Has anyone seen this? RWD 4th gen w/ V8 conversion? - Honda Prelude Forum

red92s · 06-12-2006, 08:39 AM

LS1 and Rx7 rear suspension . . .pretty balsy project:

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1645997

Paperchasin · 06-12-2006, 09:56 AM

not worth the effort, IMO...that thing is hardly even a prelude with all that work done to it...with all the money he dumped into, he shoulda just gotten a stock RWD car...or buy an s14 and put a prelude front end onto it...=P

LudemanDan · 06-12-2006, 10:22 AM

This dude's only turning 20 during the course of this project! If he only has one birthday before this thing is done and pulls a number on the strip with a full interior, I'll be even more impressed.

petern101 · 06-12-2006, 11:14 AM

^pretty crazy

now all those newbs, when they ask "can i turn my prelude into rwd?"

you can post this thread and then they can stfu

Ludeaholic · 06-12-2006, 11:55 AM

Now we need someone to do a mid engine lude

chester · 06-12-2006, 01:25 PM

I've always wanted to see a Prelude with an s2000 drivetrain.

SNsLude · 06-12-2006, 01:38 PM

Man that's insaneeee. He has quite the knowledge of fabication and mechanical know how for a beginner, as he calls himself. Must be a father-son pass down of knowledge kind of thing. Can't wait to see the finished project! Read everything he has so far.

cantdrive55 · 06-12-2006, 01:54 PM

whoa.
wonder what they have planned to re-stiffen the chasis.

petern101 · 06-12-2006, 02:25 PM

^me and a friend were discussing about that.

the way he is fabricating the suspension, it might not handle as well as a rwd should.

i'm sure if it was at a dragstrip, this wouldn't matter, but as far as roadworthyness goes, i don't know how its going to turn out

TruNinja619 · 06-13-2006, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by cantdrive55

whoa.
wonder what they have planned to re-stiffen the chasis.

I was woundering about that too.... but nonetheless.. thats one hell of a project for a beginner....

yield · 06-13-2006, 08:51 AM

I just hope there is room for all the pedals!

Silver dudd · 06-13-2006, 09:21 AM

Pretty cool! This car would be best for suprising dumb-ass mustang drivers. I will want to know the price tag in the end. Going to be crazy!!

petern101 · 06-13-2006, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Silver dudd

Pretty cool! I will want to know the price tag in the end. Going to be crazy!!

"more than you can afford" sorry, couldn't find the pic

chester · 06-13-2006, 11:55 AM

Preludes look like they should be RWD from the get-go....but I dunno about conversions. I know that I've always wanted to see a mid-rear 5th gen.

Tola · 06-13-2006, 03:44 PM

Amazing project, but pointless IMO. That thing won't have any characteristics of the Prelude anymore.

chester · 06-13-2006, 03:52 PM

Very true. He should've put an LS1 into a Miata.

Vtecdreamer · 06-13-2006, 04:00 PM

crazy!!!

MidNiteMysT · 06-13-2006, 04:59 PM

Hes cutting up sht all over the place! Thats awesome though.

L-U-R-C-H · 06-16-2006, 04:04 PM

Sorry, I don't think all that work is worth it. Why not just buy a RWD car? That's just ridiculous to me. To me a Prelude isn't a Prelude when you tear apart the interior like that guy did. I mean, yeah...congradulations on making it happen but...why???

fatiye1 · 06-17-2006, 10:51 AM

i think its a cool idea. It would never handle like a prelude but it will be the fasted prelude/hybrid out there im sure. props to him for his efforts.