:::rheakpl::: 1993 Si VTEC

[rheakpl]

Before:

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After:

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Engine:
-Swap from H22A1 to H22A4 due to snapping of the crankshaft..
-OBDII conversion to OBDI for the new motor
-Auto to manual tensioner conversion
-SMSP custom 2.5" header
-Apexi WS2 ~2.5" cat back
-Carsound 2.5" catalytic converter (gutted cause honeycomb was shattered - needs to be replaced)
-Excedy Stage 1 clutch
-Optima Red Top battery
-NGK spark plugs
-Gunmetal painted short ram intake with K&N filter
-EGR block off plate
-Forbidden Motorsports Cooling Plate

Exterior:
-New paint- Acura NSX Long Beach Blue Pearl
-Kaminari sides and rear with an ATR front lip
-Shaved antenna (internal)
-NON shaved emblems (shop messed up)- painted black chrome
-JDM one piece black housing headlights with HIDs and yellow H1 highbeam fogs (bulbs are large almost like H4s actually)
-JDM fog lights (just need a place for a switch)
-Seibon Carbon Fiber OEM hood
-Rota 16" black slipstreams wrapped with Falken Azenis and Kyoukugen open ended lug nuts
-Platinum 18% tint (not frost...platinum)

Suspension:
-Full D2 Coilovers (6K/8K)
-Neuspeed front strut bar (need to install)

Interior:
-Revitalized stock- black cloth (as much was missing when I got it)
-Skunk2 10th Anniversary shift knob
-Forbidden Motorsports short shifter
-VTEC EL gauges (rewired)

I.C.E:
-Sony head unit
-Polk front speakers/Pioneer rear speakers

Brakes:
-Brembo Blank Rotors front and rear
-OEM Honda pads front and rear (Hawkes next)
-Russell Stainless Steel Brake Lines (with the plastic tubing around)

Future Plans:

Immediate Future:
-Replace weatherstripping/trim (so close to being done..)
-Finish polishing valve cover
-Paint/polish calipers
-Front strut bar and rear sway bar
-Hondata/Neptune RTP with P28 and dyno tuning (will tune as is soon if not chipped)

Future Future:
-Bride BRIX seats (atleast a driver seat haha)
-Crower Stage 2 cams (mmm not too far awayyy)
-Ported TB
-Euro Type R IM with adapters and Hondata gasket (sitting next to me waiting to be installed >=])
-Port polish (mayyybe)
...and who knows?

thanks for swingin by :wave:
-Jen

[Si Speed]

One of the cleanest 4th gens on the road. If it goes missing and is replaced with a black Si, don't blame me. :D Serioualy, great job reviving it.

[Prelude13]

WOW...that NSX paint is sickness!!!

:tup:

Lude girl...will you marry me?
:kiss:


:sly:

[Dark_Rican]

Love the lude...Very Sexy....Yet to meet the driver....Maybe the driver should return my call...(Hehehe)

[rich045]

did you crack that front lip yet? mine is about to fall off... haha

[hotrod]

wow what a difference. good job!

[Playlude]

Props for bringing another 4th gen back from the dead!! Hard work, huh? :)

[rheakpl]

thanksthanks everybodyy..still got a lot to do but yea im feelin a lot better and so's my prelude woo!

i like the paint color a lot but the shop didnt do a great job at all...will have to go "visit" them...with a pipe and a bat >=] who's down! haha jk

ahh lou your phone never goes through when i call you..give me a call again!

nope havent YET cracked the front lip yet...im thinkin about wat to put there next...im curious about that new poly prelude specific lip...orrrrr a sppon rep..maybe cf..mmmm..but that woudl hurt when it cracks ahh..:puppy_dog_eyes:

[Playlude]

i like the paint color a lot but the shop didnt do a great job at all...will have to go "visit" them...with a pipe and a bat >=] who's down! haha jk
I hear ya... It is hard to find a body shop who really strives for perfection... If they do they think they are God's gift to cars and charge like it when in reality... They should just do their job the best way all the time! They take so many shortcuts. I was lucky during my paint job I was alble to be there everyday and saved money by providing my own labor to the job... It was hard work but I got to make sure no shortcuts were taken. The only thing I left him alone to do was spray it and of corse he rushed the clearcoat and I ended up with some runs and fish-eye.. But at that point, what can ya do... Just buff the **** outa it...

