Frame question

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cys19
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llamabeta
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He's referring to the frame it's self. Not the body panels. This would be viewed underneath the car. They are called frame rails. They look exactly like rails. Your front suspension bolts to a subframe via the control arm. The subframe bolts to the frame rails. Also this includes the strut towers and etc.

You are just replacing body panels and headlights with the S15 front conversion. A car with a damaged frame is not worth getting even if it is repaired. The car will never be as well sorted as one with an unbent frame.

gumby
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unless its a front clip but id stay away from frame damaged unibody cars the bane on my existence

j-z
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you can repair frame damage on a unibody car while getting into factory specs. you just have to take it to a person who knows what theyre doing. you will get charged up the *** though if its pretty bad. it all depends on how extensive the damage is. it could just need a new core support or both rails can be swayed over. hard to say without pics.

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burnin240sx
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my front got a lilte damage and a boduguy friend of mine says he'll do it for 500 on his 5 point frame machine. whatever that means. but he works at a dealer ship so i'm sure he knows his ****. from what i've seen he does real good work.


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