jdm silvia rear and usdm 240 rear the same?

[MoxMonkey]

i'm looking at importing a jdm silvia yet it has some dmg on the rear pannel above the tire i was wondering if it is possible to just do a straight swap with a usdm one from a 240sx coupe thx for the help

[cdlong]

the body panels are the same but the rear quater panel doesn't come off, it's part of the body of the car. it'll have to be pounded out or a new panel welded in and touched up. good luck with your JDM tYtE SilVIa.

[MoxMonkey]

heh forgive my lack of stupidity i'm just getting into mechanics and it's possible to get a nice silvia here at the same price as a 240sx so thx for the info

[cdlong]

i wish everyone had a lack of stupidity, unfortunatly most have an abundance of it. i just think the RHD would be too much of a pain in the ass. but if they are the same price then you could save lots of money not haveing to do a swap and front end conversion.

[shinhed]

Originally Posted by MoxMonkey

i'm looking at importing a jdm silvia yet it has some dmg on the rear pannel above the tire i was wondering if it is possible to just do a straight swap with a usdm one from a 240sx coupe thx for the help

Someone so clueless wouldn't import a whole car

[Uniac]

the rear 1/4's can be removed, it requires drilling and cutting. but it can be done. My 1/4's on the hatch were rusted out, i took the sawzall to the wreckers cut off what i needed, drilled out the spot welds and removed the 1/4's. Same sort of deal on the car it's self, but since there is no seam, you'll have to choose a spot and make one there, then weld it back up when you're finnished.

[MoxMonkey]

it's not that i'm totally clueless i was asking an honest question, how else do we learn? i'm not stupid enough to go import something like this without doing some research etc

cdlong and uniac thx for the info and not being assholes

the rest of you