My Prelude Project Thread
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I knew people would comment on the rear spoiler, which is why I've so far deliberately refrained from posting pictures of it here...
The reason being, is that it looks totally different in pictures than it does in person. Everyone who has seen both say it looks different, and most on PreludeUK at the weekend actually said it suited it - despite ridiculing someone else who had a very similar spoiler on a car that didn't have the rest of the modifications, and they are often the first to comment if they don't like something.
So, before saying anything else - wait until you see it in person (I'll try to get along to the next MM or RR)
Of course most of you won't, and will still comment on it, and I will openly admit it doesn't always look as good in pictures, even I've looked at some of the pictures and said to myself "hrm, that doesn't look like that in real life", and started debating it - but once I see it on the car again in front of me, I realise it's just the pictures!
Oh, and as for lowering it - it only just got onto the ramp in my dad's garage, and the front lip was nearly touching the ground when it was on the brake tester at the MOT station - and I can't afford new suspension at the moment, so it'll be waiting!
Garry
Garry
The reason being, is that it looks totally different in pictures than it does in person. Everyone who has seen both say it looks different, and most on PreludeUK at the weekend actually said it suited it - despite ridiculing someone else who had a very similar spoiler on a car that didn't have the rest of the modifications, and they are often the first to comment if they don't like something.
So, before saying anything else - wait until you see it in person (I'll try to get along to the next MM or RR)
Of course most of you won't, and will still comment on it, and I will openly admit it doesn't always look as good in pictures, even I've looked at some of the pictures and said to myself "hrm, that doesn't look like that in real life", and started debating it - but once I see it on the car again in front of me, I realise it's just the pictures!
Oh, and as for lowering it - it only just got onto the ramp in my dad's garage, and the front lip was nearly touching the ground when it was on the brake tester at the MOT station - and I can't afford new suspension at the moment, so it'll be waiting!
Garry
Garry
Spent Saturday sorting out a few little issues and putting a few little odds and sods in.
Fitted the rear "Prelude" light, and put my GPS receiver in it too (hopefully will be a good place to pick up a good signal!), put the "4th pedal"/footrest in, a few more interior trim bits.
I also had an ABS/TCS error, which was being identified as a 4-1 - front-right wheel sensor. So, I changed this with the one from the donor, which sorted out the 4-1. I'm still however getting a 1 error from the ABS - which is the pump over-running, running for 20 seconds when starting up - could be that it needs to be bled, as it had been taken out of the car. Need the special T-piece tool to do that I thinks!
I also attempted to fit my BMC CDA, as my ebay special which I'd duck-taped to the OEM inlet pipe kept unsticking itself, and I was running without a proper air filter
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Now my BMC CDA is a lot larger than others I've seen squeezed into Preludes - and I struggled to find a way to fit it previously.
However, with a rather large shoe-horn, I finally managed to squeeze it in, and connect it up!
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I had to move the ABS connector bracket out of the way, and the filter is almost touching the strut brace, gearbox mount, HT leads and inner wing!
I'm quite surprised at how much difference to the noise the BMC makes - it has quietened it down a lot at idle and under little load, but it's still got a nice deep rumble under load, like the ebay-special did It should make it much nicer to drive on motorways now (which is ~60% of my driving anyway!). Not sure if it's made any difference to power - but it does still pull nicely, and I think it might even be smoother - even though I've not yet done a proper cold air feed
Garry
Fitted the rear "Prelude" light, and put my GPS receiver in it too (hopefully will be a good place to pick up a good signal!), put the "4th pedal"/footrest in, a few more interior trim bits.
I also had an ABS/TCS error, which was being identified as a 4-1 - front-right wheel sensor. So, I changed this with the one from the donor, which sorted out the 4-1. I'm still however getting a 1 error from the ABS - which is the pump over-running, running for 20 seconds when starting up - could be that it needs to be bled, as it had been taken out of the car. Need the special T-piece tool to do that I thinks!
I also attempted to fit my BMC CDA, as my ebay special which I'd duck-taped to the OEM inlet pipe kept unsticking itself, and I was running without a proper air filter
ops:Now my BMC CDA is a lot larger than others I've seen squeezed into Preludes - and I struggled to find a way to fit it previously.
However, with a rather large shoe-horn, I finally managed to squeeze it in, and connect it up!
