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Exclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude Build…Part 20…

July 31, 2009

I’ll be at the Super Street FF-Battle today so if you guys wanna stop by and chill, you know where to find me…Anyways, back with more of Big Mike’s Prelude rebuild. Basically just assembly of new engine pieces and maintanence here and there before the F20B goes back in…

Brand new Bisimoto cam gears…

Timing belt, windshield clips, grommets, spark plug seals, cam seals, valve cover shit, cowl clips, etc…

Big Mike’s homie Ejay came by to help out…

Old Skunk2 cam gears and timing belt coming out…

…and replaced by the Bisi cam gears, orange of course to match the custom orange exterior,…

…and new OEM timing belt…

Fitting for the custom clutch lines…

Mocking up the clutch master cylinder…

Bit of a minor set-back with the reservoir being too close to the firewall…

ARP 12-point stainless steel mounting hardware…

More stuff being mocked up for fabrication…

By the next update the motor should be in the car. While that’s stuff is going on, here’s some shots of the wheels that are getting refinished…

If you guys are wondering, no these won’t be like super aggressive low offset wheels. That’s not Big Mike’s style really. We tried to convince him but he’s more of a old school guy and he doesn’t want to do crazy fender mods to get wheels to fit any what not. What can I say, it’s not for everyone. Definitely shouldn’t take away from the build though….

Back with more as it comes in…

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The road to Nisei…Tony’s neglected NSX…Part 2…

July 29, 2009

Finally, an update on the NSX…Last time we checked-in, the NSX was being used as a storage unit with all kinds of shit stuff inside of it. Well Tony finally emptied it out and being to tear off the front-end so that it could be sent off for repairs…

Don’t think many people got to see the rear of this NSX before with the rear diffuser installed. He had actually just put this on last year before Nisei but as you all know, the trailer fucked this thing up pretty badly so no one ever got to see it. You can also see the custom center-exit L-Con exhaust…

Nice to see the interior again after all the clothes and shit were taken out…

Front-end off…

Here’s a better look at the damage that was done…Alot of cracks and chunks missing. Hopefully once it’s fixed it’ll be as good as new…The biggest issue is the carbon lower piece. Most likely won’t be able to keep the complete carbon look anymore and will probably have to be painted once repaired….

Gotta figure out the audio too since this thing used to have a complete audio set-up. Most of the stuff was sold and or moved onto his other car…

Look at the damage done to the fender…yikes. I can’t imagine the feeling watching that shit tear apart like that. Even the sideskirts were damaged because it’s all essentially one piece…

Everything that needs to be fixed has been removed and sent off to the bodyshop for paint and repairs…

While all the body stuff is being taken care of, it’ll give Tony a chance to finally install this ARC oil pan that’s just been sitting in his garage for ages now…

He also just got these mirrors recently…

That’s it for now. Basically just needs to fix little things here and there, umm…get the car running finally haha, battery is probably shot, and of course the bodywork. Stay tuned….

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