Project: Lady Vette

[Majend]

next to the opel that is meh

100% agree but it is 1000x better than my e30.

love the opel. beware of the auto tranny on the prelude if it has one. my brother replaced his 3 times in 2 years. he should have done a swap but he doesnt listen to his older brother. :Facepalm: anywho cant wait to see updates.

yeah i was not interested in getting an auto. the 5speed in this shifts pretty good but it feels like it could use a gear oil change

[evilstar]

100% agree but it is 1000x better than my e30.



yeah i was not interested in getting an auto. the 5speed in this shifts pretty good but it feels like it could use a gear oil change

i think only the autos had issues. I hear the manuals are muych better.

[Majend]

yay for being done for with finals!

went down for a little bit and got the speedo cable out so motor is ready to drop and then i tried my hand to polishing and i think there are some things that i can do and some things i won't but we'll see i have a bunch of spare parts i can practice on so we'll see how that goes.

[godzillus]

wow....People call this a miniature vette, but to me it looks like a Ferrari 250 gto. The flat tail pan especially. That red color you have is just stunning! One of my dream cars. I applaud your taste and apparent attention to detail!

[Majend]

why thank you!

as for the paint i have decided to keep the original paint on the car for as long as i can plus i would rather have a ratty car i can drive as opposed to a pretty car i can't

also the reason why i keep saying it looks like a vette is because the c3 vette and the Opel GT were designed by the same team. they first went over to germany and did the GT and then immediately flew back to the states and designed the vette. chevy guys want to say it happened the other way around but you know how knowledgable chevy guys can be hehe

[Majend]

i have a feeling this is going to end up a tread for both of my cars...

since the prelude is officially mine now i figured it was time for have a little fun with it. The gauge cluster was a bit hoe-hum from the factory so i decided to do something about that today. here is what i had to start with.



off with the surround



and then out with the cluster



alright here we have the cluster on the bench ready to be taken apart



had to take the clear shield and the bezels out, i have seen this done without removing the bezels from the main cluster but the people who do that are just making things harder for themselves.







now for the fun part, the gauge bezel actually has removable rings that surround each gauge. to pop them off you need the GENTLY push the tiny pins from behind to get them to come out. i have heard they are really easy to break but luckily i didn't have that much trouble.



and popped out







got a can of aluminum colored paint





and bingo!











next up is changing the color of all the interior lights but i am going to wait on that till i have the rest of the stereo ready to go in. i have decided to put the kenwood stuff i bought a number of year ago for the corrado into the prelude since it is overkill for the opel and i have had it listed for sale for a long time with no bites. just have to pic up a headunit and some speakers and i'll be golden. Plus my dad has wanted to do a stereo build with me for a while so this will be a good low-key project for the two of us to do together!

[FlatRocker]

Jealous of your cars and your location. Good luck on the build.

[Koss]

Congrats with the new daily driver, and keep up the good work on the GT. I love where this is going.

[relmonte]

It's amazing how something so subtle can make an impact.

[Majend]

got one of the best gifts i have gotten in a long while last night...

[Majend]

alright i spent this week starting to figure out what i am going to do with the engine. i have decided to let a pretty renowned hotrod shop in the area do all of the work as opposed to them doing everything but put the motor together. If this was a b16, 1.8t or VR6 i would do it myself but given how hard/expensive it would be to get another one of these motors into the country i don't really feel like risking it.

the big thing that is still up in the air is high comp pistons. i am 95% sure wiseco makes a set for my motor i just can't find the part number for them anymore nor do i know how much they are going to be. i guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[markshulikov]

pretty cool man.

[StatusRacing]

Nice progress so far. Something that stuck out at me was this pic:





Little man in the back is making this face:

[coops]

Never heard of one of these before, love it though

[Majend]

thanks guys!