[Qnz92Lude]

WOW...that NSX paint is sickness!!!

:tup:

Lude girl...will you marry me?
:kiss:


:sly:

hey get in line brian, i saw her first lol (To Jen :wink: )

lol sick car, clean and amazing work done by the driver to revive it.
Team L.S.D. Very Happy to have you around.

[tragiclude875]

pure jealousy runnig through my bones. lol j/k!!! its hott. whens the next meet. to show it off????

[rheakpl]

ah hahaha thanks guys im flattered..
im tryin to revive it...i hated when everyone looked down on my prelude and saw no potential..to them i say HMPH...with that said..id like to meet lots of prelude enthusiasts..of every generation!

and yea playlude...i wish i was able to be there when they did it...so many little things wrong..and i see like issues with the paint already...so a visit is def in order.. plue they cracked my cf hood a bit too..ugh how annoying..claimin no responsibility..

[ogsmakdade]

I love this 4th gen

[twokexlv6coupe]

perfection. period.

[black_prelude97]

my jaw droped like 10 feet... your cars is wow... prefect.. looks so clean n sharp..

[runtingz]

holy ****...:eek:
bowing down

[rheakpl]

thanks guys!
work has been crazy..but ok back on track..
i put in Russell Stainless Steel brake lines all around (they have the rubber surrounding the tube so grime doesnt get all over it).

also got in some new brembo blanks in front and rear (old ones came rusted on with the car eh..drilled out). also just oem honda pads as i do not need the abrasiveness for track (yet?)

so brakes are all a go go..=] feeling much more pressure at the end of my braking...much safer but if i could redo the pads, id get something with just more bite even though this car is a daily driver.

next up is.....engine bay clean up, repainting calipers, valve cover...=]
until next time!

[v2power]

very nice

[ludesir209]

clean aSS lude

[waltrupp1988]

super nice prelude wish it waas mine!

[Brash22]

Love the colour, love the wheels, and the bonnet finishes the deal nicely.

[rheakpl]

thanks thanks!

mm yea..nothing new...

-el gauges (borrowed from rich045, thanks! =]) are rewired in my car. so i just have to find a nice new vtec set woo!

-looking now to get that damn jdm climate control..should i buy it from that guy who makes his own plug and play? ahhh exp.....

-thinking about gettin the car dynoed before anything else and then chipping afterward..(tuning on something like hondata maybe later..)

-also dave from smsp says header is about to be made, thinkin about an IM..either euro type r without the iab plate (and severly customized) or the blacktrax...

[na93prepre]

Love the lude...Very Sexy....Yet to meet the driver....Maybe the driver should return my call...(Hehehe)

get in line. haha :tongue:

[na93prepre]

thanks thanks!

mm yea..nothing new...

-el gauges (borrowed from rich045, thanks! =]) are rewired in my car. so i just have to find a nice new vtec set woo!

-looking now to get that damn jdm climate control..should i buy it from that guy who makes his own plug and play? ahhh exp.....

-thinking about gettin the car dynoed before anything else and then chipping afterward..(tuning on something like hondata maybe later..)

-also dave from smsp says header is about to be made, thinkin about an IM..either euro type r without the iab plate (and severly customized) or the blacktrax...

your rides only going to be getter better. Yea i posted that link of the guy who has the pretty much plug n play climate control. it's a pretty good deal if you think about it.

how hard was it to hook up the EL cluster? Did you have to get a 94+ dash harness? I remember 2 yrs ago when I got a JDM EL gauge I did the convertion so it would fit into the LHD cluster, but when all said and not it didnt light up and I had the converter box..
IF you go with black trax let me know what you think. I been debating on that for a longggggg time.

[rheakpl]

thanks..yea i remembered that guy but your link jogged my memory haha

yea i asked that guy and he has two still in stock ready woo..buts its expensive....but for me its worth the hassle..if it were like $200, id jump on it...but this is costly...like $350 shipped to us i bel.

yea i really don't know about the im..more researchh =]

right and the gauges were not too diff..if you use the write up, it should be pretty easy.
i also got my dimmer working right BUT my tripmeter may not be savin..i will have to check

[na93prepre]

hmmm maybe i should search for the write up. My lazy ass didn't even see it - haha.
Maybe we can get it for $200 shipped if we buy it at the same time. That would be swEEt.
ahhhhhhhhhhh dreamin haha

[rich045]

i just realized you put up wrong info, =)

you car is not an SI-vtec, its just a vtec cause it was never originally an SI.

