Benny's BA2 Prelude - Project Shakotan.

[244Brick]

Man, I'm just all screwed up... first, it was lada's build thread now this one... I'm going to blow with excitement.

[Benny]

im in love

Same here dude! lol

As you already know mate, I love this car, and love how it's looking! Can't wait to see it in the metal sometime

Yea man, I spoke to you at Mimms if you remember?

This shot is gold. I love your Lude!

Thanks man!

Please get us an open hood shot!

Not off, but open.

This has the reverse opening hood, right?

Yea it does, I don't actually have a pic of it with the bonnet open. The bonnet isn't even attached at the moment, so you'll have to wait

[rice4life]

Please get us an open hood shot!

Not off, but open.

This has the reverse opening hood, right?

[mcmuda]

Many thanks!

And one of how it's sitting at the moment. Not looking pretty at all.

This shot is gold. I love your Lude!

[Crazy_C]

As you already know mate, I love this car, and love how it's looking! Can't wait to see it in the metal sometime

[Nick475]

im in love

[Benny]

Got fed up of seeing her sat on axle stands so while the last few weeks of the engine getting built is happening I thought I'd see how it sat.

IN LOVE.









The front is sitting high because . .





The Mirror is wonky because I was taking them off to . . . ..









Mirror delete and Wing mount mirror. It suits it really well when you see it in the metal.

I used some textured acrylic to make some blanking plates up to cover the holes left.

So happy!

[Benny]

Love it, needs more camber!!

I know! I don't know how though! I need to ask the C-Hutch how he got more on this Accord

I want one of these so bad.

Does this one have 4ws?

Nope that was the next generations.

YES benny, looking amazing! Gonna hit you up on fb now about where you went for engine work.

No idea, my engine builder got it done. Cheers tho!

[stinkinrich]

YES benny, looking amazing! Gonna hit you up on fb now about where you went for engine work.

[rice4life]

I want one of these so bad.

Does this one have 4ws?

[axelillo_PR]

Love it, needs more camber!!

[Benny]

My adapters came back from Superforma, Had extended studs fitted to them as the SSR Mk1's are 23mm thick and I couldn't get enough turns on the nuts.

I'm running Rays open ended nuts so there is no problem about them being too long.







The engine builder sent me some pics of the machine work so far:







Some one asked about the headwork and he replied with this:

'It will be higher compression than stock as I've had the head and block 20 though saved off so that's 1mm in total gone. As for valves sadly as Benny's in a bit of a rush were sticking with stock ones as lets face it they're pretty big as std anyway!! lol!! But I will be doing a full Rjudgey head job which will include matched throttle body to plenum, matched inlet manifold to head, inlet manifold ports polished up, exhaust ports reworked and polished, inlet ports reworked, inlet valves swirl polished also backcut, inlet/exhaust seats worked on, chamber roof blended into valve seats, exhaust manifold matched to head ports.

Will be bumping up fuel pressure a little to compensate but as Benny is running stock cams this should be enough to keep fuel mixture rich enough. With the exhaust manifold and system that will be made for the car and a nice Cold air induction kit, with the head and inlet mods should see some nice power figures if the big bore throttle body idles ok then we should get something around 160-170bhp with a nice big fat torque to boot. Can't wait to get it up and running!!'

Excited!

Oh and my new OBX-R Mani turned up! It's quite nicely made actually. But I think the bottom part has to be cut to make it fit the Gen 2 as it's for a Gen 3 'lude. That will be sorted out when the exhaust system gets made tho.

[Benny]

Got my throttle body back from the machine shop.

Been bored out an extra 4mm and a new butterfly made to suit the new larger hole.

[jacbo]

Man, all of this is just boss.

Are those 155s on a 7"?

[Daviticus]

Beautiful. Loving all the period-correctness going on Benny!