the rebuild begins.....
 

thats right. i got my bumper in today. i get my hood friday or monday next week.

i also get my new optima battery and DC tie down tommorow. my acura battery is takin a crap.

so ill show step by step progess of my car going from this:

to a stock looking prelude. with JDM fenders, WWRS Sides and rear, Accord Type-R lip, and fiber image hood.

with my already mounted fog lights. pics coming later tommorow.

step 1 install fog lights.....
 

so i took my new bumper and cut were needed. install the fog lights. drilled the screw holes. following the step by step. its rather easy. plus self explanitory(sp?).

pics:

step 2 take off bumpers....
 

easy as cake, if you have done it before. 20 mins and bam. you get this....



then i figure the bumper didnt come with bumper support. well i guess japanese dont car about safty at all. just look at the difference.





hell there bumper doesnt even have the place to mount the stire foam.

sweet Ben, keep us updated! be sure to post lots of pics :):yes:

hell yeah

oh i will got tons more to upload. but ill get to it tommorow.

step 3 finishing touches.....
 

after bumper is reinstalled. with JDM bumper support. which reduce my weight by 18lbs. WHOOO HOOO.







closer shot of the fogs with out covers. i still need screws for that part.



a close up for the JDM nostrils.



look how good my hood flushes.

step 4 battery....
 

well i went from this POS acura battery. that took 3 cranks to turn over to this:



from this:





the optima red top in my car.




my battery tie down and hood come tommorow. so more pics tommorow after noon.:eek:

while you're at it take that silly heat shield off your headers ;) but looking good ben, can't wait for the next update

heat shield keeps heat away from his short ram intake

ben.. you sure those are jdm nostrals and not the ones off the 92-93 preludes? ive never herd of a jdm nostrals and those look just like the 92-93 ones(one bar across, wehere as the newer 4th gen ludes had the double bar through em)

yea, they are the same. but the usdm ones painted. these are just the moldings.

i am totally against that. more shit went wrong with my accord since i took them off, not to mention i need to change the brake fluid every few months because i boil it in the summer time

looks good, and the red riding hood is pimp

:D :D:werd:

nice man ...looking good..keep it up..

step fice DC tie down install.....
 

so i went and sepnt big bucks on just a name. but it was shinny. so here it is your tie down.





and one in the sun:

Step 6 installing fog switch + relay.
 

the wiring was so fun. i got luckie actually got it right the first time.

had to take out the center console:



then figure what wire goes to what:


then install the JDM Switch:



the difference is the location of it. this one as you can goes behind the cup holder. the USDM swithc goes next to the hazard switch. plus the switch connectors and wire colors are different.

usdm connector:


plus the correct color to color wirng is:

red/yel to red/yel
black to red/green
red black to orange


now on to a question sence the work. how come i cant have them on with the head lights off?

some night shots
 

i have a bad relay. ill get a new one on monday. but here some night shots of the fogs on.

nice!

what your car is an automatic ? booo, booo, booo

yea i know auto = :o

but ill still kick your ass. :cool:

i got my side skirts fenders and front lip. no digi = no pics. my sister took it to KC and doesnt come back till tommorow.

Step 7 Gather all remaining needs...
 

front lip:





Side Skirts:







Fenders:







im still waiting for my hood and rear lip.

got my rear lip:

well i dropped my stuff off to get painted. FRIDAY i get my shit back. hopefully have it on by saturday.

red riding hood too or still waiting on a CF hood?

CF comes either today or tommorow. according to Fiber image.

Progress looks good. Keep us updated.

well im going H23Vtec. i found a good H22a4 head. now i just got to think about all motor or boosting it. plus what tranny to use.

plus what pistons to use.
h22 piston = 10.1
h32 piston = 9.3

so wouldnt the 9.3 be better if i boost it?

step 8 fender install
 

it took me all day. plus some scratched paint and cussing. broken knuckles.

i recommend never to do this. EVER.

why mess with the whole vtec head swap if you're gonna boost it?

becuase of all the TQ the H23vtec creates.

here some night shots of the side markers.

what? max torque is gonna be about the same its higher end hp you're gaining from the head swap. if you're really gonna boost it then its really unneccesary.

......have you seen the dynos from this hybrid?

the average is 190-200HP and 168-75TQ. plus i want to build something worth while. my H23 is junk.

show me a dyno w/ a stock h23 w/ a vtec head making 175 wheel torque and i'll paypal you a dollar.

all it needs is boost!

i would if didnt have to resleeve and use forge pistons. damn them oil squirters making in hard to use a stock block.

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=510617

SOME LIP ACTION
 

yes yes, i got my front installed. the sides will be on tuesday.






those are teasers. actually just shitty pics. but youll get better ones on the day i get the rest installed.

ITS FINISHED!!!!!!!!
 

take off shitty one:



the new one:









some test fit shots:







i dont like how they ingerave Fiber Image in the hood. but its still better then the red one. good buy for 670 bucks.

ill get better pics and look for those in Photo thread.

looks pimp

it fuckin sexie.
:yes: :banana: