3rd Gen_ euro_z's progress thread (epic amount of photos :P)

euro_z · 09-06-2009, 02:26 AM

thought it was about time i created one of these, got threads all over the place and thought it would be better to have everything in one place. that ofcourse means there is going to be an epic amount of photos here :P

work done
-pending

future mods
-pending

So i bought the car in 2005 from carsales with 320,000kms on the clock. Overall the car was in ok condition, had a few dents but no rust, and the engine made a ticking noise. These are the photos from the advert.

and after i got her home and cleaned her up a bit

soon after, it was looking something like this

Basically, 3months into owning the car that ticking engine decided to shat itself. It had developed some serious rod knock, and ive lost the picture but the main bearings were completely shredded and as thin as paper! engine was full of metal filings.
So i got a new low km imported b20a..
Old members will remember these photos haha

new b20a

i riced up the valve cover so it would look less...peeling..

also sprayed the heat sheild

this is what improvising looks like lol

old engine out

empty bay

screw lowering, its all about heightening!

and new engine installed..

then for the next 2 years nothing much happened to the car accept for maintenance and replacing anything which broke. did get a new powersteering hose tho

, this was taken with my old 2mp phone camera, so excuse the quality! you can also see ghetto cai in this photo, i just taped up the holes in the stock intake. looks shit but works well and sounds great!

earlier this year i decided it was time to finally do some of the things ive always wanted to.
1st thing on the list, new paint
i shaved the honda and 2.04ws badges from the back, bogged up the dents and sprayed everything in polar white (inc, mirrors, front lip, and that black strip that runs around the whole car) It took a few weeks to get it right.
the original thread with lots of pics is here:
http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=42705

and a few pics for those who are lazy

car stripped down ready for prep.

basecoats down.

no badge!

final wet coats down.

and after some buffing!

It seemed like every summer one (or more! during one summer a different hose burst nearly every week!) of my hoses would burst. so i raided honda for this little stash.

honda clutch

and pulling the motor out again to install it all! was alot easier the 2nd time around.

next was wheels, one of my original wheels had a crack ever since i bought the car. It leaked air very slowly so i had an inner tube put in. This lasted for 2 years until the inner tube eventually wore thin from the friction against the tyre. I had another innertube put in with a new tyre but this literally failed 1hr after leaving the tyre shop! took it back to the shop got a refund and decided new wheels were in order.
ended up with these workemotion xd9
original thread:
http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=44309

and ive also decided to end the 4x4 look, with these

5SpdH22 · 09-06-2009, 02:28 AM

Heh, the photoshopped picture took me by surprise.

Everything is so clean on it, the interior looks brand new. Nice work.

euro_z · 09-06-2009, 02:53 AM

yeh you go scrolling through it all. yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wait wtf was that! haha
took these today, got the wheels fitted yesterday with falken fk452 rubber. car is actually not lowered yet i should get the new sussy in this coming weekend.
but i couldnt waste a photo with a jet on a 4x4 prelude! i never see jets parked there when i drive past so i had to make the most of it haha
this has been lowered about 2inches in photoshop...hopefully i can do this in real life without any problems!

gotta do somethin about that muffler haha tripping hazard!

n8jigga · 09-06-2009, 08:39 AM

those wheels set that lude off......very nice progress !!!!

h22wut · 09-06-2009, 09:01 AM

Absolutely great job. Btw i loved that first engine hoist you were using haha.

euro_z · 09-06-2009, 04:27 PM

cheers guys, that 1st hoist was a beast, could lift the motor alot higher with that thing haha

aDoG · 09-06-2009, 08:02 PM

Wow looks good, i like it and gj with all the work and the help of the trees lol

euro_z · 09-13-2009, 06:24 AM

aight had progress this weekend, got the suspension installed it all went smoothly

Turns out only one of my old shocks had a bumpstop, and they were all pretty rooted. the rears wouldnt even return to their normal height when squashed down, they just stayed down! haha
only thing im not too sure about is the dust covers, the ground control instructions say to cut them to about 5cms, but this leaves the lower part of the piston exposed...
they feel great when driving though!, very firm ride, follows every little dip in the road with no bouncing at all. no body movement when cornering, braking or accelerating.. its feeling very tight

oh and you can only fit a finger between the front wheel and the wheel arch

seems to be ok at this height, no wheel scrubbing but the mudflaps catch on speedbumps, and the exhaust scrapes the bumps too :\
will see how long the novelty lasts lol
rear shock comparison

fronts

all installed

Luderacer_91 · 09-21-2009, 09:44 AM

Looks great... you put in some work

ATMskater74 · 09-21-2009, 11:30 AM

really clean man keep up the good work!

mackie · 09-21-2009, 08:45 PM

im loving the wheels bro!

ReyKe · 09-22-2009, 10:26 AM

nice progress dude keep up the good work

euro_z · 09-25-2009, 04:58 AM

cheers guys, currently looking into a new exhaust system.
some better pics..

