RB20DETodd wrote:Damn lookin good!!! nice shop wish i had one lol
yeah it would have been easier to just drill the spotwelds out of the firewall, but the original clip got hit and tweaked the frount rail and was rusted(preveuos owner) so i killed 2 bird with one stone.fixed the frount clip and made it RHD .i got the car for dirt cheap so i didnt mind spending money on the rhd clip thank youk00laid83 wrote:MAN DUDE YOUR CRAZY!! i would of never done it the way you did, on like taking the whole front off!! you my friend have big ones lol. but in all seriousness im doing the same thing im still doing the whole firewall swap....i just drilled out the spot welds and took the one from the clip out and i had to work it in there to but it looks like nothing was done to it! i lots of respect on how you went on doing the conversion i just felt better taking the firewall out! i should put up some pics!
the chassis is defently rust free and with spot welded strut towers and stitch welded everything else chassis stifness is not going to be a concern antmore. i lost 2 240s to rust and i am not going to lose this one i just cant wait to drive it! thank you again. pics are coming very soon be patient with me pleaseS14tat wrote:damn with all the work your doing to it, your making the structure better then it was when it came straight off the assembily line. you just added another 15 years to your chassis life.
even though i have a 95 zenki converted to kouki, i always worry about how my chassis is holding up against rust and rattles.
you definitly have the most thuroughly restored S14 on the side.
18 by 8.5 +33 (front)18 by 9.5 +38 (rear)TOPSECRT88 wrote:looks reeeeaaaal nice..Your doing some awesome work and doesnt look like your half-assing anything . What kinda wheels/sizes will you run.?
hahahah 217zenki we welded it perfectly dont worry ! we put weld threw primer on all bare metal we were welding and after we welded it we seam sealed , primmer and painted it. so dont worry about it rusting this car is show quilty but by no means a SHOW car , i plan on beeting the sh#t out of it make it worth all the money i spent, and maybe be in one or two shows. thank you217zenki wrote:Honestly I really hope this is ment to be a show car.. Awesome work .But to do what he just did with out putting in a cage I feel is a bad idea.. Alot of welding and if u arent master at welding there gonna rust somewhere and rust is gonna weaken the structure ..A for effort thou
Thats cool its good to hear and see some one actually doing something right on here for a change..n_bushaw wrote:
hahahah 217zenki we welded it perfectly dont worry ! we put weld threw primer on all bare metal we were welding and after we welded it we seam sealed , primmer and painted it. so dont worry about it rusting this car is show quilty but by no means a SHOW car , i plan on beeting the sh#t out of it make it worth all the money i spent, and maybe be in one or two shows. thank you