I need some help

[h3ae86]

I got this idea to take an old charger and combine it with a viper, take the engine and bits of the suspension and such from the viper and put it in the charger. thing is I've never done anything close to this and in the process of mocking up the front end i noticed a problem and I'm not sure how to fix it, and i was hoping someone here would help.

Heres the problem

the control arms are to far back and also i'd like to lower the front end as well.

see its not quite centered and the wheels won't fit right and I'd also like to lower it

here is how i attached the front

[High octane]

Harold, I would mark on the frame the center of the wheel opening. Then I would cut off the control arms. I would glue a piese of plastic stock on top of the frame and then glue the controls arms to that plastic stock. By doing this it would center the wheels in the opening and also lower the stance.

[slantasaurus]

Nick sugested one way to do this, I would take a different route. I would remove the front subframe from the rest of the chassis and use Evergreen plastic stock to lengthen it to get the A arms where they are centered. The front of the subframe looks like it will need to be cut too far forward so I would add Evergreen to make a new front crossmember behind the stock one and then cut the stock one off. If you add the cross member before you cut the stock one things should stay stiff enough and keep things straight. Then I would add the firewall piece to the back half of the chassis and reattach the front subframe in a higher location to lower the front. It will help a lot if you drill out the ends of the subframe and add metal pins to strengthen the piece that you added to lengthen it and the subframe to firewall joint. I know it sounds like a lot of work, and it is but I think this is the best solution for long term strength. I'll keep an eye on your build and if you have more questions feel free to ask.