96 Del Sol S with 99-00 Civic Front End Conversion
01-09-2007, 07:00 AM
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although i am against front end conversions, and since you already have front end damage on your sol, i would suggest you do an EG 92-95 conversion. i wouldn't suggest the ek b/c the lines of your sol body won't match it as cleanly as the eg front end...when done correctly, it can give the impression of being stock from the factory imo...remember, this is only if you absolutely have to do a conversion to make you feel better or what not...
01-09-2007, 10:27 AM
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Re: (TyConway21)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyConway21 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea im sure its a 96-00 model hood. i pulled it off my 98 civic. </TD></TR></TABLE>
01-09-2007, 10:52 AM
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Re: 96 Del Sol S with 99-00 Civic Front End Conversion (TyConway21)
dude dont listen to these dumb *****, you dont need to change the hinges for the hood. you have to take the hinges all the way off then hook the hood up to the hinges. from there its easy as can be all you have to do is play with it till it fits into place. you do have to shave the fenders but you dont have to weld anything. i just finished mine 3 days ago, and it looks dope as expletive. i painted it black and its sitting on red rota gt3's. dude with the 00 front end you cant go wrong!!!
01-09-2007, 01:26 PM
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Re: (orientalgunz_00)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by orientalgunz_00 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">although i am against front end conversions, and since you already have front end damage on your sol, i would suggest you do an EG 92-95 conversion. i wouldn't suggest the ek b/c the lines of your sol body won't match it as cleanly as the eg front end...when done correctly, it can give the impression of being stock from the factory imo...remember, this is only if you absolutely have to do a conversion to make you feel better or what not...
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01-09-2007, 01:59 PM
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i believe 96-98 fronts are differ from 99/00 i think the hoods would be differ to b/c the headlights are a lil differ, i may be wrong........id rather have a 99/00 Si fornt end over the 96-98
01-09-2007, 06:30 PM
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the hoods will bolt up. i dont give a expletive what year they're from. if it's a 92-00 civic it will all bolt up to a del sol.
Maybe if people knew more about the cars they're dealing with.
Maybe if people knew more about the cars they're dealing with.
01-10-2007, 07:41 AM
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Re: (hondalover91crx)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondalover91crx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
its your car though dont listen to people on the internet, we are all dumb
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Yah. he said it's a '96 Sol.
its your car though dont listen to people on the internet, we are all dumb
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Yah. he said it's a '96 Sol.
01-10-2007, 10:30 AM
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one would think that the OP would have though about which front end he wants before he posts. it's his decision, it's his car. if you don't like it, don't say anything unless you have some information. i find it funny how people talk about this guy's dad paying for stuff, and treat him like a kid when they probably don't know him, and they themselves are acting immature.
i mean honestly, i don't like men. i don't like **** either. but do i go up to my girlfriend's gay friend and say "wtf?! grow some ***** and f**k a woman, queer!" ?
no. plus, more poon for me
civics and del sols arent ferraris. big whoop if it's "destroyed." there are 3700000000000 other civics and del sols out there.
back on-topic: a friend of mine did a 99-00 si conversion on a del sol, and another one on an EG hatch. from what i could tell, he got the front bulkhead from a 99-00 and welded it to the EG chassis. i don't know what he did for the fenders, but i don't think he touched the hood hinges.
here's a couple of pics of the sol he did.
good luck man
i mean honestly, i don't like men. i don't like **** either. but do i go up to my girlfriend's gay friend and say "wtf?! grow some ***** and f**k a woman, queer!" ?
no. plus, more poon for me
civics and del sols arent ferraris. big whoop if it's "destroyed." there are 3700000000000 other civics and del sols out there.
back on-topic: a friend of mine did a 99-00 si conversion on a del sol, and another one on an EG hatch. from what i could tell, he got the front bulkhead from a 99-00 and welded it to the EG chassis. i don't know what he did for the fenders, but i don't think he touched the hood hinges.
here's a couple of pics of the sol he did.
good luck man
01-10-2007, 10:38 AM
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Re: 96 Del Sol S with 99-00 Civic Front End Conversion (TyConway21)
that white del sol with the ek front and the one with the ITR front look clean. the one with the eg front, i'm not a big fan of. but good luck with the conversion and forget what everyone else is saying, their all a bunch of conformists
01-10-2007, 10:39 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88rexA6 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
civics and del sols arent ferraris. big whoop if it's "destroyed." there are 3700000000000 other civics and del sols out there.
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so you're saying it's ok to ruin the front end of a car just because there's so many of them around? that's odd. you might be right about Civics, but people who have del Sols buy them because of the exact opposite of what you just said. there aren't a million del Sols out there and there's even less that are modified. i think the main arguement from people who oppose this conversion is that if you want to go ahead and convert the front end of a del Sol to a 99-00 or 92-95 Civic then why not just go take it a step further and get a 99-00 or 92-95 Civic?
why waste time and money doing a conversion that 1) doesn't fit well for the most part 2) is ugly (as the general consesus would agree) and 3) ruins the perfectly fine look that Honda decided for the del Sol?
civics and del sols arent ferraris. big whoop if it's "destroyed." there are 3700000000000 other civics and del sols out there.
