Hey gang,

Name's Jeff - I'm a NYer living in Wisconsin (don't freakin' ask).

Bought a low-mileage '03 LS last year (14,000miles!) 3400SFI, drove it for a year stock, and started working on her this spring.

Here's what's been done so far...

H&R springs - lowered 1.5inches all around.
Hi Flow cat and Dynomax exhaust
A 'did it myself' cold air intake.
Polished intake manifold (inside), sand blasted and clear-coated (outside)
Sand blasted and clear coated valve cover (otherwise stock)
8mm wires

Additional work this summer will include tinting, new tires, brakes, slotted/drilled rotors, and maybe calipers. My winter project will be a new top end to the engine - ported and polished, new throttle body, bigger injectors, new heads, perhaps some cam work. If my neighbor (also a wrench-head) gets his way, forged pistons and a bolt-on supercharger are also in the works (he likes spending my money). I do my own work until I get into the electronic aspects of things (performance tunes, etc). I'm a gearhead, basically.

It's nothing spectacular to look at aside from being immaculately clean - I'm going for the sleeper look, but I've already embarrassed my fair share of Nissans and Hondas around here...It's placed at two local car shows, in the 1980-modern category. I wish it was a V8 and RWD, but then again, I think a lot us wish for that.

Best,

J

 

 

sweet car. keep us updated as you go along. seems u got a helluva deal on that and you're doing a good job so far

 

Thanks fellas...here's the engine bay before I added the CIA. I'm not really doing much to it in the way of aftermarket - there's not really much out there. I stripped and sprayed the stress bars - the original black paint was chipped and peeling. That's about it.

 

thats sick clean, you werent kidding

 

I'm tryin'. Neighbors think I'm obsessive. My old hobby became my job, so my new hobby is the car...needless to say, I've spent a ton of time in the garage this summer.

J

 

hey, welcome to the site

great lookin monte

 

 

Yes very nice lookin monte, We always appreciate another clean freak around here.. lol I think a SC will be sweet on there!

 

man gimme tips on how to make mine that clean please