I'm currently drilling the ******* spot welds out...
1) i think i got MOST of the weld on the left side, i got part of it lose but i can't seem to get the whole passenger side rad support come loose... do i need to do them both first?

2) is there any spot welds at the BOTTOM of the rad support?

3) do i need to drain and remove the radiator?

4) do i need to remove the AC condensor? I'm afraid i may break the condensor and leak the gas out...

This POS conversion is tiring and VERY timing consuming lol...

 

bump someone on here must know the answer all anybody talks about is jdm this jdm that

 

there is a HT member buy the name of ehonda, and he has a how to on this topic...research, I wont spoon feed you!

 

team-integra.net has a write up on jdm conversion as well...i beelive there is a guide to where and what spot welds you need to drill out.

 

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dude i followed that HOW TO article, he didn't mentioned any of the question i asked ok? and i'm from team-integra.net

i've read 2 DIY JDM conversion so far, non mentioned anything about AC condensor and radiator.

 

i was just refering to the spot welds to answer one of your questions.

 

yea, i got those spots... just hoping the author didn't miss out any lol

 

get allt he spot welds before worrying yourself with the radiator and condensor. see if the radiator supports just falls out with having to take out the radiator and condesnor, as far as i know you dont have to take out teh radiator, just unbolt it formt he support and anything else bolted to it. good luck.

 

mine took no time at all... but I had pulled my entire motor out. I assuming you've finished getting all the spot welds out but if not here is a picture of where they woud need to be drilled out..of course on left and right side..then the center

 

have you tried this write up: http://www.masetuning.com/jdmc....html

 

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yes, but i'm not cutting my rad, i'm replacing the ENTIRE rad support, which is why i need to take out the whole USDM rad.

i am following this article: the official honda-tech JDM dc2 conversion he only mentioned "remove all the spot welds", and then show the below picture as the "welds example"... and that's it, so i don't know if there is any welds at the bottom of the rad supprt... not to mention several images of his How-To are missing...

The reason why i'm asking if i need to remove the AC condensor is that, IF i need to drill through the bottom, it would be safe to remove the condensor first... otherwise i can just attach the condensor and radiator with wires and support it with bricks so it won't fall off when i take off the rad support...

 

just curious... why would you want to remove the whole usdm radiator support instead of cutting half and welding the itr half on to the usdm.... hassle free.

 

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Yup yup the t-bar on the JDM rad support is the only thing different from the USDM rad

 

cos i don't like cutting a frontal structure and then weld it in the middle. i dunno maybe cleaner job?

 

honestly cutting it doesnt look bad... i dont even think you can see it... and once its painted black or what not for sure its not visable