My 86 Prelude Thread

[Dr_Snooz]

How do you match the textures?

Looks epic, BTW.

[Hazwan]

How do you match the textures?

Looks epic, BTW.

Oh I did not see this but I used bedliner spray. Not perfect but better than flat smooth surface. I have plans to redo the dash center and console and I'm gonna wrap them in leather/vinyl/suede/whatever I end up with. Can't wait!!

Anyway PICS time!

[Dr_Snooz]

So shiny, you could mount it in a setting and wear it on your finger!

[Hazwan]

Red 2g Hondas ftw?

[AccordB20A]

unfacebooked photos ftw!!!!!!!!

[A18A]

so shine

[Hazwan]

Facebook pics suck but today marks one year since I acquired the lude. I tried to get the car into the exact spot but it won't clear the septic tank thinggy right in front of the lude in the old before pic LOL

All the blood, sweat, tears, a burned arm, frustrations from the never ending engine issues and all the $$$$ I've dumped into it since last year, and heres the result

[Dr_Snooz]

So amazing. What is the latest with your engine? Did you swap? Are you going to?

[Hazwan]

I had the engine swapped with an A18A from a 3g Accord months back and its been great. Still collecting parts for the 5 speed swap and eventually EFI conversion but so far the 'new' engine works great!

[Dr_Snooz]

Cool! You rock!

[TemplarioPrelude]

Hola I'm of Peru.My question is .What is the color?is cool!!

[gp02a0083]

good work right here!

[Hazwan]

Hola I'm of Peru.My question is .What is the color?is cool!!

Sunburst Orange Pearl from a newest gen civic

[Hazwan]

I've always wanted a map light or at least something that would light up the front of the interior better than the single dome light sitting at the center. All it does is light up the back seats and I can barely see anything in the dark. I would try and find one for the lude but knowing my luck, there is absolutely no way for me to even find one so I need to get creative so I bought this CD7(?) map light for like $5 and tried to make it work. It won't fit into the headliner as it hits the sunroof motor so I fabricated a spacer/bezel for it. Kinda like what the stock light would be

Cardboard template


Fiberglass, body filler and sanded and ready for primer


Painted and installed!




It works!








Without the maps


With


See how much better it is with them on!

Wired them to come on with the doors open and added 2 diodes so the buttons could still turn them on individually instead of both on at the same time.

Yet another useless addition by me that cost like $10 in total?

[79cord]

Well done as usual!
Wiring change sounds like a great idea, more info I want to do that! (though probably won't).
Good to know you go to such efforts.

[TemplarioPrelude]

hank you very much!!!your work is very good.I hope you will can me with my Lude. :-). What number of hoops you have your car? and what kind of tire? no problem with curves?. Congratulations!!

[A18A]

looks oem as. even has room for extra features!

[rustlude87]

OMG THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL Great work so far!

[Hazwan]

So I went on a 500 miles trip and picked the rest of the 5 speed swap parts and here they are! All that left now is the clutch cable which isn't a big problem since they're available new here anyway


The guy I bought the parts from threw a near new clutch for free. Looks fine (to me at least) so I think I'm gonna use that.

Picked another gearbox while am at it since its cheap. I already have an Accord ET-1 gearbox but its leaking and I need to tear it apart to fix it.


That red gearbox is the first one I picked before I came home and realized that its off an early ET-1 and it just won't fit on my Accord A18A. or later model ET for that matter. That guy agreed to exchange it with another spare box he has so its all good. Stupid thing was red anyway lol

Free Accord box on right, 'new' lude box on left


Lude box is supposed to have shorter gear ratios. Besides it looked so mint! Took the 5th gear cover off and it looked so nice on the inside. Appears to be rebuilt a while go based from how clean the exterior is and some gasket maker stuff around the case. Hopefully there are no surprises when I have everything installed..

[Hazwan]

Also met with another lude owner and took some PICS!



















Its an AB (1.8 EX) converted to BA B20A SI engine and front end. Gotta love that bump on the hood!

I had no issues with my car during the trip except for that massive front main seal leak. Yes I did replace that when i swapped the engine. I probably got it on wrong or something lol. Or it could be the oil pump o-ring I don't know but it came from the crank pulley area and seemed to spray the oil under the car and suspension parts. Lost about half a liter during the whole trip. Fixing that when I pull the engine to do the 5 speed swap anyway!

Then the autotragic seems to be acting up randomly and shifting late and sounds like its slipping sometimes. Whatever lol I don't care. Oh and I averaged about 25mpg on 70% highway driving and the rest being stop and go city traffic. Not bad! I suppose 30 highway would be possible if I drive slower and carefully AND not being automatic lol

Can't wait!!

[TemplarioPrelude]

Is good!! mecanic is better!!!but you must be accurate at the time of installation. Sometimes it is not good to do because a car is built to work in the best way when it's original factory. When a car mechanic is not manufactured, it may have some problems. Anyway good luck.!!!
Where you get the second piece? I am looking for the electronic door panels. please answer me that your car has rims ?. 195/55/14 ??? Good luck!!!!!

[Hazwan]

Man I'm lost at what you're trying to say but I'm guessing it has something about the manual swap :/

But I have 195/55/15 tires on a 15x6.5 +38 wheels and it didn't rub at all. I even have 3mm spacers all around

[AccordB20A]

roll on with the manual swap already!

[79cord]

Great to see the progress with parts anyway.
And interesting to spot all the little differences between the two Prelude.

[TemplarioPrelude]

how did you do with the holes in the doors? those were filled with putty? or filled it with steel?