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so you're saying it's ok to ruin the front end of a car just because there's so many of them around? that's odd. you might be right about Civics, but people who have del Sols buy them because of the exact opposite of what you just said. there aren't a million del Sols out there and there's even less that are modified. i think the main arguement from people who oppose this conversion is that if you want to go ahead and convert the front end of a del Sol to a 99-00 or 92-95 Civic then why not just go take it a step further and get a 99-00 or 92-95 Civic?
why waste time and money doing a conversion that 1) doesn't fit well for the most part 2) is ugly (as the general consesus would agree) and 3) ruins the perfectly fine look that Honda decided for the del Sol?
01-10-2007, 10:49 AM
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Re: (SOL Food)
well, i personally don't think a 99-00si front end is ruining a del sol. i see what you are saying about del sols, but that might be the appeal to it - it's somewhat original. why not get a 92-00 civic then? i'd rather do a front end conversion on a sol than a targa conversion on a civic, which i've never seen done.
honda didnt decide for my old hatch to have an integra's motor. and if they wanted a b16 to be in a 92-95 coupe, they wouldve put it in coupes too. we just reap the benefits of chassis/parts sharing and play legos with it. if he likes the conversion, it's not a waste of money.
honda didnt decide for my old hatch to have an integra's motor. and if they wanted a b16 to be in a 92-95 coupe, they wouldve put it in coupes too. we just reap the benefits of chassis/parts sharing and play legos with it. if he likes the conversion, it's not a waste of money.
01-10-2007, 11:00 AM
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well thanks for some of the info...but i guess maybe on the 96-97 del sols the hinges are different.... i have messured between my 98 civic and i have a 99 hood, they will interchange on the civic, the Del Sol's hinges are have an inch closer in on each side, i'll take a pic of the del sol's hood and civic hood side by side so yall can see what im talkin about.
01-10-2007, 12:16 PM
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Re: (TyConway21)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyConway21 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh yea, how would i be ruining the car...the process can easily be reversed. </TD></TR></TABLE>
anything is possible when you have daddy's money
besides thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard. the prcoess can easily be reversed? why would you even consider reversing the idea? just get the 99-00 si. you obviously have no concern for money
and don't give me "im the owner of a shop" bit. your dad more than likely either gave you the money to start it or he just happened to open another shop and let you run it. so save it
the whole conversion is going to take some cut here and there. so why not just fabricate the hindges? if it looks like it doesn't fit then figure it out. then come back here and post how you did it, so those other "noobs" that want to do a retarded conversion don't have to ask this same stupid question.
yes im an *******, get over it
anything is possible when you have daddy's money
besides thats the dumbest thing i've ever heard. the prcoess can easily be reversed? why would you even consider reversing the idea? just get the 99-00 si. you obviously have no concern for money
and don't give me "im the owner of a shop" bit. your dad more than likely either gave you the money to start it or he just happened to open another shop and let you run it. so save it
the whole conversion is going to take some cut here and there. so why not just fabricate the hindges? if it looks like it doesn't fit then figure it out. then come back here and post how you did it, so those other "noobs" that want to do a retarded conversion don't have to ask this same stupid question.
yes im an *******, get over it
01-10-2007, 12:58 PM
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the conversions that my buddy did aren't easily reversible, as the 99-00 bulkhead was welded onto the EG chassis, and i really think that he cut the 99-00 and EG fenders and welded them together to make them fit. it's a pretty permanent modification, so you'd better make sure you want it.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by e gee two »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get the 99-00 si. you obviously have no concern for money</TD></TR></TABLE>and then what, do a targa conversion on a perfectly good si, which was only made for two years, compared to the four years that del sols were made?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by e gee two »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the whole conversion is going to take some cut here and there. so why not just fabricate the hindges? if it looks like it doesn't fit then figure it out. then come back here and post how you did it, so those other "noobs" that want to do a retarded conversion don't have to ask this same stupid question.</TD></TR></TABLE>while you've been a complete dick this entire discussion, i have to agree with you here. if you own a shop, and are planning on doing something like this, you'd better be prepared to make some stuff on your own. one-off conversions require one-off pieces. time to get creative if you want it badly enough
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by e gee two »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get the 99-00 si. you obviously have no concern for money</TD></TR></TABLE>and then what, do a targa conversion on a perfectly good si, which was only made for two years, compared to the four years that del sols were made?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by e gee two »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the whole conversion is going to take some cut here and there. so why not just fabricate the hindges? if it looks like it doesn't fit then figure it out. then come back here and post how you did it, so those other "noobs" that want to do a retarded conversion don't have to ask this same stupid question.</TD></TR></TABLE>while you've been a complete dick this entire discussion, i have to agree with you here. if you own a shop, and are planning on doing something like this, you'd better be prepared to make some stuff on your own. one-off conversions require one-off pieces. time to get creative if you want it badly enough
01-10-2007, 01:37 PM
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Wow. This thread constantly shifts from beef, to creative criticism, to actual help on the subject.
