1983 Honda prelude mk1 executive

[miniclubby1098]

Here we have my 1983 Honda prelude executive its 100% original and very clean for its age!

1.6ltr

5spd manual

full leather

power stearing

electric moonroof aka sunroof

Just a few bits to sort out a small repair under the windscreen

And a small repair on the exhaust

Bought the car off brat man (aka my older bro) he did talk of breaking it and then decided to sell it to me!!!

Ill update as and when things happen!!!!

[hoopsontoast]

Niiiicceeee

[Brat-Man]

I didn't decide to sell it to you bro,i caved in because you kept on & on about having it! ;D
Nice shot of the 'Lude & Civic but i think it definitly needs hitting with the lowering stick & soon!

[miniclubby1098]

Hi its been a long time guys but some up dates and some new pics !!!!!

new headlights as one was rotten (thanks to brat-man for the new ones)

new exhaust front down pipe and a bit of welding to that !!

The panel under the grill removed and treated then repainted !!

also new mirrors as the ones that came with the car are showing there age !!

so here are the pics !!!!!

[miniclubby1098]

here is a shot of the new mirrors !!!!

[gouldygtr]

mega rare nowadays, love it, how do you get on for spares on these early preludes??

[Chris™]

Lovely! Keep up the tidying work and maybe give it a small tap with the stick Not sure i've ever seen one of these before

[miniclubby1098]

servie bits you can get any where !! ie the bay ! anything body your 9/10 f**ked so i keep my eyes open for bits here and there !!!!

[tali100]

That's a late on -only 2 months away from Gen 2- although there must be an A reg lurking out there.
Suprised at leather as afaik Accord Executive never had it -in fact hardly any Japanese cars did - Prelude might have been only one at the time

[miniclubby1098]

i think your right and its only on that spec prelude !!!

[miniclubby1098]

here are a few pics of the paper work !!!!!







The best bit is cost £6600 back in 1983 !!!!!!!!!

[angrydicky]

Lovely original paperwork! Can't beat a nice bill of sale

[79cord]

Interesting original buyer traded a Rover 2000 for it, my Aunt traded-in her mothers Rover P6 3500 auto to buy the '79 Accord hatch I now have.

Great to see some more pictures of it, the gold & leather are nice. My '81's Longleet gold (bronze) being far more gaudy with cream cloth.

www.cardomain.com/ride/2055109/1979-honda-prelude

Had similar rust under the windscreen, naturally found more under the trims running up the pillars to repair. So understandably I didn't want to refit those trims after repairs. Still have to attack it again round the wiper though since it's bubbling & must have been some hidden between the outer cowl panel & the wiper pivot mounting piece.


Check under the bitumen under the wiper motor too. Not so easy to access, I cut the outer panel free on this one to repair before being distracted by a 2nd near identical example


Rusty sills are common since the sun-roof drained into them... & that boot seal area! I know mine harbors more under the rear windscreen seal too but am avoiding that so far.

Interesting Steering wheel Leather(?) trims you have too, though must admit I couldn't stand the original steering wheels & currently have CR-X one... & tempted by a 2g Prelude wheel.

[miniclubby1098]

yea they are !! they are on the option list !!!!

ive got a new wheel for it as i agree the original one is like a bus steering wheel !!!! lol !!!

The panel under the windscreen has been fiberglased !!!!!!!!!!!! not by me !

The pillers are in good condition

my sills seem o.k. gota weld the driver side one up a bit round the drain hole and by the back arch !

once i get the wife's car back on the road i can get in to doing some work on the prelude !!!

how do find sourcing parts as in the uk you got more chance of a wooden poor quality wobbly children's play pony taking a poo lol !!!!

[79cord]

Sourcing parts isn't great, as I was reminded today when I inquired about a gearbox selector oil seal at a dealer for the '77 Accord I'm trying to Roadworthy. They didn't have any information that old and had never been updated beyond microfiche prior to 1985! and seriously proposed querying wreckers about such parts from 2nd hand Japanese imports (not likely for anything over 15yrs)! Similarly I couldn't get a replacement engine mount and am rebuilding one with urethane adhesive.
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"Professional" Honda wreckers rarely seem to bother with anything over 20 as being uneconomic when many people just start to dump cars before that age, leaving the smaller or "self-serve" wreckers which might be given a car now and then. My local one has actually served me well though they may not have a donor for months then will have two... then may still scrap the immaculate car they've just been given & keep the stripped remains of another.

Things certainly don't look good for the future though with too many service parts suppliers falling into "computer-says-no" mode with minimal descriptions of parts that would be common across a slew of cars and nothing in stock for simple measurement.

Regardless of whether they have parts or not some of the online Parts books such as Hondapartsnow or www.cmsnl.com can be invaluable for finding parts common to other models.

[Geordie]

Love it, very cool.

[vectrolosys]

Haven't seen one of these for a number of years. Friend of mine used to run around in a second generation 1.8 EX auto for a number of years. Great looking cars....

[miniclubby1098]

well ill keep an eye out at my local scrapy's as they do have old cars go through now and then !!
also there is a guy near where i live who deals in old car service parts he has helped a mate of mine out with some rare odd items !!!!

if i get any joy ill pm you !!

[gettinjiggywidit]

I'm so jelous what are your plans for it?


Will.

[miniclubby1098]

hi will

I'm going to restore it as much as i can do a few mod's here and there but nothing that lokks stupid !
apart from that as the saying goes ''if it aint broke' don't fix it'' in other words just keep it as it was back in 1983 !!!!

nath