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JaMeSoN · 03-17-2009, 09:00 PM

So a couple weeks ago I traded my FC for another 240

Apparently the original owner decided to rivet JUST ONE of the front strut towers too "reinforce" the chassis for strength..

When I first saw it, I wasnt bothered by it THAT much but now I cant stand seeing it. It looks like ass and I think it actually made the chassis weaker.

So my question is, what are my options on fixing this? I was thinking to drill them out and have everything stitch welded

(note: its not even all the way around.. just halfway

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White Comet · 03-17-2009, 09:31 PM

oh my god, thats fucking retarded. the best fix is what you said, drill em out and stitch weld

Dousan_PG · 03-17-2009, 09:39 PM

haha so ghetto
yeah drill them out and weld er up probably

***S14DB*** · 03-17-2009, 09:43 PM

Pop rivets... Sigh, does the guy know about real rivets?

Looks like he tried to repair the tower and didn't have a welder or seam bond.

Just drill out every other rivet and spot weld them. Then drill out the others and spot weld them.

ixfxi · 03-17-2009, 10:09 PM

i cant believe you bought that car.

thats a whole lotta fail right there

JaMeSoN · 03-17-2009, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

i cant believe you bought that car.

thats a whole lotta fail right there

and I cant believe how over priced and ridiculous your shit is.

The car was TRADED if you didnt read and you didnt even know the story of MY car and its problems so I suggest you just stfu if you dont have any useful input to say.

singlecamslam · 03-17-2009, 10:22 PM

Hahahah omg, that is some funny shit right there, i never seen anything like that. Might as well drill holes everywhere and put a nut and screw on. wowww...
And it looks like the dude that did that totally missed the sanded lines that he made.

ixfxi · 03-21-2009, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaMeSoN

and I cant believe how over priced and ridiculous your shit is.

The car was TRADED if you didnt read and you didnt even know the story of MY car and its problems so I suggest you just stfu if you dont have any useful input to say.

correction.

i cant believe you traded for that car.

thats still a whole lotta fail right there

pinkarrowsnow · 03-21-2009, 03:06 PM

sell it to someone and get another thats just a mess

undesiredshoe · 03-21-2009, 03:12 PM

Weld over the rivets with flux core

Rapier46 · 03-21-2009, 03:51 PM

what the fuck is that. He cleaned out the seams perfectly for welds too...unless you did that.

drift_limo · 10-01-2009, 03:21 AM

does it even help if you rivet the chassis???

but that looks horrible..

Om1kron · 10-01-2009, 03:22 AM

sigh, this car is long gone.

gotta240 · 10-01-2009, 04:11 AM

It almost looks like the car was repaired at the panels were just bonded with the rivets as someone posted above.

Lol. I love everyones over-reactions on here. So dramatic. hahaha.

zenki.life · 10-01-2009, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drift_limo

does it even help if you rivet the chassis???

but that looks horrible..

no it doesnt.

clark · 10-01-2009, 07:37 AM

the rivets look like they are aluminum, so welding OVER them is out of the qeustion.

it's not as bad as everyone is making it sound.

drill them off at certain groups (5 per group) and then weld, and then repeat the process.

projectRDM · 10-01-2009, 08:06 AM

Burn it. Then put it out with your own urine.

I wouldn't have traded a dead hooker for that piece of shit.

Iron_Zenki · 10-01-2009, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ixfxi

i cant believe you bought that car.

thats a whole lotta fail right there

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murda-c · 10-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Seriously guys? it's one strut tower with a couple dozen rivets in it.

It's not like the car is totaled with a bent frame or anything, a bit of drilling and welding and it'll be good as new.

negrosx13 · 10-03-2009, 08:35 PM

damm you guys are just over the top with your comments..

S14_Kouki · 10-03-2009, 09:14 PM

WOW u need to get rid of that fast.

jorge1190 · 10-03-2009, 09:25 PM

its metal it can be fixed. Drill them out and weld the holes, I would also look through the whole thing to check if the owner did any other retarded things.

Sileighty_85 · 10-03-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projectRDM

Burn it. Then put it out with your own urine.

I wouldn't have traded a dead hooker for that piece of shit.

Damn Russ you always got the funniest comments

Slammed Assassin · 10-03-2009, 09:32 PM

agree, just drill them out and stitch weld.

ryguy · 10-03-2009, 11:16 PM

This thread was started 7 months ago, I hope it's sorted out by now.

*hOngsterr* · 10-03-2009, 11:38 PM

wow, negro brought it back from the dead.

