Front end conversions
Front end conversions
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Levin

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2,118 posts

154 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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I'm sure there's been a thread like this before, but if not, let's see some front end conversions. They don't have to be good or bad, I'm just curious what sort of conversions have been carried out over time. I'll get the ball rolling with two I really, really like.


Sileighty: S13 Silvia front end on a 180SX body.


EG Del Sol: EG Civic front end on a Del Sol.

caelite

4,282 posts

142 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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https://www.carthrottle.com/post/10-cars-with-bonk...

Some awesome examples in there & in the comment section.

Mainly this though:

Codswallop

5,258 posts

224 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Love the Sileighty, but the EG Del Sol doesn't work quite so well IMO.

Here's another questionable front end conversion;


Monaro with Commodore front end (bonnet, wings, bumper and headlights swap).

The R34 Stagea conversion is rather good compared to stock;


Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

276 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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For some reason Porsche thought it would be a good ide to offer this for 911,



Customers weren't convinced....

s m

24,477 posts

233 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Codswallop said:
Love the Sileighty, but the EG Del Sol doesn't work quite so well IMO.

Here's another questionable front end conversion;


Monaro with Commodore front end (bonnet, wings, bumper and headlights swap).

The R34 Stagea conversion is rather good compared to stock;

Reminds me of the Nissan Skymera


Meridius

1,608 posts

182 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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'Bolf' conversion was popular a few years ago with the VW crowd...


-crookedtail-

1,593 posts

220 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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caelite said:
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/10-cars-with-bonk...

Some awesome examples in there & in the comment section.
Some of those are great, this though hehe



addz86

1,472 posts

216 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Meridius said:
'Bolf' conversion was popular a few years ago with the VW crowd...

I always liked the Bolf, less so the Gora...

bobtail4x4

4,412 posts

139 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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mate of mine has a discovery with a range rover front,

Levin

Original Poster:

2,118 posts

154 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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addz86 said:
I always liked the Bolf, less so the Gora...
I forgot about the Bolf / Gora conversions, though I always preferred the Gora!

Hudson

1,857 posts

217 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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addz86 said:
I always liked the Bolf, less so the Gora...
Heh, i always thought the "Gora" looked better than the Bora.

Amirhussain

11,652 posts

193 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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Meridius said:
'Bolf' conversion was popular a few years ago with the VW crowd...

Quite like that

OwenK

3,472 posts

225 months

Thursday 1st September 2016
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This popped up on my Facebook today, not literally a front end swap but near as dammit. Evo X headlights and (most of) bumper, on a Mitsubishi 3000GT






And while we're on the subject of semi-conversion semi-modified, Honda Odyssey headlights and bits on an S13 Silvia, conversion known as an Odyvia:


Edited by OwenK on Thursday 1st September 23:08

Leaky Valve Stem Seal

27 posts

129 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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bobtail4x4 said:
mate of mine has a discovery with a range rover front,
Seen a couple under the moniker "Strange Rover"...


Jader1973

5,146 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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Codswallop said:
Love the Sileighty, but the EG Del Sol doesn't work quite so well IMO.

Here's another questionable front end conversion;


Monaro with Commodore front end (bonnet, wings, bumper and headlights swap).
I'm not sure why you'd do that - looks odd.

The opposite (Monaro nose on Commodore) is known as a "Monadore" and actually looks quite good.

OwenK

3,472 posts

225 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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Charger front end on Dodge Magnum/Chrysler 300C has been done a few times...


Half done conversion with latest Charger nose:

Leins

10,454 posts

178 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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Ozzie Osmond said:
For some reason Porsche thought it would be a good ide to offer this for 911,



Customers weren't convinced....
I recall a company called Dage Sport doing similar conversions back in the 80s too

s m

24,477 posts

233 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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E36/46 Compact



Edited by s m on Friday 2nd September 11:49

J4CKO

46,850 posts

230 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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Ozzie Osmond said:
For some reason Porsche thought it would be a good ide to offer this for 911,



Customers weren't convinced....
Except the odd German porn mogul with a Mullet and a lot of teenage boys who had a photo of a flatnose on their wall, very much of its time.

untakenname

5,357 posts

222 months

Friday 2nd September 2016
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