s3xrapt0rs 1993 prelude project

[s3xrapt0r]

i got offered this prelude for 400 bucks from a friend.. i couldnt really turn it down even though hondas arent my cup of tea and i never owned one.. i picked it up spare of the moment and im going to be working on it here and there my aw11 mr2 is still my main bitch though

plans: swap it and fall in love or swap it, sell it and fall into money
f20b swap.. lsd trans,ecu,harness i can get for 1400..
if i can find a local non shady guy with an h22 and trans ill put that in there.. dont matter to me ither one id be content with

anyways heres some pics

[fightinchunk]

klz swap

[s3xrapt0r]

Originally Posted by fightinchunk

klz swap

what you did there i see it lol

[Spawne32]

lol i see your in sewell, i may know a guy with a full H22 swap, PM me if your interested in knowing more

[s3xrapt0r]

UPDATE:
tomorrow i am going to pick up a bluetop h23 vtec with vtec trans and the rest of the odds and ends i will need to swap it off a friend who ditched his project.. his loss my gain ill post more about it after i pick it up..

on another note i did a little bay degreasing today... got a big spray bottle and filled it up with 3/4 water and a 1/4 of dawn dish soap.. and got my self a good scrub brush and went to town on the bay.. it cleaned up pretty good !
first i let it sit for 15 mins i sprayed it down then i sprayed it down again and scrubbed all the caked on mess off for the tiny spots i missed i then sprayed it again and im letting it sit overnight to soak in.. pretty surprized on how well it worked for being free and doing this at 8PM lol

[jpalamar]

I really like Simple Green for engine bays myself.

[s3xrapt0r]

ill try some of that.. did you water it down i noticed after i use it it fades paint... i might be painting the bay anyway.. lol dont know yet...

UPDATE: guess what i brought home today
jdm h23a vtec :D cant wait to drop this in ! im going to be looking for a LSD h22a trans to pop on it.. does anyone known what these set ups get in the 1/4 ? its the good h23.. not the slow non vtec usdm one lol

[dudewheresmycar]

14's... Nice "torquey" motor but that shell is heavy as hell and the h series trans isnt gonna help. It should be fun and keep you happy though.

[s3xrapt0r]

decent enough for me lol i dont really like to race just because the people involved with it are idiots mostly and dont know how to have fun and not get butthurt.. but i do like to have a decently fast car to play with occasionally

i got into it a bit more today.. started stripping the block down so i can shoot it with some paint and check out the timing belt..

the timin belt looked good.. the teeth are perfect and you can still see the texture on the teeth.. this motor cant have more then 20k on it.. under the valve cover was perfect honey colored internals all the ports are clean ! this is just looking better and better

i took the ac compressor off and the alternator.. goign to test the alt and see if i will be using it or buying a new one.. ac compressor ill just buy another used one as a spare and assume it works.. this wont be my daily...

the motor in its undies looks clean


here is the ac and alt brackets i cleaned up with a wire wheel and sprayed a little paint on...

[s3xrapt0r]

did a little more painting.. painted the block satin black along with the fuel rail and spark plug cover, and also painted the intake manifold with a fresh coat of silver

[Spawne32]

that paint is never gonna stick lol the block would need to be hot tanked, scotch padded, and then primered before you could ever get a basecoat to stick with any sort of longevity, id repaint that valve cover the dark wrinkle blue it was originally though, always liked that look.

[s3xrapt0r]

i wire brushed and degreased the block HOPEFULLY ! it sticks long enough LOL same way i did the trans on my probe and it held decently.. lets place bets

the guy i baught the motor off of had the stock valve cover but it had a crack in it :\ he had this off his h22 he let me have not as nice as the blue for sure !

[s3xrapt0r]

update for the prelude.. ended up painting the bay this week... this was all done with duplicolor paint.. came out pretty well for a budget paint job !

2 coats of flat black laid down


two coats of toyota blue pearl


three good coats of gloss clear

[s3xrapt0r]

hid the engine bay fuse box behind the dash today... it was actually pretty simple.. got a razorblade and cut away some of the loom fished the 4 plugs for the fuse box to behind the grommet and down the dash right to where the ecu sits under the floor board.. then you just plug the grommet back in and it looks like oem.. no cutting wires,took about 30 mins..

im off on thursday and i will be hiding the power steering res under the fender.. how will i fill it up ? easy i removed the washer bottle and im going to have the cap sticking thru that hole so it can still function as normal.. of course the hoses will need to be extended but not a big deal.. its just rubber hose

[Godofelru]

I miss my 92 lude so bad

[s3xrapt0r]

Originally Posted by Godofelru

I miss my 92 lude so bad

they are awesome cars man ! i never was a honda guy till i picked this up with the intentions of selling but im keeping it at least till i move to flordia in 2 years.. the mr2 will be right at home there

update:
got bored a few mins ago and decided to relocate the power steerting resivour

[s3xrapt0r]

MOARRR tucking ! going to be deleting the abs crap in the bay too !

[s3xrapt0r]

wow havent updated this in a bit. anyways heres my newest updates. i havent done much because i work 60 hours a week now.. anyways
dropped steering rack (going to start on manual rack conversion by converting the power rack..)
clutch was delivered
engine harness will be here friday
flywheel has been resurfaced
ABS deleted
headlights lightly smoked
turn signals and tails also lightly smoked
cleaned up and painted more of the engine stuff
the color i decided on is gloss black
wheels i decided on are square g6s 17x9 15 offset (may need a spacer since the previous owner rolled fenders with a bat.. and i need to smooth it out :\)

so here is where im at as far as stuff i need to get her started
40/40 proportion valve to finish the abs delete
p28 ecu so i can send it out for the correct chip
driver cv axle needed.
run wires for the battery,starter and fuse box
get bellhouisng,pressure plate and flywheel bolts
front motor mount bracket
civic half radiator
ac lines

heres some pics

i degreased the trans,painted my cam gears and did a few other small things as i wait for parts to get here