Talon Body Restoration

Posted By: Steve Rode

Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 04:49 pm UTC

Hey DSM'ers,

I have been looking over the Kijiji sites and have found a nearby Talon in white. It's not AWD, which is what I have.

My question:
My car has some glaring rust spots and dents. Can I use body parts from a FWD to put on my AWD? I know that there are some similarities...but I read that the AWD version is a larger car (?).

I'm looking to minimize costs!

My apologies if this sounds like a dumb question...but I want to make sure. My object is to get my Talon on the road for June.

Any suggestions as well are always appreciated.

Posted By: Bryan Lawrence

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 04:54 pm UTC

Which body parts are you looking to replace?

Posted By: Terry S

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 04:58 pm UTC

Almost every (if not all) body part should be transferable between the FWD and AWD bodies, remember that all the AWD magic happens underneath the car.

Posted By: Bryan Lawrence

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 05:16 pm UTC

Your concerns are legitimate, I have a fwd rear bumper and it was a bitch to put on. I think the measurements are pretty small drifferences, but they may make a difference.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Length 1990-91: 170.5 in (4,331 mm)
1990-91 TSi: 172.4 in (4,379 mm)
1992-94: 172.8 in (4,389 mm)
Width 1990–91: 66.5 in (1,689 mm)
TSi and AWD: 66.9 in (1,699 mm)
1992-94: 66.7 in (1,694 mm)
Height 51.4 in (1,306 mm)
AWD & 1990-91 TSi: 52.0 in (1,321 mm)

Posted By: Terry S

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 05:21 pm UTC

Sorry, I thought He had a 2g...MORE INFO NEXT TIME STEVE

Posted By: Bryan Lawrence

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 05:25 pm UTC

Originally Posted by Terry Sikora

Sorry, I thought He had a 2g...MORE INFO NEXT TIME STEVE

Haha, take a peak at his signature

Posted By: Steve Rode

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 05:49 pm UTC

Looking at replacing:

The front bumper
The pieces around the front wheels
Driver side door (the panel keeps falling off)
Hood

Maybe assorted other pieces. The front for the most part as it has suffered the most.

But judging from the measurements...I'm SOL.

Posted By: Bryan Lawrence

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 16, 2013 06:07 pm UTC

So everything should work perfectly, the only thing I am not 100% sure about is the doors.

Posted By: Darren Schoff

Re: Talon Body Restoration - April 17, 2013 02:09 pm UTC

The doors are the same but the holes for the moulding clips are different. You would have to tape the mouldings on or something to retain them. Same story with rest of the bodyside mouldings. The front bumper rebar is different as well so if you want to change the fascia it would fit best using the right rebar.