***CrimsonRockett*** · 10-04-2009, 08:16 AM

Car is long gone and this thread is old.

03-17-2009, 09:00 PM	#1
JaMeSoN BANNED Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 51 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Need thoughts and opinions (Rivet reinforced Chassis) So a couple weeks ago I traded my FC for another 240 Apparently the original owner decided to rivet JUST ONE of the front strut towers too "reinforce" the chassis for strength.. When I first saw it, I wasnt bothered by it THAT much but now I cant stand seeing it. It looks like ass and I think it actually made the chassis weaker. So my question is, what are my options on fixing this? I was thinking to drill them out and have everything stitch welded (note: its not even all the way around.. just halfway )

03-17-2009, 09:39 PM	#3
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 45 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	haha so ghetto yeah drill them out and weld er up probably __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

03-17-2009, 09:43 PM	#4
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Pop rivets... Sigh, does the guy know about real rivets? Looks like he tried to repair the tower and didn't have a welder or seam bond. Just drill out every other rivet and spot weld them. Then drill out the others and spot weld them. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

03-17-2009, 10:22 PM	#7
singlecamslam Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Norcal Posts: 2,534 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Hahahah omg, that is some funny shit right there, i never seen anything like that. Might as well drill holes everywhere and put a nut and screw on. wowww... And it looks like the dude that did that totally missed the sanded lines that he made. __________________ Nothing says racecar like a stock car with no interior.

03-21-2009, 03:06 PM	#9
pinkarrowsnow Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 639 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	sell it to someone and get another thats just a mess __________________ http://allies-drift.blogspot.com/

03-17-2009, 09:31 PM	#2
White Comet Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvannia Age: 38 Posts: 333 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh my god, thats fucking retarded. the best fix is what you said, drill em out and stitch weld

03-17-2009, 10:09 PM	#5
ixfxi Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: bangin on my chest Account: BANNED #fucksupreme Age: 82 Posts: 5,932 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i cant believe you bought that car. thats a whole lotta fail right there

03-21-2009, 03:12 PM	#10
undesiredshoe Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Wisco Age: 35 Posts: 787 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Weld over the rivets with flux core __________________ My shoe is undesired

03-21-2009, 03:51 PM	#11
Rapier46 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calgary Age: 33 Posts: 260 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what the fuck is that. He cleaned out the seams perfectly for welds too...unless you did that. __________________ Left hand drive 240sx's ARE NOT SILVIAS.

10-01-2009, 03:21 AM	#12
drift_limo Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: las vegas Posts: 353 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	does it even help if you rivet the chassis??? but that looks horrible.. __________________ dirtypenguin.wordpress.com

10-01-2009, 03:22 AM	#13
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 43 Posts: 6,990 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	sigh, this car is long gone. __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com

10-01-2009, 04:11 AM	#14
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	It almost looks like the car was repaired at the panels were just bonded with the rivets as someone posted above. Lol. I love everyones over-reactions on here. So dramatic. hahaha.

10-01-2009, 07:37 AM	#16
clark Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: new york Posts: 1,035 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	the rivets look like they are aluminum, so welding OVER them is out of the qeustion. it's not as bad as everyone is making it sound. drill them off at certain groups (5 per group) and then weld, and then repeat the process.

10-01-2009, 08:06 AM	#17
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 50 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Burn it. Then put it out with your own urine. I wouldn't have traded a dead hooker for that piece of shit. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

10-01-2009, 09:03 AM	#19
murda-c Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Montgomery County, MD Age: 35 Posts: 3,197 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Seriously guys? it's one strut tower with a couple dozen rivets in it. It's not like the car is totaled with a bent frame or anything, a bit of drilling and welding and it'll be good as new. __________________

10-03-2009, 08:35 PM	#20
negrosx13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston,tx Posts: 948 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	damm you guys are just over the top with your comments..

10-03-2009, 09:14 PM	#21
S14_Kouki Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,947 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	WOW u need to get rid of that fast.

10-03-2009, 09:25 PM	#22
jorge1190 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Culpeper, Va Age: 33 Posts: 593 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	its metal it can be fixed. Drill them out and weld the holes, I would also look through the whole thing to check if the owner did any other retarded things.

10-03-2009, 09:32 PM	#24
Slammed Assassin Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxnard/SV Posts: 2,065 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	agree, just drill them out and stitch weld. __________________

10-03-2009, 11:16 PM	#25
ryguy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Age: 35 Posts: 1,544 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	This thread was started 7 months ago, I hope it's sorted out by now. __________________