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so im going to have to use my tig welder till i get some gas.
Really interesting project and work so far 
Just curious, where you have welded the infill plates from the top of box section to original chassis rails,will you also be putting an infill piece in from bottom of box section to outer side of chassis rails (bottom pic on post 82 of inside of wheel well) ? Or do you think it will be fine without it ? Thanks for your reply 
Just curious, where you have welded the infill plates from the top of box section to original chassis rails,will you also be putting an infill piece in from bottom of box section to outer side of chassis rails (bottom pic on post 82 of inside of wheel well) ? Or do you think it will be fine without it ? Thanks for your reply 
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Interesting project and excellent workmanship! I actually quite like the idea of making a FWD car RWD!
I would have done it differently though. As you made a small box section "chassis" at the front for the engine and suspension, why not go the whole hog and build a full length box section chassis to mount all the running gear on and channel and modify the body so it can simply be bolted down to the chassis?? Would be super strong and able to take huge power outputs. And not any heavier as you would be cutting away all the body subfames and chassis members as the body would no longer be truly structural with a full chassis under it.
I would have done it differently though. As you made a small box section "chassis" at the front for the engine and suspension, why not go the whole hog and build a full length box section chassis to mount all the running gear on and channel and modify the body so it can simply be bolted down to the chassis?? Would be super strong and able to take huge power outputs. And not any heavier as you would be cutting away all the body subfames and chassis members as the body would no longer be truly structural with a full chassis under it.
i tied the front part into the cars chassis then i took the chassis out of the tunnel and im making my own that will tie into the rear end im making so i can bolt the rear subframe to.
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got the box on and set in place, then we started on the tunnel .
it was totaly the wrong shape so we had to work on it a section at a time.
we bolted up the tunnel to the box so the tunnle was set at the right hight and start from there
started on the tunnel bulk head and also got the shocktops done.
bought some new parts, i hated how the intercooler hung off the front end so sold that one and bought a smaller one.
now i have the room in the engine bay to mount the intercooler and the rad so should look like a some what stock civic
new tracktion bars
cooler
i got the traction bars in and mounted so i could bolt the antirollbar in place.
i had to cut the front slam panel to weld bolts in so i could mount the front part
finished off the front part of the chassiss and tacked up the tunnel to the bulk head.
also taugh my 13year old son cain to spot weld, the results speak for them self.
tunnel. i need to fab the top part were the nissan metal meets the honda metal so it looks stock
updates
got the box on and set in place, then we started on the tunnel .
it was totaly the wrong shape so we had to work on it a section at a time.
we bolted up the tunnel to the box so the tunnle was set at the right hight and start from there
started on the tunnel bulk head and also got the shocktops done.
bought some new parts, i hated how the intercooler hung off the front end so sold that one and bought a smaller one.
now i have the room in the engine bay to mount the intercooler and the rad so should look like a some what stock civic
new tracktion bars
cooler
i got the traction bars in and mounted so i could bolt the antirollbar in place.
i had to cut the front slam panel to weld bolts in so i could mount the front part
finished off the front part of the chassiss and tacked up the tunnel to the bulk head.
also taugh my 13year old son cain to spot weld, the results speak for them self.
tunnel. i need to fab the top part were the nissan metal meets the honda metal so it looks stock
