F22A1 restoration!

[TheLudeGuy]

I thought i would paint my heatshield on Prelude's F22a1.
Before:

Mid Progress:

After paint dried a bit more and the final result:


Valve cover will be next!

[F20A CB7]

Ya that blk is nice lookin. Do the fusebox cover and abs cover blk also. Just tape the middle part.

[92accord ex]

Ya that blk is nice lookin. Do the fusebox cover and abs cover blk also. Just tape the middle part.

lol and maybe your valve cover

[TheLudeGuy]

Ya that blk is nice lookin. Do the fusebox cover and abs cover blk also. Just tape the middle part.

LOL! Prelude S models don't come with ABS.

[Tippey764]

You should have taken the heat sheild off of the car

[wildcatloe]

You should have taken the heat sheild off of the car

i wouldnt want to show off my rusty header....his is probably rusty to

[JDMDriver]

Glad you painted it to original black and not removed it to "Show Off" the manifold.

With the heat shield it looks more refined as an Accord should be, in my opinion.

I hope you painted it with high temp exhaust or engine paint, otherwise it will not last very long.

I suggest you paint the rocker cover too. Don't use the same paint. If you want OEM look use the wrinkle paint.

Then I suggest getting rid of those blue after market high tension leads and go back to OEM Honda. Good OEM from the JY will last longer and perform better in my opinion.

You are on your way to having a restored and neat engine bay.

[TheLudeGuy]

Glad you painted it to original black and not removed it to "Show Off" the manifold.

With the heat shield it looks more refined as an Accord should be, in my opinion.

I hope you painted it with high temp exhaust or engine paint, otherwise it will not last very long.

I suggest you paint the rocker cover too. Don't use the same paint. If you want OEM look use the wrinkle paint.

Then I suggest getting rid of those blue after market high tension leads and go back to OEM Honda. Good OEM from the JY will last longer and perform better in my opinion.

You are on your way to having a restored and neat engine bay.

Yeah I used Engine paint thats good for up to 500 degrees.
As far as the Valve/Rocker Cover i will be painting it with the VHT Wrinkle paint.
By the way those are NGK wireset not some cheap stuff.
OH yea and its a BA8 Aka Prelude not the CB7 Accord

[TheLudeGuy]

OK so i have had time to post this. I painted my valve cover VHT Wrinkle paint.
I also added a Neuspeed Strut bar, that i painted with Duplicolor Color Shift. And Mugen Reservoir cover.

[Jarrett]

I don't think I've ever taken the time to look at the power steering bracket of an F22A1 Prelude.

[Granite CB7]

^I am surprised that more F22A people aren't running the P12 bracket w/ the P11 p/s pump on their CB's, that's what I'm doing.

OP-lookin' good I really dig the OEM look, just black and silver mostly, very clean. I bet it hasn't seen any/many winters w/ salt. It's funny to see the prelude neuspeed bar vs. the CB one, it has boxier corners and sits up higher above the strut towers.

[Jarrett]

What would using the Prelude pump on an F22A accomplish? It is smaller, which is a plus from a clutter standpoint, but not much else.

[erknee916]

nice job, it looks great!

[Granite CB7]

What would using the Prelude pump on an F22A accomplish? It is smaller, which is a plus from a clutter standpoint, but not much else.

Yeah, that's mostly it, it looks 100X better IMO, sits much lower on the motor, fewer internal parts and easier IMO to rebuild. My pump came w/ an AEM pulley on it already, that was the cherry on top.

[BreckAConner]

OK so i have had time to post this. I painted my valve cover VHT Wrinkle paint.
I also added a Neuspeed Strut bar, that i painted with Duplicolor Color Shift. And Mugen Reservoir cover.

Looks Great man, I need to paint mine up.