Front end alignment, frame... Weld new?

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Lopin18
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Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:53 am
Car: '89 Nissan 240SX Hatch KA24E

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Well ive been into checking my whole frames and all since im doing the 5speed swap and i only saw these weaknesses:

- The frame rails on the bottom rear, just below the passenger where the frame gets thinner, like theres a smaller rail in the big one that comes from the front, right? well in that part, the smaller frame right in that spot the frame is a lil crushed, prolly since the car was so low the guy just kept hammering it in the floor, and that lil rail has like 1 cm hammered in, crushed... it isnt bent but it is crushed up..... what about that one?

-car seems to be hit on the passager side, the front bottom rails are straight, everything looks straight, but the front upper frame, where the fender bolts on is sorta bent downwards or something... (strut towers are fine but i have light negative camber on the front left, i checked up and its the camber bolt, the ring that has a squared side isnt there, it has a Thin ring there i think thats why i dont have camber, the right side has the correct ring and its ok) sooooo that bent upper frame has me thinking.... why? the hood and the headlights and the front bumper have a 1 to 2 cm clearing..... and the left fender sticks out forward like 1 cm away from the headlight, the tip sticks out.... but the fenders are fit with the hood...

the upper radiator support the beam that goes from side to side where the headlights bolt, looks fixed on the left side, so does the upper frame.....

So what do i do? get them to get it fit, straight, or just weld in the upper frame??? since i have the chance to buy a front clip very cheap! and the welding in this country is CHEAP! what to do my car runs fine im just angry at the clearings and the damn fender not fitting everything straight, the camber is because of the thinner incorrect ring or washer in the camber bolt...

(we built 3/4 of a Datsun 1200 coupe complete chassis for like us$800, rollcage, wheel welds deep, etc.... Cheap! it was rusted like NOTHING ive seen here.... )
Modified by Lopin18 at 8:49 AM 1/29/2008


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