welcome to the forums man!

nice ride btw. i almost bought a '71 Cobra II a while back. All original, low miles, immaculate, $4000 (from what i hear) all from an older fella who didnt have a license. yeah i didnt have the 4k, and at 16 i wouldnt have been able to afford the insurance. oh well, im happy i waited and ended up with my neon. =P

again, welcome. i myself am new, but ive found everyone here is quite helpful!

-Zach.

 

Also, how hard is it to change the timing belt? Im a good mechanic(hack) ...

 

i'm in the process of changing the head gasket on my car and i found it to be a little tricky but if u've done timing stuff before it shouldn't be a problem. you just have to jack the motor up, and then down and such and then set it back right to get all the bolts off everything. and the crank pulley can be a little difficult (if you use the "rent-a-tool" Crank Pulley Puller from Autozone, you need to use the longest rod and put a small worthless drill bit in it to give it an extra half inch to move the whole pulley off), but if you have a 5-sp then just have someone put on the brakes and put it in 5th and crank that bolt off (if doing it by hand), thats how i did it and was told to, but you're hear some people saying that it doesn't work and such so i think it all depends on the car lol.

oh yea, if you're speedo or gauges just happen to go randomly insane, or just stop working, thats a common Neon problem but its a very very easy fix.

 

not bad for a pony a juiced civic could not takethat one two reasons that is a fast pony and i have never seen a civic run juice the right way they would hit the 'nos' and blow his pistonsso im sorry if i offended you it's just like i said lots of people brag and do end up losing to a pos car[&:]

 

okay cool yes i kinda know the area your talking about i used to live in howell and now have afriend that lives in new hudson just offI 96anyways yeah i should be back boots on ground early december. (in alaska) then go on leace sometime soon after but it could happen before that. i wish you would have bumped your head sooner i also had the bumper side markers but i tossed them. (trying not to be a packrat) best of luck to ya.

 

estneon
Nope, no offense taken. You guys will get no bashing from me or will you offend me with your coments. Like I said, everyone and every car has their place.

neoncrazy101
Thanks again for the advice. Im sure Ill be back with questions when the time comes.

Ken

 

It isn't bad. I have a great how-to I can email you for the SOHC engine.

 

ArticCat,
I just signed up here a couple days ago myself. I'm familiar with Webberville. I live in Lowell, MI myself.
If your interested in a swap, I have aluminum rims (only three though.) that I'd trade you for three of your steel rims. I know it still leaves you with one short, but I suposse it's a little of an upgrade for you.
Timing belt is not difficult, just need a few of the right tools and the job is pretty easy. I've messed with my timing several times too and it's not too bad a task. Pain is just all the crap that has to come off to get to it! My neon is for dirt tracking, so I removed a lot of junk and left it off, ie. air conditioning, power steering.
Mathias