Back with part 11 and yes, the Prelude is indeed painted as I type this but here are some more pics of it prepaint. This is actually right before it went into the spraybooth… Firewall ready to go… Here’s a preview shot of the paint….and noooo, it is not gray. […]
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Exclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude Build…Part 10…
Back with part 10 of the Big Mike rebuild. More bodyshop stuff and a sneak peek of what’s to come for the interior. For those of you that don’t know, I recently discovered that some other site was blatantly plagiarizing my shit and basically copying what I’m saying word for […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 9…
So as you all know, the Prelude is now at the bodyshop and unlike most shops, they’re actually working on the car the first week it is there. You know how it goes, normally when you drop a car off for paint, it just sits outside with the windows down […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 8…
Is it part 8 already? Seems like only yesterday Big Mike was tearing this thing down and now it’s already ready to be shipped off for paint. Today we got coverage of Big Mike curling axles, washing his car again, and then strapping it up to the trailer so that […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 7…
Yup yup, back with some more coverage of Big Mike’s Prelude rebuild… The infamous Donut showed up to help out along with Big Mike’s homie, Jimmy. Today saw more work on the bay. Rywire was still busy cleaning up the harness inside the car and Big Mike and Donut worked […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 6…
Back with part 6 of the ongoing Big Mike Prelude rebuild series….I hope everyone enjoys the new look and thank you everybody who had input on how to make it better. The little touches make a huge difference. On with the build, shall we?… Last time we checked in with […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 5…
This guy…always taking Myspace pics even if he doesn’t have an account….Well things have slowed down a bit due to work and school for Big Mike but he did find some time to take some stuff apart and wash the car even though it was in pieces… Header and downpipe […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…Part 4…
More teardown in this section and the beginning of some line work…on with the pics shall we?… The rollbar had to come out because the rear seats and all had to go… …All the unnecessary wiring was on it’s way out as well… Rywire himself was on hand to custom […]
Read MoreAn Inter-“Lude”…Big Mike drops by to say a few words…
I actually got a couple hundred things going on this week so I figured I would let the man behind the Prelude rebuild himself, Big Mike, speak on his own behalf. It’s rare to see a build spotlighted on a site like this and broadcasted exclusively to it’s readers. Usually […]
Read MoreExclusive Content…Big Mike’s Prelude build…part 3…
Hmm…not sure what happened here but at the pace Big Mike is going with this build, it almost isn’t surprising… The F20B is now officially out, clearing the way for the entire bay to be stripped down… One of the first things that had to come out after the engine […]
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