"deviantcustoms: OEM++ builds" (deviantcustoms)
05/14/2018 at 15:25 • Filed to: None
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"deviantcustoms: OEM++ builds" (deviantcustoms)
05/14/2018 at 15:25 • Filed to: None | 13
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Gas can, oil jug and sockets, fitting just right in their cubbies. Can’t leave home without them, especially not in this car!
Flashback to just after the rough cut on the C-pillars.
Took some head scratching to figure out how to keep the cut symmetric across the two sides of the car, but once again it was the construction laser to the rescue. Still, easier said than done because there were multiple layers of irregularly shaped sheetmetal to cut through, and you mark from the inside but have to cut from the outside.
With the laser sitting at the center of the rear window, I projected and marked lines as such (right rear wheel arch shown):
To “spot” the line from the outside, I drilled spotting holes some distance above the line, then measured downwards on the outside to mark discrete points. After using masking tape to link the points up smoothly, it was back to the good old cut-off wheel.
Then began the tedious process of shaping and welding the topside close off panels, stretching from the B-pillars to the back wall. Took very few pictures as I was rushing to finish before clearing out of the space on Sunday night, but this should give a sense of what was involved.
Even the tacks were pretty tricky as the panel seam wanted to open up with any application of heat. I had to fixture the panel in place with multiple strips of Kapton tape and tack between the tapes. Same deal with the smaller panel just in front of the rear wall, shown here with the inner close-off already in place:
Switching gears, I laid out the bed frame using 80/20 aluminum channel, and used diamond plate to start forming the floor of the bed. More on that in a later post. I also added another crossbeam to bring the window line up to a more suitable height.
Then cut and welded new sheetmetal to form the skin of the rear wall, which really helped my right elbow to not freeze solid when driving at night.
More close-offs at the front of the bed, next time.
AfromanGTO
> deviantcustoms: OEM++ builds
05/14/2018 at 16:07 |
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I always wished that body style Prelude was rwd. Maybe you could do that next. :)
interstate366, now In The Industry
> AfromanGTO
05/14/2018 at 18:37 |
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Not necessary.
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AfromanGTO
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/14/2018 at 19:00 |
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No but it could be fun!
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> AfromanGTO
05/14/2018 at 19:04 |
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Fair point, but they’re fun as is. People often don’t know that the last two Preludes were basically marketed as luxury cars in Japan. They just happened to handle quite well.
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AfromanGTO
> interstate366, now In The Industry
05/14/2018 at 19:18 |
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If I remember correctly didn’t the SH have all wheel steering. It seems like Honda was attempting to compete with the Silvia, Cosmos, and ZX, but just kind of was like if they want rwd get a S2K.
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deviantcustoms: OEM++ builds
> AfromanGTO
05/14/2018 at 20:00 |
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The ATTS on the SH was basically an early torque-vectoring front differential, which I hear worked pretty well before breaking down (which is why you buy a base as a project donor). Compensated for the 63/37 weight distribution.
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> AfromanGTO
05/14/2018 at 23:35 |
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As the OP said, the SH had a torque vectoring differential. There was a 4-wheel steering version sold in Japan and Europe, as there had been with the 3rd and 4th gen here, but the SH was better for handling.