Pendmn

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jtmartin96civic

Major PITA! Been there done that (replacing core supports that is...) Good luck. keep us posted.

Pendmn

lol if im the pita then your the nice wet toto.. yea ill keep ya posted

HiProfile

I'm guessing you got the car super-cheap or something?

IMO I wouldn't go with more than a stock build - just enough to sell it. Unless you toss it onto a chassis rack ($$$), there could be unseen frame damage. Those upper side rails may be intended to crumple, but do transmit energy back to the cabin shell when they do crumple. Do the doors open/close and line up perfectly, as well as the removable top?

yoontim23

That's what my cousin want's to do with a delsol.

forcefedferio

anyone here can vouch for me when i say i hate seeing different front ends on cars that do not belong there. but GL with the project i like del sols although i've never owned one and it's good to see one saved from the grave.

jdms0ul

Good idea man! ill tell you
I love the look i get a lot of haters.. that are turning there heads now..
Dont look bad at all and the pictures below dont give my car justice .. really

but if you want to see how we did it heres a link to our site

http://www.truaxmotorsports.com/projects.html

and the aftermath.. below.. yes.. we are going to paint this week SoOO! im excited
we are going with a top secret gold :D

Pendmn

did you guys modify the hood hinges? because i was thinkin about putting spacers on mine as well i like it when the hood is up alittle like yours. i use to have an 89 honda hatch back i went on the e-way and hit 122mph and my steering handling was pretty sloppy.. i put washers on the rear spoiler about 20 degrees up and the hood i raised it a good 3/4 of an inch and i increased handling because of the air flow over my car pushin it down more and i went up to 132 mph instead of the original 122mph

Pendmn

everyone has a different taste.. but thanx anyways and about the grave yard.. man im glad i found this animal because its reaaaaaaaallllllll clean..

Supreme Mayo

ive never really seen a del sol with a 99 front end on it, but thats cool

jtmartin96civic

I wasnt calling you a pita.... I was saying... Major PITA as in.. Pain In The ***.. lol. wtf is a nice wet toto?

EG6KILIN

gl with the project

Pendmn

[COLOR="black"][COLOR="black"][COLOR="Blue"]it means wet ***** lol you must not be latino..

Pendmn

thanx

DC2-ProdUcTiOnS

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i hate the front end on Del Sol's...i think it looks like it was made for a 10 year old....the EK front will look really good on there if you do it right. and by right i mean stock looking. That lifted hood is hideous! its the first thing your eye goes to. How often are you going to be going above 100 mph where that really matters? I would rather have it sit nice and flush and be clean IMO. but on the EK conversion to the front. Do it right and it will look primo.

jtmartin96civic

hahaha nice.


anyways... good luck. Id like to see the finished product of this.

justingeorge

Hey man im doing the same conversion i have the hood done and the whole core support done already i cut under the hood some stuff out and it is going to fit hella clean anyone know where to cut the fenders at to make it look good

PS the only reason people say its gay is because they dont have the money or time to do it so fu@@ the haters go away

Pendmn

good spirit lol but yeah i cut my fenders in half.. i should of cut them after the bolt(when you bolt the fender down from the top cut it after the bolt directly downward) to make it easier on me but **** it i'll see when i start welding it.. but yeah i just Bought yesterday a grinder and ima cut under the hood spot like your talkin about as well. post up some pics. cuz im staring mine next week and get everything a lined so i can see if i need more mods.. i'll post some when i have the chance to take pics.

shailoche

$1300 seems like a lot of money for a car that was pretty much totaled. I guess that it was a good buy since you were planning on doing the front end conversion. For me though I would have walked away from that one. Too much damage done to be certain there isn't hidden structural problems.

Otherwise, good luck with the conversion. Just watch out for hidden problems.

jdms0ul

ahha cool spirit here is the area i cut.. and it looks really nice..
I did not use.. half of the fender.. since the del sol fenders were long enough



i cut mine in 3 sections because the ek have.. like a bebel on the fender and i wanted a smooth fender.. like the original del sol
ill have more pictures of my sol once its painted and hopefully i can finish this week or next!! trust me haters wotn be there no more!


You can also use my example.. i wanted to mount everything before i even cut the fenders.. so i installed the core suport first.. and the bumper to insure.. everything will go in
I did not have to cut.. my hood at all.. other than the.. hinges. .which i cut in half because im using the original eK hinge.. and it was not closing right... but i cut.. my del sol hinges.. in half.. and since i did a prop on them it really closes down nice now!
the reason why i lifted my hood is because.. just about to finish my turbo set up.. and I love the way.. it desipates heat.. really So its really up to who likes it or not!

If any more questions just let me know i have more pix!
Gl on your penn

BTW.. the car will be Top Secret Gold.. if anyone wants the code LMK

oh and it was not a lot of money.. time yes.. but not money after all
i spent around $250 which i dont consider that much for this big of a change..
and that is all in just parts.. I also did i a retrofit on my headlights with
Lexus rx350 Projectors Phillip d2s bulbs,
i have pic you can ask me questions too ill take pics of them on the sol i tell you guys it looks mad.. mean

and talking about a hybrid car...
im using 2005 Toyota Celica GTS seats... haha LMK what you guys think they fit beutiful!



oh and here are my tail lights hahah
The only tail lights like this in the world!

justingeorge

hey man do you have any more pics of the fenders where u cut them im useing the del sol hinges and i have to cut the underpart of the hood because insted of extending the car out like 3 inches to make it fit i just make a cut to the hood cant even tell from outside or inside for that matter just tryin to get more pics i only payed 550 for my sol and im only in it 1400 so far for parts and labor and a new door.... how much were thoes seats and also where u get thoes tails

courtney42

WTF is going on with that tail light? I have never seen that before!

Pendmn

last pic

Deetz

^^ oooo, hope your going to fix that wheel house arch. I had the same issue on my ek when restoring it. Bought a new one and fixed it right

before



After

Pendmn

thanx for adding that picture im sure others can use this, i ended up cutting the side of mine. i really dont car about how its dont as long as the hood and the headlights match nicely and along with the fenders im all good.