"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
10/07/2016 at 17:01 • Filed to: Honda Prelude, Junkyard, Beerlopnik
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"interstate366, now In The Industry" (interstate366)
10/07/2016 at 17:01 • Filed to: Honda Prelude, Junkyard, Beerlopnik | 2
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In which I wrench on some 4WS 3rd gen Preludes and consume some beer. But not at the same time.
Rear steering rack for a 1991 Prelude Si 4WS.
I get emails from Chesterfield Auto Parts, a local junkyard, that tell me when a Prelude shows up. Over the past few weeks they’ve put 4 out, 3 3rd gen’s and a 5th gen, so I headed up there today. They gave me a slip of paper that had the locations of all four of them and I headed out into the yard.
Those vehicles are all for sale.
The closest one to the entrance was a 1990 Si ALB.
Same exterior color as mine!
The trunk had a 2.0S (carbureted) badge on it, but the VIN, engine, and transmission all matched an ALB. I got the instrument cluster.
I was going for the engine code here.
I then headed for the 5th gen. It was a 1999 base model with an automatic. Probably here due to transmission failure.
After getting nothing from the 5th gen, I went to the next closest 3rd gen, a 1991 Si 4WS in good condition, but with a starting issue. Poor thing deserved better.
Poor thing deserves better...
I got a few parts off it, the battery cables and a few screws and things that were in better condition than Lucky’s. After that I went to the last car, a 1988 4WS.
Total for the parts came to $22.
After leaving the junkyard, I headed to a brewery I hadn’t been to yet. I’m still there.
Tiramisu stout
IPA
Tripel
All in all, a fun Friday.
Bigjohn428
> interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 17:47 |
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Need a better description of the beer choices.
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 18:04 |
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Nice! Was it a self-serve yard? :)
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> Bigjohn428
10/07/2016 at 19:26 |
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Sorry, phone died. The IPA was a farmhouse IPA that was low on bitterness. The tripel was pretty strong despite the light color.
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
10/07/2016 at 19:27 |
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Yep. I may go back next weekend and get more parts off the red 4WS. I hadn’t seen a 4WS in the junkyard in about 4 years before today, and there were 2. Weird.
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> interstate366, now In The Industry
10/07/2016 at 19:43 |
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Rear steering rack made me do a double take on it. thought it was an awd
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interstate366, now In The Industry
> unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
10/07/2016 at 20:22 |
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If only. I probably could have saved that car, but it’s too late. It had a starting issue, the hood was bent, and the inspection sticker said 2009, so it had been sitting for quite a long time, but the rust was minimal, and quite a bit of the parts on it were in better shape than my car. Such a shame. A 90-91 5-speed 4WS is the holy grail for USDM 3rd gen Preludes.