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?

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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.