1995 Dodge Neon AKA Christine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the history of my Car 

 

She is named after a Steven King movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The car is a 1995 Dodge Neon base Model, with the only factory options as; Rear window defroster, AM/ FM cassette radio, Air condition, Power steering, 6-speaker sound system, and pained silver steal wheels. It now has on the other hand been upgraded with such factory options as; Tilt steering with a 1998 R/T leather steering wheel, cruise control, tachometer, fog lights, two-tone look with 1998 black dash pieces, Center console with a arm rest, 60/40 rear fold down seat, high back front seats, 5 lug conversion, 3.94 performance A transmission, front and rear Mopar Performance Sway bars, Power locks, mirrors, and windows. Yeah it even has a real Doge Viper key for it; for real just ask me! All upgraded parts were from the most part, from a wrecked 1998 R/T.

 

The reason I have named the car after the Steven King move “Christine” is in the movie the car keeps coming back from the dead, and my baby keeps on doing the same. She has been in 2 major accidents, one was 5% under total, and the other was a total loss. Every time the car was in an accident she comes back even better than before. The first month I got the car I had the first accident with her. It was some little old lady, she just merged into my lane, she sideswiped my car… that should have been a sign right there. About 2 months later I was walking out to my car, it was in a parking lot, and a guy in a big F350 was backing out of his spot, and he went right over my car. It only scratched the hood, and he gave me cash for it. About 3 or 4 months later I was out getting paint to fix the hood when, I was by a 71 El Camino. I was sitting at a red light, and BOOM! He wacked me head on, that was the one that was 5% under total. Then after I had the car for about one year, there was a very bad hailstorm, and it even busted my front window. About 4 months after that, one night I was at a party, and someone back right into my rear bumper, and split it wide open. Then one year to the day the guy hit me head on, a Jeep Cherokee pulled right out in front of me. I was going about 45mph when I hit his passenger side, I T-boned the Jeep, which was the one that totaled the car. It was so bad that the whole front frame had to be rebuilt! The next to last one was just back in 2001 I slid out in the snow and hit a guard rail, it only bent my front suspension, and messed up my driver side rear door. The last one was in September of 2001; a possum ran out in the road, and well… I killed it. I was driving and it ran right out in front of me, I tried to miss it, but it cut right back to the car. It messed up the front bumper, and busted out the fog light. The grill part of the bumper was in the fog light, which is how hard it was pushed back. But hey the car keeps on coming back, and even better than before!!!

 

I have done all the work performed to the car except for something’s like; the leatherwork, and painting the body of the car. I have made a lot of things for the car custom, or just prefabricated it out of my own ideas. I have been involved in every part of the application process of the car; from the day I got her.

 

 

List of all modifications done, currently!

 

Factory / Comfort upgrades: Dodge Viper ignition key (for a real Viper), Black upgraded Neon interior parts i.e.; vents, Top dash as well as others. Cruise control, power locks, power windows, center console with an armrest, 1998 R/T leather wrap steering wheel, lighted rear view mirror and sun visors, Painted door handles, tinted windows, trunk release, 5-lug conversion, fold down rear seat, new door panels, instrument cluster with a tachometer, DOHC motor swap, rear disk conversion, and performance A tranny swap, and the entire R/T package for a R/T. Relocated the battery to the trunk, and custom spare tire mount.

 

Engine / Transmission: APEXI: S-AFC.  AEM: Cam gears, blue. Custom Made: Painted and chromed engine parts, and wires covered with blue wire loom. Mopar Performance: DOHC Computer, EGR block off kit, 3.94 performance A transmission, Spark plug wires and DOHC motor swap. AF/X: Solid front and rear motor mounts, under drive pulley, Stage 6 Ported and Polished Head. Phantom Grip LSD, with pin saver tabs. IFS racing: Alternator over drive pulley. ARP: head, exhaust, rods, intake studs. Crane: Valves springs, Retainers and #14 Cams. Indy: Over-Sized Valves JE: Turbo Pistons 8:1 with Total Seal Rings. Eagle: Rods.  Moroso: Oil pan and coolant overflow bottle. Rex: Side motor mount inserts. Accel: 36lb injectors. Custom Made: Turbo and manifold plus piping, oil and coolant lines, exhaust, short throw shifter with Shift tight bushings, bigger axles, and front mount intercooler. Greddy: blow off valve and adjustable boost controller. MSD: ignition set up. Missing link. AEM: ARRFPR. OBX: high flow fuel rail. MPX: 60mm throttle body. NGK: AFX wideband. Extrude honed:  intake manifold.

 

Ground Control: Koni: Adjustable Struts. Mopar Performance: Front and rear sway bars. Eibach: Pro kit lowering springs. Street Glow: Gold series in blue under body kit. Matrix: Upper strut tower bars, front and rear. Power Stop: rotors. Hawk: Race pads. Custom Made: big brake kit, painted suspension parts, front and rear. Riax: 17x7 Sebring rims.

 

Interior: Custom Made: molded dual gauge pods in the a-pillar, with added pods around the gauge cluster and the mirror bezel. Auto Meter: Phantom series: Boost gauge, Oil temperature gauge, Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, and volt gauge. Momo: Raptor shift knob, Performance leather boot and Carbon fiber E-brake. Sparco: 4-point race harness and pedals. Street Glow: Neon cable out-line, inside and under the hood. APC: Chrome fire extinguisher, White face/Indiglo gauges, and heater controls. Clifford: Auto starter, alarm, and turbo timer. Custom Made: leather interior, center console switches, carbon fiber accents, accessory plug.

 

Exterior: AF/X: AAR style Carbon fiber hood. JSP: Carbon fiber trunk lid with carbon fiber wing. AeroGear: Z3 fenders. Wings West: Big Mouth body kit with rear lip molded. Mopar: Painted rear bumper, door handles, and R/T emblem. APC: Clear side markers, carbon fiber altezza taillights and carbon fiber mirrors (with custom made stickers). PIAA: 912 fog lights. Custom Made:  B-pillars in carbon fiber and eyelids, front aluminum tow hook. HID headlight kit

 

ICE:  Pioneer: in-dash DVD player, 6x9’s, 6 1/2’s, and a 6 disk CD changer. American Pro: Amp.  MTX: 12” subwoofers, in a custom trunk setup.

 

The all-important Sponsors: PIAA, ACC (Automotive Custom Care)

 

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