[twokexlv6coupe]

i just realized you put up wrong info, =)

you car is not an SI-vtec, its just a vtec cause it was never originally an SI.

in '93, the entire name WAS SI-Vtec, then in 94 they dropped the SI prefix, and simply called it vtec

[na93prepre]

:) :)

[rheakpl]

in '93, the entire name WAS SI-Vtec, then in 94 they dropped the SI prefix, and simply called it vtec

ah you got it nick!
all had the prefix si then yeup later by 94 it was dropped..i guess for redundancy...

[rich045]

o thats bogus

[Si Speed]

Yup yup. Play GT4 and it'll have it like that.

[mugenwhore]

I was going to get the number of that shop from you, but since they failed to do a good job:mad: , never mind, I'm months away from a fresh coat and I want it right the first time:biggrin: And yes in 94 it's only call vtec, since the topic came up, I happen to have one :tongue:

[na93prepre]

We should list shops who do nice work for a good price

[Si Speed]

We should list shops who do nice work for a good price

Good idea. You head it up in the "Detailing your ride" section and I'll edit it (if needed) and sticky it.:smile:

[na93prepre]

weeeeeeeeeeerd hahah

[Qnz92Lude]

Mugen Whore where are you located?

[partsguy247]

Nice car. I like how it turned out. Do you have a shot of the engine bay?

[ludeboi]

wat front lip is that?

[twokexlv6coupe]

wat front lip is that?


accord type-r. EVERYONESS doin it nowadays, its the cool thing to do!!! :cool:

[ludeboi]

accord type-r. EVERYONESS doin it nowadays, its the cool thing to do!!! :cool:

yeah... i know rite... its looks clean as hell..
thats why i was wonderin
i kinda wanted it too...

[rheakpl]

thanks thanks...yea i have some older engine bay shots somewhere..but its filthy...i plan to clean up and show a nice before and after haha..otherwise not much but stock h22..intake etc..

but when my smsp header comes in....>=] picture time

yeups atr lip...but as soon as that cracks im not sure what to get...maybe the jdm**** one or the ww big mouth bumper?

theres also that very subtle lip someone has copied on ht i saw (too subtle for me though).

[Prelude85]

Holy crap, what a turn around!

It looks awesome in that blue, and the CF hood. And the yella highs. Easily on the top five of my favorite fourths of all time. I want one now.

[Si Speed]

Hey Jen, can ya get us/me a pic of your high beams on? I just go tmy jdm lights and HIDs arent cheap so I wanna make sure I like the yellow before I put them on.

[ogsmakdade]

E never ask a girl to turn on her highbeams.

[Si Speed]

Shut up Daryl lol.

[rheakpl]

OOO so sorry ive been super hectic at work ehh...
i will try to post one asap...but i think manny had pic of it one time...it was in an lsd meet thread...

car is garaged right now and frozen shut from the snowstorm...but ill try to get it for you asap...

[Si Speed]

Well lemme ask Manny first then, lol. I'll let you know if he aint still got it.

[Qnz92Lude]

here you go jen - ha gotta look out for a female Team L.S.D. member

and E stop asking Jen to flash her high beams at you, damn perv hahaha

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Mid%20October%20Meet%202006/MidOctMeet2006070.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Mid%20October%20Meet%202006/MidOctMeet2006066.jpg
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http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Mid%20October%20Meet%202006/MidOctMeet2006060.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b315/Qnz92Lude/Mid%20October%20Meet%202006/MidOctMeet2006059.jpg

Edit - Dont question the skills - I got it all !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Si Speed]

Yall are the pervs cause I wasn't even thinkin' about that!
Thanks for postin' the pics Manny. You da BOMB!

[foxyauto]

you make me proud to be a women! i completley love eveything you've done it is beautiful, the color the rims the wheels great taste!!!

[Rory]

Thats pretty clean.

[rheakpl]

thanksthanks!
smsp header comin in realllll soon wah hahahahahahahhaahhhaa........>=]
lookin into a new im, tb, cams..mm..

