By "front sub-frame" do you mean the inner fenders and the box-section
channels that go forward from the firewall? If so, I'd imagine they do quite
a bit to stiffen the front.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Andy Cost
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 5:07 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Cutting parts away
>
>
> How much good does the front sub-frame do for the car? I am in need of
> removing about 200 more pounds from the car and the front
> subframe looks like
> it's just along for the ride. I would like to cut everything from the
> firewall forward except the lip that the fenders bolt onto and
> the very front
> section that the grille hangs from. I already have a radiator
> support that
> bolts to the frame, so apart from holding up the fenders and keeping the
> squirrels out what good does the front subframe do? Is it especially
> important for rigidity? Has anyone cut theirs off before? How
> much weight
> would I be saving?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
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