wanted-4-living

((apologies for the miss-post thread))

Story: For about a year, i have wanted this vehicle, i love Honda, been loved Honda for a long time. I had a good job, good pay and i talked to the lady that owned it several times about making payments. She was selling it for $900 firm. That car wasnt worth that amount so i steered clear. The next few weeks, she asked to speak to me and because my b-day came around she lowered it for $800. (just for me lol) Whoopie!
But the problem was, i didnt have that good pay anymore, my hours were cut and such. About 'almost' 4 months ago, I met a guy, (im a girl YES) and we've been dating for a good amount of time.

About a week ago, he came home late and he usually isnt gone when it gets dark. Well, of course i questioned him!! And he can't keep a secret to save his own life, so he let me know he made a payment of $100 for the car. The lady was gonna sell it for $600 to him and I was gonna get the car I had wanted for almost a year. <3

9-21-09: He bought the car, took most the day to start it, but brought it home. I hugged it XD. And well, I got my Honda~~


Motor Specs:
A20 2.0 Fuel Injected PGM-FI.
(takes Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil)

Exterior:
Good- blue, short-spoiler, sunroof.
Bad- rust on quarter panels, rust on fuel door, rust on doors, passenger window regulator bad, needs main relay, needs valve cover gasket, brakes going bad, needs a tune-up, hole in exhaust and needs new tires/rims. Last owner got backed into, hood dent, grill missing as well as the emblem.

Interior:
Good- Center consol clean, clean interior. Power-motor, locks, windows, mirrors, and sunroof.
Bad- Needs main relay, needs shiftboot, speakers, needs radio/deck and speedometer broke.

pics:









day to day work:
9-23: tagged, insured and moved.
9-24: brake switch replaced, passed inspection (hehe)
Oil change (i did my first one) changed the fuel filter and learned more about the motor afterward.

9-25-26- I drove her after giving her a good wash, was a little nervous but i managed just fine.
9-29 She got new front and rear brake pads.
10-1- BF drove her to work, lady ran him off the road..fender damage and molding damaged.
10-12- New spare tire. only had a damn Rim.
10-25- The clutch cable snapped while my bf was on his way home from work.

plans for the future:
- I want a b16..
- 16" rims
- full body repair
- paintjob- midnight blue
- HID conversion Headlights
- Headers
- Cold Air intake
- Flex pipe
- Sway Bar (front and rear)
- Alxeback
- ceramic brakes
- lowering kit
- Sensatrac Struts
- Kumho Ecstas ASX Tires
- Hood Scoop (maybe)
- Sterio System
- injectors

This project will be updated daily~
Feel free to ask me any questions <3

JunkyardGSR

f*ck yeah, toby keith.

wanted-4-living

lmao, took those off and returned them to the owner XD

pvt_awol

WOW!! good luck. I can remember the first Honda I wanted to buy. It seemed like money couldn't come soon enough.

I'm very happy for you that you got the car you wanted. Great story too. Hope to see updates, and welcome to the Honda world!

wanted-4-living

Thanks so much! i couldn't do it without my man tho. I really miss my 88 Civic tho. Their will definately be updates!!

pvt_awol

swap an H into that thing!!!

daddy

iTrader: (1)

good platform to start with.

wanted-4-living

my bf would sell my car, if i turbo it too XD ha. or do any HIGH performance, he said i'd lose the prelude x3


thank ya kindly, daddeh

johnkilo3

iTrader: (2)

Boy is he gonna be pissed when you break up with him eventually.

wanted-4-living

ooou, that is a burn. He is selling his '94 Celica GT to get a Honda (even tho he doesnt like them) so we'll have something in common vehicle wise.

wanted-4-living

I figured it'd be a good idea to give you a better look at what i'm working with. So i took a few pics with my shitty cell cam til i get a new cam that is. Just deal with the focus..bleh.

me and my bf's cars, he has a 94 celica GT



dolphins came with the car o.o;

whooo prelude




Sunroof FTW!


THE BAD! needs hood, grill filler and emblem...


She will be beautiful, hope you stick around for the progress.



There was nothing done today, my bf took her to work. It rained ALL day.

wanted-4-living

no update really, gonna be replacing the injectors, and hopefully getting a Cold Air Intake.

The rain really SUCKS. but its a nice day, today we'll be moving into our new home, yay for Prelude trunk space!!

z6htch

Congrats on getting a Honda! My first car was a 87' lude si. It looked just like yours except it was red and had more rust.

Looking forward to updates.

wanted-4-living

I have a few more pictures to put up, most likely tommorow. for now, project isnt going to far. Just got some new front and rear brakes are her. oh. she also had a small 'accident' but nothing to serious.

ef93si

Yea, no way that car was ever worth 900 bucks. I almost drove off the lot with a mint condition 87 with (relatively) low miles, and perfect body/interior for 500 bucks, down here in Florida w/ no rust, or anything.

but good snag, I'm sure it will end up looking nice. Love preludes. Still have my 93 in my garage while I save up the money to insure two cars at once!

wanted-4-living

BUMP for small updates in first post. no new pics yet..

can't find the SD card converter.

ME=ADRIAN

iTrader: (1)

does yur exhaust have a 2 bolt flange where it bolts to the downpipe or cat?

