Lude Generation

whilst out at sainsbury's yesterday i met up with a mechanic friend i knew years ago and hadnt seen in 12 years. we got talking and guess what? he has a 2.2 vtec. now he bought it for £200 from a woman who could not afford to fix it, so he bought it.

i saw him again this afternoon to talk ludes



BB1 chassis, but it confused me a tad. its a bb1 but has the ukdm numberplate surround and black block on the front. the chassis number plate is strange though..



look close and it say france bb1 version.

whats all that about? can any one enlighten me with the power etc?

so for £200 he has bought a lude with...

skunk2 cat back exhaust,
aem v2 induction kit.
4-2-1 manifold
team dynamics alloy
lowered
bubble front lip
some type r strut brace.
altezza rear lights.
1 piece chrome head lights

and 4ws!!!

also no front fogs fitted, but single fin nostrils.










is this the lsd code?

its an EDM Lude, non LSD though the M2F5 box. absolute fooking bargain though for £200

there is a ukdm bb1 as well as jdm
that one has had some parts added the main thing being the gearbox.
m2f5 gearbox is non lsd fitted to the h22a5 in the 97 and 98 gen5
may have had a whole engine transplant at some time or just box m8.

if it was an edm wouldn't the fog light on the rear bumper be the other side? as they drive on the wrong side

your right but look at the chassis plate (france) and at the drivers seat rhd.

its gotta be EuDM as its the france BB1, and afaik the M2F5 box was 4th gen only, the M2V5 was 97-98 5th gen

i just had a thought...
back in the mid to late 90's couldnt you buy any car you wanted from belgium to any spec you wanted, ie eudm spec but rhd?

some french do buy and drive rhd
that would explain the rear bumper or swapped?
i can't be sure but i think my old 2.3 ukdm had france on the plate, you will have to get someone on here with a ukdm bb1 to check their plate

it would explain why its not LHD unless its a ringer

it should have a H22a2 engine aswell.

it has .it says on the bottom of the vin plate you can just make it out.