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I apologize for the hiatus...
Doubt anyone's really waiting anymore but FWIW I should conclude this thread. Also because we're all holed up due to COVID-19.
What's happened since my last post in July 2018:
- Attended SEMA 2018 and decided on a bucket list item: get the car into the show
- Jan 2019: Landed sponsors Yellowspeed Racing (BBK, Airstruts) and Accuair - the only reason I wanted sponsors was to get to SEMA, cos you can't enter as a private party
- Feb 2019: Lost my job at Apple due to a big layoff
- Juggled an engine refresh, bay respray, BBK/bags install with finding a new job inside Apple, quitting it, then finding another one outside
- Started a youtube channel in the summer (which basically ended just before SEMA): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQL...PKLPTfIj7dTTdw
- Made it to SEMA 2019 and into HondaProJason's summary video (@47:38)
Congrats on attaining your goal!
I saw HP Jason last weekend at the AcuraHondaClassic car meat...
Cool dude.
I'd love to check your car out in person...too bad you're far as shit.
very cool, man.
love the updates.
I am assuming you did the bay in that color because you either never plan to pull the vinyl or you plan to eventually paint the entire car
that same color?
very cool, man.
love the updates.
I am assuming you did the bay in that color because you either never plan to pull the vinyl or you plan to eventually paint the entire car
that same color?
More the former, I guess - and if I had to refresh the vinyl I'd just do it in the same color.
Some shots from my first show last year - CARNVL. Pictured here with my crew (up to and including the blue Itasha Accord). Decided that parking butt-out works best for me...
Most of these shots are courtesy of Jason Santoyo (IG@jznsn2u).
Made a new mod board.
Met a fellow Yellowspeed Racing sponsoree Eugene F. and did a quick iPhone shoot with his S13.5 drift truck!
You do excellent work. Hope the new employment works out better for you.
Thanks! Apple $ was nice (more to spend on projects!) but it was sucking my soul... the self-driving startup I'm now working for is much better, and I have better access to tools too.
Thought I'd share some build details. Here's the "Prelute" grille badge I made from laser cut acrylic, and the steering wheel center cap using the same illustrator file that I reverse engineered and modified. My horn never worked and I have yet to rewire it to the sunroof switch.
3D printed Accuair control pad mount with magnetic pads. Idea is that I can remove the control pad for security reasons, much like old school radio faceplates. Last image is a close up of how I installed the rear height sensors, with a pass-through into the rear seat area for the wire and airline.
Also experimented with an awning for camp outs and shows... didn't turn out to be that useful in the end, but at this particular Honda/Acura meet where it was pouring in May (unusual for us), it was super helpful in keeping the bed dry.
The bed in use after a meet that I organized - two bikes, a folding table, four folding chairs and a bunch of other supplies.
Nice! Thanks for checking back in. I love the Prelute badge out front. That's the level of detail that really sets it apart. And most normies wouldn't even notice it.
Congrats on attaining your goal!
I saw HP Jason last weekend at the AcuraHondaClassic car meat...
Cool dude.
I'd love to check your car out in person...too bad you're far as shit.
Not that far, you passed him when you passed Sacramento... 😂😂
Nice! Thanks for checking back in. I love the Prelute badge out front. That's the level of detail that really sets it apart. And most normies wouldn't even notice it.
Thanks, easter eggs for the eagle eyed =)
Some pics of the Prelute carrying various kinds of precious cargo. Starting with Costco, and my slowest drive home ever:
As expected, car parts found their way into the bed often enough:
And boxes for work of course.
Can't beat this one. Well, maybe someone else can, but this is likely the only time I'm gonna have two models in my bed.
When I was a really youngun, There was a guy that worked in a building with my dad. He had some hotrods (and a P-51 Mustang, but that's a different story) and told me something that really stuck. Something along the lines of one of the greatest rewards from building a hot rod is the photoshoots with the half naked hot models.
They came with my H2B 5-lug civic but I preferred the CTR rims so I was trying to sell these (four AP1 fronts) to a Prelude or 5-lug civic owner. Funny enough, they ended up being drift wheels for a FD RX-7.
Originally Posted by cu2wagon
When I was a really youngun, There was a guy that worked in a building with my dad. He had some hotrods (and a P-51 Mustang, but that's a different story) and told me something that really stuck. Something along the lines of one of the greatest rewards from building a hot rod is the photoshoots with the half naked hot models.
Back when I was toying with a backstory about the Prelute being the ride of a sexy assassin Cinderella (bodies and weapons in the back of a pumpkin carriage, etc), I actually commissioned a cosplayer for a photoshoot (but it eventually fell through due to scheduling). She would have been inspired by this:
Could have sworn I have seen this car before... turns out I saw your Prelute were in the AAC mailing list. Did you ever get your next powertrain sourced, or did plans change?
Nice build man! I think I have seen you around one of the campuses as well (SPG guy here)
Could have sworn I have seen this car before... turns out I saw your Prelute were in the AAC mailing list. Did you ever get your next powertrain sourced, or did plans change?
Nice build man! I think I have seen you around one of the campuses as well (SPG guy here)
Thanks! If you're referring to my swap ideas just before I left Apple - back then I was considering a BMW "S2002" project until I realized it would have been prohibitively expensive.
Since that time I decided my next big project would be an EV conversion for the learning value, and on impulse I bought a non-running 2000 Boxster S. But since then my H2B civic also died, and I can't decide which platform I want to use now.
Either way, powertrain is likely to be a Leaf motor with some Li-ion batteries similar to those on the Chrysler Pacifica.
