Abstractlude

ok so i went to the shop 2 days ago and got some updated pics and i rolled the front fenders.

so the roof and quarter panels have been primed and block...

antenna has been shaved


trunk, doors, and rear bumper have been final blocked.






rolled the fenders.


they had marked where the side marker goes but i elected to have them shave the side marker from my jdm fender. i figure it will look a lot cleaner without the side markers.




so i took out the housings of my spare black housing headlights and taped off the part for the parking light. i am having the housings painted the same color as the car (glacier frost mica). ive never seen this done on a prelude so i figured i would try it. if i dont like it i have my other set of black housings so not to worry. i am currently wetsanding and buffing the lenses and i am finishing up the retro fit. ill post pics of the progress later.
i also cut out the centers of the grills, filled and sanded them.


my inspiration for the color matched headlights comes from the honda fits, c6 vettes and nob's s15:





so the fenders are being worked on as i type this. i was told that by sometime next week, next weekend at the latest, the car will be sprayed. then its 3 days for the paint to cure, 1 day for the motor to be swapped back in, and 1 day for the wetsand, buffing, and detail.
thanks for looking,
_zac

sleepinsol

nice work zac! IMO keep the side markers but other than that lookin goood buddy!

Abstractlude

thanks man! i think without the side markers it will look a lot cleaner. i have been looking at a few of my favorite ludes out there and the majority of them dont have side markers. if i want them in the future i can just tape it off good and drill it out but i think i will like it more without them. that is the only jdm option i am considering getting rid of. i was almost about to order some vision carbon fiber mirrors but i like messing with my power folding mirrors to much lol.
_zac

1ATony

Nice looking car

Abstractlude

thanks!

here is an update on the retro fit. while the inside covers are in the paint booth i am getting the rest of the headlight ready for assembly as soon as i get them back painted.

i have finished putting together the mounts for the projectors. i mounted them to the reflector dish and reinstalled them in the housing to the oem points to retain the beam adjustability.


these projectors fit perfectly inside the dish with very little modification allowing me to retain all the oem qualities of the outside of the headlight. the only thing done to the original parts of the headlight are the 4 holes drilled in the back of the dish in order to mount the projectors.


as you can see... the back of the headlight looks exactly like it did when i got it. when you look where the headlight bulb clips in you can see that the reflector dish to the projector is almost flush with the opening of the original reflector dish that the headlight came with. this should allow the bulb to go in just as if this came factory.


i began wetsanding one of the headlight covers.. hopefully i will finish with these this weekend and they should be crystal clear and good as new.


i am still in the process of making my own shrouds. i have a bit more cutting and test fitting to do.


and i just got this other little goodie in the mail the other day


thanks for looking.
_zac

sleepinsol

damn dude...order me some parts! lol youve got a stock pile going!

Abstractlude

lol.

shrouds are done. test fit pics on the practice headlight will be up tonight!
_zac

Abstractlude

alright so here is the test fitting on the practice headlight:

so i cut the inside of the drop pan and pushed it in so that when i pushed it over the projector housing it holds itself in place.




then i trimmed down the bathroom faucet trim that i picked up from home depot so that it would fit around the 3" projector and on top of the drop pan. i set everything up in the practice headlight.




that is basically what the finished product will be except the housings will be glacier frost mica to match the rest of the car.
the drop pan and the outter trim have been jb welded in place and arent going anywhere. now im just waiting for the housings to come back from the paint booth.
_zac

Abstractlude

got my new tires back in the proper size! my entire room smells wonderful now and makes me want to mount them sHiTz asap!
_zac

G-Magoo

Do It!!