darkness

Plans:

Suspension

Image Performance Products Stage Two Coilovers

350 lbs/in 7" front springs

325 lbs/in 7" rear springs

16x7 lightweight wheels, still deciding

Prothane Suspension Bushings full kit

Bent Rear Trailing Arms (allows for wider rims with more offset)

Powdercoated suspension parts

Camber Plates

Upgraded Sway Bars

Strut Bars

Exterior

Re-tint all windows in 35%

Custom front grille

Lowered approx 2.75"

Remove side molding

Shave antenna

Paint cleanup, fix small spots of surface rust & scratches

Roll fenders/fender flares

Drivetrain

SRT4 turbo & manifold

Vibrant 20x7x3.25 intercooler

JE 8.8:1 .020 Pistons

Eagle Rods

Clutchmasters Stage 4 4-punk clutch

DSM BOV

Walbro Fuel Pump w/return line mod

Full Standalone MegasquirtV3

Intercooler piping

SRT-4 Stage 0 Injectors

Aeromotive 1:1 Regulator

LSD & upgraded axles

Wideband O2

Lorenzo Fuel Rail

Booger Bushings/Bobble.

Sound

Alpine CDA-7984

Alpine Type X (SPX-177A) 6.5", tweeter components

Alpine MRV-F307 4 channel amplifier

New sub amp

Soundsplinter RL-p 12" Subwoofer

Fibreglass sub install

Touchscreen

Carputer

Edited December 3, 2005 by ANeonRider

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Man that's going to be nice ...

[dennisp 0]

Sweet designs on the seats/doors

GL on your project. Pics por favor.

[///M5 2,833]

Ambitious project: AWESOME!!! You might make feel lazy enough to pull out the powerdyne 9psi charger I have sitting in my garage and do something with it.

[ANeonRider 3]

Rods:

SOHC to SRT Adapter that I no longer need, for sale:

^ Beautiful piece of machine work.

I'll have to get a pic of the turbo & intercooler.

[Guy Brawner 0]

Very clean car. How much is all of that going to cost you? Are you doing the log in this thread?

[mrray13 30]

updates???

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[ANeonRider 3]

Umm. Parts all over my bedroom floor, and a trunk full at the farm. Decided not to build the motor this year, and rip into it next year. Took a week of holidays next week so I can spend some good quality time working on it.

Ordering Megasquirt this week. I'll post up some pics of what I have in my room when I get home

Edited February 27, 2006 by ANeonRider

[///M5 2,833]

I've got a megasquirt.

[///M5 2,833]

Ooops, different kind.

Can't wait to hear more about the build up!

[ANeonRider 3]

Well, he is an update of what has been purchased so far...

15x6 Neon snowflake wheels, will be refinishing in black

Hawk HP+ brake pads

SRT-4 turbo & manifold

SRT-4 WGA

SRT-4 Downpipe

Vibrant Performance 20x7x3.25 intercooler

JE 8.8:1 .020 Pistons

Eagle Rods

Sealed Power Main Bearings

Clutchmasters Stage 4 4-punk clutch disk, probably going to sell it though and get a SRT-4 clutch that is modded to fit the smaller Neon transmission instead.

Walbro Fuel Pump w/return line mod

Megasquirt-I version 3 standalone engine management w/ sensors & extra circuits that are needed.

Lorenzo Fuel Systems Fuel Rail

Short Shifter

Autometer Sport Compact Series Oil Pressure & Boost gauges

ARP headstuds

Need to pick up still:

Innovative wideband O2

Intercooler piping

Turbosmart 1:1 FPR

Turbosmart MBC

DSM BOV <--- found one, just need to pick it up

Booger Shifter Bushings and Bobble Torque Strut

205/50/15 tires, no idea which ones yet though

Started ripping apart the suspension on the car to replace it with the powdercoated pieces I already have and Prothane suspension bushings. Rust sucks... got the drivers side front suspension off, and all but one bolt on the passenger side front. Rear is rusted solid, going to attack it with a torch tomorrow, and if that doesn't do it, a cutting wheel.

Torn into the engine as well, and removed the intake manifold & valve cover. Going to sandblast and either paint or powdercoat. Need to replace the heater hardlines to the heater core, no big deal. Need to replace the oil pressure switch since it is leaking oil, but I will just replace it with the oil pressure gauge sender instead.

Once I get the suspension all together, and engine pieces installed, then I plan on installing the Megasquirt Standalone, and get it running correctly on the stock engine. Once that happens, then it is turbo time. Hopefully I will remember a camera too haha.

[///M5 2,833]

Thats quite a list. Love to see when you update this thread! Rust does suck!!!!