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 Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:03 pm
So, yeah, I don't have the 'Lude anymore.
I've learned a lot more about my car, and in light of Fairly Z's idea, have decided to make a new thread so it'll be a bit cleaner.
That's right. 1994 Prelude S. It's the base model, but I'm not terribly worried about the speed since I really want is a 240sx to be my BIG project.
Current Specs & Mods
Vehicle make: Honda
Vehicle model: Prelude S
Vehicle year: 1994
Horsepower: ~140 (stock)
Torque: ~142 lb·ft (stock)
Engine type and displacement: 2.2l F22A6 (swapped when old F22A1 died)
ECU: Stock
Weight: ~2700lbs
Brakes (front): Stock Disc
Brakes (rear): Stock Disc
Tires: Yokohoma 225 50 ZR16
Wheels: 16" Ace alloys
Suspension: Stock w/ front and rear carbon fiber strut bars
Engine modifications: AEM Cold Air Intake, DC stainless headers, Spoon hi-flow cat, custom stainless 2.5" cat-back, OBX Mugen-style twin loop muffler
Interior modifications: Custom center console paint job
Exterior modifications: R34 front bumper, Ballistic sides and rear bumper, Carbon-back Altezza tail-lights, Spyder Projector headlights
Drivetrain: Stock 5-Speed, OBX short throw
Audio: VR3 USB/SD/MP3 head unit
Sponsors: Andy's Auto Sport
Best accomplishments:
Best 1/4 mile time:
To come
Gloss/Metallic black paint
Invader Type 6 carbon fiber hood
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Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:09 pm
Hey guys. I haven't been around much lately, but I'm still working on the Prelude. For the sake of my wallet, I've given up performance work on it. I may still do something with the suspension, but not bothering with the engine.
I just ordered the body kit earlier today. R34 front, ballistic sides and back - see here. I should get it in in the next week or two. I've already commandeered my uncle to help me with it (he does body and paint for a living). Everywhere that quoted me a price on a paint job said it'd be close to $3,000, which I find to be utterly ridiculous for a plain gloss paint job...so I'm really not sure what's to be done with that. crying
Oh, and I'd already ordered my projector headlights, but they were damaged, so I had to return them. I'm probably getting my money back for them and trying to find them somewhere else for a better price.
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Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 9:34 am
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:45 am
Nice kit, just please tell me you're not going to do the Skyline taillights as well. It looks nice and clean the way it is, and you're not trying to be something you're not. Are you going to paint the kit?
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:50 am
$3,000 to paint a body kit? No way, man. That's insane. They don't have to blend the paint into the car at all, since it's straight gloss. I think a solid grand to $1,500 should do it. I just had my entire nose sanded down and repainted, and blended into the doors. I have a three-stage pearl paint, and I was charged $1,800. Given, the guy who did it was a good customer of ours, so he gave us a bit of a break, but nothing too crazy. I can't imagine he'd have gone anywhere over $2,200 - and the job he did for me is way more complicated than what you're looking to have done.
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:56 am
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:39 am
@ Fairly: Yeah, that's what I thought...but, I've got a few places that need to be buffed out and everything too. I dunno, still seems stupid expensive for paint. As long as I can find a garage to use, me and my grandpa should be able to paint it ourselves, he used to do it a good bit. That'd be best.
I'm thinking about leaving it two-tone like it is now, but I'm not really sure. I wanted it all black originally, but it looks really good as is, in my opinion, but if I actually painted it black/red, it'd be gorgeous. And no Skyline lights for me, that doesn't look very good, I don't think.
@ Mizu: Thank you. Yeah, I much prefer the look of a Prelude with a kit. The stock front bumper looks really dumb in my opinion, so anything that changes that is pretty cool. Too bad my car is still slow crying
Oh, and I should be getting my replacements for the projectors I ordered this week, so hopefully I'll have new pics with those later too. *glee* 3nodding
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:17 am
ditch the tails for OEM or some good taste L.E.D.'s that would make it look alot better those things scream rice to me.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:56 am
Shotgun_Prayer ditch the tails for OEM or some good taste L.E.D.'s that would make it look alot better those things scream rice to me.
lol I've had those on there for ages now. The stock tails I have just wouldn't look right, especially now with the kit on there, they don't match anything on the car. There's still a pic up in the first post with them on the car.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:11 am
If your talking about those alteeza lights those are not OEM but just a horrible set of lights and more ricey than the ones your rocking now.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:50 am
Shotgun_Prayer If your talking about those alteeza lights those are not OEM but just a horrible set of lights and more ricey than the ones your rocking now.
Well, I meant the clear ones with the one light that came on my car. They weren't too bad, I don't think, but I much prefer the Altezza's that are on there now (the carbon fiber looking ones).
I dunno...but, I just really don't like the actual OEM ones that I've seen, they're too plain. My car doesn't have awesome tail-lights like the Supra lol.
Here are all the tail-lights that you can get for my car without a conversion for something - I currently have A, the ones that came on my car are C, stock is B.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:23 am
B is what im saying would look better the chrome alteeza's disgust me.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 12:47 am
Shotgun_Prayer B is what im saying would look better the chrome alteeza's disgust me.
I agree completely about the chrome ones, those are just too much, but I really like the carbon backed ones. They don't stick out that much and they match the car more, in my opinion. The actual OEM ones just wouldn't look right on my car.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:27 pm
ok but you should at least smoke out the lenses so they dont have those hoopty lines in em. and I think a set of the jdm front non projectors would look clean.
http://passwordjdm.com/JDM-BB4-92-96-Prelude-1-pc-Headlights-Black-P989C53.aspx
http://passwordjdm.com/PasswordJDM-BB4-92-96-Prelude-Headlight-Jumper-Harness-P1768C50.aspx
Just a thought not my car so not my choice.
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