New track car project.
 

So as much as I enjoyed the Monda for the past two years I’ve come across a good deal on an s2000 that I’m going to slowly make into a track car. When I say slowly I mean over the winter it should be somewhat ready for some basic lapping days. The Monda will be parted out and sold and I already have an interested party on the modified subframes to fit the F20. Go figure :p

Some of it will be parted out and posted up in the next couple weeks. Will be looking for a hard dog roll bar and hard top to start. I already have some of the parts needed to start the build

Ah so you grabbed that one! I saw it on kijiji, probably went into the best hands possible considering it appeared to be in rough shape, looking forward to the outcome!

awesome Nick! I cant wait to see what this car looks like 6 months from now

Yeah I’ve seen this car a couple times and every time it was overpriced. The price on the car was decent to make the move to this platform.

I'm interested in those hoops behind the headrests. We talked about them at the dyno day. The clips are all broken on mine.
That's assuming they will be avail..lol

I’ll take a look at them tonight. I know the car is pretty rough so I’ll confirm the condition of them

Are they all your s2ks??

no the silver one is a friends s2000, it’s getting a heart transplant

This should be fun.

Red Top Racecar, I remember his post and negotiated a deal and passed. This car will be properly reborn now with Nick, I would have just used it for parts. Looking forward to the build. :tipwink:

Love it man! Jealous.

Ive been toying with the idea of finding a sub $8,000 S2K to build into a gutted racer.

the engine was toast in this one but the MONDA engine will be swapped over... or will it?

there was a yellow one, irreparable on kijeej

Went to look at it. Engine is seized.

What’s the back story on that one? Just abused?

nice project I was looking at this car on kajiji, does it have any black carpets or fender liners youd part with?

irreparable title. I think it had flood damage but 90% of the electrics will be coming out anyways.

fender liners seem to be in good shape so those will come off and will post for sale. Floor mats are black in ok condition and the carpets are red in ok condition. Will clean them first before selling. Fenders are also in good condition, will likely trade them.

Sounds like you got a nice winter project.

Yeah lots to do. Might also have a few other projects to do over the winter so this one might be pushed off till spring :(

This will be interesting to follow and to see the finished product On Track.

Removed the dash to get all of the dead weight out.

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going to put an aftermarket cluster in?

Looking forward to checking in on the new track build this winter and getting my S2000 fix while mine is tucked away

going to put the dash back in but will do a different cluster for sure

Get rid of those door cards while you're at it.... You should weigh all the crap you've taken out minus the stuff that's going back in

Not planning to remove the door cards quite yet. I even left them in the Monda. I’d need to get some carbon pieces made to cover all the metal and that’s proablt the last thing on the list. I think I need an engine first :p. The car will be corner balanced eventually so not too worried about the weight right now.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.s2k...02c79debe4.jpg
No Windshield - No Hardtop = Less Weight & Less Money

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Just trying to save you money.

^^^ LOL John! :LOL:

John, you're crackin' me up here.

Super pics! Ugly as hell cars, but probably fast.

Not sure it's Nick's style....

:tipwink:

Why cut the windshield for weight reduction when I can just add more power!
More progress on the weight reduction. The dash is going back in to eventually compete. I’d say it’s less than 10lbs. I’ll have to weight it
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if it's only 10lbs, you could start shaving some of the mounting tabs. grams eventually add up to kg's!

:rockon:

pssst....selling an engine harness and front subframe?

like you i'm basically building an S2000 from scratch these days.

None. Sorry.

Cleaning up the engine bay

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SUBSCRIBED!!! good call on this project:rockon:

Haven’t had much time to make any progress on the build. Been busy putting the Monda f20 engine into this beast for a friend.




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Exocet?

yep

Started some work on a Js wing i got for a good deal. Little bit more repair work and shes good as new.


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Thats dope. Going to haul ass

Wing fixed
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Test fit the new wing

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Valve cover paint was in rough shape. First time using the VHT wrinkle paint. Turned out pretty good.


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Nice.
I tried working on my car lastnight and my garage was so cold I gave up in 5 minutes...

Hi Nick
How many cans did it take?
Did you heat it with the kitchen oven, or use a heat gun?
darcy

Not even half of a can and I put it in the oven. Probably best to do it in the summer and when the wife isn’t home because the smell from it is horrible. :p open all the windows in your house when you do it.

did you have to remove the seals around the spark plug holes before putting this in the oven? what was the temp you used and how long did you leave it in the oven?

looks great nice work.

yeah I took them out. I have a new set to put in. 1hour at 200F to cure the paint

Every little bit helps.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.s2k...480dd9009.jpeg

Good stuff! Grams add up to kilograms. There is no substitute for weight loss.

Should you be as OCD as I am, and want to but the rigidity back in those panels, these guys offer individual dimple dies. Awesome quality and made in Canada. I have many of them and have had great success using them in blind holes with a nut and bolt; as they are hollow.

https://www.tmrcustoms.com/ca/tools/...es/dimple-dies

theres little to no structural rigidity in the inner door sheet metal. The reinforcement bars are still intact. I am planning to get a dimple die set though for other parts of the car.

:duh:, LOL but every pound counts. Dimple dies could be challenging in certain areas.

Nice project Nick. :bow:

Nice! Glad to see I'm not the only one building a GPW AP1 this year

Oh boy! We're gonna have some fun this year!

Looks fantastic man!

:thumbup: looking good.

Nick, could you post these and any update pictures on The BEND Track Nights Facebook page? Looks great. Love those white S2000s.

nice clean up inside there. looking good indeed. keep on doin.

:bump: for updates

Cool, what's being done to the motor? Care to share???

Wow, just wow! :drool:

Love the project Nick.

Very nice!