Alexisthemovie's build thread and timeline (lots of pics)
04-12-2011, 04:02 AM
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Alexisthemovie's build thread and timeline (lots of pics)
Even though I've had a build thread on a few other forums, I've never really posted everything together here on s2ki. I know a lot of people don't like my car, and that's cool. I realize the style of my car isn't for everyone, but I try to keep the car legit. It's built for cruising and car shows. I'm ready to do a track build again so this thing is for sale now. I need to free up space (and money) for 2 cars coming in.
I'll spare most of the details and setups as I've gone through like 60 sets of wheels in 2+ years.
My first S2000
July 2008
New one!
January 2009
February 2009
Coilovers
February 2009
New wheels (Stich Gulf, 17x8.5 +29, 17x7.5 +33)
March 2009 -> July 2009
Tons of wheel setups/experiments, switching up body pieces, getting ready for the bodyshop trip, etc
July 2009
Out of the body shop on Volk LE37T (18x9.5 +40, 18x8.5 +40)
August 2009 (Nisei)
Color change, pulled fenders, new wheels (HRE 540 18x10 +6, 18x8.5 +15), Wilwood BBK, AP2 front, Mugen lip, Nitrous, Audio, etc
October 2009
Hardtop, new wheels (Work Meister S1 19x10 +19, 19x9 +19), few suspension upgrades and many other wheels in between
October 2009
Rebarreled Mugen M7 amongst other wheels (18x9.5 +28, 17x8 +10)
November 2009
JLine SDMSL2 (18x9.5 +19, 18x8 +27), OEM front lip
December 2009
New motor (33k miles)
January 2010
Back on the M7's, painted front lip, reshaped front fenders
February 2010 (WekFest)
Work Rezax II, first outrageous setup... 18x11.5 +19/18x10.5 +19, glow in the dark faces, J's Racing sideskirts
March 2010
Car was impounded (suspended license due to Failure to Appear... was on vacation in Japan)
April 2010 (FormulaD, Long Beach)
Back on the M7's.
May 2010 (Eibach annual meet)
Leon Hardiritt Ordens (18x9.5 +13, 18x8.5 +13)
June 2010
Parted the car out, put it on mag blue TE37's and Neuspeed springs... not a bad look, got it ready for sale. After a couple weeks, decided that I didn't really want to sell it after all.
July 2010
Broke up with the g/f, bad month, lost interest in the car.
August 2010 (Nisei)
Last minute KBee coilover install, Junction Produce Scara, stupid poke/ran out of time to fit them properly... 18x11 -1, 18x10 -1, Sparco seat, etc
September 2010
Weds Kranze Shoki (18x9 +8, 18x8 +10)
September 2010 (S2000 Homecoming II)
Custom air suspension, Safety21 6 point roll cage, dual exhaust... laying frame
New front bumper
I'll spare most of the details and setups as I've gone through like 60 sets of wheels in 2+ years.
My first S2000
July 2008
New one!
January 2009
February 2009
Coilovers
February 2009
New wheels (Stich Gulf, 17x8.5 +29, 17x7.5 +33)
March 2009 -> July 2009
Tons of wheel setups/experiments, switching up body pieces, getting ready for the bodyshop trip, etc
July 2009
Out of the body shop on Volk LE37T (18x9.5 +40, 18x8.5 +40)
August 2009 (Nisei)
Color change, pulled fenders, new wheels (HRE 540 18x10 +6, 18x8.5 +15), Wilwood BBK, AP2 front, Mugen lip, Nitrous, Audio, etc
October 2009
Hardtop, new wheels (Work Meister S1 19x10 +19, 19x9 +19), few suspension upgrades and many other wheels in between
October 2009
Rebarreled Mugen M7 amongst other wheels (18x9.5 +28, 17x8 +10)
November 2009
JLine SDMSL2 (18x9.5 +19, 18x8 +27), OEM front lip
December 2009
New motor (33k miles)
January 2010
Back on the M7's, painted front lip, reshaped front fenders
February 2010 (WekFest)
Work Rezax II, first outrageous setup... 18x11.5 +19/18x10.5 +19, glow in the dark faces, J's Racing sideskirts
March 2010
Car was impounded (suspended license due to Failure to Appear... was on vacation in Japan)
April 2010 (FormulaD, Long Beach)
Back on the M7's.
May 2010 (Eibach annual meet)
Leon Hardiritt Ordens (18x9.5 +13, 18x8.5 +13)
June 2010
Parted the car out, put it on mag blue TE37's and Neuspeed springs... not a bad look, got it ready for sale. After a couple weeks, decided that I didn't really want to sell it after all.
July 2010
Broke up with the g/f, bad month, lost interest in the car.
August 2010 (Nisei)
Last minute KBee coilover install, Junction Produce Scara, stupid poke/ran out of time to fit them properly... 18x11 -1, 18x10 -1, Sparco seat, etc
September 2010
Weds Kranze Shoki (18x9 +8, 18x8 +10)
September 2010 (S2000 Homecoming II)
Custom air suspension, Safety21 6 point roll cage, dual exhaust... laying frame
New front bumper
04-12-2011, 04:03 AM
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October 2010 - December 2010
New all metal widebody, full respray, radiused fenders, customized sideskirts, new custom rear bumper, new wheels (Shelby Series 1 - 18x12 +23 rear, 18x10 +22 front)
January 2011
New coilovers... Zeal Function B6, custom revalved, custom spring rates
February 2011 (WekFest)
Relipped my Leon Hardiritt Ordens, new suspension parts, and more
Rear alignment
Front alignment
Drove 500 miles to WekFest and another 500 miles back. Killed my rear tires.
