Groshong's front clip has arrived!

[Joel]

It should be a long winter for him!
YAY for RHD!

Jap Leaves!

[legacy-user-33]

Are you looking to tow that across the finish line?

[Joel]

we are taking the motor out today. more pics/ updates later tonight.
He plans(for the time being) to:
RHD swap with jdm b16a
boost from a 60-1
ridiculous suspension
stock honda glossy black paint job.

[assasain]

sweet ass man can't wait to see that project done

[PSI2HI]

Gonna do it the right away and actually replace the firewall?

[KA-T_240]

i've heard weld clip to car

[Joel]

97jeep wrote:
i've heard weld clip to car
matts done his research, and decided to go with welding the clip to the car.

Edit: forgot to mention, he will be paying a body shop to do this.

[harwood39]

thats the way to go.

[TsiTom]

nice...

[Guest]

wannabe wrote:
matts done his research, and decided to go with welding the clip to the car.

Edit: forgot to mention, he will be paying a body shop to do this.
whos doing the work

[Joel]

no idea. ask him!

[PSI2HI]

A lot of body shops wont section the front end. I had a buddy awhile back whole need the drivers side front sectioned and most body shops wouldn't do it. It'd be a whole hell of a lot easier to replace the firewall.

[Joel]

i'll get him to explain it when he gets on here... he's already been quoted for it and has prepared to pay someone to do it... so i think he will stay that route

[darkelvis]

The right way to do it would be to gut the car, brace it, drill out the spot welds on the firewall, do a firewall swap, then put everything back in. Cutting a car in half then putting a different half on is dangerous as hell.

[Joel]

Honestly the only problem I forsee is that the welds would be too tough, and would allow enough flew and preak something in a different part of the vehicle while cornering hard....

taken off of honda-tech
"I've thought for hours and so no reason why someone would want to do this other than to be a biter and a fad follower, but.....
Just clip the car, buy a JDM front clip with windshield pillars and front floor. Have a GOOD body shop clip the car just like they would a totaled CRX. Probably 20% of the people on this board are driving CRXs that have had front clips welded on and they don't know it. Its a common practice in the body world. What they will do is cut the floor somwhere probably around where your feat go (I'd guess there is a seam somwhere in there but really can't remember) and cut the A-pillar. They'll put a sleeve in the A pillar, slide the new clip on to that sleeve to make a stronger a pillar, and weld the new floor on. It will be as stong as new if not stronger. Unfortunately you'll be stuck with a car that looks like it should belong to a mail man or a stunna."

[24valvenotak]

clipping a car is NOT a common practice in the body world!!!! It is NOT as strong if not stronger!!! You should find out who is going to do this, I am not the only one who is a bit curious.

[92TSIpos]

wouldnt the firewall swap be a little easier?

[darkelvis]

And Safer

[tntmstr]

A bit off topic, but pimp my ride didn't like the clipped idea on an escort.... I just hope that we won't see groshong driving a Scion with a huge wing after all is said and done. Best of luck on the swap, and mad props on trying something different... I hope it all works out safely and fully functional!!

Jason

[Guest]

tntmstr wrote:
A bit off topic, but pimp my ride didn't like the clipped idea on an escort.... I just hope that we won't see groshong driving a Scion with a huge wing after all is said and done. Best of luck on the swap, and mad props on trying something different... I hope it all works out safely and fully functional!!

Jason

That had something to do with only 9 little welds and a bunch of liquid nails holding the car together though...... I think he'll do better than that.