This is what I plan on doing. As many of you know, my car got into an accident a few months back. I still have the car (insurance won't pay for it, although it was the other guy's fault). I went to the junkyard today, and found/bought a rear clip off a Talon. I am planning to do the following (the red line is what I'm going to cut off). Give me some tips or suggestions about this.

Thanks



~Tacoman

personally, i wouldnt really trust welding a new piece onto my car... thats just me

Evan B
97 GS
90 GSX
Stamford CT
EvMan2345@aol.com

if ur good at welding, do whatever the fuk u want.

EXACTLY!!

The ENTIRE world is welded together including you car, If you are good you can trust it

Originally posted by Skrilla
EXACTLY!! The ENTIRE world is welded together including you car, If you are good you can trust it

I agree but fuck...that is a lot of work man. When my car got smashed and teh whole rear quarter was taken off....let alone welding a whole buch of pieces together.

it is a lot of work.....to weld a ful quarter will take you about 30 hours with all the alignment and welding.

If you want to weld that whole corner then what i suggest is the weld in the entire taillight panel and not split it in half like you plan to. The reason being is that if you are not perfect with the alignment then your tailights will show it right away. Another thing to keep in mind is that when welding sheetmetal you dontr weld a contiuous weld. You weld in 1 inch segments alternating from one side to the other. This is because the sheetmetal will warp due to the heat of a contiuous bead. Good luck..this will not be easy. Calling a lawyer to go after the insurance would be far more productive.

Terry
96 Eagle talon ESI
rear disk conversion Star Stage II - Optima locate in the hatch - momo Steering wheel - Boost/oil/EGT gauges, HKS TT

97 Eclipse
Greddy header/evo exhaust - Stage 2 6 puck Sprung hub MIBA clutch - Shortened shifter - Koni Yellows w/eibach prokit - Stillen Fr/Rr swaybars - DEI Keyless entry alarm - Niche 17" Shoks

Waiting to be installed: Apexi AFC, HKS EVC IV, ceramic intake, 450 Turbo injectors, SFMU/return line, GSX Front brakes (need rotors)

Yeah I would say cut the whole rear off, not the way you're doing it. Especially with that curvy red line, that's WAY too much alignment to do and you'd end up with just a fucked up car. Always consider how many dimensions you have to align. If you cut it in quarters you have to worry about right and left, plus depth, if you cut the whole back end as one piece you just have to worry about depth.

It seems like I have to do more than just that.

I need to weld around the rear passenger side strut tower, or cut and weld the whole strut tower.

I was planning on grafting in the new and the old 1/4 panel together.

~Tacoman