Beater Project - 40 MPG!
Beater Project - 40 MPG!
Ive acquired another neon. Shit.
95' 4-door SOHC MTX 150,000 miles
This thing is a real turd. Its rusty and looks like old balls. I only paid $150 for it and it runs great, so I cant complain. Only real problem is a few gaping holes in the trans. Ive got a few plans for it, but I ultimately plan on selling it in a few months. Heres the list of fun:
- 3.94 Trans (should be here this week)
- Rattle can semi-flat black paint job
- R/T wheels
- Iceman intake
- Magnum valve cover
- Mopar Performance plug wires
- R/T springs & KYB struts
- Booger bushings
- R/T front and rear seats
- new headliner
- DOHC muffler
- better headlights
Most of this stuff is all left-over parts from my R/T, so Im not putting much money into this.
The paint job is nearing completion. I decided to paint the door jambs and engine compartment, which has been a real bitch. I also fixed all the dents with some Bondo before painting. All of the rust has been repaired, and I got a good hood for free. I do need a new rear door.
The old trans is already removed. The clutch only has about 10,000 miles on it, so it will stay. Im adding diff pin tabs to the new trans to prevent future failures.
I haven't yet decided, but I may throw some other parts at it. I have a full race ported SOHC head kicking around the garage somewhere, and a friend offered to donate a direct-port nitrous setup if I wanted it, although I would have to buy a bottle. If I go this route, I will be rebuilding the engine.
95' 4-door SOHC MTX 150,000 miles
This thing is a real turd. Its rusty and looks like old balls. I only paid $150 for it and it runs great, so I cant complain. Only real problem is a few gaping holes in the trans. Ive got a few plans for it, but I ultimately plan on selling it in a few months. Heres the list of fun:
- 3.94 Trans (should be here this week)
- Rattle can semi-flat black paint job
- R/T wheels
- Iceman intake
- Magnum valve cover
- Mopar Performance plug wires
- R/T springs & KYB struts
- Booger bushings
- R/T front and rear seats
- new headliner
- DOHC muffler
- better headlights
Most of this stuff is all left-over parts from my R/T, so Im not putting much money into this.
The paint job is nearing completion. I decided to paint the door jambs and engine compartment, which has been a real bitch. I also fixed all the dents with some Bondo before painting. All of the rust has been repaired, and I got a good hood for free. I do need a new rear door.
The old trans is already removed. The clutch only has about 10,000 miles on it, so it will stay. Im adding diff pin tabs to the new trans to prevent future failures.
I haven't yet decided, but I may throw some other parts at it. I have a full race ported SOHC head kicking around the garage somewhere, and a friend offered to donate a direct-port nitrous setup if I wanted it, although I would have to buy a bottle. If I go this route, I will be rebuilding the engine.
Last edited by DOHCRT on Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:01 pm, edited 3 times in total.
- MattD04SRT4
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lol....Maybe I will buy it from you....well....probably not. When are you coming home next? I had planned on going to Ryan's last time you were home but ended up in New Orleans for a funeral. Second one in 2 weeks...
2004 SRT 4 - Mopar Stage One - Mopar Lowering Springs - Mopar (Borla) Cat Back Exhaust - Mopar BOV (removed & for sale) - Oil Pressure and Volts Gauge - To be installed in May(maybe sooner depending on the weather): AGP 50 trim W/ race FMIC and all the other goodies
Well Ive done a little work on the car, so I thought Id update this thread. After 3 months I finally have a trans that works. I first had a 3.94, but I found internal problems before I put it in. I now have a 3.55 with a Phantom Grip limited slip installed on the car. I wanted to take the PG out and put it in my R/T, but it was too much of a hassle.
Ive almost managed to complete the paint job, only the hood, bumpers and trunk lid need painted.
Ive almost managed to complete the paint job, only the hood, bumpers and trunk lid need painted.
- Ladi3sman55
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Sounds like my car is now. Only advantage is the 35+ MPG it gets, too bad it takes so long to get up to speed to get there. It's even slower than Skill's car now!DOHCRT wrote:I just took this shit-box on its first long road trip and got 40 mpg! SOHC 3.55 FTW!
Im glad it gets great fuel economy, because other that its just ugly and slow.
What you do with that old 3.94 with the problems?
'97 black ACR coupe- #3 - Scrappy
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51
52 and counting, when will it stop?
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51
52 and counting, when will it stop?
Lol, track rules here state "stock only" diffs, but who is gonna check your diff anyways?
'97 black ACR coupe- #3 - Scrappy
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51
52 and counting, when will it stop?
'96 black coupe- #4
'97 magenta coupe- #10 - 13.379 @ 101.07 mph
'04 SXT mtx - #45 - GF's DD
'96 ACR
'95 Astro Van
'11 Chevy Express
'02 atx - #48
'98 Intense Blue R/T - #49
'04 SRT-4 - #50
'99 Intense Blue R/T - #51
52 and counting, when will it stop?