Ok so I guess Ive been on this forum long enough to finally make a build thread. Ive owned my lude for about 3 or 4 years now. She definitely isnt in the best of shape but that will hopefully slowly change. This definitely wont be the fastest updated build thread in the world but I'll do what I can. Doctors bills are killing my wallet right now.

Anyways. Onto the pics!!!


IMAG0185 by II TOG II, on Flickr


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IMAG0193 by II TOG II, on Flickr

In the last pic you can see how bad I need a new paint job. Especially on the front bumper and lip. (Plus the lip is super dirty)


Exterior
Oem front lip
Painted Rims(Gunmetal)

Engine
H23 manual tensioner
Duralast gold battery

Interior
"Wink" mirror

Suspension
Stock

Future mods
Repaint(same color)
5spd swap
slight all motor build or boost(not decided yet)
my main goal is to hit mid 13's in the 1/4 mile whether it be all motor or boost


I know I have alot of work ahead of me but Im actually looking forward to it. Ive tried to sell this car multiple times but I can never go through with it in the end. Anyways. Thanks for looking!!! Any comments or criticizm is welcomed.

Oh. And sry for the cell phone pics everybody. That will someday change when I feel like buying a good camera. Lol

5spd swap should be your priority.

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Is it just me or is one of the rims backwards?

nice black lude though

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I may not always drive the speed limit.. but when I do it's because there are drugs in the car.

Mine is an Auto too! It's ok, strength in numbers. Glad to finally see the lude. Good luck with the future mods

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Looks good man. :)

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96' Prelude F22 - SOLD!
97' Moreno Red Prelude 5 Speed

Good luck with the build bro! I'll be right there with ya... almost in the same exact boat. I got my 98 black base stock right now.... speaking of which I need to start my build thread now! haha!

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1998 Base 92k miles - a never ending work in progress.... only one more year before my car is gonna be legally old enough to drive itself around town

Trust me, its on the top of my list.

The driver side rim is. Im gonna fix that whenever I repaint my rims. That should happen this upcoming week actually.

Thanks to both of you for the support!!!

did you paint your rims flat black?

I am in the same boat man, black base auto lude. I really want a oem lip but 5 spd swap seems far away right now due to money...lol

I didnt paint the rims myself. The owner before me did. They have been chipping for a long time but it never really bothered me too much. But now theyre so bad that I definitely need to repaint them.

And a 5spd swap isnt that much money man. You just gotta look around. It also depends how many parts you wanna buy used or new.

if you keep your eye out for deals on it you can get it for 600. i forget who on here got this for around 400

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i love the black on black look
very stealthy

Thank you bro!! But my car pales in comparison to yours. Lol

But updates!!! Got these in recently!!

My shift knob and boot. Think Im gonna sell the knob. May keep it but I want something heavier. This thing is light. Any buyers??

IMAG0194 by II TOG II, on Flickr

M/T gauge cluster

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And the trans mount.

IMAG0196 by II TOG II, on Flickr

Should be ordering a clutch sometime in the next couple days. Think Im just gonna go with a exedy oe clutch because I'll prolly do some damage to it trying to learn to drive 5spd. Lol

Had some time today to do a couple of things. I know these arent the most exciting of updates, but oh well. Lol. Ive been wanting to clean my interior really good and vacuum it out between the seats for a while so I removed my passenger seat and started on that side.

Heres how the passenger side looked before vacuuming. And yes, I have alot of hair from taking my dog to the vet all the time. Lol.

IMAG0198 by II TOG II, on Flickr

And here is how it ended up after a decent vacuuming. Im going to shampoo it on tuesday and clean the driver side on that day also.

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I went and washed my car because it had a TON of pollen on it.

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Mmmmmmm shiney.

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And lastly I installed this late in the day. Kinda a dark pic but u can tell what it is.

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I know not everybody likes wink mirrors but oh well. I like it and it eliminates every friggin blind spot there is. Lol. Tomorrow Im gonna pick up some supplies to repaint my rims and replace a egr valve gasket that is bad.

