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

>>> Click Here For Profile <<<

Image

Nathan's Road-Legal/Track BB4

Tell us all about your Lude, you know you want to ...
User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:34 pm

lucas wrote:woaaaa im jealous :D so roughly.. how much has all this set you back ? ;)

and congrats on you and the mrs.. on that note. GOOD LUCK , you will need it

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:34 pm

Cheers Lucas :)

Roughly?... I've paid £6,203.09 for everything Prelude I own taking into account what I've sold and postage costs as well ;-) Not bad really for what I've got... Good old ebay! :p ;-)

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:35 pm

Matt wrote:im impressed that you are keeping count on your spends - I got too scared to even think about that!

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:35 pm

Annoyingly I'm a little bit anal when it comes to things like that. I've got a bit of a condition :?

Here's an unclear idea of how bad I've got it (the bottom end of my Prelude costings spreadsheet) :lol: ...

Image

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:35 pm

Matt wrote:im not sure if thats impressive or worrying! :)

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:36 pm

Tell me about it. I hate it, but can't help myself :(

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

(LB) New Wings West Replica Eyebrows & Brembo 4 Pot Calipers

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:37 pm

Well a few more bits arrived this week ;-) Seems when I can't actually work on the car, I have to buy stuff for it instead :? I think I should move closer to the equator... It'd be cheaper :lol:

Anyway, I had been modding a set of pre-facelift nostrils, removing the central slat. This was obviously going to require a bit of filling, but also without the central slat, having steep sides and not being that deep, they were actually allowing you to be able to see right inside. I didn't want this, so there was going to be a lot more painstaking sculpting required if I was going to be happy with them... Until these popped up on ebay for a unrefusable price the other day...

Image

Image

They're obviously replicas, but they should tie in nicely with my Wings West kit ;-)


As you know from a couple posts back, I've batantly got a shed load of performance upgrade parts to fit which should hopefully make the lude go a whole lot faster, but so far I've all I've done for my stopping power is paint my calipers Kawasaki green :?

Trouble with "upgrading" to the obvious Legend twin pot caliper or even the NSX's alu jobs if you can find either of them, is they're still not gonna give you "great" stopping power. Any big brake kits out there generally require 17" rims minimum and a lot of money. I like my 16s and my money, so instead I thought I'd take a bit of a gamble and try something a little different...















Image

Image

Image

They're Brembo 4-Pots :razz:, as seen on the Lamborghini Diablo, Ferrari Maranello, Skyline GTR, a bunch of Maseratis and a couple of BMers ;-) They should do the trick if I can get them to fit.

And to my surprise, they're a lot closer to the OEM caliper size than I expected, which is good as I was intending to use OEM 282mm disc size :)

Image

They're slightly deeper, but on a quick inspection I have enough room to design a nice sturdy adapter bracket, and it looks like it should be a piece of p!ss 8) ...

Image

This is why I'm after a front hub assembly, so as I can measure and mock-up with ease... Inside the house ;-) ... Anyone!
Last edited by NafemanNathan on Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:37 pm

Floydie wrote:Nathan - if you manage get the time to put this lot together, it'll be awesome! :)


User avatar
NafemanNathan
LotM Winner
Posts: 20144
Joined: Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:37 pm
My Generation: 0G
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
Has thanked: 8 times
Been thanked: 124 times

Re: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN THIS THREAD YET (Under Constructio

Post by NafemanNathan » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:38 pm

Floydie wrote:I already did! :lol:
Matt wrote:result on the brembos nafe!
Like you say, shouldnt be too hard to fit them. I wonder if the master cylinder can provide enough fluid to move the extra pistons though....
lucas wrote:i think a write up must be provided nafeman !!!



what are they actually made for ?

Post Reply

Return to “Lude Profiles”