Front end swap | TheaterFire

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daxxo@reddit

That is so AI, I mean those tyres, never seen AFOOR OOOOO, Gemini logo bottom right and your jack is escaping underground because it's ashamed of that fucking stupid long frontend hood thing.

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Dude, everyone knows it's ai, they also know it's just a cheap look at what could be should I decide to do the front end swap. It exists souly to get a general idea. I think you might have misunderstood that part

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DaWayItWorks@reddit

Thought the first pic was a BMW front clip at first. You should do that instead. Go for broke or don't go at all

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

I've never been to big into bmw's. Don't get me wrong they are cool cars but I'm more of a late 60s early 70s muscle fan

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DaWayItWorks@reddit

Me either lol just tryna be funny

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largos7289@reddit

what in the unholy hell are you doing?!?! Besides it can never be done like the picture.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Course not, the picture is ai. It's just a low effort render to give the idea of what could be

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Thirsty_Comment88@reddit

That first picture is cursed

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Ai is shit but imma do it anyway

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EarthOk2418@reddit

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Mike_9128@reddit

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EarthOk2418@reddit

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

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Raider5151@reddit

He needs to stop doing that with the camaros face

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Imma do it all over the Camaros face

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anonymouslosername@reddit

I mean...it could be worse ...

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Admittedly, I am an idiot but this hurt to look at

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anonymouslosername@reddit

😆 that was kind of the idea

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Mike_9128@reddit

That’s what I was thinking lol

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segelflugzeugdriver@reddit

I'm guessing you're 17 and have big dreams which is cool and all but yeah.... Let's get a grip here. Have fun with what you have, put a v8 in it and go from there.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

20 actually. I got automotive certifications and 5 years in a restoration shop. This is nothing new to me I just wanted to see if anybody else has done it so I don't have to plan from scratch

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texan01@reddit

That front overhang is out of proportion to the bluff front end.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Ai is unfortunately limited, I don't intend for it to hang that far in real life

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zeed88@reddit

That won’t be easy, with stick weld will make it harder, body isn’t aligned similarly to both and you need to merge them together seamlessly, the metal will warp and shift and expand and shrink and you will end up with your wight in bondo, but it is doable

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Alot of bending and wire or gas welding

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PSYKO_Inc@reddit

Don't.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Do

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Johnny_Rascal2@reddit

You'd have to remove the crash bar and cut off the frame horns that hold it. Then you'd have to figure out how to attach the lights and the grille because the stock 3rd gen lights attach to the fenders via a plastic/fiberglass bar under the bumper cover. I don't know how the 1st gen camaro mounts it's lights but I'd assume they bolt to the rad support bulkhead, which is very inset to the 3rd gen hood.

I did a similar thing with my 3rd gen and a mazda front end. I kept half the crash bar and half the bumper cover and bolted the lights to the rad support it's very inset

Attaching the lights and grille would be easy, but the hood will be too long and the front end would be near impossible to fit unless you're doing something scratch built. You'd have to be good at bending sheet metal.

And an arc welder won't help you at all in this project. I'd get a wire welder if you decide to try this.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Thanks, I did end up deciding on wire welder, my intended plan is in the updated text

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RustBeltLab@reddit

Dude, step away from the welder.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Nah

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zeed88@reddit

Its AI

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Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot@reddit

Yep, they swapped those "Radial" wheels for nonsense.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

The coopers were dry rotted and I needed the car drivable so I went with what was in stock at the local shop

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Fareo@reddit

Gemini, specifically.

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cwanye77@reddit

Or the pipe.

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Marshall_Lawson@reddit

Please don't.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

Please do

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shogun100100@reddit

Feels like the 3 bar light ones would suit the body better than the round ones

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

I have the same opinion but AI is limited. I'm going to do a scech to get a better idea

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CamelotWarrior@reddit

Man, I thought this was a picture of your work. DANG it looks good. Man, if you have the patience and know-how, friggin send it, man. Don't let anyone tell you that you can't or shouldn't. The worst that can happen is you gain experience and possibly ruin a car. Cut, weld, fiberglass and bondo to get your concept. Your next attempt will be better and you could make some good money at it. My fingers are crossed that you nail this project.

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captian_car_guy@reddit (OP)

UPDATE I'll probably buy some new 1st gen fenders to not ruin perfectly good factory fenders. Cut the front half off the 1st gen fenders bend and weld them at the front of the existing fender. Go from the hood forward maybe buy the (Harwood Fiberglass Bolt-On Hoods for 1982-1992 CAMARO - HWHD-12104B. HRD-B-12104) and call it a day after paint rather than tearing into the actual fender. I've got experience stick welding and gas welding. 5 years in a resto shop and some certifications. It'll be pricey but I have a plan now.

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Juicy-Meat-69@reddit

If a car had a mullet. This is what it would be.

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Heavy-Focus-1964@reddit

why from the fenders forward? the body lines are not even a little bit similar. how are you planning to blend a round 60s fender into a square 80s door? you’d have to adapt the hood too and hope the front wheel would land in the same place.

in your mockup it looks a lot more like it’s all 3rd gen right up to the grille and bumper. if you really do this, that would probably be your best bet. remove the front end of the 3G and figure out a way to make the 1G front end sit in its place and blend into the 3G body lines. a fiberglass build from scratch might get it done

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DrEnd585@reddit

The 60s fenders arent THAT round in person admittedly, you COULD blend it with enough panel work

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Heavy-Focus-1964@reddit

i don't know. they look similar if you cross your eyes, but with body panels it just takes 1/4" to look weird. the 1st gen's wheelbase is a full 7" longer, and the front wheelwell looks to sit at a healthy few inches forward from the doorline compared to the 3rd gen. i don't know how you'd adapt a fender for that.

where there's a will there's a way, especially with unlimited resources. but it's not an ideal first bodywork project, i can say that much

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-RB26-@reddit

Idk what anyone else thinks, I really like this. I’ve always had a thing for those old mustang looking Aston Martin’s, and this is just as cool. Given you put some led tail lights or something on it

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HeadOfMax@reddit

Do it and post when it's done.

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Mercuralis@reddit

None of the first gen parts you want align with or swap with the third gen chassis. It would have to be entirely custom. The catch is that if you have all those components in front of you, you’re better equipped to answer your own question than anyone on the internet. You’re essentially forging your own path here.

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