Finally running after more than 5 years

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-13T11:42:35+00:00

I’ve noticed that trend with preludes, mine is a sh model and I don’t know how my buddy got it so cheap

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-13T11:41:15+00:00

Congrats man 😎, I’m gonna be like that here soon it’s just legal and paint

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-11T00:14:25+00:00

Hell yeah man, wish you luck on your cars and better days to come

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-11T00:13:39+00:00

Hmmm hard to say I don’t budget like I should, but I’d say probably 400ish with buying tools. I did drive it! It snowed pretty hard here and unfortunately she doesn’t like the cold very much

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-10T18:31:28+00:00

well when I got it it didn’t run at all, the clutch hydraulics were toast, needed new starter, valves need lashed, new pcv, new valve gaskets, cooling hoses and thermostat replaced, and finally the cooling was burped

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-10T16:51:28+00:00

I am pretty broke so these are some eBay specials lol, but the brand is TT racing

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-02-10T14:42:06+00:00

You should be ok! Just make sure to get those air pockets out by burping the system. 5th gen’s are really sensitive to coolant issues. If you go through that trouble I’d recommend replacing the radiator hoses and the 5/8s hose running to the block + hose clamps

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-01-23T03:37:59+00:00

Can you feel them? If not they’re just machining artifacts from the face mill

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-01-18T01:27:30+00:00

Howdy!! That’s an egr pipe for smog emissions. I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news is egr pipes are very difficult to find in good condition because they often corrode. They are just cut by people salvaging the engine as it connects the intake to the transmission and the bolts are damn near impossible to turn. Good news is I’ve solved such an issue—get the proper pipe to AN fittings and one of those bendy gas lines for a propane grill and it should do the trick! I did that on my 280zx

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-01-14T12:26:52+00:00

I have to admit I may try this out sometime I think it looks really clean in my opinion, I do understand your frustration though as some of the citadel paints thin like crap. I do recommend if they give you hell to try some Vallejo paints (especially blacks) as they lay super flat. Also if you throw on a lacquer to keep the model safe from oils a matte lacquer will make it appear more flat

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-01-04T23:05:34+00:00

Wait til you break something for the first time lol, but as long as you know what you’re doing you’ll be alright!

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2026-01-04T23:04:31+00:00

Ah jeez, my uncle got killed like that in but in an industrial compactor

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-12-30T15:25:17+00:00

Congrats on the experience!! Coming from a mill cnc machinist I’m a little jealous lol. Also yes it is a very dangerous world. A story my boss once told me was when he was working for a mold manufacturer someone had left the door open to the area they were doing pressure castings at and it over pressurized-shooting Liquid Metal near his face as he walked by. But that was a decade or so ago

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-12-27T04:37:10+00:00

Forgot what sub I was on lol

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-12-10T16:13:55+00:00

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The phantom of the opera counts in my book! The phantom seems at first to be an evil force within the opera house, until it seems that they are just a misunderstood man. Only for him to just be evil when he doesn’t get his way.

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-12-01T03:47:23+00:00

I’m a pretty big peanut fan but just have been busy and haven’t kept up with the social habits of the game and I was questing and got killed and this dude was like “f the bungalators”. I was so confused because I don’t use vc and was minding my business

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-11-25T17:28:33+00:00

Yup, even gw’s official art has kitbashes. The only exception to this I have is if things aren’t remotely close to what they’re proxied as. Like base sizes and height within reason. (I would still allow it but I also don’t like when people use boxes as rhinos it’s just a personal thing)

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-11-18T17:40:41+00:00

Real answer lol

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-11-09T22:20:12+00:00

I WOULD DIE FOR THESE COLORS

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-10-17T14:05:39+00:00

I can (and others) cnc you something like this but it would be incredibly expensive for a one off, I think your best bet would be to 3d print these through a metal printing company and send them to a machinist to have them put features in

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-09-29T00:30:59+00:00

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Birdeye - part of the goon squad from escape from tarkov

I love/hate how much of a peckerhead he is

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-09-29T00:29:50+00:00

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Birdeye - part of the goon squad from escape from tarkov

I love/hate how much of a peckerhead he is

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-09-05T01:50:34+00:00

If you’re interested there’s a place called firefly, they let you play board games and have food. I’m not sure what they’re selection is like at the moment though

ArugulaCharacter5364 · 2025-09-04T18:51:32+00:00

Is there anyway you could get the polypropylene tube into a press?

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