:::Drew::: 2000 base

[Drew]

****finally got the 5spd tranny****

well here she is, in all her glory. It gives me great pleasure to present to you, my NHBP 2000 honda prelude base

in front of the new house
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9438/s7300512ws7.jpg

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4408/s7300519yv3.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8848/s7300514fg3.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc104/nuckfuts84/the%20car/S7300536.jpg

woo added the spoiler
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/416/s7300516ch4.jpg

painted spark plug cover and valve cover
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/8118/sponvc2ay4.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1341/sponvc3ob4.jpg

painted gauge bezels
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4341/dscf1521zo1.jpg

the sway bar
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9058/swaybar3jb1.jpg

Acura TSX retrofit
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/9568/dscf2029ks9.jpg

the fogs
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1734/s7300348ol5.jpg

gotta have at least ONE pic with an American flag in the background
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3483/s7300117jw7.jpg

THE MODS

Engine:
- stock H22a4
- painted heat shield (black) **removed**
- painted spark plug cover (gold/bronze)
- painted valve cover (nighthawk black pearl)

drivetrain:
- stock

Interior:
- painted gauge bezels chrome

ICE:
- panasonic 4-way front and rear speakers
- RF modulator for wiring IPOD to radio

Exterior:
- 20% tint
- swapped newer grill for older style grill
- OEM front lip
- black painted brake calipers
- OEM spoiler

Lighting:
- smoked side markers (LEDs coming soon)
- TSX projector retrofit w/ 4300k bulbs
- smoked rear signal/reverse lights
- clear turn signals
- amber LED parking lights
- JDM fog lights

Suspension/rims/tires/brakes:
- tokico blues springs/shocks (soon to be JIC Magic coilovers)
- 17" bronze ADR Formula 5s
- Nitto neo gen 215/40/17
- 27mm adjustable progress sway bar
- progress adjustable endlinks (soon to be custom)

Misc:
- autopage RS850 security system alarm/keyless entry/remote start.

COMMING SOON!!!!!!
- quite possibly a tranny may come soon

Future Mods: (after my next iraq trip)
- 5spd swap
- rmf header
- kteller 2.5" exhaust tubing
- stock looking muffler

[hotrod]

looking good man. :fing02: when are you leaving for iraq again?

[Drew]

unsure. but looks to be around february

[Si Speed]

Where is the exact spot of your exhaust leak you had when you came up?

[Drew]

there is a fitting just foreward of the muffler i noticed just recently, one of the bolts was rusted and broke off.

[jdm bb6]

bronze wheels on a black car... we are deff. going to start a revolt!! againt what, not sure but i sound awesome

[Drew]

bronze wheels on a black car... we are deff. going to start a revolt!! againt what, not sure but i sound awesome
haha yea. i just realized how similar our cars our. the rims bronze on black, tinted tail lights. painted calipers. well mine are black which look ALOT better :tongue: all i need is a lilp kit and then we can start the revolt

[jdm bb6]

im down hows 9am on sundays sound? lol

[Si Speed]

I say paint the rims gunmetal, but thats just me. ;)

[jdm bb6]

well next spring im blasting them and getting them powder coated black


i love black on black with a CF hood ahhh next best thing to head !

[Drew]

added 2 new pics
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4616/dscf1523aj5.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4341/dscf1521zo1.jpg

[Si Speed]

MUUUUUCH better. I didn't realize how much a little detail like that helps.

[Drew]

bet you didnt notice one was broken did ya???? hehehe

[Prelude85]

Those rims look great on the Lude man!!

[Si Speed]

I noticed that the clear plastic over the gauges was dirty >.<

[twokexlv6coupe]

nice 5th :cool:

[Drew]

k folks, yet another update. as you may remember, we left off here, with this, no headlights, no bumper.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4983/dscf1721yk1.jpg

glad i was gone for 2 weeks and didnt have to see this for those 2 weeks.


a knock at the door.... who could it be, its the FEDEX man with a package for who??? ME. thats right. open it up, and out pops these 2 pretty ladies...

http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/5513/dscf1762lz7.jpg
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2849/dscf1761gj1.jpg

and then we had this.................

