97 5thgen VTi prelude

been a little busy of late...saved up some cash and bought a few bits and pieces

carbon lead cover (2nd hand)
no pics im affraid

ep battery tie bar billet ally type

and most importantly

MEISTERS!!!



and in my quest to run the lowest 5th gen i went and had this done



both my rear arches rolled completely flat

to produce this







and a pic from a recent club meet...taken by our own mart609




thats about it for now...

ive got 2 inches ish of clearence under the sump...im investigatin a shallower sump

does anyone know if one is available



i have my eye on some new rims

can i tuck 9" under the rear on stretched tyres???

im running 16"s at the mo and would be movin up to 17"s

yes mate, looking amazing

I have a welder now, sump chop?

Look good, I know some descends that would look good an are going cheap

descends?

ezza wrote:

yes mate, looking amazing

I have a welder now, sump chop?

im investigating this now on the US 5th gen forums....they know more...just gotta make sure i can take an inch or two out without fowling the pick up

bidding on a spare sump now...as its only a matter of time...

morosso do a sump with a step out section so as not to loose any oil capacity....but cant find a price/uk vendor




oh and rim wise....dont think i havnt thought about it....lol...that width on the rear...

*desmonds

Damn iPhones

8.5 front, 9.5 rear. Would look epic! Come try them on if you want, they will be stored after Friday

their either 8's+9's or 8.5, 9.5

let me know, im willing to weld sht for you, i just want to weld everything atm, lol

see if you can get a spare pickup, could look into shortening the tube to accomodate for the nes sump height

how much are you finding the morroso's for?

isnt the prelude 4x114?

nah 5 x 114.3 on a 5th gen

wouldnt mind tryin em on at some point...lol

Feel free, I'm off this weekend, free sunday if you want?

< disregard plans, acquire desmonds

looking sick now
i had a morroso for the turbo build, good quality shit

car looks sick dude with that much lows!!

you sure the oil pick up thingy wont be to long for a shortend sump?? i know there pretty damn close on D's an B series, if i was you i'd just buy higher up sitting mounts or make your own.

like the look of this, was looking round it at the last meet..

much better now it has 'some' lows, but anymore to come or?

btw where in the blackcountry you from?

mintyfresh wrote:

like the look of this, was looking round it at the last meet..

much better now it has 'some' lows, but anymore to come or?

btw where in the blackcountry you from?

netherton


would love to go lower but it would mean custom engine mounts, hole in bonnet, custom or dry sump and more paper than a man can justify

maybe moving up an inch rim wise fitting pending... so maybe a tad lower at the front

cus wrote:

you sure the oil pick up thingy wont be to long for a shortend sump?? i know there pretty damn close on D's an B series, if i was you i'd just buy higher up sitting mounts or make your own.

mounts = hole in bonnet....its that close...H's are quite tall....am also lookin at dry sumps with external pumps etc...but huge ££ on a £700 car cannot be justified...just gonna sort the bodywork out and enjoy it whilst i save for the is300

BEST LAID PLANS.......




add these...



equals sick fitment....but about an inch too sick....booooooooooooo



was restin on bumper and arch with the lude still on the jack....did look immense....but alas no joy.....

someone buy these rims before i cut my arches/bumper and run a frankenstein vitara over on the rear to cover em

glad you didnt buy them they look awful on it!!!

If they fit and it dropped down it would have looked sick! Rim was protruding the arch by about an inch and half

how bout these???

Yes :-)

work rezax mkI

there nice man

been offered some other alloys...pics and specs


They are a wheel made by Modena Racing.

They are a 2 piece split rim, specs as follows:

Fronts: 17 x 8J - about +40 offset. Has some 215/45/17 tyres on
Rear: 17 x 9.5J - about +40 offset too.






other set similar sizes




The tyres are all nearly new, but all a mix of budget brands.

As you can see, the original centre caps are missing and the last owner had some ok looking covers made up from Billet aluminium. They could be milled by a machinist into something better - there's lot's of material there to work with.

4 x 114.3 or 5 x 114.3.

The centre part lip edge and bolts have been sprayed red and not done too well

Being 2 piece if you wanted to decrease the offset ????

a decent price too

recon wit better tyres and refurb could be nice??

opinions...

been shoppin


bought the rims...full refurb ahead



just need to find the centre caps.....see below



japspeed rad

nice!

with the original caps they will look real nice referbed

should look good refurbed!
sorry about the pickup fail.