S2000 Gets Unique with SR20 Swap
When an engine failure derailed this UK-based owners plans of building his Honda S2000, he looked at it as a challenge and an opportunity to create something unique.
Pursuit of Uniqueness
As inherently unique the S2000 is, the aftermarket customization surrounding the Honda has become a subculture of its own. And over 2 decades since the introduction of the legendary roadster, we've seen just about every type of S2000 project a human brain can conceive of. So it's not easy to find one we can genuinely call a unique creation. But creating a one-of-a-kind S2000 was his goal from the beginning.
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Too Good to be True
Back in 2012 when this car was featured on Fast Car, it was definitely a more shocking proposition than it might seem like now. But its Nissan heart is still quite the oddity. When Stewart picked the car up from an auction, though, the engine swap wasn't quite the plan. But the deal that seemed too good to be true proved to be too good to be true indeed. The engine gave out almost immediately after he purchased it.
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Nissan Heart
Instead of giving up on his new adventure, he began formulating a plan to get the Honda back on the road. A friend made the seemingly ridiculous suggestion of putting an SR20 motor under the hood of the car. It was an idea Stewart laughed at initially. But soon after, he realized that was exactly the type of challenge he wanted to undertake in order to make his S2000 stand out from the crowd.
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Finishing Touches
The visual modifications were kept relatively minimal. Being a painter himself, it was only a matter of time before he decided to give the car its own unique hue. The bodywork also included rolling the fenders, and he rounded things off with those extra rare Blitz 003 wheels. Perhaps the most impressive part of the whole thing was the fact that he was told he had 4 days to get everything done and have the car ready for the Fast Car photoshoot. And that's another challenge he took on and succeeded.
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