02 Lancer ES Mod & Build Thread - FAC3L3SS

Yeah, and both NA or Turbo causes some down time and DOES mess with reliability. I've got my bone stock Prancer with a few suspension mods and some exterior mods and she's good to go. Onkar had it right lol.

 

No photos, but I've got the coil sleeves and struts in my room, gettin' ready to swap 'em on and get low. Also, the wink mirror is IN and it's great. I can see out of every window haha. Picked out my fabric, so I'll start yankin' interior pieces here soon. Once my sticker order shows up, I'll get them on and post some shots of the car in it's haggard, ratrod state.

 

QUESTION for those of you who are old school (I know David is at least. . . maybe) and are using lowering springs. How in the world did you get your front tophats off? Obviously if I use a socket the strut body spins, but what else will fit down in there and grip the nut? What tools are you cats rigging up? That's the only thing keeping me from getting low is popping that tophat off.

 

Thanks man, I appreciate it. I've tried everything shy of an impact gun lol. I've got a buddy with one, but neither of us are on the same time schedule.

 

Problem solved! Drove down to Greenwood today to visit a buddy, and came home with another 5-spd Dodge Neon. Lancer's gone.

 

Needs some TLC, but I'm stoked to be back to my roots.

 

SRT wheels are MEH IMO. My last Neon was slammed, and this one will follow, but the coils wont be blown haha.

First Neon (Non-SRT as well):










Lol yeeeesh so much shit that car went through. Taking a different route with this one.

 

Got the same response with the Lancer. Lol.

 

Hello update!

Timing belt went on the Neon. I'm scrapping it. How it sits now:


Saturday I head to Chicago for an 02 Lightning Yellow, 5 speed OZ pics then!

 

Asking $500. Fairly certain valves are bent.

Also, lol:



Car isn't in the greatest shape, but a junkyard head she'd be good to roll.