About The Guy:
What's up, it's Kyle ReberI have had a passion for cars since before I could drive. My parents were a big influence into my car craziness. My dad took me to local shows when I was a kid with my moms 78 pontiac trans am. About 15 years ago my dad picked up another project car a 56 chevy bel-air 2 dr hardtop. Unfortunately its still unfinished to this day and is still being worked on. This I would say is what influenced me to go with a route to work on a newer style car. I could change things to it over the course of time and still enjoy it when I wanted. I bought my first cavalier brand new and started changing it from day one it went thru plenty of stages. I eventually got a stock pile of spare parts and ultimately bought a second cavalier and modified that one. Over the past 7 years ive learned a lot, spent a lot, and had some great times and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.
While in the club, since 2006, I've been a secretary and vice president.
About His Ride:
Year, Make and, Model:
1999 Chevy Cavalier convertible
Exterior:
03-05 Front and Rear End Conversions, Molded Xtreme Tuner Body Kit by GM, 03-05 Projector Retro-fit Headlights, Shaved Doors, Shaved Lock Cylinders, Shaved Spoiler, Shaved Antenna, Shaved Gas Door Relocated to Trunk, 00-02 Taillights, VIS Carbon Fiber Evo Hood, Two-Tone Paint Black/Impulse Blue Metallic, Shaved and Smoothed Engine Bay, A/C Delete, Battery Relocated to Trunk
Interior:
Converted all Interior to Charcoal from Tan and Painted Black, 00-05 Dash Swap, Rear Seat Delete for System Setup, Door Poppers, Viper 5002 Alarm, V-Max Competition CT-2200 Battery
Suspension:
Easystreet Full Air-Ride, 5 Gallon Air Tank, Viair 450c Compressor, 3/8" Line and Valves, AVS Switchbox, Black Faced Viair Gauges
Wheels/Tires:
19" Chrome Axis Hagens w/General Exclaim UHP Tires 215/35/19
Audio/Video:
JVC KW-ADV794 Headunit, 15" Memphis Mojo Subwoofer w/ Memphis MR 1.1200 Amp, Hertz ESK 165l Front and Hertz HCX 690 Rear Speakers w/ Memphis MR 4.480 Amp
Powertrain:
02 Ecotec Motor Swap, f23 Manual Transmission Swap (was Auto), Pacesetter Armor Coated Header, Full 2.25" Exhaust with Magnaflow Muffler and Cat
Favorite Feature(s):
The sweet system and convertible top
Favorite Show Attended:
ITB in Indy
Furthest Show Attended:
Furthest my 05 Cavalier went was Slammin n Jammin in Tenn, but I went to Scrappin' the Coast in Mississippi in '06 with a former member Sean Ebert, his wife Heather, and Chad McWilliams.
Plans For The Future:
Hopefully finish both cars, the '05 will get stripped of it's Supercharger for a turbo, and the supercharger will be installed on the '99. After that, who knows. My dream would be to have a newer Camaro converted to look like a '78 Trans AM and paint to match my Mom's.
What else do you have?:
'05 Cavalier
Shout Outs!:
I would like to thank my parents for their help and support, Joe Kightlinger for doing the paint and bodywork to the convertible, and my close friends and club members who have helped me along the way.