Congratulations to vtecmec for winning May/June's Lude Of The Month, with his DIY Turbo BB1 build.

>>> Click Here For Profile <<<

Image

Formerly Green BB9

Tell us all about your Lude, you know you want to ...
Scott560
Posts: 1320
Joined: Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:44 pm
My Generation: 5G
Location: Didcot
Has thanked: 19 times
Been thanked: 214 times

Green BB9

Post by Scott560 » Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:13 pm

Some epic work there - now if only i had somewhere to install a lift!

Glad to see you went for some of the red strongflex bushes in the most critical parts - i have yellow all round and wish I went red.

Out of interest, how did you galvanise the bolts?
'00 UKDM 2.2VTI H22a8
'21 'e' Advance

User avatar
Brozilla
Posts: 186
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:46 am
My Generation: 5G
Has thanked: 25 times
Been thanked: 52 times

Green BB9

Post by Brozilla » Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:43 pm

That is my good friend's lift. Lifts to be exact, he has two, I don't have one of my own unfortunately.

Yes, I went for the more soft setup because I've driven in an all yellow setup and if I had kidney stones they would shatter :D

There is a place nearby that galvanizes anything magnetic. They steam the parts to clean them, then put them in sulfuric acid, then steam again and finally galvanization.

User avatar
wurlycorner
Ye are glad to be dead, RIGHT?
Posts: 21205
Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 3:33 pm
My Generation: 4G
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Has thanked: 1929 times
Been thanked: 236 times

Green BB9

Post by wurlycorner » Wed Jul 01, 2020 12:57 pm

Wow.
That is really epic work. Looks SOOOO nice.
Well done and I can't wait to see more of how it turns out!

DocQaz
Posts: 2
Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:29 am
My Generation: 5G
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 1 time

Green BB9

Post by DocQaz » Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:49 am

Totally amazing!!! I've had my BB8 resprayed and arches sorted out.

Now looking to get the bushings totally revamped with Poly's too and the whole underside properly de-rusted undersealed.

I was wondering if you could help me out with the anti roll bar bush size? Mine's a 1998 with 4WS and strong flex want to know the so,e of the front and back ant roll bar bushes, which I'm not certain on :( I'd really appreciate if you could help me out. The US forums will likely have different sizes to us.

One other thing I'm struggling to find is replacement ball joints. If you could let me know where you got yours that would be awesome because getting them separate to the whole are is almost impossible unless you get from US and pay extortionate import charges.

Thanks!!

User avatar
Brozilla
Posts: 186
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:46 am
My Generation: 5G
Has thanked: 25 times
Been thanked: 52 times

Green BB9

Post by Brozilla » Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:20 pm

Sure, no problem. Basically 2.0 models had 25.4mm front anti-roll bars, and 2.2 had 27.2mm. For the rear bar I remember only a single option: 23mm.

I have a friend that works in auto parts who supplies me with parts that cannot be acquired as OEM. He has the part number for ball joints, I will let you know tomorrow.

EDIT: here you go:
Part number: 825003810, make: FAG, 4 needed
Part number: BJ-499, make: japanparts, 2 needed
Part number: H-213, make: teknorot, 2 needed

DocQaz
Posts: 2
Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:29 am
My Generation: 5G
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 1 time

Green BB9

Post by DocQaz » Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:34 pm

Wow, such a quick response. Greatly appreciated!!

:thumbup:

User avatar
sol-lude
Posts: 1032
Joined: Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:48 pm
My Generation: 4G
PSN GamerTag: Lude_666
Location: Kirriemuir
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 18 times

Green BB9

Post by sol-lude » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:01 am

Holy jobby balls thats epic work love the dedication.

User avatar
bennyboy
Art Mechanic
Posts: 2825
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:59 am
My Generation: 4G
PSN GamerTag: OCbennyboy
Location: St Albans, Herts.
Has thanked: 7 times
Been thanked: 21 times
Contact:

Green BB9

Post by bennyboy » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:52 am

Fantastic commitment! Nice one. :thumbup:
UKDM BB1 H22A8 NH561P 244bhp 173lbft

'Nigella'

www.benaskem.co.uk

User avatar
Brozilla
Posts: 186
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:46 am
My Generation: 5G
Has thanked: 25 times
Been thanked: 52 times

Green BB9

Post by Brozilla » Sun Sep 20, 2020 9:23 pm

Some updates:

Engine had some major setbacks unfortunately and never lived to be turned on. Luckily I detected something was wrong with the work that builder did and had it opened. These were the results:

ARP headstuds were torqued into block, not hand tightened, causing the block to crack
Some threads in the block were damaged
Head was scratched and had to get remilled
Main bearings were chosen and placed in wrong order
Piston ring gaps weren't adjusted, just placed in the engine as is.
Cylinder walls were bored to wrong spec, they were too tight

Considering the cost to repair all the damage, I trashed the block and got another one. This time I personally drove all the parts to be machined and had the machine shop measure it in front of me. Needles to say, another builder did the second block, under close supervision. He did great work and engine started without a hiccup. Hope to get it on the road by the end of the week.

Image

Image
Image
Image

Finally in the chassis. Bolts that got paint on them got cleaned up, galvanised and reintstalled meanwhile.
Image
Image
Image

Creative mess while figuring wiring and vacuum routes. All water and vacuum hoses were replaced with silicone in the process. I will update the state of the engine bay when I tidy it up.
Battery was also relocated to trunk.
Image

Charge pipes, still need to do the upper part:
Image
Image
Image
Image
Image


Braided brake lines and ATR front calipers:
Image
Image
Image

Finally on its own wheels after months on the lift:
Image
Image

User avatar
vanzep
Supporter 2016
Posts: 6960
Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:38 pm
My Generation: 4G
Location: Edinburgh
Has thanked: 251 times
Been thanked: 392 times

Green BB9

Post by vanzep » Sun Sep 20, 2020 10:06 pm

Just brilliant 8)
1996-2000 1993 EG9 Blue Civic 1.6 Vti - Traded in against the BB4
2000-2019 1994 2WS BB4 Milano Red JDM Prelude Si VTEC LSD

2015 on > 1991 4WS BB1 Phantom Pearl Grey JDM Prelude Si VTEC LSD
2021 ON > 1998 2WS BB6 White Pearl JDM Prelude Si VTEC

Post Reply

Return to “Lude Profiles”