Earl Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 I bought BA5 tonight. It is incredibly clean and I got it for a steal. Pictures tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rampelsauce Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 No Early, we want pictures now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Ok.....WTF is a BA5? I googled......a prelude? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Bad. Ass. 5 series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 1990 Honda Prelude Si. I was going to buy a 92 525i, but the owner didn't show up to our arrangements and he stopped contacting me. I found this yesterday trying to find any other clean car in the price range. It is a Utah car. The guy I bought it from had looked at 10 other preludes before this one in search of finding the cleanest one. He also bought a parts car that had perfect tail lights, side markers, and fog lights and switched them over. I very happy with the purchase so far. Car runs great and travels down the road with no rattles or shimmys. The only rust are three little spots of surface rust at the common spots. It actually looks to have just started so I can catch it and prevent it. Otherwise there are only a handful of qwerks about the car. Right turn signal bulb is out in the dash, power steering doesn't work (might just need fluid), top windshield trim fell off on his way to meeting me yesterday (clips back on), and the speed sensor is acting up so the speedometer works intermittently and the actual mileage on the car is off a bit I'm assuming. It doesn't bother me because it is the lowest miles I found in the price range too. Timing belt and water pump were also done as soon as he bought the car in December. Another perk is that the interior is in equally awesome shape. I would go as far as saying it is an 8 or maybe 9 out of 10. I didn't look at it too hard because it was insanely better than expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Rag under the front end due to power steering fluid leaking. Found why it isn't working=P lol No biggie. I'll probably loop the hose because I'm sure the pump is fucked. Surprisingly no oil leaks so far and the oil was at perfect level. Slight lifter noise, but I think that's normal. I mean....it is a Honda=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 4 wheel steering, right? The low hoodline on these cars is very impressive also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-o78O_dtE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 It's actually the ALB (Hondas ABS) model, and not the AWS model. All wheel steer would be cool, but those rear racks can be a pain. I will be looping my PS line later today or this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looks nice! Now you just need to fix the rust and paint it flat green, maybe some stripes. You may want to try to fix the power steering.....that pump might be OK, if it's leaking that means it hasn't dried up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Looks nice! Now you just need to fix the rust and paint it flat green, maybe some stripes. You may want to try to fix the power steering.....that pump might be OK, if it's leaking that means it hasn't dried up. Well the power steering isn't assisting steering at all so I think it is done for. Looping the line will be simple enough for me. It will be easier to steer with it looped versus now and right now I don't even mind it. I will be keeping an eye on the rust. I just went out to take a closer look and one spot looks like it may have been repaired (or maybe just touched up). I won't be full on repairing any of it as this thing will probably see winter, but I will keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get any worse. I'm registering it tonight. Hopefully it is hassle free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted July 22, 2013 Report Share Posted July 22, 2013 I dig it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Having the normal Main Relay issue lately. I might just resolder it like a lot of people recommend. Otherwise I will go snag one at the junkyard=) I need a front lip too This car is going hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Fixed=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 So far so good. I was taking the cluster out last night to see if the speedo issue might be a lose connector and came to a conclusion. At some point in time, someone with little to no mechanical knowhow had this car. So many broken tabs, stripped screws, wrong screws in the wrong spots, missing screws, and so on. It makes me sick digging into cars and finding this. I gave up trying to get at the back of the cluster because I didn't want to get stuck at a point where I couldn't get it back together for the next day. I'll look more into it Saturday evening. I won't be sticking a ton of money into this car, but I will be replacing and fixing shotty repairs. It'll be a nice dependable daily that I can trust. It really needs wheels and a drop though=P lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REKIII Posted July 24, 2013 Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 ....and a drop though..... Ha. I get it but, man when I drove my lowered 5 for 1 winter, I hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted July 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2013 I drove the compact low for one winter and never had an issue=) The tires were bald to cords too. I actually preferred that over how my Volkswagen drove during this past winter. I would be going with coils though and COULD raise it a bit for winter. We will see what happens. Knowing me I won't do anything to the Prelude besides maintenance and I will try and get the compact done=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted August 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I replaced the plug wires, plugs, distributor cap and now the air filter. She feels a lot healthier. I need to get the stripped screw out of the rotor so I can put the new one in too. A vice grips didn't work. I either need to slot the head and try a big flathead, drill it out, or use a screw extractor. I also need to adjust the valve lash and loop the power steering yet. I haven't wanted to spend much time working on this thing. lol I still have honda surge and it is getting worse. I should pull the IACV off and clean it. I'm sure some other intake gaskets need to be changed too. So far it is a lot less trouble than the volkswagen was and it isn't a horrible looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 pray lewd. gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Nothing has broken on this car yet surprisingly. I need to grab an ICV from the junkyard and clean it to fix my idle issues. I should probably adjust the valve lash too because it seems to be getting louder. I am just too lazy to touch this thing. I did however have a cheap, creative idea for some period correct wheels=) (roll in the photoshop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I adjusted it more to my liking=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgeetx Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Earl, I have to ask... how many cars do you have? lol. Also, is the M3 in your sig yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted October 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Earl, I have to ask... how many cars do you have? lol. Also, is the M3 in your sig yours? I technically have 3 cars=) I have my 1990 Honda Prelude Si as my daily beater, the 1995 BMW 318ti (which was my daily and is now being built), and a 1986 Chrysler Conquest TSi that was my original build but I gave up on it because I got too interested in my 318ti. That would be my compact in my signature on the way home from Eurowerks last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I finally am fixing this thing. I am 98% done with the coolant bypass. This will rid me of my idle surge and make idle soley controlled by the idle screw on the throttle body. In the process of this I accidentally leaned on my pcv valve and snapped it off in the valvecover. I am in the process of removing that right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I got the rest of the pvc valve out using an o-ring pick. I installed the new valve cover gasket, plugged the last coolant line, put the cover back on, put the new pcv valve in and now it runs great with no idle surge. It idles at 500rpm which feels a little too low since it wants to shut off when I let off the clutch. I will adjust it up to 750rpm and she should be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 What does that get for MPG?Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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