My SRT swapped 1st gen out of hiding, and my new volvo!

[Mopar318]

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[cordes]

I would love to have either one of those. Very nice.

[3Bar_Mopar]

Nice! There's a guy around Indy with an SRT swapped 1st gen...runs in the 12's pretty much stock....gutted interior though. You should come to Indy sometime and hang out!

[shackwrrr]

volvo to replace the tore azz? Nice

[Dodge Aries K]

Sweet Volvo! Is it an 850 Turbo?

[Mopar318]

Yes. It a 97 850 GLT. 2.4 turbo with 200k miles. I bought it for 2k i need of a few things. Put on a wheel bearing, rear pads, and did a tune up all with genuine volvo parts...which are actuallly pretty darn cheap.

[contraption22]

Squirtin the Neon with a garden hose wouldn't kill ya.

LOL J/K. Awesome cars! Like the intercooler setup on the Neon.

[Mopar318]

Squirtin the Neon with a garden hose wouldn't kill ya.

LOL J/K. Awesome cars! Like the intercooler setup on the Neon.

Ha ha, the neon was in the garage for almost 7 months while I did the swap. It got a rain wash yesterday. Bumper is back on, hood is cut so it closes, and the interior is all back together. More pictures of my intercooler setup in my project log. Its almost impossible for the intercooler pipes to blow off.

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[ATaylorRacing]

I see there is still a familiar CAI on it!
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[Mopar318]

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[cordes]

That looks great.

[dodgeshadowchik]

I love 1g SRT's. Nice work! Looks "stock!" :hail:

[contraption22]

Excellent work.

[2.216VTurbo]

100X better with the bodywork back on it. Sexy:eyebrows:

[Mopar318]

Thanks! I have a set of 2nd gen sxt wheels. I have a set of Khumo Ecsta 205/60/15's coming and they should be mounted by next week.

Here is a sneak of what those wheels look like. These are with the old tires. Im debating on the color to paint them. Satin black or gunmetal?

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[cordes]

205/60r15s can fit on a Neon?

[Mopar318]

205/60r15s can fit on a Neon?

Sorry, I mean 205/50/15's.

[cordes]

Sorry, I mean 205/50/15's.

That's what I was thinking, but I wanted to make sure.

[Mopar318]

And here is another round.


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[plymouth]

Where did the mini skittle wheels come from?

[shackwrrr]

Where did the mini skittle wheels come from?

second gen neons sometimes came with 15in snowflakes.

[Mopar318]

Yep, second gen SXT wheels I think.

[WVRampage]

Both those cars look great,it makes me want my daytona 2.4 swap dome much sooner and I have a 04 s40 you cant kill them and yes the volvo parts are cheap.....

[Dodge Aries K]

<- Currently has 4 Volvos sitting here. Two for me, one to be stripped for parts sadly, and one for sale LOL

[turbodaytona87]

and yes the volvo parts are cheap.....

Until you want/need to rebuild the engine

[Mopar318]

Warm weather today means I got my brake setup done and drove the car. There is a problem though, the Hawk pads are dragging in the front. I did not go far because I was going to break in the pads but at this rate they will be damaged before I get to do so.

Any ideas on why they would be dragging?

Also got a new deck lid. Car is really dirty since its been in the garage for 5 months.

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[moparman76_69]

Did you mis-match parts from different cars on the brakes? The pads may be designed for a thinner rotor.

[Mopar318]

No, calipers are from a PT cruiser. Rotors are NOS OEM pt cruiser, and pads are PT cruiser/SRT. They all use the same pads. The difference in PT N/A and SRT is the caliper and rotor.

They only drag after driving and making a couple of stops. I was able to break them in with 6-10 stops before they start to drag.

[Mopar318]

Fixed it. Went ahead and installed new calipers and removed the shims on the back of the pads for more clearance.

Braking is pretty intense. I am really happy with the way it turned out. Im looking forward to a braking contest at SDAC...if there has ever been one?

[cordes]

Fixed it. Went ahead and installed new calipers and removed the shims on the back of the pads for more clearance.

Braking is pretty intense. I am really happy with the way it turned out. Im looking forward to a braking contest at SDAC...if there has ever been one?

That's a good idea. It'll come down to the tires though...

[Mopar318]

That's a good idea. It'll come down to the tires though...

Yeah, I could use some lower treadwear tires now. Before I could barely even get the tires to lock up. It is a whole other car now. The wheels dont lock easily but the hawk pads give tons of bite, so they tend to make you slow down quicker and quicker. with the same applied pedal pressure.

[ShadowFromHell]

No, calipers are from a PT cruiser. Rotors are NOS OEM pt cruiser, and pads are PT cruiser/SRT. They all use the same pads. The difference in PT N/A and SRT is the caliper and rotor.

They only drag after driving and making a couple of stops. I was able to break them in with 6-10 stops before they start to drag.

What spindle? Sounds like a good swap. Did you mess with the prop valve?