Got lucky and won this
This is how the car looked
Painted engine bay (picture taken during intake reinstall)
April 2011
Shelby wheels back on, new custom quad tipped straight through exhaust
April 2011 (FormulaD, Long Beach)
Custom 3-piece reverse lip BBS LM's utilizing 19" faces, repainted canards and front lip
18x10.75 +22 all around (25mm spacer in the rear... effective -3)
Some detail shots...
My authentic J's Racing sideskirts, which I had cut to match the curvature of the front bumper.
The canards were sprayed black with a matte clear while the lip is a combination of gloss black (top) and matte black (sides and bottom).
Radiused fenders
Rear... looks kind of wimpy with only an 18x10.75 wheel. It's much meaner looking with the 18x12's that I had before.
My ideal wheel specs are 18x12 +13 rear with a 285/30 and 18x10 +13 front with a 225/40. The car is for sale for $13k (LM's not included).
Exterior
Color change to Verde Metallizzato off 2009 Maserati Quattroporte
Radius / widened OEM fenders (radiused and widened 3cm)
Radius / widened quarter panels (radiused and widened 2.5cm)
Shaved hood, fenders, trunk, antenna
VIS Amuse widebody front bumper (modified)
J's Racing sideskirts (modified)
Garage Defend style rear bumper (heavily modified)
Rick's smoked headlight diffusers
AP2 taillights
Engine
39k miles on swapped AP1 engine
Injen cold air intake
K&N high flow air filter
T1R 63mm test pipe
Custom 63mm straight through exhaust with quad 90mm rolled megaphone tips
Greddy oil catch tank
ACT heavy duty clutch kit
Comptech lightweight flywheel
Innovative Race 85A motor mounts
Innovative Race transmission mounts
Suspension
Zeal Function B6 coilovers
J's Racing RCA/SS Kit rear
Megan toe arms rear
SPC camber joint front
SPC camber joint rear
Wheels:
Shelby Series One wheels
18x12 +23 255/40
18x10 +22 225/40
BBS LM
18x10.75 -3 235/40
18x10.75 +22 225/40
New all metal widebody, full respray, radiused fenders, customized sideskirts, new custom rear bumper, new wheels (Shelby Series 1 - 18x12 +23 rear, 18x10 +22 front)
January 2011
New coilovers... Zeal Function B6, custom revalved, custom spring rates
February 2011 (WekFest)
Relipped my Leon Hardiritt Ordens, new suspension parts, and more
Rear alignment
Front alignment
Drove 500 miles to WekFest and another 500 miles back. Killed my rear tires.
Got lucky and won this
This is how the car looked
Painted engine bay (picture taken during intake reinstall)
April 2011
Shelby wheels back on, new custom quad tipped straight through exhaust
April 2011 (FormulaD, Long Beach)
Custom 3-piece reverse lip BBS LM's utilizing 19" faces, repainted canards and front lip
18x10.75 +22 all around (25mm spacer in the rear... effective -3)
Some detail shots...
My authentic J's Racing sideskirts, which I had cut to match the curvature of the front bumper.
The canards were sprayed black with a matte clear while the lip is a combination of gloss black (top) and matte black (sides and bottom).
Radiused fenders
Rear... looks kind of wimpy with only an 18x10.75 wheel. It's much meaner looking with the 18x12's that I had before.
My ideal wheel specs are 18x12 +13 rear with a 285/30 and 18x10 +13 front with a 225/40. The car is for sale for $13k (LM's not included).
Exterior
Color change to Verde Metallizzato off 2009 Maserati Quattroporte
Radius / widened OEM fenders (radiused and widened 3cm)
Radius / widened quarter panels (radiused and widened 2.5cm)
Shaved hood, fenders, trunk, antenna
VIS Amuse widebody front bumper (modified)
J's Racing sideskirts (modified)
Garage Defend style rear bumper (heavily modified)
Rick's smoked headlight diffusers
AP2 taillights
Engine
39k miles on swapped AP1 engine
Injen cold air intake
K&N high flow air filter
T1R 63mm test pipe
Custom 63mm straight through exhaust with quad 90mm rolled megaphone tips
Greddy oil catch tank
ACT heavy duty clutch kit
Comptech lightweight flywheel
Innovative Race 85A motor mounts
Innovative Race transmission mounts
Suspension
Zeal Function B6 coilovers
J's Racing RCA/SS Kit rear
Megan toe arms rear
SPC camber joint front
SPC camber joint rear
Wheels:
Shelby Series One wheels
18x12 +23 255/40
18x10 +22 225/40
BBS LM
18x10.75 -3 235/40
18x10.75 +22 225/40
but pics 1 - 5 are really nice. Shoulda stuck with the red and the Enkeis or Volks. 225s on a 10 inch wheel?? - 8.75 camber?? Stupid.
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04-12-2011, 07:16 AM
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This is by far the craziest s2000 I have seen on the forums since I have been here. I have always liked it and can't wait to see what's next.
You my friend are THE Wheel Whore of the forum.
You my friend are THE Wheel Whore of the forum.
