Honda Domani front on a 98 EK?

[kc8enb08]

I am just curious if anyone on the forum has done this swap. and if i will have to switch the core support

 

[|Chaz|]

Why would you want to do that...?

 

[get_nick]

what is a honda domani?

 

[|Chaz|]

This is a Honda Domani Honda Domani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[get_nick]

haha, shows how much i pay attention to this stuff anymore. sheesh, i haven't built a honda in 5 years.

 

[|Chaz|]

Yea I didn't know what it was either until I googled it.

 

[LS_VTEC]

Looks like it would be a downgrade.

 

[kc8enb08]

theres alot of upgrades and the main reason is, u guys didnt know what it was, 90% of ppl probably wont either. also look at the 96-00 version. same car is the Acura 1.6 EL in canada

heres an acura 1.6el, i robbed this pics off http://www.clubel.ca

also they only came in sedans and i have a coupe. and im doing a sorta unquie engine swap. just wanted to not be just a civic look. the 96-98 civic bubbly eye headlights i dislike too

 

[drakon3]

the last pic there is the official domani, the other 2 are EL's

oh ya, im actually a guy off clubEL kc8enb linked me here bout 10min ago figured i'd join up

 

[HATCHET_HONDA]

wow.. ive never ever heard of a friggin domani...where would you get a front end of a car thats only in asia?

 

[drakon3]

have it imported from japan / mylasia?

the gemini (forget who produces it) is also a direct bolt on to a civic, but i'm not a fan of how the gemini looks... too much like a mini mazda 636 imo

 

[SLOWdelawareEG]

thats cool as hell. its like a civ with an accord front end conv!

 

[drakon3]

its like a civ with an accord front end conv!

^ im going to pretend u didn't say that....

 

[Justin66]

Yep i see em all the time, its a civic that looks a little more luxurious.

 

[kc8enb08]

the Gemini is the an Isuzu believe it or not. I have a friend in Malaysia who can get me one.

ideally i want the 00 Acura 1.6el premium grill, Gemini front clip (Gemini has a few useless toys like a bumper pole) and Domani bumper lights (they are clear oem)

also dont get your feathers raffled Darkon. I think it looks similar styling of a CD5 just on a civic.

 

[kc8enb08]

wow.. ive never ever heard of a friggin domani...where would you get a front end of a car thats only in asia?

if this engine swap works well, my dad wants me to build him a civic for high mpg. well if i can find a source, ill put a Rover 45 or Rover MG ZS front clip on it. they are also built on a civic chassis like the Domani and 1.6EL. but will they work in a conversion, one big unknown.

heres a MG ZS

 

[IanB]

if this engine swap works well, my dad wants me to build him a civic for high mpg. well if i can find a source, ill put a Rover 45 or Rover MG ZS front clip on it. they are also built on a civic chassis like the Domani and 1.6EL. but will they work in a conversion, one big unknown.

heres a MG ZS

Certain years of rover's were based on the same platform as the EL/Domani/Gemini, the picture you posted is a totally different chassis ('99-'05 MG ZS). You are looking for the Rover 400 Mark II (1995–99) models, and even then I've never heard of anyone doing a front end swap using those parts.

 

[kc8enb08]

hmm now i got alot of info second hand and off wiki but it says the same chassis was used on the 400 mark 2 and 45. look at some pics, they look very similar and i was reading history that when Rover went under, Honda seized the schematics.

 

[BrutalB83]

where would you get a front end of a car thats only in asia?

Ummm...Asia probably?

Where do you think JDM motors and front end conversions come from?

 

[HATCHET_HONDA]

Ummm...Asia probably?

Where do you think JDM motors and front end conversions come from?

lol yea guess your right ..dee dee dee...i think i got thrown off by the name domani...just never heard of it before so i was lik...whaaa???