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2003 Base Vibe updated pics on 2nd page Frosty (white) Two-Tone4-Speed Auto transmissionSlate (dark) interior fabric16" Alloy Rimspurchased 20AUG2003Performance ModsCosmo Racing Cold Air IntakeBorla ExhaustThrottle Body SpacerSpringtech 1.75" Lowering SpringsMegan Racing Strut Tower BarEbay-ground wire modificationNon performance modsTwo blue neons under front SeatsJensen CD-PlayerXM Skyfi-2 with center console mountCBR racing seat covers (blue)Heavy duty rear compartment matsBlue Pinstripe FadePainted Calipers and Drums BlueDecals for Genvibe and matrixvibe.net3rd Brake Light vibe vinylMaintenance/RepairLots of oil changes, only use Mobil 1Replaced stock Continental tires with Bridgestone Potenza G009 at 30KReplaced Stock POS battery with Diehard Gold seriesWiper blades replacedPlanned Future ModsInstall the LED underbody lighting.Custom Exhaustwould like to get a turboMy lowering springs and Painted caliperMy engine bay before i installed the throttle body spacer

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Quote, originally posted by joholste »picture montageNice! I like it alot!!

ok and here is a picture of my hood right now prior to me having to paint it.

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when you getting the hood done? looking good and coming a long nicely!

And when r u gonna make it functional?no rush. just curious

well to answer your questions...i'm probably gonna get it painted after the 15th... and i'm waiting on my SR to come in and then i'll start designing an cutting that and i'll probably be ordering in my K&N Xstream Filter shortly.

Looking forward to seeing that great hood painted.

Quote, originally posted by joholste »picI love what you did to the fuse box, looks good.

ok so this is my hood now that i have put hood pins in it and gotten the gap adjusted. it will be painted shortly after the 15th of July

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i've always wondered, what the hell are those pins for?

They are so when he hits mach 1, he doesnt loose the hood! But the hood is lighter then stock and they keep the hood from flying up to the windshield

ok, so they are connected underneath?

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »ok, so they are connected underneath?Yep! There is a rod that goes through the center of the disk on the hood, from under the hood. Both rods are usually mounted on the horizontal metal support the headlamp screws to. The pin with the wire cable to it goes through the rod, thus holding it down. You mostly see these on cars where the hood is removable or if it does not have a latch.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »i've always wondered, what the hell are those pins for?well mi-vibe toolguy got it right on the head... i'm removing the stock latch because the hood's hook for the latch was too short so it wouldn't sit flush with the front of the car. I'll take a picture in a little bit of where i have the rods attached.

yeah show some more install pix i want to see where you mouted it and stuff thanx

will do right now i'm waiting on my car to get out of the body shop where it's hood is being painted. i have the pictures on my camera at home but i'm at work sooo i'll try to get my girlfriend to bring my camera when she brings the makings for burritoes for dinner today

ok here are the pics of my mounting points

well i went in to the body shop today to pick up my car.... and they had rushed through it and left some major paint flaws in the paint there was 3 places where they paint was just completely cracked through, and other places where it looked like they had gone over the primerwith 80grit and had left it at that before painting...very dissappointed.

RIP them a new one and get it fixed.... you cant just drop the hood off since they now know what the color is and all that good stuff so you not without a car?

Quote, originally posted by joholste »well i went in to the body shop today to pick up my car.... and they had rushed through it and left some major paint flaws in the paint there was 3 places where they paint was just completely cracked through, and other places where it looked like they had gone over the primerwith 80grit and had left it at that before painting...very dissappointed.That sux, I'd be pissed!

Ditto

ok i finally got it painted and it still has some imperfections but here are some pics.

looking good bro

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Looks good, though with the 'agressive' hood Id have painted the black cladding to give it a better look.

I'm actually thinking about painting the whole car but first i have to do my performance modifications. and since i have bought the turbo, and now my house needs a new a/c, i may have to forego some of the internals to the engine and just upgrade my tranny via Levelten.com they've got a billet TC and some other stuff for the tranny so i'll probably end up doing that. and save the internals for later.

joe, dude,that slp hood is bad (removed). i zipped through this thread...did your hood come with the short ram?beautiful carnice work

no i put the short ram on at the ohio meet last year....I still need to hook it up to the hood and make it functional ram air. I'm thinking I may do that as part of my turbo install, if not then maybe I can get the SC tube so that i can fit the filter on straight

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nice car, and are you serving in the military? i'm going to assume so because of the sig. which branch? and also, thank you! remain safe wherever you go.

I dig your new sig! And I must say the most sincere THANK YOU! I appreciate your service.

Yes I am in the Army and currently on a deployment to africa for 15 months. The sunset was taken by a guard shack here on my camp. and as far as the thank yous... you are most welcome. I'm a little over halfway done with my second tour of service and am fully planning on it being my last enlistment....but things do change.

yea how are you going to mod if your always on deployment.... lol common I want to see those HID's in and working... lol

Oh trust me this is killing me. i wish I wasn't deployed I wanna tinker with my car soooo much but I can't cuz i can't even see my car*sad* but it's ok i guess i get to drive some cool looking "Green Machines" The only thing that is going to be good about the extra 3 months that i'm deployed is that i'm going to be getting an extra thousand a month for the last three months that i'm out here.

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actually it just looks like his tire weren't bald just filled with that slimy red mud. was he in the pennsylvania national guard?? just trying to figure out the patch

army national guard stationed in kingston PAthis should give ya a good idea...

Not sure if you are on here anymore but if you are.... My name is Cameron. I have a 2003 vibe gt (Black) and am searching for the unicorn SLP hood. If you by chance still have the hood and want to sell it I'm your man. PLEASE hit me up anytime. Text is cool too.

My number is

Cameron Clark
608-800-2710

located in Madison WI

BigKamm wrote:Not sure if you are on here anymore but if you are.... My name is Cameron. I have a 2003 vibe gt (Black) and am searching for the unicorn SLP hood.

He hasn't been on the forum since June of 2011. Good luck on the hunt.