Vehicle Owner

Member ID: rock_it

Location: Sydney, AU

Vehicle Info

1997 Hyundai Sonata

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight1249lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

  • A'PEX Gauges 
  • MOMO Pedals 
  • MOMO Shift Knob 
  • Recaro Seats 

Exterior Styling

  • Custom Lighting 
  • Pirelli Tires 

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.

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Craig’s Hyundai Sonata

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Body Styling

You have now reached the Body Styling section of my page. Here I will show you the how I did it kind of stuff, & use this page for all future custom work done.

I decided it was time to give the car a bit of a customised look. So I pulled apart the bumper & installed some mesh & took off the stock grille. Here is the result of the project before I had to install my intercooler.

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonatarock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

Here are the photos of it installed & a couple of close up shots in normal daylight

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rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonatarock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

Here is the shot after the new engine has been installed. As you can see, I have kept it pretty simple & am trying to conceal the intercooler as much as possible at the moment.

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

Concepto Styling

As I am going for the whole concept type image, I got a Concepto badge from Korea & threw that on. The C badge has replaced the Hyundai (/-/) logo & I also took off the �SONATA� & �16V� badges. The C also doubles as Craig.

I decided to make the trunk lid look a lot smoother I would take off all badges, & since there are 2 holes in the trunk lid, something had to go there, & with the new engine in, the car is not going to be a Hyundai for long.

For those not in the know, Concepto make body kits for Hyundai�s also. The only problem is they don�t have any for the Y3 but if they did, I would be their first customer. I have sent them a couple of emails to try & track one down, but am yet to receive a reply. Oh well.

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Clear Indicators

I decided that it was time for my amber turn signals (guard indicator's) to go. I managed to track down a good supplier & have since put them on. Here are some pics below comparing the stock to after market parts. I am also selling these turn signals so contact me if you are interested.

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonatarock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata


rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonatarock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

MotionR Globes

I have gone for the HID looking globes. I think they are pretty cool & provide a lot better visibility then the standard bulb. After many weeks searching for the best bulb I think I have found them. I went with the MotionR 6000K Super Xenon bulbs. They are a fair bit more then the standard blue bulb, but from what I have found the quality of these things are amazing.

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonatarock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata

rock_it's 1997 Hyundai Sonata


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ruly07  

Posted by: ruly07

12/05/2007 09:26PM

hey man i uploaded some new pics of my car check it out. was it hard to change the gauges?

ruly07  

Posted by: ruly07

11/30/2007 11:57PM

hey man ive been trying to get some white gauges for a 2001 hyundai sonata but ive had no luck. where did you get yours? i need the same ones...

street_racin  

Posted by: street_racin

03/14/2007 07:47PM

thats a preet sweet sonata i jsut got a 97 yesterday...all stock for now just straight v6 any ideas with out turbo charging it to make it better looks engine that sorta shit? let me know also check out the few pics of my malibu later man

SwATcHGuY  

Posted by: SwATcHGuY

11/09/2006 09:14AM

Wow~~~~~ Very nice, i'm newcome in sonata turbo gruop,
Your ride very powerful, i also will improving my ride,
Nice to meet you.

kxwhite  

Posted by: kxwhite

06/09/2006 02:14AM

that is a pretty sweet engine swap! the 06 eclipse are NA, hopefully some turbo kits will be availbe soon.

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Location: Sydney, AU