Thread: frame swap out

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Sorry, in my old age goofiness, I forgot to give you the link to the page I referred to...DUH...
http://www.teufert.net/other/rear%20...dimensions.htm
You would weld the donor clip to your frame stubs and use plates of 1/8" thickness steel to fill the gaps and also to double up on the joint for strength, it's called "fish-plating".

If you are planning bags, do your research to insure that bags are available for the clips you're gonna use before you do anything else. You need to have all your ducks in a row before you ever lay down any money for the clips.

Also, you wrote "the exact wheel base of my car". Of course you need to know that, but perhaps more importantly, you need to know the TRACK WIDTH. When choosing your donor clip, also take into consideration the wheels you're going to use. Will they be wider than the stock wheels and contribute to a wider track width? If so, you may consider a donor clip with a slightly narrower track in order to keep the aftermarket wheels and tires in the wheelwells to prevent the car from looking "mickey moused".