Kawa's Lude

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Original Headlights fitted.....

[Kawa]

Just ordered a set of S2K clocks.

Have to work out the VSS signal first.

FEW BITS OF INFORMATION TO SHARE - Cause I'm good Like that - Not sure how accurate any of it is

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older honda vss needs about 14hZ to equal 10mph The S2000 cluster needs 540hZ to equal 10

130- needs 175hZ S2K Cluster needs 5450hz.

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honda vss outputs 4000 pulses per mile (approximately)

the s2000 vss outputs 145000 pulses per mile

given a ratio off 36.25

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White LED conversion

http://www.hondahookup.com/forums/showt ... hp?t=48394

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THINK I'LL JUST BUY A CONVERTER



Clocks arrived, just need to source the connectors from a breakers and order the VSS convertor from the states. http://www.rywire.com sell the S2K cluster plugs - in process of ordering those.

more to come.....

FEB 2007

First Test - VIDEO CLICKY - turn the bass up





chopped out rear of dash to accept clocks. I was originally going to put the clocks in the centre, but might put them in the 'OEM' position. I made the wiring long enough to be able to do this.



Speedo Convertor - All wired in now, accepted signals and bouncing the converted signal back out. However the clocks aint responding, so need to check that out



VSS converter

At a ratio of 36/1 it reads in kilometres (ish), as you might expect, at a ratio of about 24/1 it reads in mph It's not calibrated quite right ATM, but it's close enough for now.

UK S2000 models have the MPH/KPH switch. The JDM models are KPH only.

Not sure which model I have, but I only have 4 buttons

Brightness (-)
Brightness (+)
Trip A/B swop
Trip reset

Unless there's a button combination?



Have decided to mount the s2k cluster infront of the steering wheel.

I want the end result to look as oem as possible (unusual for me), so have used the original prelude cluster front (clear glass). Because of space restrictions the circuit boards will no longer be mounted in the s2k cluster, but attached to the underside of the dash top.

I decided last week I would stick with the prelude warning lights as I wasn't that impressed with the s2k versions. With using the OEM prelude cluster front, I have no choice as the s2k warning lights are now obscurred, so...it'll be out with the soldering iron again!!

Started making a carbon fibre cluster cover to tidy everything up as there would be a few gaps otherwise.

S2K clocks with fixing brackets.....



...with prelude cluster front (notice the gaps).....


...carbon fibre in place to fill the gaps - and no fruit



MARCH 2007

Ignition Off



Ignition On - Not 100% happy with the fitment of the carbon, but it will do for now


Due to the angle of the picture, the odo is not fully visible in the picture below

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Apexi's moved into tweater covers

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Have removed the megan/mugen ebay special copy header pipes and put the OEM exhaust put back on, more torque!

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new rad hoses

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MASSSOOOOOOOVE spoiler modifed to accept prelude spoiler break light, may have posted these already. Not sure if it why ever get fitted, we'll see




(2010) In the end it never did get fitted - item for sale

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Wizards of NOS wet kit - 100 bhp jets. Wasn't planning on buying a kit till the donar engine had been rebuilt, but this came up at the right price





(2010) - still not fitted yet

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CarPC is now 1 year old!!

So I treated it to another screen (for near enough the right money)....

(I gave up on my DIY attempt - although it should work eventually, i don't have the time )



A set of vents purchased from Mr Bigpoppa



Din socket I might just fit!!!



A bit of testing in the shed first...(video)



It's in!!



Another pic - still got to put most of the dash back together yet...(again )




Plan A - Small peice of CF either side of the screen.........later to house LED's for HDD, pc power, reset switch etc...


Plan B - Cover the whole lot in CF, creating a bit of a stealth install


Cut the peices to size....


A little bit fibre glass later......


Test fit - NB, the CF cover of the drawer is held on with spit , but you get the idea....


Poor quality night time video Plus my spare battery is running low on power, so the drawer is quite slow

The buttons for manual operation are now hidden, but still operate




Videos of the new stealth screen have finally uploaded, cutting a new CF front plate out was a bit time consuming

Screen out with the ignition


Screen out manually


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Painted the center of my new brake discs couple of weeks ago. Just need to remove the light over-spray.



Did the insides too - not sure if this was a good idea or not, but they always come off rusty - only one thin coat mind.





This arrived today



(2010 - still not fitted the fuel rail!!)

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The box arrived

JASMA = Japanese Automobile SportsMans Association



I was expecting the box to be a lot bigger, but this is a 3 piece manifold.


The cat flange.


The end peice........



Noticed a little bit of damage on this flange, notice the flat? Must have been done during manufacture as the donut is not damaged. Hopefully this wont cause a blow


This is the section that cups over the donut - an alternative to a flexi pipe.


The centre section, 2 into 1....




And finally, the 4 branch....the curved sections are not as well finished/polished as the straight sections....







Gasket set......




A little bit of polish later...



donut joint clamped up, spring length 30mm