Well, during my time of Z ownership I've had to learn many things the hard way. More on that later. After 5 years of ownership, I sold my 1997 Prelude to more comfortably support the purchase of my first home. I bought it as a salvage with damage to the front end and eventually fixed it up to this point prior to selling:
I had a lot of fun with it. I replaced a lot of parts and learn many things along the way. My house has been keeping me very busy but it's been very rewarding. Perhaps most rewarding of all (as corny as it sounds) is the Z's new home. Took months to find time to get everything how I wanted it, but here's the garage as of now:
it's far from "perfect" in my eyes, but I'm happy with it for now. The bench and shelf were made by me, and were really my first experience with woodworking. It's so gratifying to build a functional piece exactly to your liking (and cheaper on the wallet too!)And now, a quick recess for a game of "I spy". If you caught the Z-related item on the bench in the background, kudos to you! For the slower readers (you know who you are
) here's a hint: it's a part from what's covered by a garbage bag in the background. Ok, enough teasing: 
A healthy replacement engine! For those who weren't aware, to put it briefly - I foolishly bought my Z from a c*ck junky dirtbag who lied about the condition of the motor in my Z. Turns out the compression is terrible; hence, replacement engine. I bought it in the same manner as my prelude - shipped from another state with known cosmetic damage but (supposedly) healthy motor. The prelude worked out, the Z didn't. Ya live, ya learn.
Fast forward to today - I finally towed my Z to the new pad.
Loading a non-running sports car onto a car trailer without a winch is a pain in the arse to say the least. But we got it done and here it is:
I wish this post was a "I finally got my Z running!" post, but that'll come later I suppose. It's been a long journey up to this point and I've gained lots of knowledge along the way. Now here is my current thought process: that fugly body kit is molded onto the body panels and the paint needs attention. The front end also needs some work on a frame-rack. Rather than dump a bunch of money into this car, I'm 95% sure I want to part it out and use the funds to buy a clean rolling chassis to put my motor and trans in. Thoughts?
Also, I have a general idea on what most parts are worth, but what is a good source to use as a benchmark for used part prices? I will be making a post in the classies once I get that figured out and plotted in a spreadsheet. Thanks for reading!
