I recently purchased a del sol an it was all crashed from the front so i deceided to do the 99 si civic front end conversion.... it cost me about 800 bucks to make it happen and 350 for the paint job.. i did it my self let me know what you guys think.. for the car it self i paid 900.. lip80, fog lights,80 integra leather seats 120.tinted windows 60 bucks..oh and 250 for 2008 plates.. and other 200 on other things this all adds to 2840.. this what my del sol cost me the way it look now... was it worth it? could i sell it for more? is my questions.. Motor is a 1.6 single cam vtec engine.. i also painted the engine bay glossy gunmetal looks awsome. and the inside of the doors too... let me know what you guys think....


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not for me, but if you like it.

 

Before people start flaming...

I am always down for DIY stuff. Only thing I can say is, the work itself isn't half bad but is still far off from perfection. You can see odd waves and curves still around where you merged the two fenders. Also, looks like you could've taken a little more time in prep and blocking the rest of the body if this was a full paint job. All in all though, definitely not bad for a DIY job

As for the intended appearance, sometimes I like this conversion, sometimes I don't. Mainly it's the execution that will make or break a conversion. Could've been done better but I ain't hatin.

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I think it looks great. Good job on the body work looks 10 times better than before.

 

great work

 

good work. doesn't look bad. can't say if i like it or not though

 

not flaming or anything, but you could have finished off the body work a little better and taken more time on it maybe.

Not my cup of tea but if you like it, power to ya.

 

Not bad, needs some good wheels though.

 

yeah at the very end when the paint was actually sprayed i realized that.. i could of spent more time on it to make it look perfect.. Because clear coat brings out the worsed in a body.. I mean i did take my time with it.. i laid a buch of coats of bondo.. that i basically just got tire of sanding.. and i just wanted to see it done already you know... but i know it could been done better.. But i really didnt car about perfection because this was my first paint job, my first time working bondo, my first big project.. so for first timers i am satisfied with the results.. one more thing it looks wavee.. because i still need to buff it and get rid of the fish eyes... like i said car has 4 days since it was sprayed... i got one question for someone who knows body work.. i was thinking about wetsanding it with 2000grit and then buffing it with rubbing compound is this a good idea? or how could i get rid of the fish eyes...

 

Looks like it could have used a bit of welding, and maybe a little less Bondo. But it looks great at least!

 

If I'm not mistaken, "fisheyes" are caused by something underneath the paint causing it to run away/not adhere at that spot (example: oil...not necessarily motor oil but maybe body oil from where you might have brushed your hand against the primer before spraying color). If it's something like that where it's underneath the paint, you can't do anything about it. If its in the clear, you can buff it out but be careful not to burn through the clear down to the color.

As for the waves I was referring to, they won't come out with buffing because it's the shape of the work causing it, not the paint. The car still has potential to look really nice once it's buffed though

 

no its in the clear because when i sprayed the base coat i dint get the fish eyes until i sprayed the clear is when i got this blurry paint all over... i know with a good buff they will go alway... hopefully here are some more pics.. of the fender...

here is a pic of where the fender was cut.....




the car with out a top


interior





engine bay




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after

 

Not bad at all for a first time job, Looks good. The EK front end is not for me...probably my least favorite Honda front end ever made. Now, Del Sol with an EH front end =

-Froth

 

you can still see where you welded the two fenders together.

 

Looks better than my 97 Del Sol, but mine's a daily driver that has never been garaged, and constantly gets door-dinged by SUV owners.

If you don't mind respraying you could go back and fix everything. Without respraying your options are probably going to be limited.

FWIW, I doubt I could've done better on my first time. Though I do prefer the 96-97 Del Sol front end.

 

really you can still see it.. i had a friend over and checked it out... he said where did you cut the fender from back here? he tought i had cut it from the very back where the side marker goes... point is he couldnt tell where it was cut from and you can? weird..


Modified by ALLMOTOR CRX at 7:46 PM 9/7/2007

 

not exactly what i would choose do to with it, but if you like it, and props to you for doing your own work. Fix the the waves (if possible), and maybe get a real si lip instead of the "style". I hate that lip for some reason.

 

saw this on CL good luck with the sale

 

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How is it weird that we and your friend could tell? Or did you mean to type "could not" all those times?

It's okay. The paint looks decent and overall it looks okay. I just can't get used to that front on it though. The del Sol front end is so much sexier, especially on that body.

 

Nice, not bad at all! Just gotta clean up the fender merge a little more. But still, I give it: Cant wait to see where it goes from here!

 

respraying the car i rather sell it than get into it all over again.. the car looks good to me for my first time with bondo and front si conversion... it wasnt easy getting everything to look as good as i did... lots of modifaction. and welding

 

for a good job on your first time man!

 

that looks pretty good I think. But if it was me I would have done a EG front end conversion. Oh my gawd a EG front end on a del sol looks sexy. Too bad I don't have a pic of it.

Good job though. definelty looks waaaaay better than what it was.

 

i did thought about it but my brother convienced me to go with the si front end so thats what it is...

 

Looks nice, especially for the price paid/money invested..

I almost had a heart attack cause I thought that this picture (see below) was the after: