i recently bought a dc2 and just got in my jdm front yesterday. i want to do it myself just to save a little cash so i can paint afterwards. i been searching about DIY jdm conversion... i seen different ways to do it. some just take the top rad support off and some just take the whole rad support on the usdm... just wondering which one is easier and less convenient. if anybody by a chance come to a write up on the conversion please send me link.....

 

i did mine myself, and took off the entire rad support. it wasn't hard, just time consuming... if my original rad support was in good condition, i woulda just taken off the T section of it. it seems easier.

there is a very good write up on how to do a jdm conversion on here, just search for it.

 

^ just take it off and thats it? don't you need to cut stuff?

 

yea, but it's nothin a hand saw can't do. you just have to cut a little bit of sheet metal where the headlight wraps around to the side of the car because it wont fit. hold on, i'll look for the write up that i followed.

i can't find the write up... i swear it's on h-t somewhere... but anyways, this is the part where you have to cut for the jdm headlights to fit:



Modified by jdmintegraowner at 1:59 AM 6/2/2008

 

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REALLY?

 

yea really. that's how i did it. it's very thin sheet metal. took 5 minutes to do both sides...

 

thanks thats help me pretty good cant wait until i start on my little project. i have updates this weekend

 

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no problem. good luck on it. it took me about 8 hours total, but i was slackin while workin on it. and i also did an hid retrofit.

 

drill out all the spot welds from the old radiator support and weld on new one. do the whole thing. ive seen some that only do the T and it doesnt line up right.

 

you just did the t bar right jdmintegra.

 

no, i would have just done the t bar, but my us radiator support was in bad shape so i changed out the whole thing.

 

I did the T part of the rad support and it worked out fine, i just marked where the old rad support was and mocked up the spot welds first.
Then i took an angle grinder with a cutting blade and chopped off the extra portions on the frame rail where the headlights bump into. I did it in a day and a half. 0 experience for me in this area.

 

brice, do you have any pictures of your procedure, and a picture of your integra's exterior??

 

I just replaced the entire radiator support, air chssled the old one out, vice gripped the new one in, lined it up, then welded it into place.... you can gut that whole peice , or just cut what you need out..

 

well here's the writeup

http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/nguyen/JDMFEC.htm

 

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http://www.angelfire.com/sc3/nguyen/JDMFEC.htm

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god bless you ive seen that right up around here in honda tech dont get me wrong, but it didnt have any pictures . thank you

 

just started cutting out the jdm t-bar... it was a bitch for some reason.. i was wondering can u still keep a/c

 

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You can still keep the A/C. As for the hood cable you have to buy either a 92-95 Civic, 90-93 Integra, or 90-93 Accord. The T-bar you can just drill it out and put on 10mm nut and bolt. It's very sturdy but I would still recommend welding it.

 

its a big project to do yourself and you have to do measurements...


if your not sure on how to do it then pay a shop, if you dont do the measurments right then your whole front end is gonna be crooked and funny looking.

 

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if your not sure on how to do it then pay a shop, if you dont do the measurments right then your whole front end is gonna be crooked and funny looking.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not really. On here there i a thread about doing it yourself. A person can always change out the T-bar.

 

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Not really. On here there i a thread about doing it yourself. A person can always change out the T-bar.</TD></TR></TABLE>

post a thread then [:, hey i am gonna buy the jdm tbar again!, how would you do that with out welding

 

yeah i know but alighnment is a big deal for me. i want it to be as perfect as possible so id rather take it to my friends shop and have them do it for me professionally.

 

Would it matter if the radiator support that i have on right now is bent? I would imagine not since I would be cutting it out and putting the JDM one on anyways.

 

dude you just answered your own question....its bent, not straight.....

 

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The T-bar you can just drill it out and put on 10mm nut and bolt. It's very sturdy but <FONT SIZE="4">I would still recommend welding it.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

+1. Not to sound too sarcastic, but there is a reason why the manufacturer welded on the radiator core support.