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[Scuba-Roo]

Moving the side quarter panals would be a massive mission. You have to reshape the whole side of the car as the 2 door coupes have longer doors. Not to mention find the interior parts. Theirs one for sale on rexnet but it needs a massive massive amount of work.

I have seen a gc8 with the rear door handles shaved. That looked alright. Thought it was a 2 door coupe from a distance away.

[aekOne]

+1 Nik & Mark

if your seriously thinking of doing it i suggest researching some v5 or v6 2 door rex's before committing to going through with such a major project. it will cost you A LOT of money to do what you're asking and since they already came as a 2 door you'd be better off selling up and buying the factory optioned version.

i have a mate who's making a 2 door drift car from a v6 sti at the moment and the cost is going to be north of 100k once they're all done (includes all mods but the body work is still a major part of the cost)

Andy's rear fender conversion was the best part of 10k i think to give an idea.

[Grant]

In other words, if you were going to do it properly, it'd be cheaper to buy a 22b

[alcheMist]

Shaved handles hey... Seems like a pretty botched job.. I don't think it'd be perceived very well if I did spend the money on a proper job, then people noticing that it's not a 22b, BUT I do like the idea of turning it into a drifter.... More to ponder on

[skillionaire]

Hi,

If you are worried about public perception, I'd stick with a 2 door over turning an AWD Subaru into a drift pig.

The best way to turn a Subaru into a drift car, is to sell it, and buy a drift car.

Don't take me the wrong way, I'm not trying to piss on your ideas. But you do need to realise that a lot of people have asked these questions before. There is a reason you see Subaru's doing rallies, and 180sx's doing drift competitions. There is a reason people that want a 2 door car, buy a 2 door car.

Cheers,
Nik

[aekOne]

yeah that pretty much sums it up. skillionaire has spoke

[alcheMist]

Fair enough. Guess that's decided. /end thread

[aekOne]

here's a bit of a preview

[Scuba-Roo]

Thats just a shaven door, the 2 door coupes have longer doors, so you would need to move the pilar.

[aekOne]

It was a 4 door v6 sti which is getting converted to a 2 door. They arent replicating a 2 door sti I guess, more making a custom sti. It's running a 2j and the interior driving position and dash etc is getting moved back 30 or so cm. It's now got a custom wide body as well. Supra rear end is also fitter now. Like I said, that's just a preview. Wait till you see the finished car

[alcheMist]

Is that an s15 on the side...? I'm excited to see the finished product, would be nice to see one done properly though

[RX25SE]

If the floor, roof stucture, firewall and read bulkhead are the same, in theory you could unpick the sides and attach the 2 door panels.

Its not uncommon for manufactures to build cars this way as production costs are less when producing 4 and 2 door versions of the same car.

As mentioned many times, the cost would be excessive as the body would need to be stripped to a bare shell and extensively braced before any cutting and welding began.