EK Conversion Done (56k NO)

[lo-fidelity]

Nice mods....forget the haters.

thanks, it was difficult to find time to work on it since i work full time.. i cant count how many times i would get done working on it at 3-4am and be up at 7 for work.. i was really tired

 

[King Bob]

nice looks good, but why would you go through the trouble of getting and swaping a jdm engine only to get a d15 are you planing to boost?

 

[lo-fidelity]

The engine came in the car. btw that motor has a larger cam and better head flow than the d16z6. Its the best SOHC for boost.

 

[stealthy]

something has got to be done about that hood,its horrid.the headlight is wacked out and the bumper is a bit off where it meets the fender....any pics from the other side?

other than that it looks pretty nice

 

[lo-fidelity]

the bumper is off because i have to make some minor adjustments to the bumper support..

 

[JL]

I HATE conversions but ................... I guess it's not that bad. It could be worse.

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

looks good but the hood looks bended

 

[cgpEJ6]

it came out really well I think, I like it a lot. Would you be interested in doing a photoshoot some time? I live up north but I go to school at EIU so I'm pretty close to you.

 

[Blazed]

looks alright IMO...
whatevers wrong with urs is actually whats wrong with all 5th gen with 6th gen front..
it sjust never lines up right...
whether its fender to headlight or headlight and the gap between the bumper..
its always something...

anyways it still looks good..get the hood to line up and ur set..

any future plans?

 

[Mister_Perkins]

did you have to modify the wiring harness to the lights at all? Or is it similar?

 

[lo-fidelity]

did you have to modify the wiring harness to the lights at all? Or is it similar?

headlight harness is the same from the 5th to 6th gen

 

[lo-fidelity]

it came out really well I think, I like it a lot. Would you be interested in doing a photoshoot some time? I live up north but I go to school at EIU so I'm pretty close to you.

yeah we can do a photoshoot sometime.. just PM me and we can swap info.. usually evenings (after 5pm) or weekends is best for me.

 

[taxableabe]

very nice! i love that front end.

haha, same thing happened with my hood. the guys at the tranny shop tried closing the hood with that pole holding it up, it just cracks. but i got it done a long time ago.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

It actually only cost me $2400.. i had wrecked the front end (core support was bent in) and any body shop wanted $4600.. so this saved me money.

damn flip... i made a whole mold of the conversion and bought a 60 gal air compressor, a paint gun, pneumatic disc sander, pneumatic die grinder, for $1900

then again... ive yet to pull any parts from the mold.

so you win this round

 

[lo-fidelity]

good luck with it.. i never thought of doing it that way..

 

[Jezek]

Looks pretty good...I think the paint helps tho since it is so damn clean. Could look a lot worse. Just slap on an oem or oem style hood and you'll be much better off...

 

[ReggieSD]

looks good except for the hood part..

 

[98gsr-95hatch]

i am somewhat mad at you but thats only because i have the same conversion. in all honesty go with the stock 99-00 carbon fiber hood. personally i think it looks better, but thats up to you.

 

[Declectic]

not my cup of tea... IMHO 6th gen front end is too bulky for the EGg . . . maybe a coupe could pull it off. . but still . .

but i must say, at least the conversion looks nicely done

 

[skinnyjdm]

Interestnig. I think thats actually the first time I've seen a picture of that done. I don't know if I like it or not. May seem crazy but it might almost look better with the 96-98 front as it's a little less boxy