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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 11:43 AM
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love the S2k, but not really a great looking car imo. "it's a girl's car" "miata?" "cute little cab."

is there a way to take the body panels from another car and make them fit on the S? i know that with enough money, anything can be done, but any thoughts on the idea would be appreciated. what issues need to be considered?
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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Sell it for something else.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by gomarlins3,Jan 21 2007, 01:23 PM
Sell it for something else.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Any car in particular? What are you talking about?
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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the other car doesn't drive as good (fun-wise) and i could never afford it. NSX or f430 spyder
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by gomarlins3,Jan 21 2007, 01:23 PM
Sell it for something else.


NSX can be cheaper to buy than a S2000.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Buy the widebody kit.
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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again, not as fun to drive. figured the body is just a shell
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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call boyd cottington.

Seriously, for the price it would run to do this to an s2000, you could buy something else. Good bodywork is expensive, custom fabrication and paint and all the labor and crap is going to be outrageous. You'd basically be driving a "kit" car if you did this anyways...look into some kits or other ultra-low production cars...
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dyhppy,Jan 21 2007, 12:43 PM
...is there a way to take the body panels from another car and make them fit on the S? i know that with enough money, anything can be done, but any thoughts on the idea would be appreciated. what issues need to be considered?
Umm, what? I'm losing brain cells just by being in this thread. I'm leaving before my ACT score goes down.
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