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/6056/dscf1763sl8.jpg

lights in place, with wires running everywhere. oh no, need help.... pick up the phone call brian. "HELP!!!!" he explained everything and then NOW we have this.....

http://img331.imageshack.us/img331/756/dscf1769xr5.jpg

if i had any beer, i woulda sat back and gazed into her stunning deep blue eyes all day while drinking one.... unfortunatly i had to get it done cuz i need sleep... its closing in on midnight.....

so i get back to work to put the bumper back on... OH and one more surprise... can you tell what it is?

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6853/dscf1773oh7.jpg

well if you cant tell.. its the front lip... i had to take it off unfortunatly. i didnt have all the hardware to hold it in place but im sure il have it on this weekend. ok now its getting late..... BUT I JUST CANT HELP TAKING IT FOR A RIDE IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT TO SEE HOW IT LOOKS..... so i threw caution to the wind and grabbed my keys..... and im off...

driving down the road it seems they are pointing alittle low..

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/9311/dscf1779ln8.jpg

no worries though... i get back and do a slight adjustment to raise them up alittle....

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/9567/dscf1780vz5.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4523/dscf1783gh2.jpg

BEST 800 BUCKS I'VE EVER SPENT!!!!!
and now im just so excited i cant sleep. well i hope you all enjoyed my story.. i know i did.

[edge2lyfe]

Congratulations on the retro's, they look great!

[MUlrich07]

for now.. rattle can the exhaust to make it all black.. that is what i did on my 3rd gen before i got my exhaust cuz it looked crappy. just an idea. car looks good, and nice retros

[edge2lyfe]

Are those the TSX projectors? They look like they came from the factory.

[Drew]

yes, yes they are TSX projectors.

and thanks for the suggestion MUlrich07, i've been thinking about doing that just havnt gotten around to it.... i guess since il be hittin up the autoparts store today anyways il pick some up.

[Drew]

again thanks MUlrich for the idea. i tried it and man it looks 458,634,952 times better.. theres a pic up there but you cant really see it too well but you get the idea.

i also added a few new pics taken in the day time now instead of those pics from inside the garage in the middle of the night with **** light. so enjoy.

[rheakpl]

ooo looks niceeee! >=D

[Si Speed]

Incredible work. Props to prelude1897 on the job, and Drew for buying and installing them lol.

[Prelude1897]

great looking ride.....Makes me miss my first Prelude, cause it was painted black

[Brash22]

Love the black/bronze exterior. And the retrofits make me want them...If only the shipping wasn't so huge... :( The tinted tail ights set it off, as do the little silver rings around the dash, both subtle mods that make the world of difference.

Put simply I'm loving your car mate.

[astrophillio]

oh lala....tsx projectors. i like :)

[MidnightRayne]

sexy. im thinking about broze wheels for mine.

[Drew]

new update.. nothing big.. just got bored over the weekend and painted a couple of things. check it out.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7323/dscf2001mj0.jpg

[twokexlv6coupe]

i think you are one of the very few instances where i would suggest leaving the spoiler off.
just get some sides and a rear, and you'll realize what i'm sayin :wink:


again, beautiful car

[Brash22]

With WWRS or OEM sides and rear lip the spoiler should be left off I reckon. Either that or go Mugen, but everyone seems to do that in the US...

[Drew]

i dont know guys. i really liked the look with the spoiler. speaking of which il have one on soon. i finally made some plans to get that bitch painted RIGHT and put on.

on another note. i just received si_speeds clear side markers.. pics are below. i plan to get amber bulbs for them and give it a good coat of vht nightshades. (like how i did my tail lights) here they are, these are the same pics on the original post as well.