I had to move the ABS connector bracket out of the way, and the filter is almost touching the strut brace, gearbox mount, HT leads and inner wing!
I'm quite surprised at how much difference to the noise the BMC makes - it has quietened it down a lot at idle and under little load, but it's still got a nice deep rumble under load, like the ebay-special did
It should make it much nicer to drive on motorways now (which is ~60% of my driving anyway!). Not sure if it's made any difference to power - but it does still pull nicely, and I think it might even be smoother - even though I've not yet done a proper cold air feedGarry
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Just havin a scan through this thread and have gotta say fair play ! 
thats some good work you have done there since the smash !!
thats some good work you have done there since the smash !!
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Stunning work done there, and great dedication to the job, those rear lights are pretty cool, although could get a little confusing if saw them infront of me
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Nice work.
Spoiler isnt to my taste (going by the pics), but nor is it garish. Lights look tacky though IMO, and agree that it needs lowering a bit.
Overall, good job though
Spoiler isnt to my taste (going by the pics), but nor is it garish. Lights look tacky though IMO, and agree that it needs lowering a bit.
Overall, good job though
I've not really done anything else mechanical to the car, it's been working OK so far (other than a little ABS issue, but it's nothing that's sortable yet!)
So, this week I've been concentrating on putting my CarPC back in.
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Library picture of the controller board mounted
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Top screen, and fuel/temp gauges moved to the right
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Tidy cables!! This was a complete mess before!
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Both screens in!
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Cup holder? What's that doing in a photo here?
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So, this week I've been concentrating on putting my CarPC back in.
Library picture of the controller board mounted
Top screen, and fuel/temp gauges moved to the right
Tidy cables!! This was a complete mess before!
Both screens in!
Cup holder? What's that doing in a photo here?
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Ohh, I see - an easy-to-get-to USB hub, in case bluetooth, touchscreen or anything else dies!
This lot isn't really anything new, but I thought I'd put it here for completeness.
Right - boot build!
I decided to do something different to what I did before.
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Basic frame
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Building it up a bit more
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Ohh, I see - an easy-to-get-to USB hub, in case bluetooth, touchscreen or anything else dies!
This lot isn't really anything new, but I thought I'd put it here for completeness.
Right - boot build!
I decided to do something different to what I did before.
Basic frame
Building it up a bit more
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Middle panel lifts up
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And spare wheel still accessible underneath
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PC mounted to board
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And board reattached to boot. PC lives underneath, and sits in the spare wheel well.
PC consists of an Epox 8RGMI motherboard, AMD Athlon XP1700+ CPU, 256mb DDR, 300gb 3.5" hard drive, and an Opus 150W in-car PSU, which regulates the voltage, and provides an automated startup/shutdown controller
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Middle panel lifts up
And spare wheel still accessible underneath
PC mounted to board
And board reattached to boot. PC lives underneath, and sits in the spare wheel well.
PC consists of an Epox 8RGMI motherboard, AMD Athlon XP1700+ CPU, 256mb DDR, 300gb 3.5" hard drive, and an Opus 150W in-car PSU, which regulates the voltage, and provides an automated startup/shutdown controller
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Amp mounted next to 4WS computer (leaving ski hatch usable for those slightly longer items!)
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Got the rear panel fixed, and the middle panel is now hinged
That's it so far - need to find somewhere/how to attach the hard drive, power supply, and run the cables! I also need to see how hot it gets, and as to whether and where I might need some fans!
Garry
(PS - if you want decent cordless power tools, check out the Ryobi One+ range - one battery fits all, and they do loads of different tools - drills, right-angle drill, circular saw, jigsaw, caulking gun, nail/staple gun and more - and most importantly, one battery fits any of them! I've done all of this today with a single battery in all the tools I've used!)
Amp mounted next to 4WS computer (leaving ski hatch usable for those slightly longer items!)
Got the rear panel fixed, and the middle panel is now hinged
That's it so far - need to find somewhere/how to attach the hard drive, power supply, and run the cables! I also need to see how hot it gets, and as to whether and where I might need some fans!
Garry
(PS - if you want decent cordless power tools, check out the Ryobi One+ range - one battery fits all, and they do loads of different tools - drills, right-angle drill, circular saw, jigsaw, caulking gun, nail/staple gun and more - and most importantly, one battery fits any of them! I've done all of this today with a single battery in all the tools I've used!)
