EddieK

if i were to rent a welder (if thats possible) would it be hard to weld the front of an integra fender and the back of a civic fender together? would it be hard to weld on radiator support?

98CoupeV6

I know it's not easy. It takes training to do it well.

TheOtherDave™

And sheet metal is particularly hard. Excess heat can warp the metal, leading to headaches that can usually only be corrected w/ body filler.

What is it that you're trying to do, specifically.... :dunno:
Which model year Integra "front"?
Which model year Civic "rear"?
And also, clarify what you mean by "front"and "rear", please.
Do you mean joining two fenders along a cut edge? [ If so, fiberglassing the two halves together would be a better solution, probably..]

If you can answer these questions, I can help you out to a greater degree. Thanks.

-Dave

MikeR

yea, it's not recomended for a novalice to try it on a fender. i've been welding for over 6 years and sheet metal is no breeze, especially if it's an exterior body panel, you could tack it pretty easy and use filler to finish it up. but i wouldn't recoment waisting the time, money, and effort to diy on this one. i wouldn't wont to and i welded and fabricated for a living.

EddieK

i changed my mind and decided to put a 99civic front end on a 93Si. by front and rear i mean cutting the civic fender in half and cutting a new civic fender in half and weld the half of the 99 onto the 93fender. yeah, i meant joining two fenders along a cut edge.


what is tacking?

i know it seems hopeless but i know of a guy that did this conversion for his car and it came out crappy cuz it was his first time but all the mistakes he was able to turn into a flawless conversion in the end. this was his first try. i'm really stuck on doing all the work myself, thats why i wanted to do it... for bragging rights that i did it myself, instead of paying some high-priced body shop do it.

preylude99

yea, doing it and doing it well are two different things. Some people are really good at it and make it clean/smooth, some get globs of it everywhere lol

TheOtherDave™

My best suggestion would be to take careful measurements of the length of your EG (92-95) fenders and the locations of the bolt holes along the top edge [under the hood] and the rear edge [where the fender bolts to the frame, near the door] and compare them to the EK (96-01) fenders. It may be possible to simply bolt up the EK fenders [or redrill the bolt holes; be sure to re-prime the fender if you do] to your EG body...then use body filler to smooth out the creaseline along the top edge of the fender [for aesthetics].

Give it a shot.

Dave

MikeR

tacking, is spot welding portions of the metal every so often, for instance on a fendor with aprox. 8" of surface area you could tack it every 2-3"s with a 1/4 to 1/2" bead and fill the rest with filler, that would cut down on the ammount of heat related stress and fatigue to the metal since it is so thin.