hey everyone i want to start on a jdm h22a lude project..i want to know what is a good price limit to spend on just the car itself?? and which 92-96 model is the best to do the project on...i was planning on boosting it down the road...ive seen a couple of cheap AUTO preludes on craigslist.org....i was wondering if thats okay to start off with...

 

find the cheapest shell....decent with little to no rust.
fill in wut needs wrong exterior/interior....cosemtic/parts
buy a jdm h22..
paint

thats wut i would do if i could start over....

 

i've looked into some auto to manual swaps (as i have a manual trans car with a bad engine and have a good engine with an automatic trans) and its not that hard looking but it would save you some time and money to buy a manual shell if you wanted a manual trans car. And like the other member said, just make sure it has as little rust as possible and the only problem is the engine. as far as the h22, my friend got a whole front clip on ebaymotors for 1200 but he got a really REALLY good deal. but i liked the front clip cause in doing the swap we broke a few things that if not for the front clip we would have had to buy the stuff from honda or somewhere else and it would have taken more time. and i would recomend getting one with the lsd stock instead of getting one later and droping another $1000. On ebay the front clips generally start at 2200 and can get up to 3000.

a good shell will run you max 2000 being best condition or 300 being the condition of the one i got (no rust or unibody dammage, but some nasty do it yourself painting and hood bondo with a bad front bumper soon to be fixed with no bondo) as far as the year, i think that the 94-96 models come prewired for vtec even on the s and si but don't quote me on that, and the 96 is an obd2 car so keep that in mind.

good luck with your build.

 

ttt

 

buy a 94-95 with a blown motor. get a si vtec if possible since there would be no need for extra wiring. im not 100% sure if the "s" came prewired for vtec but in earlier years the "s" would need 4 new wires run and the "si" would need 2 wires ran. i said go with 94-95 since they have the electro-luminescent gauges. short center console /w cup holder! r-134 a/c which wont be as big of a headache if it has issues. u can go with 92-93 but you have long center console, and regular gauges. as far as the 96 it has obd2 so you would have to convert down to obd1 which would be more of a headache. spend 2500-3000 on the motor/parts then spend 1000 or less on a shell and your at 4000 for a nice jdm h22 lude. but if i was really focused on going for boost id look into the g23. just my .02 cents

 

i just found a 94 si lude thats been swapped with a vtec motor for 2k..its black...guy said theres a problem with the aftermarket clutch flywheel and the timing...also said that the car idles fast when cold..but when warm is fine...it needs some body work but it looks good for 2k....what do you guys think??

 

i would personally never buy another car that's been modded before

 

looks like this car has a WW side and rear lip. A little love along with the right front lip could make this car workable. But yea, a previously modded car is always a risk, but so is a used car

 

me personally i wouldnt buy another damaged lude. my lude now has 1/4 panel damage and its 1500 to fix. rust i could deal with but major damage i couldnt, and Id like to be the one taking the cars V card, dont think id buy a modded car.

 

if u get that car, i'd buy ur side skirts, if not can i get the guy's number? thx

 

I see you're in SF. Check out the part-out threads on BayAreaPrelude.com. There's a couple nice motors for sale.

 

bayareaprelude.com

im going to pick up a 94 prelude si tomorrow for $2800...170xxx on the stock motor...no major mods...aem intake, exhaust...needs new paint and the rear quarter panel needs to be fixed because some idiot swiped the car while parked on the street i mean the day before the owner showed me the car he didnt even know until he showed me the car later that night...damage is about the drivers side rear tire well...interior is probably the cleanest you can find...wired for beat already..i think im getting a deal cuz this guy had it posted for $3,500..

 

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isn't it supposed to do that??? AHAHAH

 

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i meant the idle bounces around...rough idle...

 

I'm usually against buying a total bucket and flippin it to the "project" you desire will run you A LOT of money at the end ONLY if you are finish with it. Most people wont even be done with it until they have to sell it and lose out it.
2800 for si 170,xxx miles .. and some damage?

DAMN.... paint body work gonna run u like 1500 - new motor soon another 2k, list goes on and on man. I say just buy a decent one and change the wheels to your liking or change things that you actually want to "modify" and not NEEDED to keep it running

why not buy my lude... 93 vtec 136,xxx original mile. clean title, new miliano red paint lowered on agx gc coils, one peice lights, and some extras misc stuff.. I'm looking to sell for like 4500

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pprreelluuddee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm usually against buying a total bucket and flippin it to the "project" you desire will run you A LOT of money at the end ONLY if you are finish with it. Most people wont even be done with it until they have to sell it and lose out it.
2800 for si 170,xxx miles .. and some damage?

DAMN.... paint body work gonna run u like 1500 - new motor soon another 2k, list goes on and on man. I say just buy a decent one and change the wheels to your liking or change things that you actually want to "modify" and not NEEDED to keep it running

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i like the 94-95 models because of the gauges...also my friend and i are probably gonna do the paint and body...im really saving up for the swap...