Got in a few parts yesterday for my 5spd swap


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Just an exedy oe clutch

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Then my dad bought me this for my birthday that was on the 18th. And compared to what I had to work with before, this is like a million times better. Lol

IMAG0232 by II TOG II, on Flickr



This week Im hoping to buy the flywheel and shift linkage. The swap is getting closer and closer!!!

Soooo I just bought me a few parts!!! Be looking for some updates within the next week.

Sweet man, makes me miss the old days when there was basically nothing done to my car yet and I was ordering something almost every paycheck.

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Ya wanna relive your old days again and trade cars? Lol jk

But yeah, its so fun ordering parts and knowing that you have packages on the way. My dad asked me last night when I was ordering parts why I dont just order 1 part at a time and I told him, "because its more fun when you know you have a ton of parts coming your way! Its like christmas." Lol.

Im kinda doing the same concept when I get the 5spd swap done. Im wanting to swap out the motor and do alot of other stuff to the car all at the same time. That way it will be like a whole different car whenever I get it back from the shop. So it may take a lil longer to get the swap done but it will be worth it to wait in the end.

yeah the good ol' days, I miss them too man.




OP: looks great so far, keep up the good work. Congrats on the tools, having what you need to work on the car always helps things along smoothly.
....and happy belated birthday!

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Thank you ogs!! I appreciate that bud. Hopefully some parts get in here soon so my build thread wont be so dang boring. Lol

The fedex man dropped off a couple boxes at my door today. And this is what was in them!!!!

5spd half shaft

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Then shift linkage. Looks to be in really good condition

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Hopefully I can start posting more updates besides 5spd swap parts soon. Im just trying to get this outta the way quick!!!

Oh yeah. I forgot. About a week and a half ago I also repainted my rims. They used to be flat black and all chipped up. Here is the new color. Lemme know what yall think


IMAG0255 by II TOG II, on Flickr


And yes I know my rim is backwards. I thought I would fix that whenever I painted my rims but apparently I have 3 passenger rims and only one driver side rim. Lol. I guess Ive never payed enough attention to notice that.

Diggin the new wheel color dude. Backwards, shmackwards. I ran my stockies like that, I actually like them better that way since everyone else runs them the other way.

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Dare to be different huh? Lol.
But thanks man. I really appreciate that coming from you. The new color is definitely waaaaay better than what the old looked like. Lol


Anyways. Couple small updates. Got these in today

Smoked clutch line from DownstarInc

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And a new oem master cylinder

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I know I need to focus on 5spd parts and thats what Ive been doing so far. Like I said earlier in the thread tho, Im wanting to do alot of other stuff before the swap happens and new motor(havent bought yet) goes in.

Im trying to decide between going on with the list of 5spd parts, or ordering a esp traction bar and motor mounts. Im only considering buying the esp stuff because Ive heard theres a long wait and I would hate to have to wait to swap in my motor because the mounts arent in yet.

What do ya guys think????
Oh and sry for all the crappy pics. I really need a good camera. Lol

I smell a swap brewing.

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Yes sir. The plan is to hopefully have everything I want done at the time of the swap by the end of this year. Im planning alot.

But I came home today to a nice little package that Ive been waiting on for a while.

JTC Customs short shifter

IMAG0261 by II TOG II, on Flickr


I also bought one of their "type r" weighted shift knobs. Didnt take a pic of that because its pretty much just all black. Lol

^ I still don't have one of those...

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You need to get one!! Eh, not really. Your car is already a beast. Lol

order it for me and when your ready to use the lude again ill ship it to u

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So guys. Ive been reading alot and thinking alot about what direction I wanna go with my motor build.

After alot of thought, Im pretty sure Im gonna go with an all motor g23vtec build with forged k20 pistons. Just wanna hear some ppl's thoughts about it and maybe some insight anybody else has. Any input at all is appreciated.