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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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280zx-240sx front end conversion

hey guys this might sound like a weird question but is it posible to swap the body panels from a 280zx onto a 240sx? My friend owns a 240sx and he called yesterday lookin for fenders and stuff cuz he knows that i have an extra set and he said someone told him it was possible and wouldn't be that hard. How involved if at all possible would this be?
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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as far as i know it would take alot of work and i mean alot the lines are not the same. prob be best to get some fenders from a junk yard
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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That comcast site looks like it's down, but this is the search I did:

http://images.google.com/images?sour...on&sa=N&tab=wi

I've seen a handful of them.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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http://img135.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/3...60543180_1.jpg

http://img135.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/3...60592180_2.jpg
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Am i mistaken or did he ask if you can graft 280zx fender or 240z fenders to a 240sx? i know the fenders are different sizes on the two z models...
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by skittle
Am i mistaken or did he ask if you can graft 280zx fender or 240z fenders to a 240sx? i know the fenders are different sizes on the two z models...

Same basic idea... Might have to tweak it a lil different than that guy, to get 280zx fenders on. Like everybody always says: Nothing is impossible (maybe not always practical tho). It really depends on your engineering & building skills.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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yeah thats what i thought. It does give it a nice look to the 240sx though its deffinately something you don't see every day.
Old Mar 2, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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I definetly think it looks good
Old Mar 3, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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I think it looks sweet as hell. If i would of known this I would of gotin that 240SX for 150$ when i had that chance, had a perfect body and inter, but motor was locked up, but all was there.
Old Mar 3, 2006 | 02:51 PM
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lol i feel sorry for all the ppl on that neon forum! All their cars can now be bought stock but faster as a SRT4!
Old Mar 4, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Ya I definately think it looks good with the Z front end but we're going to use a ZX front end which will hopefully look just as good but more unique...
Old Mar 4, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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Thats Sweet, Post Pics As You Go.
Old Mar 4, 2006 | 10:38 PM
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does anybody have any spare fenders off of a 280zx they're willing to sell cheap mine kinda rotted away cuz i left them outside by accident and someone put them on the side of the house and i forgot about them
Old Mar 4, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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I was quite suprised how well those came out..What I envisioned looked nothing like those. They were actually pretty clean looking.
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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if you want brand new fenders go to napa, i got mine for 120 cdn.
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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speaking of front end conversions. Here's a crazy conversion a friend linked me to.

http://genmay.com/showthread.php?t=622918
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 11:24 AM
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Wow! They don't come much uglier than that.

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Old Mar 5, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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What Was That, A Mustang, Or A Corvette?? I Cant Make Out Anything Except The Front Mustang Part
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Apparently it was a 94-95 Mustang with an 06 Mustang front clip and a Corvette rear clip
Old Mar 5, 2006 | 01:49 PM
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i guess this is how it would look....
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