Personally, the EG front looks the best. The EK front end is better then stock, yet it seems a little to big.
I like to have unique cars. I like to maintain a balance between JDM and custom. So what if he dosen't want to be the nth person with a stock del sol and rims. As long as he isn't trying to put a mustang front end on there, we're all right.
Personally, the EG front looks the best. The EK front end is better then stock, yet it seems a little to big.
I like to have unique cars. I like to maintain a balance between JDM and custom. So what if he dosen't want to be the nth person with a stock del sol and rims. As long as he isn't trying to put a mustang front end on there, we're all right.
01-10-2007, 01:44 PM
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Re: (drSquish)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88rexA6 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
and then what, do a targa conversion on a perfectly good si, which was only made for two years, compared to the four years that del sols were made?
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well here's an idea. how about he just gets a 99-00 Si and DOESN'T do any kind of conversion? if he wants the targa top then get a del Sol...if you want a 99-00 Si front end then get a 99-00 Si. each car has it's ups and downs. if the conversion at least looked nice AND fit well then sure why not get greedy and get the best of both worlds...realisticly speaking though, the conversion looks bad and fits even worse.
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I like to have unique cars. I like to maintain a balance between JDM and custom. So what if he dosen't want to be the nth person with a stock del sol and rims. As long as he isn't trying to put a mustang front end on there, we're all right.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hey i'm all with a fine balance with JDM and custom. hell my del Sol is all about that. like i said earlier conversions are cool if they look good AND fit well (like some Nissan owners like doing) however, the conversion he's trying to do will not only look bad...it'll also fit like ****.
why don't you just get a 96-98 Civic and do a 99-00 Si conversion on that? now that's a conversion that not only looks right, but can also fit like OEM.
and then what, do a targa conversion on a perfectly good si, which was only made for two years, compared to the four years that del sols were made?
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well here's an idea. how about he just gets a 99-00 Si and DOESN'T do any kind of conversion? if he wants the targa top then get a del Sol...if you want a 99-00 Si front end then get a 99-00 Si. each car has it's ups and downs. if the conversion at least looked nice AND fit well then sure why not get greedy and get the best of both worlds...realisticly speaking though, the conversion looks bad and fits even worse.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drSquish »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I like to have unique cars. I like to maintain a balance between JDM and custom. So what if he dosen't want to be the nth person with a stock del sol and rims. As long as he isn't trying to put a mustang front end on there, we're all right.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hey i'm all with a fine balance with JDM and custom. hell my del Sol is all about that. like i said earlier conversions are cool if they look good AND fit well (like some Nissan owners like doing) however, the conversion he's trying to do will not only look bad...it'll also fit like ****.
why don't you just get a 96-98 Civic and do a 99-00 Si conversion on that? now that's a conversion that not only looks right, but can also fit like OEM.
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Re: (SOL Food)
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hey i'm all with a fine balance with JDM and custom. hell my del Sol is all about that. like i said earlier conversions are cool if they look good AND fit well (like some Nissan owners like doing) however, the conversion he's trying to do will not only look bad...it'll also fit like ****.
why don't you just get a 96-98 Civic and do a 99-00 Si conversion on that? now that's a conversion that not only looks right, but can also fit like OEM. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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hey i'm all with a fine balance with JDM and custom. hell my del Sol is all about that. like i said earlier conversions are cool if they look good AND fit well (like some Nissan owners like doing) however, the conversion he's trying to do will not only look bad...it'll also fit like ****.
why don't you just get a 96-98 Civic and do a 99-00 Si conversion on that? now that's a conversion that not only looks right, but can also fit like OEM.
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Re: (SOL Food)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOL Food »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
well here's an idea. how about he just gets a 99-00 Si and DOESN'T do any kind of conversion? if he wants the targa top then get a del Sol...if you want a 99-00 Si front end then get a 99-00 Si. each car has it's ups and downs. </TD></TR></TABLE>please tell all "sport SUV" drivers this. thanks.
lol. but seriously, it fits pretty nicely when done right. and by done right i mean a sawzall (sp?), welder, grinder, bondo, and very experienced hands are employed in the process.
would you guys be as offended by this if he was putting a fox-body front end on a festiva?
well here's an idea. how about he just gets a 99-00 Si and DOESN'T do any kind of conversion? if he wants the targa top then get a del Sol...if you want a 99-00 Si front end then get a 99-00 Si. each car has it's ups and downs. </TD></TR></TABLE>please tell all "sport SUV" drivers this. thanks.
lol. but seriously, it fits pretty nicely when done right. and by done right i mean a sawzall (sp?), welder, grinder, bondo, and very experienced hands are employed in the process.
would you guys be as offended by this if he was putting a fox-body front end on a festiva?