Body Swap!!!

[jer3my]

ok sooo i just bought a 2000 neon because money was kinda tight and i got it really good deal on it. i was told i can do a 2000 neon - SRT4 body swap...all the guy said was to swap the hood bumper and lights...but i wanna kno do i have to change the rear bumper too??...what about side skirts?
im kinda new at all this so yea...can someone tell me what i need and what i can /cant change? thnxxx

[conroy9940]

bumper hood, tailights, and rear bumper need changed.. if you want srt4 wheels then you'll need either coilovers or srt4 struts.

[conroy9940]

i forgot to add you'll need the sideskirts and the door molding as well

[Bebo]

Quote: Originally Posted by jer3my

ok sooo i just bought a 2000 neon because money was kinda tight and i got it really good deal on it. i was told i can do a 2000 neon - SRT4 body swap...all the guy said was to swap the hood bumper and lights...but i wanna kno do i have to change the rear bumper too??...what about side skirts?
im kinda new at all this so yea...can someone tell me what i need and what i can /cant change? thnxxx

You need everything that's different so: Front end, rear bumper, taillights, rear wing, sideskirts w/door moulding & mirrors. I believe that's all that's different. GL finding most of these since most of the front end will come as SRT-D if you get new. I'd rather do an engine swap for more of a sleeper profile.

[NeonDan]

if you are trying to replicae the SRT side mirrors without using actual srt4 mirrors get folding mirrors for 00-02 ES/SXT neon if you get ones for 03' + you'll have to modify connector as they are not the same.

-03+ headlights
-SRT bumper + attaching hardware + trim pieces
-03+ splash guards
-SRT side skirts and lower door sils
-SRT rear bumper
-03+ tails

all bolts on/attaches to the car the same, since you have an 00 the 03+ splash guard will have different screwing locations on the door end of the fender but its no biggie. This is all very very simple (see my avatar)

[jer3my]

thanks alot guys...honestly the hardest thigns to find are the hood and the sidekirts/door pieces... i juss called my cousin to tell him what ill need...


haha bebo usually i wud do that but im goin for a showcar this time, i already have a pretty quick spyder

[NeonDan]

....hood may want to consider CF mang

as for side skirts...i feel ya

[jer3my]

yeai was deff thinkin CF...they look sexci...esp since im gunna paint the car electric blue

haha yea =/

i think dodge sells the while kit w/o the hood for $550+...thts if they still make them -_-

[jer3my]

whole*

[NeonDan]

ha......

[shotsfired]

motor swap ftw!

[csmsach]

Side skirts pop up on ebay all the time. You can run the srt rims just use a 40 series tire, the 50 series will hit the strut perch on the rear (found out the hard way).... Is this a manual or auto? The 2000 has a thinner firewall which can cause problems when swapping to a manual. For the motor swap your going to need basically everything from an srt, engine harness, pcm, etc... If I were you I would just swap in an pre NGC 2.4 and use the wiring that is in there already. You won't be able to use tools like a Diablo or SCT but you can run a megasquirt or use the stock computer with map clamps etc... I plan on doing this to my 04 SE (Shit Edition) sleeper and cheap insurance.

[jer3my]

its an auto, i wanna releanr stick so bad, but noone has patience =[
whats a megasquirt?? haha, it sounds like something thtll come out of a STi

[LilSparkPlug]

Megasquirt is a tuning device that requires alot of soldering, wiring and patience. It's used commonly on the 2.0L motors with the NGC computer when they upgrade to a turbo.

[btree211]

^^ your car gives me a megasquirt