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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs245.snc6/179296_494407466098_741701098_6274992_3362587_n.jpg Motor is out plus the tranny is off and the clutch and flywheel are off. We are going to wash the tranny and paint it..... http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs266.snc6/179462_498456591098_741701098_6326600_6263453_n.jpg Me starting to weld up holes. We removed AC and CC yesterday. Started on PS and I think we will be removing ABS. And then start getting ready for the brake line tuck. Im doing body work april 1st. And maybe paint?

Thanks man idk.... But something I do know is this.... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/preludeship.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs791.ash1/168162_488729361098_741701098_6199821_347632_n.jpg Two very happy cars to be out of the elements... Your welcome for the good pic too. I also did some work... Haha washed it dried it, waited for salt to appear, washed it again and kept doing this till no salt showed... I also removed the rear quarter weather stripping.... There is a little bubbling going on, on the driver side quarter, about the size of 1/2 a penny... No biggie tho. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs734.ash1/162818_489617101098_741701098_6211154_3352028_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs744.ash1/163622_489617171098_741701098_6211155_4209958_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs782.ash1/167289_489617271098_741701098_6211157_7055292_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs749.ash1/164002_489617376098_741701098_6211159_1174184_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs022.snc6/165228_489617466098_741701098_6211160_5055277_n.jpg Started the pulling of the motor tonight... Just going slow and making sure everything is organized. And we dont break any plugs. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1337.snc4/162899_490756721098_741701098_6224768_2763242_n.jpg Yes those are suds on the car, yes that is snow around the car. Yes I used a bucket of water from my bathtub to wash the suds off... YES i am dedicated to this preludes quarter panels. The mercury was at 23 degrees when I washed the car haha! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/hs003.snc6/165325_490756661098_741701098_6224767_973290_n.jpg

Ok now this is the shell when I bought it. Minus the Work Carving Starks. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4440285149_5a04b86ae7.jpg Teaser pic. The car will not have the Work carving starks. I just couldnt come up with the extra cash to buy those. -Leather interior -JDM black housings -Seibon (OEM style) CF hood -95 VTEC submodel so it has EL gauges -No exhaust -Zac and his brother removed the old suspension and replaced it with OEM struts and Eibach springs -OEM blades -Some kinda camber kit installed on front and the rear is waiting to be installed (Zac enlighten me what kinda kit it is?) -NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RUUUUSSSTTT!!! -Glass sunroof conversion Thats it for nawww.

Bored so i figured I would upload pics. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/8.jpg My babies!! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/9.jpg Picture of the very nicely polished wheel in sun. (and rust) http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/112.jpg Hehe... Thats how the whole car looks. chips everywhere. Did some stuff today. Not really sure what we were trying to accomplish. Mostly Just trying to re-shape the front fender. And see if I can make it look oem. Doing this mostly for fun. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/bumper.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/fender.jpg And these pictures are just to give you an Idea of the rust. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/rust.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/rust2.jpg Just some pics.... The neighbors were surprised to see my Steeeeze! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/car001.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/car002.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/car003.jpg Finally an exhaust pic.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs100.ash2/38322_412722256098_741701098_4760868_2144609_n.jpg First wheel polished. BTW the angles or shadows make the shine look poopy. But it really looks good. Not a shame I dont think. I really dont plan on using these. And Not planning on DD'ing the car. haha. It has enough miles as is. But I may be able to get more out of these wheels now that they are polished rather than when they were all dirty and pitted. Got my midpipe and gaskets today, and some hangers. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/005-1.jpg Monster truck status! Enough room for me and pops to move. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/006.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/007-1.jpg My new perty looking header. Got my exhaust. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs436.snc4/47881_426918296098_741701098_5134931_6429540_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs189.ash2/45182_426918331098_741701098_5134932_5991931_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs189.ash2/45182_426918336098_741701098_5134933_1943596_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs389.snc4/45182_426918341098_741701098_5134934_6527702_n.jpg

