I am pretty confident that Kristin will not ever drive with me in this car again, so it’s time to get rid of it :lol: I was going to get it painted, but then I decided not to spend the money there, and I am too busy to paint it myself. Here are the details:
Mods/Maintenance:
Engine
- Deyeme racing firm side motor mounts
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Unorthadox Racing "race" underdrive pulley -
Lorenzo overdrive pulley for the alternator -
aluminum coolant overflow can
Intake
- Iceman cold air intake (includes Iceman battery tray)
Suspension
- MPP extra-high rate springs
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Arvin struts -
Prothane Total Suspension poly suspension bushings -
larger swaybars front and rear
Braking
- rear disk brake swap
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stainless front brake lines
Wheels/Tires
- R/T wheels wrapped in excellent snow tires
Exhaust
- Dynomax 2.5" catback
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2.5" resonator
Transmission
- 4.12 trans w/ OBX lsd
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PT Cruiser axles and hubs -
PT Cruiser clutch -
short throw shifter -
Booger shifter bushings
Electronics
- Walbro 255 lph fuel pump
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MPP dohc computer -
8k tach gauge cluster
Interior
- 2nd gen Neon front seats
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Pioneer DEH-P2600 cd player -
Sony 6.5" front speakers -
Rampage SL-50 6x9" rear speakers
Appearance
- Clear turn signals
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Clear marker lights
History and Maintenance:
- New factory front motor mount installed at 84k
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New head gasket, timing belt, top end gaskets, and fluid change at 84k -
New water pump and timing belt installed at time of motor install -
New motor installed at 75k (motor has 4k less miles than the chassis) -
4.12 gears and OBX lsd were installed around 58k
The car gets 34+ mpg city, and higher highway. When I bought it, the passenger window wouldn’t roll down (that is now fixed), and the head gasket was seeping from the rear (also fixed). The car is primer, and minimal rust. The hood has some rust at the very front showing through, and there is a quarter sized spot above the passenger-side door. Other than that, there is no structural rust, just a few surface spots from the primer being too thin.
The car starts right up, doesn’t leak fluids, drives nice, has a good stereo, takes 87 octane gas (PCM asks for 93 if you take it to 7,800 rpm, I don’t), comfortable seats, passes inspection, etc…
The car has just over 84,000 miles on it, the engine has just around 80,000 miles on it. The transmission is a special gearset that was installed by my friend who works at New Venture Gear, the company who makes the neon transmission. When he put in the 4.12 gears, he also installed the OBX lsd. The transmission alone is probably worth $800, since it is from what I know, one of a kind. The rest of the mods are worth way more than my total asking price as well.
The only real problem other than the car being ugly is that there is an exhaust leak. I think it’s a worn donut gasket from when I was doing the head gasket, but I am not totally sure. It’s not unbearable, but when you accelerate, you can hear it leaking from in front of the drivers seat.
Wonderful daily driver for gas savings, unstoppable winter car with these great snow tires and LSD, heat works, and safe. Buy buy buy!!
$1500
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Also comes with a set of really good, deep rubber floor mats for the Winter :tup:
