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Old 10-03-09, 12:16 AM
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where did the clip come from?
Old 10-03-09, 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by r1ce
where did the clip come from?
i bought it from gspeed in cali and got it shipped
Old 10-03-09, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by flipboi
i bought it from gspeed in cali and got it shipped
Would you recommend them as a place to order a engine/clip? How was the quality of the shipment? Just for future references
Old 10-03-09, 09:22 AM
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Nice start, I dig the first picture. Im about to get my front clip from them too. But, Im not doing the RHD thing, I just dont like the thought of cutting a perfectly good chassis and welding it together just to drive on the right side.

Good luck with the project, looks like a lot of fun. For those who are interested where to get these front clips, there located in SoCal:

http://www.gspeedcorp.com/frontclip2.html
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Originally Posted by sc300jz
Would you recommend them as a place to order a engine/clip? How was the quality of the shipment? Just for future references
yeah i highly recommend them, they have good costumer service but the shipping company that they used sucks... they promised me that they are able to get it down from the truck with a lift gate so they charged me a $70 lift gate fee... then when they got to my house they couldnt do it and said that it was too big... but the driver was just stupid... i believe i could have brought it down, but they took its back to their company and told me to pick it up myself... but i resolved the issue wit gspeed and gave me a refund on the lift gate fee... but they said they're not going to use them anymore after this incident so idk...
Old 10-04-09, 01:47 AM
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well here some pics while the motor is dirty


Old 10-05-09, 10:51 PM
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cleaned up a lil


Old 10-22-09, 12:11 AM
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Bump any update?
Old 02-07-10, 05:54 PM
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heh, sorry been busy wit school and weather been bad so havent really touched it but here's hope the clip looks right now, after much thinking and inputs from other people i have changed my mind and not do the right hand conversion. after i put the motor in, im going to go more into the visualization, hoping that i dont crave for more power that is...



Old 02-07-10, 05:57 PM
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that clip is stripped clean. looks like you were already to do the RHD conversion. I'd say sell it and put into the suspension or body kit
Old 02-07-10, 06:08 PM
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i dont think there's anyone that would buy that frame, i was thinking about just scrapping it... oh didnt know my bent wheel is in the pic haha thats my stockies when i fell asleep late at night and ended up in a ditch haha, car was fine cept my modified lip was broke in many pieces and 2 wheels bent, and side mirrors cracked, lil leak in the oil pan and transmission haha maybe thats one of the reason i ended up wit a swap
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was that front clip been in fire accident or something, looks like the fender was all burnt up???
Old 02-07-10, 09:19 PM
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did you buy the rhd conversion kit from ebay?? or where? i recall seeing that exact setup for sale somewhere..just cant remember.
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lol its not fire its just dirty as hell ^^, if ur talking about the doors and stuff, thats from the torch they used uo cut the car in half, but its the whole front clip that i bought from gspeed not ebay
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Looks like alot of fun.. Keep us posted with more updates. Thanks for sharing.


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