ReyKe · 09-29-2009, 07:05 AM

dude that is seriously a nice car you have there, my hats off to you

09-06-2009, 02:26 AM	#1
euro_z Lude Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: australia Age: 21 Posts: 100 iTrader: (0)	euro_z's progress thread (epic amount of photos :P) thought it was about time i created one of these, got threads all over the place and thought it would be better to have everything in one place. that ofcourse means there is going to be an epic amount of photos here :P work done -pending future mods -pending So i bought the car in 2005 from carsales with 320,000kms on the clock. Overall the car was in ok condition, had a few dents but no rust, and the engine made a ticking noise. These are the photos from the advert. and after i got her home and cleaned her up a bit soon after, it was looking something like this Basically, 3months into owning the car that ticking engine decided to shat itself. It had developed some serious rod knock, and ive lost the picture but the main bearings were completely shredded and as thin as paper! engine was full of metal filings. So i got a new low km imported b20a.. Old members will remember these photos haha new b20a i riced up the valve cover so it would look less...peeling.. also sprayed the heat sheild this is what improvising looks like lol old engine out empty bay screw lowering, its all about heightening! and new engine installed.. then for the next 2 years nothing much happened to the car accept for maintenance and replacing anything which broke. did get a new powersteering hose tho , this was taken with my old 2mp phone camera, so excuse the quality! you can also see ghetto cai in this photo, i just taped up the holes in the stock intake. looks shit but works well and sounds great! earlier this year i decided it was time to finally do some of the things ive always wanted to. 1st thing on the list, new paint i shaved the honda and 2.04ws badges from the back, bogged up the dents and sprayed everything in polar white (inc, mirrors, front lip, and that black strip that runs around the whole car) It took a few weeks to get it right. the original thread with lots of pics is here: http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=42705 and a few pics for those who are lazy car stripped down ready for prep. basecoats down. no badge! final wet coats down. and after some buffing! It seemed like every summer one (or more! during one summer a different hose burst nearly every week!) of my hoses would burst. so i raided honda for this little stash. honda clutch and pulling the motor out again to install it all! was alot easier the 2nd time around. next was wheels, one of my original wheels had a crack ever since i bought the car. It leaked air very slowly so i had an inner tube put in. This lasted for 2 years until the inner tube eventually wore thin from the friction against the tyre. I had another innertube put in with a new tyre but this literally failed 1hr after leaving the tyre shop! took it back to the shop got a refund and decided new wheels were in order. ended up with these workemotion xd9 original thread: http://www.preludeaustralia.com/foru...ad.php?t=44309 and ive also decided to end the 4x4 look, with these __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-06-2009, 02:28 AM	#2
5SpdH22 Preludepower Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,135 iTrader: (0) View Photos By: 5SpdH22	Heh, the photoshopped picture took me by surprise. Everything is so clean on it, the interior looks brand new. Nice work. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-06-2009, 02:53 AM	#3
euro_z Lude Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: australia Age: 21 Posts: 100 iTrader: (0)	yeh you go scrolling through it all. yeah yeah yeah yeah oh wait wtf was that! haha took these today, got the wheels fitted yesterday with falken fk452 rubber. car is actually not lowered yet i should get the new sussy in this coming weekend. but i couldnt waste a photo with a jet on a 4x4 prelude! i never see jets parked there when i drive past so i had to make the most of it haha this has been lowered about 2inches in photoshop...hopefully i can do this in real life without any problems! gotta do somethin about that muffler haha tripping hazard! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-06-2009, 04:27 PM	#6
euro_z Lude Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: australia Age: 21 Posts: 100 iTrader: (0)	cheers guys, that 1st hoist was a beast, could lift the motor alot higher with that thing haha __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-06-2009, 08:02 PM	#7
aDoG True Luder Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Louisville Age: 21 Posts: 385 iTrader: (0) View Photos By: aDoG	Wow looks good, i like it and gj with all the work and the help of the trees lol __________________ It's official: BBS's make anything look good. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-06-2009, 08:39 AM	#4
n8jigga Lude Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: arizona Posts: 655 iTrader: (1) View Photos By: n8jigga	those wheels set that lude off......very nice progress !!!!

09-13-2009, 06:24 AM	#8
euro_z Lude Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: australia Age: 21 Posts: 100 iTrader: (0)	aight had progress this weekend, got the suspension installed it all went smoothly Turns out only one of my old shocks had a bumpstop, and they were all pretty rooted. the rears wouldnt even return to their normal height when squashed down, they just stayed down! haha only thing im not too sure about is the dust covers, the ground control instructions say to cut them to about 5cms, but this leaves the lower part of the piston exposed... they feel great when driving though!, very firm ride, follows every little dip in the road with no bouncing at all. no body movement when cornering, braking or accelerating.. its feeling very tight oh and you can only fit a finger between the front wheel and the wheel arch seems to be ok at this height, no wheel scrubbing but the mudflaps catch on speedbumps, and the exhaust scrapes the bumps too :\ will see how long the novelty lasts lol rear shock comparison fronts all installed __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

09-21-2009, 09:44 AM	#9
Luderacer_91 Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southeast, TN Age: 31 Posts: 67 iTrader: (4) View Photos By: Luderacer_91	Looks great... you put in some work

09-21-2009, 11:30 AM	#10
ATMskater74 Almost JDM... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West Chicago, IL Age: 20 Posts: 260 iTrader: (3) View Photos By: ATMskater74	really clean man keep up the good work! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. »'91 Si [RIP] »'90 Si To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 3RD GEN PARTS: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -Austin

09-21-2009, 08:45 PM	#11
mackie Preludepower Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Belly of the east Posts: 1,439 iTrader: (2) View Photos By: mackie	im loving the wheels bro! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. <<--

09-25-2009, 04:58 AM	#13
euro_z Lude Dude Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: australia Age: 21 Posts: 100 iTrader: (0)	cheers guys, currently looking into a new exhaust system. some better pics.. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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