LankorDie

Great to see a 2nd Prelude getting some love! We built one about 5 years ago now, Cam, ITB's, DC header, wheels, lowering springs, 1g Teg front bumper, and SE side skirts. It's funny how even 5 years ago it was SUPER hard finding parts, and almost everything had to be custom. I was hoping the parts list would give you a few idea's.

As far as the emblem on the grill, they ALWAYS fall off. Also its going to be fun breaking your back because of the hood that hinges from the front!

wanted-4-living

Yea that does help alot. Most the parts Ive found have been good finds on ebay. Me not having a regular hourly job, and only bringing in money though art. Its harder to make the cash I need for the parts. I hope i dont have to customize too much.


Alright, well. I've been debating whether to continue this project, mainly cause it has much more wrong with it, then we originally thought.

After about a week of going over everything. By the way, the clutch cable snapped, so it's not been drivable for a few days now. Me and my bf decided to keep up with it.

Does anyone know if a regular prelude (none SI) clutch cable would work for mine? I've done a little bit of research and i only have heard that it would be longer. which...wouldnt work, but i trust my HT people.

She got brand new windshield wipers. And we fixed the gaugecluster! The main wire wasnt plugged into it. After taking the dash apart (I also cleaned the hell out of it) we managed to fix a few small things.

wanted-4-living

I'm just going to repost the whole thing with updates...>>; i forgot to keep tabs on what i was doing. XD

((apologies for the miss-post thread))

Story: For about a year, i have wanted this vehicle, i love Honda, been loved Honda for a long time. I had a good job, good pay and i talked to the lady that owned it several times about making payments. She was selling it for $900 firm. That car wasnt worth that amount so i steered clear. The next few weeks, she asked to speak to me and because my b-day came around she lowered it for $800. (just for me lol) Whoopie!
But the problem was, i didnt have that good pay anymore, my hours were cut and such. About 'almost' 4 months ago, I met a guy, (im a girl YES) and we've been dating for a good amount of time.

About a week ago, he came home late and he usually isnt gone when it gets dark. Well, of course i questioned him!! And he can't keep a secret to save his own life, so he let me know he made a payment of $100 for the car. The lady was gonna sell it for $600 to him and I was gonna get the car I had wanted for almost a year. <3

9-21-09: He bought the car, took most the day to start it, but brought it home. I hugged it XD. And well, I got my Honda~~ yay!


Motor Specs:
A20 2.0 Fuel Injected PGM-FI.
(takes Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil)

Exterior:
Good- blue, short-spoiler, sunroof.
Bad- rust on quarter panels, rust on fuel door, rust on doors, passenger window motor bad, needs valve cover gasket, needs a tune-up, NO exhaust and needs new tires/rims. Last owner got backed into, hood dent, grill cracked.

Interior:
Good- Center console clean, clean interior. Power-motor, locks, windows, mirrors, and sunroof.
Bad- needs shiftboot, speakers, needs radio/deck, interior carpet.

pics:









day to day work:
9-23: tagged, insured and moved.
9-24: brake switch replaced, passed inspection (hehe)
Oil change (i did my first one) changed the fuel filter and learned more about the motor afterward.


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UNKNOWN EXACT DATES:
Thanksgiving: New headlights installed. MUCH BETTER!
1: Approx Jan. 9th: New brakes and rotors
2: Replacement Emblem on hood
3: Before Christmas: Muffler and exhaust fell off...doesnt sound any different.
4: Approx Dec. 29th (my dog passed away at the age of 9 years): Mother backed her 86 bronco into the front of my prelude. There was alot of damage to the front. Bumper is cracked. Grill is cracked more. The hood is dented..again..after it was fixed. New emblem is shattered. Wires are sliced for headlights, they blink here and there from time to time. Hood latch broke because it shifted forward. (fixed it) Need new hood, front bumper, fender, grill piece and emblem.
5: Novemember? Main relay fixed permanently! Installed a switch to turn the fuel filter on and off. (confuses the **** out of people who try to start her! No stealing lmao)
6: Figured out the problem with the speedometer. ALmost. It works only if the E-brake light is on. Maybe a rig with the wiring? I can deal with it. Odometer/Tripometer works now after gaugecluster wire replaced.
7: Window motor needs to be replaced on passenger side. Found one. Save cash to get it.
8: Fixed her high serge and idol problem.
9: Fiancee bought two sets of blue undercar kit neons. that might be a bit flashy. -shrugs- im up for it.

Found a white 87 Si prelude in the junkyard..
-It has a mint clean spoiler, non rusted gas door. Beautiful passenger side fender and Hood. She has an SI badge i must grab! Must get parts. Motor is good as well. Spare parts a +!

Still alot to do:
She'll be an antique this year. o.o

also, i had a haircut. x3 I'll post a pic for the hell of it. :3

pix.


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Plans For The Future:
-needs
+has

- 16" rims
- full body repair
- paintjob- midnight blue
- HID conversion Headlights
- Headers
- Cold Air intake
- Flex pipe
- Sway Bar (front and rear)
- Alxeback
+ ceramic brakes
- lowering kit
- Sensatrac Struts
- Kumo ASX Tires
- Sterio System
- injectors

This project will be updated daily~
Feel free to ask me any questions <3
I'll answer the best of my ability.

((pics to come soon))

wanted-4-living

more to come. lots to update

jellifish

Been a few years. I'd love to see where this car is now.

toyomatt84

iTrader: (1)

She may not be coming back.