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If you want to do it right, this is what I'd do, as a minimum...
Pull the plugs and fog the cylinders with oil. (I'd scope it with a borescope, too, but you may not have one)
Drain the oil. Pop the valve cover off. Add new oil by dumping it on the cam, to lube it. Turn the engine over to TDC on number 1. Add more oil to the cam and put the valve cover back on.
Change the timing belt. It's so old it might pop when you start it, which will turn your $1200 car into junk. New accessory belts, while you have them off.
Drain the fuel tank. Flush it with a few gallons of new fuel. Drain again. Put 5 gallons of new fuel in the tank. Pull the fuel return line, feed it into a bucket and jumper the fuel pump. Flush the lines until clean gas comes out. If you can stand to do it, flush the fuel rail and test the injectors, cleaning them if needed. Button up the fuel system.
Top off the oil, spin the engine over to build fuel pressure, put the plugs back in and change the air filter.
Start it and run it at 1500-2000 rooms for a couple minutes. Warm it up to operating temp and make sure the thermostat opens. Drain the coolant, flush the cooling system, drain again. Flush out the remnants of the radiator flush with distilled water. Add the required amount of coolant, then fill the system the rest of the way up with distilled water. Run and check for leaks.
Clear a path in front of the thing, stick it in first gear, depress the clutch and start it again. If the clutch is stuck, be prepared to kill it immediately. If not, then progress to the brakes. Flush all of the old fluid out at a minimum, rebuild the calipers and master cylinder if you intend to drive it.
If it's a runner, change the trans fluid, too.
This is a general list, doesn't include any specific details pertaining to a Prelude, or any of the obvious crap like replacing the battery.
Good luck,
JR
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