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/1963/dscf2010vm6.jpg

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3667/dscf2011pq3.jpg

[Si Speed]

100X better man. It was worth paying for shipping to see them on there.

[Brash22]

Looking good...are they new wheels?

[Si Speed]

You got a H22A4 boy! Don't be callin all dat Jay Dee Em ****e dawg! Lol.

[Drew]

You got a H22A4 boy! Don't be callin all dat Jay Dee Em ****e dawg! Lol. eh what ever. i changed it.. just for you

Looking good...are they new wheels? no. same rims ive had since i pretty much started this thread. these pics were taken in different light.. and my camera doesnt like that light.. so it makes everything yellowish.

[Si Speed]

Weird... I figured you did that on purpose just to give the pics a diffrent effect with the colors.

[Prelude85]

Your Lude looks great now. Specially with the bronze wheels and those projectors. Hardly looks like the same Lude I knew a year ago!

[THE ONE]

this car is sexy...

[bikergrl03]

Nice Drew!

[girlyboostdlude]

drew is lame... haha just kidding... your car has come a little ways... looks awesome... buuut im sure ive already told you that lol

[Drew]

um... i dont recall you saying that.. but thanks though, i appreciate it.

[Si Speed]

Geez Drew. Just take the complient anyway!

[my4thgenlude]

give me the car...

[defcon]

nice

[Drew]

what do y'all think????? my original plan was to do just black and chrome..... but i thought, what the hell, lets try a small speckle of chrome.... it wasnt even. so i sprayed more. again wasnt even, sprayed more. then i sprayed too much. so i sprayed some more black and reailzed, i didnt want to get the "H" and "HONDA" parts with black... but oh well. what the hell lets see what it looks like anyways.

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3600/dscf2157wt3.jpg
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7591/dscf2161ib2.jpg

im probably gonna redo it as i originally planned to have it done..... i also plan to get my valve cover painted the same color of my car eventually too... and i think the chrome speckle will look ridiculous with that..

oh yea and here is what it originally looked like.....
http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5417/dscf2155mh1.jpg

[edge2lyfe]

Repaint!!! :smile:

[ogsmakdade]

for sure. I'm contemplating painting my valvecover, intake and wheels the same color as my lude.
Love that lude drewski!

[Drew]

sorry ive been holding out on you guys for so long, i know i promised new pics like 3 months ago. but my camera broke recently. and i just bought a new one and finally added some new ones to the original post.... oh and see if you can spot the new mod. and il give you a hint. it will come in handy in the auto-x competition tomorrow.... oh and i will have videos of the auto-x competition tomorrow. so look for those.

[ogsmakdade]

sweeeeeeeeeet I cant wait to see that vid.

[Si Speed]

Mine would look exactly like this with bronze wheels, projectors, and a front lip. Super cool!

[Drew]

coming soon just updated... i got a spare valve cover from a friend for free... its getting painted the color of my car. with clear coat and everything. i should have it by the weekend (19th or 20th). the only thing i have to do is give him my valve cover when it gets replaced with the new one. and also the spoiler is getting RE painted finally. that should be put on by next weekend as well. and also the spark plug cover is getting repainted. and im not saying the color.... but i think i told E so you keep your mouth shut. lol. but im sure y'all can figure out what color it will be.

edit: also got some moving shots... courtesy of jeremy from sfpoa..
http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/779/movingshot3kv8.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4893/movingshot1pz9.jpg
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5420/movingshot2jo4.jpg

[ogsmakdade]

so dope. love how clean that lude is. makes me wish mine was black.

