Hi Guys,
I have a sad story to share about my beloved NSX and some question to consult you guys. I feel utterly upset when I realised that the NSX I have just bought a few months ago had an severe accident history. The previous owner lied to me said it is accident free... It is my bad that I was so careless that I did not go for underbody check. If I did, definitly I will be suspicious and asked him about the dented fuel tank.
Yes, the fuel tank is moderatly dented at its lower left section (on engine bay side)... I realised it when I was having my fuel pump replaced. At first, I tried not to believe it when my mechanic was telling me that my NSX has an accident before. In order to proof himself right, he did further inverstigation on my NSX's lower beams, cross beams and the back section of my NSX's chasis. Then, he points out that the tail body of my car (starting from the back window and the side air intake section) doesn't belongs to the original car body. It can clearly be seen that the body has been cut and been welded back with another NSX body. When I heard all what he said and seen all the welded points, I can feel that my heart sinked... I never know that my beloves car would have such an "glory" histories... I feel completely mortified...
As for the tranny and the engine, my mechanic tells me that it might be a transplanted engine and tranny, as well. In his own opinion, from the dented degree of the fuel tank, the original engine might has been badly crushed during the impact. Logically, it should not be working anymore... What I have inside my engine bay might be a transplanted engine and tranny...
Guys, I have some question to ask...
Althought NSX is made by whole body of alluminium. But still Honda confidently claims that it has a very strong rigidity as steel body. Now, since my car body has been cutted and welded with alien nsx body... Let's assume that the welder did a near perfect job in the welding process, do you guys think that my nsx would have the same rigidity as a perfect body? If no, in what percentage do you think it would have lost. Would my NSX still a safe car to drive in high speed and boost? How many years do I have to do chasis recheck and re-allignment, if I boost my car occassionally? Would there be any ways to regain its perfect rigidity as before it has been crashed? Do you think "Chassis restructuring" by welding all the points and joints of the whole car will work? Just like how they stregthen the body of a race car?
In advance, I would like to thanks to all who provide any input to my post, any answer to my question and your precious time to view my first post in Prime. Thank you very much.
I have a sad story to share about my beloved NSX and some question to consult you guys. I feel utterly upset when I realised that the NSX I have just bought a few months ago had an severe accident history. The previous owner lied to me said it is accident free... It is my bad that I was so careless that I did not go for underbody check. If I did, definitly I will be suspicious and asked him about the dented fuel tank.
Yes, the fuel tank is moderatly dented at its lower left section (on engine bay side)... I realised it when I was having my fuel pump replaced. At first, I tried not to believe it when my mechanic was telling me that my NSX has an accident before. In order to proof himself right, he did further inverstigation on my NSX's lower beams, cross beams and the back section of my NSX's chasis. Then, he points out that the tail body of my car (starting from the back window and the side air intake section) doesn't belongs to the original car body. It can clearly be seen that the body has been cut and been welded back with another NSX body. When I heard all what he said and seen all the welded points, I can feel that my heart sinked... I never know that my beloves car would have such an "glory" histories... I feel completely mortified...
As for the tranny and the engine, my mechanic tells me that it might be a transplanted engine and tranny, as well. In his own opinion, from the dented degree of the fuel tank, the original engine might has been badly crushed during the impact. Logically, it should not be working anymore... What I have inside my engine bay might be a transplanted engine and tranny...
Guys, I have some question to ask...
Althought NSX is made by whole body of alluminium. But still Honda confidently claims that it has a very strong rigidity as steel body. Now, since my car body has been cutted and welded with alien nsx body... Let's assume that the welder did a near perfect job in the welding process, do you guys think that my nsx would have the same rigidity as a perfect body? If no, in what percentage do you think it would have lost. Would my NSX still a safe car to drive in high speed and boost? How many years do I have to do chasis recheck and re-allignment, if I boost my car occassionally? Would there be any ways to regain its perfect rigidity as before it has been crashed? Do you think "Chassis restructuring" by welding all the points and joints of the whole car will work? Just like how they stregthen the body of a race car?
In advance, I would like to thanks to all who provide any input to my post, any answer to my question and your precious time to view my first post in Prime. Thank you very much.