After owning a 93 bordeaux red 2.3 10 years ago, and unfortunately getting rid of it due to lack of space with kids. I saw on the offchance what looked like a well kept example of an identical looking car last year.
I went to view it the next day, and fell in love all over again, it was after all without doubt the nicest car I had ever owned or driven.
So I just had to buy it to own a prelude again. It was identical, a bordeaux red 2.3i 4ws, but this was a 92 with aircon, which my old one never had.
It was a well looked after one with no rust and very little wrong with it and only 84k on the clocks. It even still had a complete never used toolkit with it!
I want to start a thread on it, if not only so I can look back on it in years to come hopefully as it changes. It is never going to turn into a major performance upgrade thread, because I'm happy with it for what it is, but I do want to keep doing bits to it, and upgrading certain things!
This is how it was when bought in Oct 2010.
It needed a few bits of attention straight away:
It was bought knowing there was a problem with the rad, turned out to be a small hole, but the matrix was rotting near the bottom anyway. So fitted a new one, and new thermostat to be sure.
The digital clock didn't work, so my other half changed this for an ebay bargain.
Clutch fluid changed for RBF600.
Gearbox fluid changed for Redline MTL
K&N filter panel put in.
Also needed a handfull of various little clips to secure a few interior panels and a couple of clips and bolts to the plastic undertrays gone missing over the years.
Rear washer didn't work, so cleaned up the one way valve to fix it.
Ordered new window trims for the outside between the top of the door and the window from Honda, as both sides had holes/cracks in. (ouch, they were expensive)
New key ordered, as it only came with one, and the rubber was missing off that.
Set of 'Mugen' pedals fitted (Cheap from ebay, so bound to be copies, but they look alright and work fine)
First upgrade came from ebay in the form of a OEM fog light kit, that was still boxed never been used. Again my other half fitted it, but then struggled with the switch as there was no wiring at the centre console for it. Found out eventually that the switch was from a facelift, and the pre has the switch in the drivers tweeter cover. (Should have become a forum member earlier to get this info
)So it took a long time, but he eventually managed to find someone willing to part with one and post from America, seems they are like gold dust out there too! A bit of cutting out and grafting from a LH drive to a RH drive tweeter cover, and it looks like it grew there. And working front fogs at last!
Also fitted were clear indicators and reflectors from a facelift, because I prefer the look, and think it ties in better with the headlamps and foglamps.
OEM wind delectors from ebay fitted.
Set of new red floormats.
Bargain new japspeed manifold and downpipe. Not sure how good they are, but it was a real bargain. And then custom built stainless catback exhaust with 200cell sportcat.
Next upgrade was to sort the wheels out as I wasn't that keen on what was on it. I did get the original alloys with it aswell, and was going to get them refurbed and new tyres, but when comparing the cost, it wasn't much more to get a new set.
So ended up with a set of Rota spec R's in gunmetal, with toyo proxes tr1's. Only slight dissapointment was that they came with rota centre caps, and not the red 'H' as shown. (the front two didn't fit anyway over the hub bolts)
Finally got sent a set of deeper centre caps that fit, so just need to spray and fit 'H's.
It was MOT time a couple of weeks ago, so booked a trip to VTEC direct. A big thankyou to Andy for sorting out a load of other jobs I wanted doing to make sure it is right, and ensure it flew through:
Service inc fuel filter.
New cambelt and tensioner.
New rear discs
Refurbed rear/front calipers.
Painted calipers red.
Change brake fluid to RBF600
New cam seal and cam gasket.
VC's adjusted.
4ws ECU changed (again, because I had already fitted another scrap one a few months back, because it read codes that the ECU was kaput)
4 wheel alignment.
Professional rust master underseal treatment. ( Really pleased with this as it looks great, and both Andy and the guy from treatment place both commented on how good condition it was in underneath anyway
)And this is how it looks now.
So I've hopefully got a good base to work on, with a lot of maintenance jobs out of the way.
There is a very minor bit of bubbling on the passenger side bottom of the sill near the rear wheel which I'm getting sorted.
And the latest project is to fit a pair of folding mirrors, I have a set with the looms and relays.
I want to put heated glass in aswell
(Does anyone know a part number for heated mirror glass to order from Honda?)
Sorry for the long winded intro, but this is just to get it up to speed before adding new mods on!!!
Thanks, T.
