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The thing is, the car will not be perfectly OK. The structural integrity is compromised and he is too far into the project to admit/realize that it is a BAD idea. I hope that nothing happens to this car because there is no telling how it will react to collisions from any angle, or even stress of hard cornering or road hazards over time.Quote:
Originally Posted by wanggsticky
He may trust his welds, I sure as hell don't.
ya the bottom line is that car will be on the road with us and our loved ones.
i would never in the world would ride in this car!!!!!! i know someone that died driving in a car that was chopped just like this... over time the frame will break and i sure hope you arent arent in it.......
mother fucking proof right here. /\/\Quote:
Originally Posted by gerardojdm
still think its ok to do it this way?
I don't spend 9 hours a day on IA, it takes what two seconds to make a post? lol. This isn't even the point of the thread. Fact is you screwed up, not just a tiny mess up, you completely RUINED a car, it will NEVER be normal again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Austin?
I am willing to bet it handles like SHIT now.
Did you even really think about what you're doing?
"Hey guys I am going to cut my Teg in HALF and then re-weld it down the center right near my seat mounts. It'll be fucking ill dude."
Even if the best welder in the WORLD did this, it still wouldn't be safe, this just isn't how you do it. The only time I ever cut metal in half and re-welded it was a piece of a roll bar, not a major piece, I sleeved it to insure the most strength I could but still felt nasty doing it, like I said though it wasn't part of the actual structure and was more for chassis stiffening then the actual rollover protection.
I say scrap the car and start over, cut the front off and find a shell and if for some reason you still want RHD so you can be a JDM stunna, do it differently although RHD conversions are just scary in the first place.
I have no clue why someone would do something like this. It doesn't sound like a good idea to begin with. I weld probably 8-9 times a day at work.. and I know from experience that regardless of how well you can weld, the weld is still the weak spot.
Put glue on a piece of paper.. stick another sheet on top of it and let it dry. When you pull it off it will tare at the glued section. Now super glue 2 pieces of plastic together... and do the same thing... Guess what!? It will break in the same spot. He at least could have tried to DR it up a little and reinforce it with another piece of metal. Or a thicker weld.
As it sits now.. over time the car will bow in the middle. The doors will not line up in a few months. And if he has a fender bender the car will be totaled. Weld in a roll cage. It might help the car. It will save your life if you have a 30+mph wreck.
I selected yes because I want to follow this car till the end. It's entertaining to watch people test things, just to find out that they failed.
And as for the Tech student.. you are correct about "If the weld if correct, it will be stronger than the metal." But there is a small issue with it.. IT WILL STILL BE THE WEAKEST SPOT IN THE METAL. You can melt the metal perfect and create a perfect weld, but it will still fold before the solid metal. You can't recreate the same composition of strength of 1 whole piece of metal with a cut then a weld. Unless you have the magic UNDO welder.. that erases the cut to begin with. :) You do have a valid point though, just get some more experience with welding. :D
But I will give reps for doing something productive with a car.. even though it's for a silly cause. :goodjob:
Wow man that's crazy!!!! Good luck with it bro wanna see when it's done.
A sentence is adequate proof now? Nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by oneSLOWex
of the stupid shit being done to this car? maybe. its more of an example of what will more than likely happen because of the op's uber welding skills.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by OTG Signs
just dont crash. you WILL be dead
Isnt that how west coast customs makes there 2 door benz s550 or there 2 door dodge charger. Most custom limo's are chopped but one one says anything about those????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????
body on frame vehicle....same deal as a minitruckQuote:
Originally Posted by hybrid90accord
:goodjob:
pics of progress?
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Originally Posted by hybrid90accord
will be dead
GL bro keep up the good work reps to you
LOL at bumping this back up.
However I definitely lol'd all over again.
One of my friends BMW was but toghter like this also. It got T boned and nothing happened. Just depends on the person doing the work i guess...
just finished reading all the posts lol... any updated pics?
all my body works (dents,ding, and hole ) done. i did some work on it last night just to get it ready for prime. and also got my itr jdm front already...
pics? i want to see the progress
all picture are still in my camera now, i might upload it tonight or tomorrow morning.
Have you sat in it yet? Did it bend? lolol
lulz
Dude for the money your spending on the itr front end and the half cut and all that, you could have just bought a RHD car alot cheaper from japan. then just got it titled. Not knocking or anything, its your car/money. Just sayin.
do you know how much i get my itr front for?
didn't think so
to where im right now with my built all my cost is less then $500.00.
donor car, front clip and itr jdm for less then 500.00. can you beat that?
sorry that you have to spend more then that for a car..
To me it wouldnt be a money issue....its about safety. I dont see how cutting corners when it comes to safety is a thing that anyone could even consider.Quote:
Originally Posted by TougeGTR-33
Yeah kinda what I was getting at. For the same money, He wouldn't have had to make a death trap. He could have Just bought a RHD Honda from Japan and it would have been perfectly safe. Actually He probably would have saved some money doing it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by oneSLOWex
LOL his life and everyone on the road with him is riding on $500 worth of car instead....:no:Quote:
Originally Posted by TougeGTR-33
lulz! True that. Some people are ridiculous. :screwy:Quote:
Originally Posted by oneSLOWex
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Originally Posted by Austin?
LOL! Dude i would feel like ass if i spend 500 for a car. i would feel like it was going to blow up any second, or in your case break in half at any second. I spend alot of money on cars to make them look nice and be completely comfortable and safe. let alone the Correct performance mods. I wouldnt brag too much about you only spending 500 bucks on that kinda build.
This is kinda blowing it way out of proportion here. Honestly, whats the WORST thing that could happen? Sure you wouldnt go buy two cars welded together, but its not likely that hes gonna take anyone out on the road with him if something catastrophic happensQuote:
Originally Posted by oneSLOWex
You want to gamble your family and friends lives on that?Quote:
Originally Posted by .blank cd
Jesus christ are you still trying to convince us that what you did was a good idea?
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Originally Posted by Austin?
uhhh...
cheap->reliable->fast
^^If you pick 2 of the above options together, and the 3rd one that is left over is what will be lacking from the build... ex: if you want it to be fast and reliable, it will not be cheap. Even though this may or may not be a ''fast car'' build, it still applies here. I'm not knocking on you, but I probably wouldn't feel safe in it either if it had a cost THAT low. Most good usdm LHD shells aren't even this cheap :(
Hope all goes well in the end for you.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by green91
my boy hatch was done this way, DD it for 9 years an still riding strong, front end collision,tboned from the front, three fender bender, car still in tact. GL on the build i wanna seee some updates
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Originally Posted by hybrid90accord
yes limosines are kinda made this way, but they are placed on longer FRAMES and they are welded in a specific Z shaped cut at the corners, because it is on a frame, my thinking is that it wouldn`t decrease the strength by that much. but, since this is a unibody car, that has been cut in half and re-welded together, i can see where simon and others have a valid point in the vehicle being unsafe. i am no expert so dont get me wrong and im not providing expert advice. i am just take what i am told by people and peice stuff together that makes sense and is logical. this way of converting a car seems to not be logical at all. but hey man, your car, your build, your problem. so yeah.....
im not bashing or making argument, wish you good luck on the build, and ill pray for the lives of all that are on a road when an accident occurs with this. but hell, why do this when you couldve just done a firewall swap? is that not a better thing to do?
holy shit when this car gets running and on the road give me a call 7702968999 and warn me to stay of the roads for the day.