ok i did my research before starting this conversion and everything went smoothly till i got to the hood. here is a pic of the hood with the fitment problem....


any suggestions on what i can do to fix this?

 

Is that a 99-00 hood? Looks like the headlights match up but the space above the grill looks huge. Or is that still the 96-98 grill?

 

its an oem si hood everything is 99-00 civic

 

How about when you close the hood? Or is that closed? You might have to adjust your hood latch.

 

i was messing with my hood latch and saw that if i remove the actual latch the hood fits and lowers enough to close right. has anyone who's done this conversion ever modified the stock latch? i haven't read anything about modding the latch.

 

yea the hood is closed in these pics

 

anybody else have any suggestions?

 

that realllllly looks like how my 96-98 cf hood looked when i wanted to see exactly how off it would be on my 99-00 front end.

Absolutely sure its a 99-00 hood?

 

Yeah man, that looks way too off to be all 99-00 parts. Small adjustments are normal...but not that bad.

 

yea because it was originally an si blue hood and if it wasnt then the small indentation by the grill would be off...
200o hood

old 97 hood

 

any open hood shots? maybe the way u modded or put the core support on? just a thought

 

im using my stock core support from a 97 coupe.

 

pic of support with old front still attatched...

 

I have done this conversion many times. Have you try adjusting your hood to line up? or even messing with your hood dampers? there are the little black thing that are adjustable. It should be on your front frame one on the left and the right. The main important thing is to move parts around to line em so make sure you play around with it. Here a DIY: 96-00 conversion if this might help.

http://www.jdmuniverse.com/for...rsion

 

yea i was doing my conversion with that page in refernce but instead of cutting the metal tab i made small insertions in the bumper....

 

Try adjusting your hood latch? thats a huge gap

 

If everything is for sure 99-00. Then its just a matter of playing around with the fitment. The hood, the fenders, and the headlights all can be moved around to adjust. It just looks like such a drastic fitment problem though...Any accidents in this car?

 

no accidents to the car. it is salvaged but that is due to theft.the whole front end was replaced.i pulled the latch down and it did close a bit more. but right now am at the limit to the adjustment (up and down) i was thinking of drilling the latch make room for more adjustmet. or should i just get a 99-00 hood latch? are there any differences between the core supports with how and where the latch bolts?

 

yes they are different the bolt are more apart then the 96, the best thing i can say is take your time and play with the fitment.

 

yea well this is my first front end conversion. i will take a second look at it tomorrow after my class and see if i can get it done before i go to work. so ill take more pics and keep everyone updated. thanks for the help. oh quick question, to adjust those rubber stoppers i just twist them right?

 

yes just twist like a regular screw it will adjust the height of your hood. Just play with the frond end and be PATIENT about it. Move things around and try to align everything. You can also pull the hood more froward if you like by adjusting the bolt. Hope this help.

 

dont you need the 99-00 rad support in order for this to fit correctly?

 

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Well that is another option you can take if you want it to come out perfect. It's not really necessary. It's all up to you on what option you want to take. However, the 99 support rad will be more work and cost if you get lucky of finding the parts. When I say costly you would have to cut your original and weld on the new support. And if you don't know how to weld and do body work then your pretty much *** out. Like I said above you can do the other option but just be PATIENT and play with the parts.


Modified by Killer Kham at 6:53 AM 2/13/2008

 

it looks to me like you grill is missing the plastic surround piece!!!!!!!

 

and was the car hit in the front... hinges bent?