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Old 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 06:27 PM
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http://img135.ac.yahoo.co.jp/users/3...60543180_1.jpg

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Old 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 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 03-02-2006 | 10:22 PM
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I definetly think it looks good
Old 03-03-2006 | 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 03-03-2006 | 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 03-04-2006 | 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 03-04-2006 | 06:37 PM
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Thats Sweet, Post Pics As You Go.
Old 03-04-2006 | 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 03-04-2006 | 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 03-05-2006 | 10:15 AM
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if you want brand new fenders go to napa, i got mine for 120 cdn.
Old 03-05-2006 | 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 03-05-2006 | 11:24 AM
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Wow! They don't come much uglier than that.

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Old 03-05-2006 | 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 03-05-2006 | 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 03-05-2006 | 01:49 PM
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i guess this is how it would look....
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