[97blksh]

nice car

[Drew]

******update time*******

welp **sigh** this is the moment ive been waiting for forrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr like 10 months... i think. yea its finally on. so with out further ado...

here she is on the box.. siting behind my car ready to go on
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/3524/s7300197oo9.jpg

AAAAAAAAAHHHH i got holes in my trunk.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4845/s7300198rn6.jpg

i was cool for the first 4 mount bolt holes.... but when he did that one in the middle there. he just eyed it. he put the drill on the trunk. look at the spoiler. move the drill a little. lok at the spoiler.. move the drill. he got me thinking he didnt know what he was doing. but miraculously that hole was perfect.

now the spoiler is on the car. but it was really dusty for sitting around for the past month or so.. so we wiped it down.
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2401/s7300199vw7.jpg

now it looks all dull. but he took some wet sand paper some rubbing compound and then something else not sure. and it came out so immaculate. you can kinda see it here. look no swirl marks around the lights but just above it on the trunk you can see some.
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7743/s7300203mi4.jpg


and here is what it looks like just chillin in my garage.
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2402/s7300204pj5.jpg

im working on wiring up the light tonight.... after i get my plane tickets to go home.
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[Brash22]

Looks good mate, but how's it going to help with the autoX?

[Drew]

thanks... it really doesnt. IMO the car looks nicer with it. well i got the light wired up now. yay for hack jobs. now all i gotta do is remove that obnoxious brake light in the back window. but that means i have to retint the back window too because they left a spot open for the brake light. bastards.. well anyways here's a pic of the light working.

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9548/s7300210vm5.jpg

[Drew]

i got REALLY bored saturday and decided i should finally clean up the hubs. nothing special but it does make the car look a ton cleaner. look at all that nasty rust.
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/6062/s7300315di8.jpg

after a few minutes of sanding and painting.
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/5387/s7300327hp2.jpg

i wish i had a much wider shot. but i was confined to just the garage...

[Si Speed]

I need to do this. Looks good.

[ogsmakdade]

mine are done too, it make a big difference. you shoulda retouched those center caps too drew!

[Si Speed]

Shoulda cleaned up and repaited them calipers too. I suppose I should get a can of high temp paint to do my hubs whenever I go to re-do my calipers.

[Drew]

mine are done too, it make a big difference. you shoulda retouched those center caps too drew! ha yea i know. but i give up. i have to retouch them ever damn month. i didnt think about that till after the fact though. besides i need to get some better paint then krylon.. and maybe sand them down or something so the paint sticks better.

Shoulda cleaned up and repaited them calipers too. I suppose I should get a can of high temp paint to do my hubs whenever I go to re-do my calipers. i did touch up the calipers a bit.

[ogsmakdade]

prepwork is key drew. you can't get better than krylon. sand them bytches!

[Drew]

i know i've been out for a while. been busy with the new gf.... lol. to many obligations not enough time in the day. at any rate, i finally got the things i've always wanted....... though i dont think they look so great with the black signals.... they're just test fitted right now. no wires. im getting that done either this weekend or next. i think i should go back to OEM signals what do you guys think?

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3226/s7300337ob2.jpg

now all they need some sanding and polishing

[Si Speed]

I say get the clear signals like I have. I think Dan has them with his JDM foggies. I can send more amber bulbs if you can't find them. The all clear would look better with the projector setup.

[Drew]

nah. dont need any amber bulbs. the black signals are starting to grow on me. at first i didnt like them, but i think i like them now. i got it all wired up so il have more pics with them on soon. i may, later on, do brians mod to make them yellow.

[vtechbb6]

where did u get those headlights

[Si Speed]

where did u get those headlights

They're retrofits from prelude1897. $800 :tape2:

[Drew]

ok here are some more pics. with them on...
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/561/s7300343ub9.jpg

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/931/s7300344wq4.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1734/s7300348ol5.jpg

sanding and polishing should be accomplished sometime this week since i'll have a day or 2 off.

[mysticskyline]

Where can I get those retros?

[Drew]

that question was JUST answered. Brian aka prelude1897 did them for me.

[Si Speed]

I gotta get me some fogs but I need tires more. :(
They look good bro. Do you have any better shots of them with the black turn signals?

[Drew]

I gotta get me some fogs but I need tires more. :(
They look good bro. Do you have any better shots of them with the black turn signals? not really, no. i plan on taking some more though when i polish them up.

