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RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 03:23 PM
Pictures from me converting my car to Right Hand Drive
Before the wire tuck and still Left Hand Drive
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/EngineBay.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Interior.jpg

Beginning the tear down
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/1stNIght.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/DashOur.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/EngineOut.jpg

Starting to drill out the spot welds on teh firewall
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/StartSpotwelding.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/StartSpotwelding1.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/BareFrontEnd.jpg

The firewall removed
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall12.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall14.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall8.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall7.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall5.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NoFirewall2.jpg

Right Hand Drive Firewall Installed
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/FirewallIn.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/FirewallIn2.jpg

Now, the welding, bondo and sanding of the engine bay
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/1stweekendbondo.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/1stweekendofbondo1.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/1stDayWelding.jpg

Primer was sprayed in my garage
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Primed4.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Primed.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Primed6.jpg

The car was towed to a shop to get the paint, this is it when it returned
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Painted.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Painted1.jpg

Mock up of my brake lines
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/NewBrakeLines.jpg

Installed engine
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/EngineBackIn.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/FrontOfCar1.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/EngineAlmostDone.jpg

Test fitting some pieces
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/EasterWeekend1.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/DashIn2.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/RollCageIn1.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/RollCageIn2.jpg

Baught some new tires for the car
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/DashIn8.jpg

And here it is almost done
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/AlmostDone3.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/AlmostDone4.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Mike.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Mike2.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h200/caddy014/Mike3.jpg


Thought that some may find the pictures interesting.
JDM TYTE
11-27-2008, 03:26 PM
Damn,Look at the car done now. Wow. Props to you bro.




Im still jealous. lol
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 03:32 PM
Damn,Look at the car done now. Wow. Props to you bro.




Im still jealous. lol


Stop being jealous! Anyone can build a car to be proud of with a little determination.

You still have to tell me who has that as there signature.
PURP
11-27-2008, 03:37 PM
So, from the looks, you have cut your front clip off and now you are rewelding the RHD clip on?? Is that correct??
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 03:47 PM
So, from the looks, you have cut your front clip off and now you are rewelding the RHD clip on?? Is that correct??

Sorta. I drilled the spot welds out of the firewall and removed that. As far as the front frame rails, they stay. The JDM front (fenders, lights, bumper and hood) is able to bolt on with just the radiator support being swapped. The JDM radiator support is already on in the pictures.
Atlblkz06
11-27-2008, 04:37 PM
Converting to RHD? You must have waay too much free time lol
JDM TYTE
11-27-2008, 04:53 PM
Converting to RHD? You must have waay too much free time lol


Its already done. Look at his New member thread. That Integra is fucking hot! lol
JDM TYTE
11-27-2008, 04:55 PM
Stop being jealous! Anyone can build a car to be proud of with a little determination.

You still have to tell me who has that as there signature.

One day,One day..lol

If i see it ill let you know.and yo read my private message let me know. :goodjob:
rbf
11-27-2008, 05:05 PM
Crazy..must be patient?.
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 05:11 PM
Crazy..must be patient?.


Yeah it did take a long time but it was well worth it. It is a lot of fun to drive.
2.25teg
11-27-2008, 05:17 PM
many props to you my friend
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 08:27 PM
many props to you my friend


Thanks man.

i have plenty of more pictures, probably 200, if anyone is more intersted in a different stage of the project. Like the body work, welding, bondo, primer and paint.
BTEC
11-27-2008, 08:37 PM
FUCK THAT!!!! I think i have alot of patience but thats pushing it. I dnt like working on the same car for too long. I replaced me core support a few years ago and that wasnt too bad. But i got another car because i didnt want to pull my dash to put in a heater core. If my dash comes out i prolly wont put it back in. LOL!!!
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 08:41 PM
FUCK THAT!!!! I think i have alot of patience but thats pushing it. I dnt like working on the same car for too long. I replaced me core support a few years ago and that wasnt too bad. But i got another car because i didnt want to pull my dash to put in a heater core. If my dash comes out i prolly wont put it back in. LOL!!!


Haha! Never said it was easy. I was very determined to finish it because the deeper I got into it the more my friends and family doubted the car ever going back together made me stay even more focused on finishing it.
BTEC
11-27-2008, 08:46 PM
Haha! Never said it was easy. I was very determined to finish it because the deeper I got into it the more my friends and family doubted the car ever going back together made me stay even more focused on finishing it.
well then, u are just like me. with that kinda motivation i would finish it too. :goodjob:

U should make a progress thread. Like how the car used to sit, teardwn, putting it back together, and how it sits now. Those are the best threads ever. I do alot of wrk but i dnt have a digi cam and im too busy trying to get r dun that i 4get to take pics. lol!!!
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 08:50 PM
Ill just throw some more in here. I'm not huge into cluttering up forums with multiple threads of the same car. Seems like a lot of teh local forums in New England consist of 10 cars and 100 threads based on the same cars. Haha the classic...."Post a picture of your slammed car," "Post a picture of your wheels," "Post a picture of your rear spoiler." Haha irritating.

Check back in a couple of minutes. Ill go search through my photobucket and take some of each stage.
silverDA
11-27-2008, 08:55 PM
lots of work here,this ur first time doing this?
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 09:15 PM
lots of work here,this ur first time doing this?

Yeah it was. I had done many other large projects but as far as someting to this extent this was a first for me.

Looking foward to doing another one though, it will only be better.
BTEC
11-27-2008, 09:21 PM
Thats what im talking bout. makes me wanna take my hatch apart again just for the simple fact that its not my daily anymore. lol!!!

Was an automatic car huh? Turned out VERY nice. Wish i had a welder and shit in the garage. dammit. I need a tig and mig though.
silverDA
11-27-2008, 09:29 PM
where did u get ur clip/
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 09:33 PM
Thats what im talking bout. makes me wanna take my hatch apart again just for the simple fact that its not my daily anymore. lol!!!

Was an automatic car huh? Turned out VERY nice. Wish i had a welder and shit in the garage. dammit. I need a tig and mig though.


Very observant. Yeah when I baught the car 3 years ago it was a 2001 LS Automatic. I baught it for the mileage. But it took a lot of work to get it here.
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 09:33 PM
I baught the clip from a friend who baught it from Password JDM.
JDM TYTE
11-27-2008, 09:35 PM
I baught the clip from a friend who baught it from Password JDM.

So much props to you bro!
Oz10
11-27-2008, 09:36 PM
Looks like a job well-done. Congrats!
RhdDc2
11-27-2008, 09:45 PM
Looks like a job well-done. Congrats!

Thanks man you car looks good too. Those are one of my favorite chassis.