[DOHCVTEC190]

wow, that car is pretty much perfect. great job on the body work

[jdmrace1]

looking good when its clean!

[rheakpl]

thanks thanks...going to try and get a couple of things done tom...
(tentative only because i just got my wisdom teeth out ugh)

to do tomorrow:

-new windshield thus finally putting on that trim hopefully
-install header
-valve adjustment
-misc little things..

[Paperchasin]

nice....do you guys know how to nominate someone for ROTM??

[my4thgenlude]

I fuggin luv that color what did you go with, sum1 told me it was Arctic Blue Pear???

[defcon]

nice

[rheakpl]

thanks...i think i wrote the color on the first page, but its the NSX Long Beach Blue Pearl, I forget the color code but you can find it easily if you look for the color name.

honestly it looks a bit purple in pics sometimes..looks like it changes from diff angles a lot..but its just the pictures..its a pretty rich blue.

you can nom in the moderator made thread for the monthly nominations...you get two noms and whoever has the most will be part of the vote in the next thread.

[Si Speed]

nice....do you guys know how to nominate someone for ROTM??


you can nom in the moderator made thread for the monthly nominations...you get two noms and whoever has the most will be part of the vote in the next thread.

At your service! :biggrin:

http://preludezone.com/showthread.php?t=3021

[ogsmakdade]

At your service! :biggrin:

http://preludezone.com/showthread.php?t=3021

^ I don't think that means what you think it means :tongue: :rolleyes:

[dothedew1654]

one of the best ludes i've seen

[RyuC14911]

Ahhhh Jen, luvin the lude.Crazy props to you and your beautifull car.Nuthin sexier.Keep it up.

[vti_me]

looks nice

[Chief_Rocka]

How wide are your wheels?

[rheakpl]

doh sorry i bel im on like 16x7...225/45/16..not outrageoulsy wide at all..
been a while ill check

[damage h22a]

god that is nice

[sfields]

nice work! nice save, haha she looks beautiful now. +1

[96prelude]

nice lude!

[PepsiOne]

whoa sick lude!! love the paint job and lip kit..

[mizlude]

Your car is one of the most thought out preludes ever I must say.

[ogsmakdade]

you ought to see it in person, pictures don't do it justice.

[twokexlv6coupe]

^^^^ true story!!!! ^^^^

[rheakpl]

thanks guysss.
yeups workin progress...

hehehe...got more stuff to be installed..........

[CARismaSteve]

ver clean car ... i like the color also ...

[CARismaSteve]

and to top it off, a female drives it ..

[Ludasaurus]

You're a Prelude girl? You sure do know how to pretty up a car! WOW.

[runtingz]

hey jen, i think i passed by your car today when you were parking it around st. johns area it was only until i reached the end of the block i realized it was you, anyway nice seeing the car again hopefully we will link up again at another meet..late!

[rheakpl]

ah! it was you!! i was movin the car around and i pulled over to the side.
i saw what i think is a neat little red 4th gen hahaha...
rolled down the window but couldnt see your face when you casually drove by haha..
i was gonna "chase you" hahah but i didnt have my lic on me at the time.

haha yea next time stop by and say hi!

[md23vtec]

Welcome I am a noob here also. I think your on H-T. I helped you out a while ago with your vtec problem :tongue:

[HondaNeedsBoost]

:yup: yay!!there is hope for mine

[thomas97]

beautiful car

[microdot]

Wow, intense transformation, love it.

[rheakpl]

thanks thanks everybody!
owning a prelude = always something to work on haha..

md23vtec, yes i am on ht.
and yes you did help me out with my vtec solenoid woes. =]
shpanks!

[md23vtec]

thanks thanks everybody!
owning a prelude = always something to work on haha..

md23vtech, yes i am on ht.
and yes you did help me out with my vtec solenoid woes. =]
shpanks!

Glad to help! But you could have spelled my SN correctly :tongue:

[Si Speed]

Jen. can you post up the full size pic in your sig? You and Brian make me sick with your gorgeously clean cars. :p

[Prelude13]

:biggrin:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a329/Bpark13/dscf1512bv7.jpg?t=1192458776

(oh and i'm not flicking my middle finger, it's actually a thumbs-up)

[Creole.Kid]

i'm in love with your front lip.

and so is my car.