Remember im not a pro. But I thought I would try my hand at some pics. And Some pics were taken just to show the lowness of the car. Please enjoy. Sensative eyes wear eye protection. 1. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs089.snc4/35811_409693026098_741701098_4684066_6817275_n.jpg 2. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs109.snc4/35811_409693031098_741701098_4684067_1284899_n.jpg 3. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs049.ash2/35811_409693036098_741701098_4684068_1668864_n.jpg 4. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs089.snc4/35811_409693046098_741701098_4684069_5768134_n.jpg 5. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs109.snc4/35811_409693051098_741701098_4684070_3704615_n.jpg 6. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs109.snc4/35811_409693056098_741701098_4684071_3665782_n.jpg 7. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs109.snc4/35811_409693061098_741701098_4684072_1977097_n.jpg Trying to be cool but failing. 8. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs049.ash2/35811_409693066098_741701098_4684073_3064462_n.jpg Not cool still. Dude my thumbs are killing me. After 180 grit. Bad Cell pic. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0718001853.jpg Im pretty mcuh done with 600 Grit now. Ill take http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0718002305.jpg Ok this is after sanding with 600 grit. As you can see the scratches from the grittier sand papers are slowly coming out. The whole point of using finer paper (for those who dont know) every new step is to take out the lines of the previous sand paper. But the wheels are starting to come out nice. Ill take a pic of the finished wheel, and what it used to look like. All I have to do now is wet-sand the wheel with 800, 1000, 1500, and 2000. Then polish it with mothers polisher. I may paint the inside of the spokes gold first. This is after wetsanding it with 800 grit. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/004.jpg And this is what it use to look like. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/005.jpg

Ok guys got the teins. And Im super happy. BTW My buddy GReddy likes to get in pictures. lol. Mind him. -.- http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs322.ash1/28284_406379176098_741701098_4603118_5327629_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs312.snc3/28284_406379181098_741701098_4603119_2733821_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs292.snc3/28284_406379186098_741701098_4603120_7891956_n.jpg ^^^ lol http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs292.snc3/28284_406379191098_741701098_4603121_3393464_n.jpg I got my first paycheck and found these for $300 dollars. Almost as much as the car. Hahahaha Anyone want a teaser picture. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs079.ash2/37308_408334396098_741701098_4652218_4561292_n.jpg Ill take pictures of the stance when I get the rear done tonight. Im proud of myself too.. My parents gone for a week (aka my dad the true mechanic gone) and I was able to do this with no real suspension experience. Car lowered. Big thanks to my friend Ben coming over and helping me on the rears. BTW the car looks great, and Im tucking major tire in the front. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs081.ash2/37405_408467106098_741701098_4655117_5068809_n.jpg Its hard to look good with dents and rusted quarters. More quality pics tomorrow when its nice and sunny. =)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0625002107.jpg HUGE ANOUNCEMENT!!!! Tonight my father and I replaced all of the cooling stuff that we planned. And not only did coolant finally start flowing and cooling the motor. But the fans came on which I was sure were all broke. And the car no longer has a bad idle!!! It idles great and does not even fludder or consider stalling out. I ♥ my prelube again!!!! Now I need a new exhaust. Anyone have one for sale.

With the spark plug cover. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0611001437.jpg

Not much. But a little progress, alot for me though, considering school for 10 hours a day. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0528001456.jpg Core support that was bent way way back! http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0601001952.jpg Hard to tell in this pic, but the core support is as straight as a ruler. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0602002115.jpg Lastly, I was going to take bolts and brackets off and paint them, but ended up taking off motor mounts! hahaha... but got those blasted and painted! Again not much. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0607002306.jpg The radiator mounted on. http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0607002305.jpg Just some little things painted. VC done. BTW this was not big news. lol http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0609001945.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0610001655.jpg FINISHED PRODUCT http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/007.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/008-1.jpg