[ludenight95]

no words can explain it..... oh well ill try... damn good lude!!

[Si Speed]

not really, no. i plan on taking some more though when i polish them up.

You get my voicemail last night?

[PepsiOne]

nice lude!!

[Drew]

You get my voicemail last night?
yes i did. il send it out to ya the next time im home. probably friday.

[CARismaSteve]

very nice, keep the stock air box ...

[OnPointH22]

this was prob asked already, but was it easy to paint the valve cover?

[Drew]

i didnt to do the valve cover myself. it was done professionally.... so i dont know.

[thomas97]

nominated this car for ROTM :D

[98_lude]

nice lude man

[Drew]

not so much an update, but just adding new pics. Elliot and I traded turn signals. he gave me his clear ones, and i will be giving him my black housing signals soon.

so here are the signals in black and the pic below is how it is now... looks a ton better now
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7162/s7300337xu0.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4408/s7300519yv3.jpg

dont forget to check the first post for the all new pics.

[Si Speed]

Much much much better man!

[prelude24]

1 of the cleanest and nicest engine bays bro

[Pooponurhead]

Im not 100% sure if this has been clarified before, but when removing/installing the headlights for the retrofit, do you HAVE to remove the bumper?

If so, I guess dad's gonna be mad. Lude in the garage for a week FTW!

SupaSport is comin out to play!

[Uncle Buck]

its 5th gens like this make me want one so bad :frown:

[crossfire]

Nice lude, keep up the good work. :)

[Drew]

Im not 100% sure if this has been clarified before, but when removing/installing the headlights for the retrofit, do you HAVE to remove the bumper?

If so, I guess dad's gonna be mad. Lude in the garage for a week FTW!

SupaSport is comin out to play! yes it is required to remove the bumper. but it shouldn't take a week.... maybe 10 minutes to take it off 10 to put it back on. unless you're talking about the process to get the headlights made... its more like a 10-12 days

[Pooponurhead]

Oh, I meant the entire process. 10-12 days? Man, thats gonna be painful, 60 bucks a fill up...and 20 mpg? Ooh man. But hey, thats the price you pay for a two ton 300hp V8 Sedan. Yeehaw

SS FTW!!!

[Drew]

then buy a pair of depo headlights. when you get them in, send in the old ones to get the retro'd. then when you get the old ones back sell the depos = no down time.

[Pooponurhead]

and where/how could i find a set of said Depo lights?

[Drew]

ebay.com (http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&dfsp=1&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=depo+prelude+97&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&fmmk=&fmmd=&fylo=&fyhi=&mppfqy=depo+prelude+97&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=32566&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1)

[Pooponurhead]

smart ass. :rolleyes:

Technically, if I bought the depos...couldn't I just send THEM to get them retro-ed or would it be wiser to do it like you said.

[Drew]

im serious.. thats the only place to get them right now, that i know of at least.. if you click the link it brings you to the search i did on ebay with a whole list of people that are selling them right now :tongue:

[Pooponurhead]

See: rest of my post. Hah:biggrin:

[Drew]

ah, you snuck one by me there... ya bastard. :biggrin: yea you could send either or in, it doesn't matter. it would be less work for you to do what you said. but if you decide to sell the pair that weren't retrofitted, you might get more money for the depos.... depending on the condition of your stockies of course. but if they look good then it whouldn't matter.

[Pooponurhead]

I think I might get the depos retro-ed. Besides, they'll look better...and I won't have to remove the bumper twice AND my car won't be down for like 2 or 3 weeks. I'll clean up the stockies and try to sell them...Theyre not in bad shape at all.

Thanks Drizzle.:smashfreakB:

[Drew]

no problem poop. glad i could help out.

[trojandrew]

i love those wheels drew. i searched online for them and only found links to forums and galleries. are they no longer available? if they are can you point me to a source? thanks!

[Drew]

yea they no longer make them. i see them on ebay every now and then.