Help! Convert my 4eyed hatchback to a Notchback aero

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  1. Deadzero90 New Member

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    Please help me out,ill try and get some pics in here when i can. I would like to convert my 4eyed 86 into a Notchback aero.Also wanting to remove the pinstripes and the side molding or the effects,w/e its called lol.
    Deadzero90, Oct 19, 2009
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    Sell it and buy an aero.
    Dark Knight, Oct 19, 2009
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    i would but the car is worth more then what everyone is wanting to pay
    Deadzero90, Oct 19, 2009
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    But you're willing to chop it up? :shrug:
    Dark Knight, Oct 19, 2009
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    It will be worth even less if you convert it.



    Sorry for the unhelpful response, but we see a lot of requests like this, and the general consensus is that people regret it after they finish the conversion. Aero cars are just too easy to find and 4 eye cars are getting rarer and rarer to justify such a swap. What you end up with is a car that isn't really much of either generation (a 4 eye is much more different from a Aero than just a bumper cover), and a TRUE, COMPLETE swap is borderline not worth the effort over just selling and buying a different car. What you'll realize in the end is that the driveline and chassis are much more different than what you think, and you'll run into headaches down the road when trying to modify and upgrade.

    That is just my take on it. I'm sure others will chime in.


    Oh, and before anyone else brings it up, the infamous "Hack Job" is an exception to the rule.
    NIKwoaC, Oct 19, 2009
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    X1000. Don't do it. I speak from experience too. My Capri was just returned to it's original state.

    It's not even just the NOSE you'll need either:

    - hood
    - cowl vent
    - windshield trim
    - Rear bumper
    - side trim
    - quarter windows
    - inside quarter panels doors (and since these wont match with the '86 interior, might as well do the WHOLE interior including the dash)
    - door trim
    - doors (since the holes for the trim will be different)
    - door mirrors

    That's what you'll need if you want it all to tie together correctly.

    Yeah, not worth it.

    KEEP IT FOUR EYE. :fuss:
    FrankenStang, Oct 19, 2009
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    Oh, and not Tech. Moved to Talk.
    FrankenStang, Oct 19, 2009
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    A car is only worth what someone is willing to pay, so if nobody wants to pay, then it's not worth more.


    Besides...cuting a hatch up to make a notch is not going to help it's value any either
    Mustang5L5, Oct 19, 2009
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    It's a hatch? :eek:
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    Do not chop the roof off of your hatch and try to weld a notch roof to it. That is just silly, silly, silly nonsense.

    Buy the car you want from the beginning.
    5.0Torx, Oct 19, 2009
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    ^^^ What they said.
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    thank you,you guys are right anyways..i wouldnt wanna chop up this amazing car i have takin such great care of it..but i do want to sell it.
    Deadzero90, Oct 19, 2009
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  13. S&B dlihc evol ssaH het

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    well pretty soon the 109 people in america who think the 4 eye is sweet will own them and they wont be worth anything b/c there will be no market.

    but turning a hatch into a coupe you must be smoking pretty good stuff....
    S&B, Oct 19, 2009
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    Yea, I just realized that too...

    Regardless if you like the 4-eye style or not, there isn't much sense in converting one, IMHO.

    Oh and it must be pretty strong stuff... Did you see the pictures he posted to try and sell the thing? :p


    No offense, Mr. OP.
    NIKwoaC, Oct 19, 2009
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  16. S&B dlihc evol ssaH het

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    yeah the car is mint, there are people who own areo fox's that would trade straight up for that car.


    NOT ME do not PM ME
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    you are breaking my heart :chair:
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    :rlaugh::nice: I was wondering how long it would take for someone to pick up the hatch to notch thing.
    strtrcr50, Oct 20, 2009
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    yikes

    /thread.
    1991notchbackLX, Oct 20, 2009
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    Post pics of the car. I now really want to see it.
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