Post a pic as your car sits now....

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Originally Posted by IVORY_G

Safety can be subjective, whats considered safe and securely bolted up, may not be safe or securely bolted down to someone else...

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Exactly. Seeing as how he is the only one that has actually seen the car in person, and he bolted it up and deems it safe/won't fall off, then who are we to make judgments from the pictures?

I'm having trouble finding the validity of your post. You can defend the guy, but my posts still ring true to me.

It's all bolted down. If he tugs on it and it doesn't move, I'd say that it would stay. Reading back, the only thing that worries me is that it's bolted to the passenger side fender with one bolt, but that same fender isn't bolted up front. BUT the fender is a pretty strong piece of metal, so not like that's going to just snap off during normal driving.

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Originally Posted by beam514

I think you guys need to give bdevx a break. He said it's securely bolted to the car. Okay. Rad support is bent up, be his still has his crash bar. Okay.

Some people on here drive without crash bars and some people apply rear visors with only double sided tape, and bumper lips with a few screws and double sided tape. I guess these conditions are safe enough, since they are aesthetically pleasing. Hell, even bumpers and bumper lips held together with zip ties. You know what's funny is several people have posted about their visors flying off on the freeway, yet people still deem it safe.

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Adrian, for once I will have to disagree with you.

It's not a matter of if parts are bolted up or not its a matter of structural integrity.

The chassis/unibody will flex at EVERY single turn, dip, bump, etc. Especially with the age of most 8G's on the road. The radiator support and everything around it being bent can cause the car to tweak itself while driving. It's Bent metal, it will never be as strong as before and is more of a hazard than a lip flying off or a visor flying off. The gaps within the body lines can get air under them and the hood could fly up without warning latched or not. I'm surprised it even drives straight. I've seen bent apron and radiator supports, there is no coming back for them. Especially on those front corner type collisions, because who knows how strong those spot welds that hold them together are after being subjected to an impact strong enough to bend the metal. IDK to me if you are driving it EVERYDAY, I would do it right if you cant afford it then either get rid of it and cut your losses or do it properly and take it off of the road 'til it is done right.. it seems too silly to risk your life and others because you didnt have the cash to get the front end straightened out.

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Originally Posted by 4g63lover

Adrian, for once I will have to disagree with you.

It's not a matter of if parts are bolted up or not its a matter of structural integrity.

The chassis/unibody will flex at EVERY single turn, dip, bump, etc. Especially with the age of most 8G's on the road. The radiator support and everything around it being bent can cause the car to tweak itself while driving. It's Bent metal, it will never be as strong as before and is more of a hazard than a lip flying off or a visor flying off. The gaps within the body lines can get air under them and the hood could fly up without warning latched or not. I'm surprised it even drives straight. I've seen bent apron and radiator supports, there is no coming back for them. Especially on those front corner type collisions, because who knows how strong those spot welds that hold them together are after being subjected to an impact strong enough to bend the metal. IDK to me if you are driving it EVERYDAY, I would do it right if you cant afford it then either get rid of it and cut your losses or do it properly and take it off of the road 'til it is done right.. it seems too silly to risk your life and others because you didnt have the cash to get the front end straightened out.

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^ This...

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Originally Posted by beam514

It's all bolted down. If he tugs on it and it doesn't move, I'd say that it would stay. Reading back, the only thing that worries me is that it's bolted to the passenger side fender with one bolt, but that same fender isn't bolted up front. BUT the fender is a pretty strong piece of metal, so not like that's going to just snap off during normal driving.

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You are right that it may all be adequately secured, but what will happen to that already damaged vehicle in a accident or under undo stress? Really not worth the risk, I'd part the car and buy another Galant.

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Originally Posted by 4g63lover

Adrian, for once I will have to disagree with you.

It's not a matter of if parts are bolted up or not its a matter of structural integrity.

The chassis/unibody will flex at EVERY single turn, dip, bump, etc. Especially with the age of most 8G's on the road. The radiator support and everything around it being bent can cause the car to tweak itself while driving. It's Bent metal, it will never be as strong as before and is more of a hazard than a lip flying off or a visor flying off. The gaps within the body lines can get air under them and the hood could fly up without warning latched or not. I'm surprised it even drives straight. I've seen bent apron and radiator supports, there is no coming back for them. Especially on those front corner type collisions, because who knows how strong those spot welds that hold them together are after being subjected to an impact strong enough to bend the metal. IDK to me if you are driving it EVERYDAY, I would do it right if you cant afford it then either get rid of it and cut your losses or do it properly and take it off of the road 'til it is done right.. it seems too silly to risk your life and others because you didnt have the cash to get the front end straightened out.

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ah, good point. But concerning the hood: He has hoodpins. I don't know if you've ever noticed, but even the stock hood flaps up and down while driving in heavy winds.

To everyone else that keeps referring to getting in an accident: I am not talking about getting in an accident. Obviously it is going to be less safe than if the chassis were in pristine condition. I think you guys are confusing what I am talking about here.

Still, what I don't understand is the people giving him crap about the chassis being unsafe in an accident. Why is he getting so much more flack than the guys that drive without airbags or crash bars?

Anyway I think I'm down arguing in here. Jigz does have a good point, in fact I think he has the most logical concerns. Some of the other concerns in here, I have to say, "not-so-much".

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Originally Posted by beam514

ah, good point. But concerning the hood: He has hoodpins. I don't know if you've ever noticed, but even the stock hood flaps up and down while driving in heavy winds.

To everyone else that keeps referring to getting in an accident: I am not talking about getting in an accident. Obviously it is going to be less safe than if the chassis were in pristine condition. I think you guys are confusing what I am talking about here.

Still, what I don't understand is the people giving him crap about the chassis being unsafe in an accident. Why is he getting so much more flack than the guys that drive without airbags or crash bars?

Anyway I think I'm down arguing in here. Jigz does have a good point, in fact I think he has the most logical concerns. Some of the other concerns in here, I have to say, "not-so-much".

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So Adrian, you're saying you would drive around in your car like that with confidence that nothing will happen? And not be concerned for your's and other people's safety?

all this talk and no pictures...come on fellas, lets get some pictures up here.

Me and a Ferrari....cool! 8)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7199692_n.jpg

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Originally Posted by G-spot

Me and a Ferrari....cool! 8)
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7199692_n.jpg

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Those rims look so pimpin' on the G.

my boss has that same ferrari. sex.

I like the G better than the F355 :)

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Originally Posted by Stepsascend

I like the G better than the F355 :)

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lol same

Exactly how it sits outside right now...

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...X/IMG_1687.jpg

^^^^well mine looks like this:040:
http://i847.photobucket.com/albums/a...t/IMG_1072.jpg

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/IMG_0042.jpg

Went to Morro Bay the other day and saw a huge hill I just had to park on lol. It was a super steep incline so the angle is really goofy.

Amber reflectors for the WIN!

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/8529/dsc0006dl.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4663/dsc0007ja.jpg

^Nice wheels! Hurry up and install em, LOL!