Drax's JUN Prelude: Papa Smurf edition

Post by **vanzep** » Wed Oct 18, 2023 4:40 pm

Good luck with fixing up the 4th gen

keep at it.
The subaru looks good - quite fitting for a fan of the little blue smurfs - i think papa smurf would approve

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:33 am

It's a shame about the engine not running.

The Subaru looks nice, a bit different to the Lude, I hope you make it back

Post by **JEBB4** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:52 am

Glad to see you’re still fighting the good fight buddy!
Keep it up!
Nice Impreza by the way that looks like a nice spec car.. love the more basic looking ones

Post by **Drax** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:49 pm

this is the only recent work ive done on the lude.

...model.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:50 pm

Drax wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:49 pm
this is the only recent work ive done on the lude.

...model.

Unlikely to give as much grief! (though probably not quite as much pleasure, either).

What made the decision to sell the 5g? You'd already conquered the hardest bit, after all - owning up to buying it!

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:57 am

Awesome! I am just about to do my one (I bought a kit off Drax). I'm going to spray my one the same colour as my BA8.

Post by **Drax** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:49 pm

wurlycorner wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:50 pm
Unlikely to give as much grief! (though probably not quite as much pleasure, either).

What made the decision to sell the 5g? You'd already conquered the hardest bit, after all - owning up to buying it!

it's fiddly! but it doesnt help that im impatient with builds like these

i sold the 5g because it was a 5g. simples. im very glad a saved it dont get me wrong, especially for it to continue living on with Justin

but the interior is

and only when booting it was it good fun. the 4g is so much a nicer space to be inside. i did get a lot of attention though as its a rare car to be in like any Prelude on the road, but i needed to move on to experience something new.

Post by **Drax** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 4:50 pm

Merlin wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:57 am
I'm going to spray my one the same colour as my BA8.

i sprayed mine black too, trying to get it as close to my 4g as poss

Post by **Drax** » Mon May 20, 2024 10:48 am

managed to get a bit of time this weekend to work on the lude.

swapped the mullered pistons in work recently, added fresh rings and spaced them out correctly, then it was the case of plopping them back in with a ring squeezer thingy

and connecting them up underneath with new rod bearings

done 2/4 before having to go out again. busy sunday

Post by **Merlin** » Mon May 20, 2024 11:26 am

Looks like some job, but at least it looks like you had the weather for it!