[rheakpl]

haha thanks pepos

DOH SORRY md23vtec, fixed!
omg i feel like totally nooby and blasphemous omg...i wrote VTECH AHHHHHHHH.....
first time woh...dont know how i let that happen...i must be on crack..

[Team L.S.D.]

Car is coming out amazing Jen, keep up the great build.

[Si Speed]

Thanks B! I love that shot for some reason. Why you wanna flick off the camera person? :tongue:

[mizlude]

Any new pics of the blue lude from the east side

[rheakpl]

thanks thanks...

wohhh brian i totally did not notice that??? wow hahaha.
you cant even see my tiny self in my car eh..o well.

yea i need to find some time for some more pics ickss..
the only new ones i have, i entered into the photo contest =/

ima upload pics of stuff im getting done though..hehe keep posted...>=]

[Si Speed]

Yeah, Jen, new pics or ban!
What's next for the car? Just name one thing. :biggrin:

[rheakpl]

:banplease: JK!
here you go....to be installed when i get some time..

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a182/rheakpl/car/IMG_2024.jpg

[ogsmakdade]

oh ****!. that's gonna be monster.

[Brash22]

^^It sure is!

[Si Speed]

It's

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[rheakpl]

shpanksss.

yea im very confident ill get that on during the winter if not earlier...
but yea i dont think it would be too smart to drive everything untuned for long though no? =/

also im lookin into cams...initially crower stage 2s...now im debating about where i want this car to go...im not really big on the whole 1/4 mile thing (though i have never done it) but i think i would totally like autocross a lottttt more...so if thats the case, i shouldnt sacrifice low/mid end for high end power...i mean unless watever im upgrading to ups my power across the band..

lookin for torque...sigh time to think...maybe stage 1s would be better? maybe juns instead? hm..

[ogsmakdade]

crower FTMFW. the head in my car is packed with only crower.
I haven't seen any numbers lately to be able to point you toward stage 1 or 2's though.

[BB1_]

WoW.
Beautiful Prelude.
Its on my favorite prelude's list =)

Teh Jealous.

[Si Speed]

I'm getiin them Crower's that are like a Stage 1 idle but a Stage 2 VTEC lobe, I'm getting... that feeling... just thinking about it. Weeeeeeeeeeee!

X2 on the Crower FTMFW

[twokexlv6coupe]

dont you need upgraded valvetrain for anything bigger than stage 1's?

[ogsmakdade]

^ uh huh.

[bdizzel124]

dam what happened to the old VIS racing hood i see you replaced it with the oem cf hood, looks really good for a new york car just keep it out of the salty roads to keep if from rusting

[rheakpl]

soon to be out of hibernation..

[Dark_Rican]

Very Nice...............

[starbai]

ohhh yess now thats what the **** i'm talking about.

friggin nicee!

[Brash22]

Good. I've been wondering where you were...

[starbai]

Good. I've been wondering where you were...

whooo meeeE?

[Brash22]

Nah, Jen. I know where you are :llama:

[bboi_xtc]

Out of hibernation? Winter is coming fool.

[rheakpl]

Out of hibernation? Winter is coming fool.

lolz thus the pun Ray, thus the pun..

yea been real busy with work (financial crisis were in now lolz) and the cars been...busy as well...

in the meanwhile i must admit, i cheated and got something to tide me over..
only to tide over...the focus is back to the preulde :]

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/photos/2003models/2003-Suzuki-SV650Sa-small.jpg

[Si Speed]

Pics of you in the riding suit posing on the bike or else...

[rheakpl]

Pics of you in the riding suit posing on the bike or else...

alas ive got no pics of myself on the bike actually..
perhaps some goofy ones in my "outfit" haha..

Good. I've been wondering where you were...

yea, im going to update in a bit about whats new with the car..
mm quite a little bit actually...

[Si Speed]

alas ive got no pics of myself on the bike actually..
perhaps some goofy ones in my "outfit" haha..



That works :cool:

[bboi_xtc]

That works :cool:

Damn n1ggaz thurstin to see this chick on the bike. lol.

[Si Speed]

Perhaps I've been reading too much 2 Wheel Tuner, lol. I want a CBR1000.