4cruizn

My fifth 3rd gen Prelude. This is my second 1989. Almost as addicted to them as I am to Legends.

Picked this one up two weeks ago from a guy who was moving out of the country. It's mechanically sound (new plugs, cap, rotor, clutch, TB/WP, filters, etc) and rides like it's on rails as any 4WS Prelude should.

The Barbados Yellow was only offered in 88 and 89 so this is a pretty rare find, especially rust-free and in decent condition. This car originated in Florida and the first owner was a female (Her name's written in the owner's manual). The guy I bought it from owned it since 1999. It's got 162k on it.

I haven't even really had time to work on it yet, but it does need some detailing. The paint is faded. Also on the to-do list:

- Finish removing pinstripe
- Remove aftermarket sound system and install stock
- Remove aftermarket muffler and install stock
- Trade aftermarket BBS wheels for stock
- Front bumper repaint

The key handoff but we forgot the key. I literally took ownership just minutes before I dropped him off the airport to fly to Canada and then on home to Hungary.



Over at my friend CJ's house borrowing his buffer to start on the paint. He drives a white '90 Si.





Small progress already:

The back before. Who puts a tow hitch on a sports car?!



After.



Stay tuned.

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EarlThePearl

Very Nice 4ws Lude. I think the BBS Rims should stay on the car. They compliment the outside appearance quite well.

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YellowSi

Very nice, I had a yellow 88 Si but it wasnt 4ws. I miss that car.

Edify

Only a woman would put a "Namaste"(Yoga) sticker on the back. Nice pickup!

-Ed

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4cruizn

Thanks Earl, yeah I'll leave them on for the time being. The tires are brand new so unless a killer deal comes along on some stock sawblade 14's, I'll leave these alone.
Haha! Thanks Ed. But yeah, this guy was a character. He does indeed do yoga... eats all organic foods... obsessed about health & wellness. He had some kind of "mood music" on the CD player during the test drive. An interesting purchase experience no doubt! Bumper stickers were the FIRST thing to go.

And I asked what he towed with the hitch. He showed me a picture of the U-Haul trailer he brought all the way to AZ from FL. Why anyone in their right mind would tow something with a Prelude is beyond me. I saved the hitch, though. Maybe someday I'll pick up a four wheeler or jet ski that I need to transport .

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Smokinfastlegend

wait, are you going to be keeping this prelude? Sweet! BTW: how come no front end shots? Nice pick up.

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nino418

Is it an Auto or 5 speed? nice pick up btw.

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jkurl

Myself I have two legends an old work van a motorcycle I rarely ride and a 62 nova that a friend and I were going to restore 5 years ago that sits in storage. My friends think I'm nuts an make used car lot jokes when they come over. So Tyson, how many cars do you have? And your garage is how big?

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Alperovich

nice ty!! i've been waiting for pics of this, AND how come no front end shots??

i know how u feel, i until recently, had like 5 legend's at my house, PLUS my dad's bus, minivan, mom's civic, my CL, my sister's lexus and her boyfriends Jeep. glad atleast i have a 2.5 car wide, 3 deep driveway plus a 2 car garage.

I believe tyson has 2 Legend's and the lude, so its 3, and it looks like he has a 1 car garage.


SO ty, when u gonna be in chicago again? i'm gonna be doing out of town the 14th, i have to help my dad and drive down to little rock, then fly back home

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LS92Sedan

Nice 3rd gen lude. I had a 91 red Si with 4ws, fun car, I wouldnt mind grabbin another one. I was over at Alew's house when you broke the news about the new lude, we have quite a liking for the 3rd gen lude!

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I'll post some tonight. Just grabbed a few pics from my laptop to post up before I came into work this morning. Front bumper has a couple good size chips that need touched up. One thing I love about the front end of this car as compared to the front end of the 90-91's is that the fog lights on the 88-89's are yellow. It's sexy at night.
5-speed all the way.
I want to see the Nova, Jerry! I've always wanted an old Chevy II. Specifically, a '68 SS. I have a one car garage. But yes... my neighbors know that I'm a freak when it comes to having multiple cars around. It's tough to juggle all three around when parking is limited. I actually have been leaving a car parked at my office parking structure and rotating around which one I leave there! I'd like to get into a place of my own in the near future. Plenty of parking space is a requirement .
My standby flight to ORD is booked for 9/12 and returning on 9/14. I'll hit you up with details. It's all depending on how the flight loads look. As of right now there are still plenty of available seats.
Yeah you should pick one up! They are way addicting.

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FutureX 2001

What, no 4th gen preludes? Very nice though

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jap4life

man i miss my red 88 4ws , was my first car i ever bought , like you said Cruizn these cars do handle really well , to bad here in the north east cars rust soo bad can't realy find a clean one , great find man

jkurl

heres the nova

so if you are parking outside often what kind of covers are you using?

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4cruizn

I have a nice Legend car cover but I don't use it. One car is always in the garage at home. One car is always in a covered parking structure at work. And whichever car I'm driving for the day gets parked in the shaded garage at work and gets shade in the afternoon when I get home thanks to the tree next to the driveway. Lately the coupe is still my DD.

Nice Nova! Plenty of drag race potential right there .
Never done a 4th gen!! I don't mind them. Maybe someday!
Yeah thankfully this one's completely rust free! The body does have some dings and scratches but nothing bad at all considering the car is ~20 years old. Almost a classic!

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