Thanks. I feel pretty lucky to have this and be 16, and working on it with my dad. Should be great fun! And it was beat. haha Also there were mice in the car. :/ But in attempt at finding his little nest, we just started taking **** off. And we need to fix the AC controls because something was wrong with the cable, or we were missing a piece. So it started as just finding the mice. And turned into alot more. And the refurbishing starts here. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs073.snc3/14128_386469261098_741701098_4112503_3552459_n.jpg Just the trunk all cleaned up. It was gross. Wires galore from the person who made it all janky. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs053.snc3/14128_386469266098_741701098_4112504_8339628_n.jpg http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs053.snc3/14128_386469276098_741701098_4112505_1343107_n.jpg I think that use to be the OEM sub's place. IDK http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs053.snc3/14128_386469286098_741701098_4112506_3436261_n.jpg ALOT of wires we ripped out http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs053.snc3/14128_386469291098_741701098_4112507_4387822_n.jpg All the stuff all organized, and everything labeled. Organized=The way I like it! There was much more added as well. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs514.ash1/30325_386596846098_741701098_4115356_2244203_n.jpg Thats the last of em. Guy from my dads work forgot the equipment to do the compression test. But we were able to do a leak down test. And everything seemed good. And we didnt find anything wrong with the head. But ne ways, just have 2 photos for now. The seats were out and everythign was cleaned spotless! Makes me love the car again even with the rust! And no mice! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs546.snc3/29926_387806466098_741701098_4137542_949303_n.jpg We turned back the years on this car! ****ty ENV 1 pics dont do the interior justice. Speaking of turning back years, this car was made on the same exact day I was born. Same day, month and year. I thought that was cool. And the time that it actually was off the assembley line was dated aswell. So Im actually about 8 hours older. hahaha! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs526.snc3/29926_387806486098_741701098_4137543_6792948_n.jpg Not stains on the seats, just the way the grain is setting. BTW for now Im not building it. Just returning it kind of to OEM, but will do suspension work, and looking at getting some sprinthart cpr's. And some engine stuff. But its all about making it run good, and make it look good. Then after that. Who knows. But fortunately for me my dad does bussiness with a guy that does about $900k worth of body work on his trucks. And he said he would hook us up with paint. So +1 for that. And he also said he could get us deals on body panels. And we will just weld those in. But stay tuned. -.- http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0527002132.jpg This is the liquid that dripped out of the motor hose inlets. Its suppose to be green, but instead is a uncirculated rusty brownish color. hahaha http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0528001110.jpg Those are holes in the old radiator. I decided i would play hookie from school today and pull it, its much more fun than school! haha http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/0528001037.jpg New one.

Well I was extremely surprised about all the attention I got in my Noob thread. People liked alot of the work I was showing, and seem very interested in future updates and what not. I would have loved to answer some questions you guys had in my noob thread, but for some reason I was barred from posting in it. So without further ado this is my 16/17 year old Prelude Shave tuck and paint build!!! I will start from the very beginning with my first update!! Throughout all the updates i post up fairly quickly you will notice that things that I want to do change often.. Also shout out to silkyjohnson#1hater at Wireworx harnesses for sponsoring the build!!! So just recentley I bought a 1993 honda prelude VTEC with 205k miles quarter panel rust, and cooling problems. But you cant beat $525 bucks for it! The plans right now are to fix the cooling problems, the rust, paint, and we are looking at buying a new H22A from hmotorsonline.com. We also plan on cleaning up the engine bay in between the motor swap. We have a welder and thought we would put it to use. Also, other plans consist of suspension work. We will be somewhat slow and low. 8) pics... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC023.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC022.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC021.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC020.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC019.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC018.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC017.jpg Mouse traps for the little mice problem i use to have http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC016.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC015.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC007.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC008.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC006.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC004.jpg http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/xmod_supra/1993PreludeVTEC001.jpg

Mista bone does on Ohiohondas...

Ya I have a black lab... And his hair can be found everywhere. Honestly... So its probably comparable?? Like hair in every corner and what not..

Hmm does he shed alot? Or not too bad??? I could be interested... He looks beautiful and I love beagles..

Cheaters truly make the game not fun... And lag makes the games suck too.

