Aaron Badis Spoon Fed S2000 Dream Car
The Honda S2000 remains a potent platform especially with the abundance of aftermarket support from speed specialists like Spoon Sports. It is unfortunate that Honda has not had a sports car in their model lineup since the S2000, but with enthusiasts like Aaron Badis eager and willing to put some TLC it, the future still remains bright for the little Honda speedster.
The Dream Made Real
To many, cars function as not only a means of transportation, but as a hobby, pastime, and even a way of life. It is always a pleasure to hear of an individual who has a dream car that they eventually turn into a reality, like Aaron Badis and his 2007 AP2 S2000. Badis fell in love with the S2000, and after years of saving, collecting and installing parts, he was able to make his dream car a reality.
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The Beginning of The Journey
As a boy, Badis was a huge fan of the first gen AP1 S2000 upon its release in 1999, but would have to wait until he was old enough to drive before he could own one. That day finally came in the summer of 2007 when Badis purchased his 2007 Honda S2000 AP2 in a dazzling Grand Prix White finish. Although the purchase of the car was a dream come true, taking possession of it was only the beginning as he had big plans for this little convertible.
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Exemplary Exterior Package
After seeing a fully-kitted Spoon S2000 in a car magazine, Aaron realized he would settle for nothing less on his car and began ordering parts for the conversion. His first step was the body, but ordering a whole kit direct from Spoon wasn't in the budget. Badis bought a number of body parts from the now defunct Spoon distributor Opak Racing, but also sourced pieces from A&J Racing, eBay, and the S2KI.com forums. Badis admits it looked a bit funny from time to time as the exterior package was pieced together, but in the end it turned out perfectly, as is evident by the Spoon Sports #798 chassis certification that the car ultimately received.
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Creating The Cockpit
Although Aaron had achieved the full Spoon look on the outside out the car, he wanted their style to continue inside of the cab. He started with a Spoon kevlar racing seat on Mugen rails that provides additional headroom for a helmet on, and also supports your body to eliminate driver fatigue. He also opted for a Cusco 6-point rollcage to attach a set of Takata 4-point racing harnesses to. The final finishing touches to the interior came with a Spoon steering wheel (by Momo) and a titanium shift knob.
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Boosting The Beast
Badis was not satisfied to let his car simply look like a GT race car, he wanted it to perform like one as well. To boost the engine output, he turned to the S2000 and NSX specialists at Science of Speed and their supercharger kit. Running at approximately 8 psi of boost, with ASM header, and T1R exhaust, Badis' S2000 is making a reliable 360 horsepower on pump gas. To cope with the added power, he also decided to install a Spoon lightweight flywheel and sport clutch setup for improved engine response.
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Suspension & Brakes
To polish off his Spoon build, Badis gave the car the full monty of suspension and brake upgrades upgrades. He used TEIN Street Flex coilovers with 16-position damping adjusters, a Spoon bump steer kit, lower x-brace, and a rear lower arm bar. For the brake system, Badis added a set of Spoon 4-piston monoblock brake calipers with cross-drilled rotors and covered them with a set of Rays Volk RE30 wheels wrapped in Nitto NT01 tires.
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A Dream Realized
The end result of the car is everything that Badis had envisioned. The finishing touch was a storm trooper decal on the fuel door to compliment this evil white machine. Badis explains that he plans to keep the car long term, so in the future he may swap the fixed bucket seats for some reclining buckets and ditch the 6-point cage in favor of a 4-point bar to make it a tad more comfortable. No matter which route he takes, S2000 owners and enthusiasts alike can appreciate the work that went into his AP2 Spoon build.
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