Topic: My S2000 rebuild thread (Read 16104 times)

hookedontronics · « **on:** November 29, 2010, 11:50:22 AM »

Picked this up on 11/24/2010. Runs and drives perfect, just needs the frame straightened and some body work. It also has the 04+ top with the rear glass conversion. Has 114kmi on the clock. Before i purchased this car i sent the pictures over to a body shop that does a lot of frame straightening and i have heard good first hand reviews. They quoted me 200 to get it perfect, so after hearing that i jumped on this baby and picked it up.

My goals with this car are simple. Make it nice and quick, it's a great base to start from. This will be a summer car for a couple days a week only. Considering a dead stock one, in almost any condition goes for 10grand, i plan to stay at or below that number and have a better than stock car. First plan is to get it back to stock oem condition, second phase is turbo. Probably going to cage it as well.

hookedontronics · « **Reply #1 on:** November 29, 2010, 11:54:40 AM »

Picked up 3 hoods yesterday, 2 oem and 1 carbon fiber. Also picked up taillights and a rear trunk. Paid 435 total, I will sell the other oem hoods and make 600 easy which will cover my trip and parts. Also got a steal on some oem headlights for 340 shipped which is amazing considering they go for 400 each. Good day all around.

I still need a front and rear bumper and front fenders is anyone sees them around let me know. New tires, frame straightening and alignment are next, probably this week

spoolordie · « **Reply #2 on:** November 29, 2010, 06:03:21 PM »

That's awesome there fun cars

keifer75 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 29, 2010, 06:07:04 PM »

what are you plans for a turbo set up? I see a lot of turbo guys running 300zx rear ends.

spoolordie · « **Reply #4 on:** November 29, 2010, 09:48:37 PM »

my buddy is doing a turbo swap on his from synapse.....big money man hes at 78kmi and he said it will cost about 10grand for everything not including drivetrain and motor rebuild

id get bolt ons and k-pro and have synapse tune it

KA_Killuh · « **Reply #5 on:** November 29, 2010, 10:09:10 PM »

Get rid of that shitty Honda motor and drop an LS7 in it. Torque wins races. Convertibles win fashion shows.

hookedontronics · « **Reply #6 on:** November 29, 2010, 10:34:50 PM »

Got the new trunk on tonight, straighter out the rear end, and got the rear right taillight in. Also pulled the rear bumper off

spoolordie · « **Reply #7 on:** November 29, 2010, 10:56:13 PM »

looking great....those exhausts(dual) might have to go for something subtle looking and noisy hahah

hookedontronics · « **Reply #8 on:** November 29, 2010, 10:58:36 PM »

I found a single sided apexi when I was on my parts run yesterday. I'm prolly gonna pick that up

hookedontronics · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2010, 06:25:04 PM »

Just dropped it off for frame straightening

flutyr525 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 03, 2010, 06:28:57 PM »

Quote from: hookedontronics on November 29, 2010, 10:34:50 PM

Got the new trunk on tonight, straighter out the rear end, and got the rear right taillight in. Also pulled the rear bumper off

what was wrong with the other trunk lid? it looks ok in the original pics but there isnt a good shot of it

hookedontronics · « **Reply #11 on:** December 03, 2010, 06:33:23 PM »

The original trunk had a dent above the passenger side taillight, the taillight was also smashed and the car had a small dent there. All fixed now!

deadlydave · « **Reply #12 on:** December 03, 2010, 08:44:11 PM »

looks like its coming along nicely dude

Keep kickin ass.

Kavik · « **Reply #13 on:** December 03, 2010, 09:45:11 PM »

ya know, call me crazy, but that would sorta look bad ass keeping it the two tone silver and black

spoolordie · « **Reply #14 on:** December 03, 2010, 11:33:13 PM »

Prepare to have Punani stare at you

Kavik · « **Reply #15 on:** December 03, 2010, 11:44:00 PM »

how elegantly stated

hookedontronics · « **Reply #16 on:** December 14, 2010, 10:03:46 AM »

Well, with the s2k in the shop for the frame straightening I have been eager to get it back and continue working on it. I have the dented trunk lid still lying around so I figured I'd start working on a trunk lid under cover. I think I'm just gonna mount some crossovers here and a jsenclosures.com logo lit up under smoked glass.

Taped it off and made the fiberglass mold tonight.

KA_Killuh · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2010, 07:17:28 PM »

Very nice!

RedRex · « **Reply #18 on:** December 14, 2010, 07:21:34 PM »

Let me know if you need a test driver when it's done!

TheBigChill · « **Reply #19 on:** December 14, 2010, 08:33:14 PM »

Staying tuned. Def a fun little ride.

TylerBeau · « **Reply #20 on:** December 14, 2010, 08:33:57 PM »

SHOTGUN. Lookin' good Jake.

hookedontronics · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:20:05 AM »

Frame is Straight! Woot

hookedontronics · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:21:00 AM »

12/22/2010
Last night i went over and did some work on the car. It has had a CEL on since i bought it so i plugged in my ultra gauge to read the code. The code was P0410 "secondary air inj malf". I knew my air pump wasn't disconnect since the accident so i took a look at it and noticed it had a broken cover on the output side. The part where the hose connects to the male nipple was ripped clean off. Doing a quick search reveals that these air pump are pretty pricey, even used. I am hoping i can pick up a broken pump for cheap and just use the cover. I posted a thread in the wanted section. If i cannot find one in the next couple days (or maybe today even, lol) i am going to order a air pump delete kit form gt motoring, drop a little weight on the car and be done with it. I cannot find the delete kit for sale anywhere but the forums and i'm looking at a post from mid 2009, so i am hoping they are still available.

I'll be back over working on it today and removing the fender support brackets in prep for welding on the new ones when they come in. I also stripped the trunk yesterday.

flutyr525 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:47:32 AM »

looks great! never tell it was in an accident. lol! keep up the good work.

evoWiPeR · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2010, 09:33:52 PM »

Looking Good!!!!

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