Ya for sure!! It took alot out of me to get all the bodywork done in just 5 days.. And I cant get any more time off of school to go down there and finish up the sanding, scuffing, and fixing dents. So Im prolly gonna wait till about june to have this thing in color... And this is the color Im hoping for it to be... http://images.autocatch.com/boo586_152871_7-640x480.jpg I wont give a name cause people like to steal colors!!! haha

Your opinion was noted and respectfully dismissed.

Thanks! I truly feel the same way about everyone elses cars... Flat black may not be my style but I can respect their work and taste.

You started hating first. I have nothing against you.

I remember when flat black muscle cars were cool. jk

I will PM you sir!

^^^ Hey my "CAR" services are always up for negotiation... Im always down to make money. What do you mean exactly parts??? Do you have prelude parts or just fabricating stuff and what not?? Thanks!!

Or for the weak... It takes alot of dedication to keep dealing with spots that look absolutley terrible when you lay primer down.... It made me sick some of the spots we missed. One of my buddies said make a good intro. So I made a damn near build thread... Which I have an 18 pager if anyone is interested.

Hey guys my name is Cody. Im 17 and am a junior in high school. I currently live up near polaris and work at roush honda where my job title is a porter. I do and love everything that is honda. But Im not big into the muscle vs rice BS. I respect anyone that loves cars and works on their cars. I love all fast cars no matter what! And I respect peoples opinions! Now onto cars which is the important part. I daily drive a ford contour that got tboned by some bitch in the school parking lot, but i collected $1500 from her insurance company, and didnt fix the damage. So I invetested it into my project car/s. I own 2 Honda prelude VTEC's. The first one I bought when I was 15 for $525. It had a running H22 in it which was cool, but sat for a long while and was rusting very very bad... After a year of screwing with that, I decided it was financially smarter to buy a new shell that had no rust. Here are pics of the rust. http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/27805_385836941098_741701098_4094251_2102985_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/27805_385836946098_741701098_4094252_5226651_n.jpg And here are some pics before we took out the motor and all the other fun parts... And started tearing it apart for parts and what not.. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/35811_409693026098_741701098_4684066_6817275_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/35811_409693046098_741701098_4684069_5768134_n.jpg So after the rust deal i decided to ring a prelude friend in florida. And asked if he had a shell. He said why yes I do my brother just blew his motor a couple of days ago, so I said right on! And i bought that for $1900 which included shipping. It was a 1995 honda prelude vtec that came with JDM one piece black housing headlights, a real seibon oem style CF hood, mint leather interior, and a front and rear camber kit... This is the first day I got it... Washed the salt off from its long journey through a georgia snow storm! http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/162899_490756721098_741701098_6224768_2763242_n.jpg And here is me pulling the H22 out of the old car. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/167347_494406561098_741701098_6274958_6784957_n.jpg After I pulled the motor I instantly swapped over my Tein Coilovers to the new car and began shaving the bay! http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179463_498456166098_741701098_6326597_3257031_n.jpg Not much happened with the car besides me shaving the bay in the garage... But this past friday I just got back from the body shop where I just got done shaving the bay, putting it in primer, then I did all the body work on the driver side (fixed dents and fixed a piece of rust), and primered the driver side of the car. More pics... BTW the body shop I was at was in wilmington, which offered me a job for the summer and for when I graduated High school. So thats my future career trade! Pics of that http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216311_10150149084041099_741701098_6783766_6017409_n.jpg Dents haha http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217110_10150149875526099_741701098_6788250_342751_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216549_10150149875911099_741701098_6788256_5850579_n.jpg http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/207727_10150150826581099_741701098_6793644_3934484_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/216057_10150150826816099_741701098_6793649_3579145_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/208246_10150151779721099_741701098_6799592_2301972_n.jpg Pheww hope you guys like! Oh and almost forgot another prized possesion of mine are my volks that I picked up for a steal!!!! http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs304.ash2/58446_621170926569_24807363_35920461_2271796_n.jpg