Congratulations to vtecmec for winning May/June's Lude Of The Month, with his DIY Turbo BB1 build.

>>> Click Here For Profile <<<

Image

Merlin's 2.2 VTi H22a8

Tell us about your old honda preludes that you used to own.
Post Reply
User avatar
Merlin
Moderator
Posts: 12397
Joined: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:04 am
My Generation: 5G
PSN GamerTag: Merlinbadman
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 71 times
Been thanked: 306 times

Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi

Post by Merlin » Mon Aug 06, 2012 12:42 am

nickyboy wrote:Good vid, you got stuck in :twisted:

You must know the track well?
:lol: Yeah, over 1000 laps of Knockhill in the past two years.
Image
BA8......... BB4......... BB8.........The JDM Muscle Bus
Top
User avatar
Merlin
Moderator
Posts: 12397
Joined: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:04 am
My Generation: 5G
PSN GamerTag: Merlinbadman
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 71 times
Been thanked: 306 times

New paint

Post by Merlin » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:04 pm

I got the car back from the bodyshop today as it needed a load of work done. Dents, miscoloured parts, stone chips, and a bit of rust under the rear arch liners. I put the car into ScotSpray in Musselburgh, just outside Edinburgh, and they had the car for a week. Now that this car is sorted I can get on with upgrading my 4G 8-)

I need to do a qick wheel refurb before Total Jap Car on Sunday as my wheels look jobby.


Before

One of the gashes in the rear bumper
Image

The dent on the drivers side
Image

The miscoloured bumper and lip
Image


Work in Progress

Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image

Finished but still needing a clean and better pics

Image

Image

Image

Image

Off the top of my head all the bits done were:

Front bumper
Front lip
Bonnet
Side skirts
Wing mirrors
Drivers B pillar
Driver side dent
Both sides of the car
Removal of the rear arch liners, treat the small bit of rust there, pain, and seal
Rear bumper

Basically everything but the boot lid and the roof :twisted:
Image
BA8......... BB4......... BB8.........The JDM Muscle Bus
Top
User avatar
nickyboy
Posts: 784
Joined: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:54 pm
My Generation: 4G
XBOX GamerTag: nickCTR
PSN GamerTag: nickyboyUK
Location: near Inverness

Post by nickyboy » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:07 pm

Perfect colour match, which is far from easy on silver
Top
User avatar
Pushki
Supporter 2015
Posts: 2635
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:21 pm
My Generation: 4G
PSN GamerTag: Luigi_Black
Location: Bluff Creek
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 10 times

Post by Pushki » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:08 pm

Wow!! Nice job! :10:
Image
ImageImageImage
Top
User avatar
indigolemon
The Chaos Engine
Posts: 6682
Joined: Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:45 pm
My Generation: 4G
PSN GamerTag: M149YSL
Location: Kelty, Fife
Has thanked: 24 times
Been thanked: 71 times
Contact:
Contact indigolemon

Post by indigolemon » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:16 pm

Looks awesome man! Actually, dare I say it, looks nicer not than when you had the moooooooooooooooogen bumper. Top work!
'On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.' - Charles Babbage
Top
User avatar
vanzep
Supporter 2016
Posts: 7166
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:38 pm
My Generation: 4G
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 311 times
Been thanked: 520 times

Post by vanzep » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:27 pm

8)
looking forward to seeing it at knockhill on Sunday :)
1996-2000 1993 EG9 Blue Civic 1.6 Vti - Traded in against the BB4
2000-2019 1994 2WS BB4 Milano Red JDM Prelude Si VTEC LSD

2015 on > 1991 4WS BB1 Phantom Pearl Grey JDM Prelude Si VTEC LSD
2021 ON > 1998 2WS BB6 White Pearl JDM Prelude Si VTEC
Top
User avatar
Merlin
Moderator
Posts: 12397
Joined: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:04 am
My Generation: 5G
PSN GamerTag: Merlinbadman
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 71 times
Been thanked: 306 times

Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi - Out of the bodyshop, new paint!

Post by Merlin » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:32 pm

My shitty iPhone pics dont do it justice, all sparkly and clean :D
Image
BA8......... BB4......... BB8.........The JDM Muscle Bus
Top
User avatar
NCCMUR
Posts: 600
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:14 am
My Generation: 5G
XBOX GamerTag: NCCMUR
Location: Stirling,Scotland
Has thanked: 1 time

Post by NCCMUR » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:37 pm

Looking lovely mate
See it on sunday 8-)
bristol_bb4 wrote: turn the volume up and get your happy time tissues ready :lol:
Kevin Bridges wrote: How did a didnae!!
Image
NCCMUR's 1997 VTI
Top
User avatar
Merlin
Moderator
Posts: 12397
Joined: Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:04 am
My Generation: 5G
PSN GamerTag: Merlinbadman
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 71 times
Been thanked: 306 times

Re: Merlin's 2.2 VTi - Out of the bodyshop, new paint!

Post by Merlin » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:39 pm

Im going to do a quick wheel refurb tonight as they look awful now the bodywork is sorted :evil: . Anyone have any good ideas about what colour to go for? It will be paint from Halfords so nothing too exotic :lol:.
Image
BA8......... BB4......... BB8.........The JDM Muscle Bus
Top
User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Post by NafemanNathan » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:41 pm

And I thought my colour matching was good! :lol:

Proper job well done :D The attention to the bonnet looked mad! :shock: How many stone chips! lol
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Gone but not forgotten”