Honda Prelude UK

Nafeman · Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:11 am Post subject:

Just read through this from the start. I love reading these kind of posts... It's extreme and done properly Very Happy

(not suggesting no-one elses projects aren't Wink

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Really inspiring tho. Just a shame I don't have the time money and space at the moment to do anything like this (oh... or the knowledge Laughing

) Hopefully one day I'll get there tho... and possibly be re-visiting this thread in years to come Wink

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Hyabusa Hunter · Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:44 pm Post subject:

progress report... he he

now the open day is out the way ive cracked on a bit with the lude.
block was strip of all the nasty blue engine paint and cleaned with a alloy cleaner.....
the prep'd and sprayed with very high temp aluminium paint (3 coats)

now the engine bay
i dont have the money to get the bay professionally painted so i took it upon myself to do the work

Now the black stuff

here is the end results
3 layers of gloss black and 2 layers of clear laquar
the pics dont really give it justice but im very please how it turned out Very Happy

you like the wheels? he he he Twisted Evil

think i need some wider arches dont you Wink

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nitin_s1 · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:54 am Post subject:

Top work Nathan.. Cool

Is that a Flywheel showing in one of your engine pics? Confused

Doesnt look like an Fidanza, what brand is it?

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Hyabusa Hunter · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:01 am Post subject:

yes that is a flywheel and hell no i dont run a Fidanza (never did get on with them) i run a Tilton carbon steel fly wheel and carbon/ceramic triple plate unsprung clutch

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mercutio · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

great work nathan engine is a work of art lol Cool

nitin_s1 · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject:

Hyabusa Hunter wrote:

yes that is a flywheel and hell no i dont run a Fidanza (never did get on with them) i run a Tilton carbon steel fly wheel and carbon/ceramic triple plate unsprung clutch

How much did the flywheel cost you for the prelude??

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DJBlobby · Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:29 pm Post subject:

Just read this through from the start and bloody hell, it would seem that this is gonna be an absolute monster Shocked

When are you hoping to have her ready for the strip mate? And how many ponies and torques was the engine in that black lude putting out? Great work and look forward to seeing the progress Very Happy

AlanDITD · Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:36 am Post subject:

Great work man, but no way are those tyres road legal. The treads have to cover like 75% of the tyre dont they?

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Hyabusa Hunter · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:59 am Post subject:

nitin_s1 wrote:

Hyabusa Hunter wrote:

yes that is a flywheel and hell no i dont run a Fidanza (never did get on with them) i run a Tilton carbon steel fly wheel and carbon/ceramic triple plate unsprung clutch

How much did the flywheel cost you for the prelude??

hi, the clutch and flywheel are built for each other, its called Tilton clutch.
the clutch and flywheel cost in the region of ~$1400+shipping (this was over 2 years ago now)

AlanDITD wrote:

Great work man, but no way are those tyres road legal. The treads have to cover like 75% of the tyre dont they?

and they do have way more then 75% tread... look at them 3 massive tread foots 1 in the middle and 1 on each side Twisted Evil

just some pics of some goodies that turned up recently
TruFilter, billet CNC machined aluminium with reuseable filter (stainless steel washable) note no "bypass valve" so all the oil goes thro the filter. some tests have shown they flow 200% more then those fitted with a bypass valve.

and some more shiney bits ive been polishing in my spare time (in front of the tele Laughing

) those dirty rad hose endings are being cut off and replaced......... Wink

havent finished the polishing yet need to attack them "micro-mesh" 6000 grit here we come

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TopPrelude · Lude Hero Joined: 16 Apr 2006 Posts: 2069

Amazing, really top stuff matey, quality read!! Cool

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:54 am Post subject:

Mmm, shiny......

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Mattblack_lude · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

MaDMaXX wrote:

Mmm, shiny......

Agreed.

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Hyabusa Hunter · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

right need to imagine that filter mirror polished on a filter relocation kit against the deep gloss black engine bay..... mmmmm bling bling with 800+hp Twisted Evil

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Buzzonion Vtec · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:04 am Post subject:

I think it's fair to say that they will be some particularly fast shiny bits Cool

4thgenphil · Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:43 am Post subject:

Hyabusa Hunter, i expect you to have the shiniest bits and bobs in the world with all the micromesh you currently have in your possesion!!! and all polishing cloths!!.............. can i have your wheels yet? i found some replacements for them, same as your drag wheels.!!!

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