Yea now I'm confused. I installed mine on the 4th of July and had no clearance issues whatsoever.
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Yea now I'm confused. I installed mine on the 4th of July and had no clearance issues whatsoever.
Location: St. Charles, MO
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Sorry I haven't reposted, been really busy. Talked to DMCH and was told that it is a modification they are doing to all the replacement crumple tubes to be cross compatible with RH drive D's. I understand it from a business side they want to reduce the number of parts they stock, but I think I will still reinforce it.
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LHD >8500
RHD <40 world wide
DMCH must be planning on doing a lot of RHD conversions going forward. Takes all of 20 minutes to do that modification when needed. Why compromise the structure if you don't need too.
Last edited by DMC5180; 01-28-2012 at 09:19 PM.
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VIN 5180, Frame 3652, STAGE II, DM-eng Solid State Solutions (RPM Rly, Dm.Lt.Mod., Fan Fail Mod. , FAN Rly, HS.Rly) , HID headlights, SPAX user since 2009, Eibach springs, M Adj. Rear LCA's, DPNW poly-sway bar kit, DMCEU LCA Stabilizer link kit, DMCMW Illuminated door sills, Aussie Illuminated SS Shifter plate, REAL MOMO EVO Steering wheel, DELOREANA Extended View Side Mirrors w/ Heaters, DELOREANA LED Door Lights.
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Definitely. Weld that back in. Looks like an unsafe hack job like that.Originally Posted by ebrakespin
Location: St. Charles, MO
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I was thinking the same thing as you guys. They offered to try and get me one that was not modified, but I didn't want to go through the headache of sending mine back and waiting. I have been waiting over a decade to get this project going and I'm not letting this hold me back
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If they want to play hot shot fabricator Jesse James, then why dont they weld in the sway bar reinforcement plates, too? (instead of bolt-in)
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Wow. And some people consider my intake manifold a hack job.
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I wouldn't say hack job. It looks like they contoured it to match the rest of the curves. However, if they haven't welded a reinforcement in that smaller area it is structurally weaker.
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Location: Reedsburg, WI
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Hey it is a "Crumple Tube" it's designed to give way. It can just give way a little easier on that side.
Pragmatically speaking, I doubt it would ever be a significant issue structurally.
DENNIS
VIN 5180, Frame 3652, STAGE II, DM-eng Solid State Solutions (RPM Rly, Dm.Lt.Mod., Fan Fail Mod. , FAN Rly, HS.Rly) , HID headlights, SPAX user since 2009, Eibach springs, M Adj. Rear LCA's, DPNW poly-sway bar kit, DMCEU LCA Stabilizer link kit, DMCMW Illuminated door sills, Aussie Illuminated SS Shifter plate, REAL MOMO EVO Steering wheel, DELOREANA Extended View Side Mirrors w/ Heaters, DELOREANA LED Door Lights.
Location: Orlando, Florida
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My thoughts exactly. Perhaps something in the RHD conversion creates a high potential for crumple zone failure, haha. New crumple zone with every oil change!
I still dont quite get where the clearance issue comes in though. How come the LHD cars dont need a cutout?
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