has anyone ever completed a jdm integra front end conversion on a 1997 honda civic hatchback? if so is it just a strait conversion with the rad. support and body panels or is it more then that? any help is appretiated

 

wow never heard of this, hope to see it and see how hard it is

 

in my town there is an eg with a dc2 front end
but i have never seen the jdm front on a ek
both a waste of time

 

You want different front end on a ek???? Get a legend front end. ,ive seen it done.

also, the eg body have a similar contour as the integra dc2 where the front is not as fat as an ek. so it would definately be off, dont qoute me on that but it most likely need some fab work to have that front end on a ek to mesh right.

 

I have seen the legend front end too. I also think its a pretty big waste of time, but to each his own. It just looks out of place.

 

Front end swaps are ridiculous.

Yes it could be done, Yes it will look like ***.

I hate being confused as to what car I'm looking at...

 

my brother has a EG hatch with a jdm front end, and i dont think its bad looking. I say try it on your EK. You might like it

 

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^^ Seriously, lets spend a large chunk of money to make our car look like complete *** in attempts to try and be different (but we really arent different because someone has done it before). Its like the idiot i saw at the races a few years ago that had a monte carlo with a 325 front end. Talk about a waste of money. By the time you buy the front clip, have the body shop cut/weld everything and have them paint it you are looking at what, 2-3k?

 

The only conversions I like on 96-98 Civics are 99-00 conversions and Acura EL conversions.

 

96/98-99/00 conversions are nice, i still think for the money I would rather hunt down a 99-00, but they are still nice. I have yet to see an EL conversion.

 

I'm fine with same chassis front end swaps, the EL was the same chassis as a civic. So were the difference in the 99-00 front ends.

Jdm integras came with that alternate front end, so they look great with it. I personally don't like the USDM front end integras.

 

get a good body shop and you'll be good

 

WHY?? someone must hate the car they have to change it to something else

 

theres a guy at my school who's got an eg hatch in electron blue pearl (99-00 si color) and he's got the jdm itr front end on it and it doesn't look like **** at all.
its extremely clean i wish i could take a picture to show you guys.
then again it wasn't half-assed so that might be the reason why it looks good.

 

fender lines don't line up to well - been done before, looks a lil better on eg either way you need to blend the ITR fender front half into the eg/ek fender rear half

 

thanks for all replies... i will either be doin the 99-00 si front end convo. or the jdm clip to switch it up a little bit.. for something that you dont see everyday.. i like to have a stand out car.. but i also like to keep it clean! thanks