Moonrock Honda S2000

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Podie said:

I think the S2000 has aged really well, although I was never a fan of the interior.

It is very basic inside but it's quite cozy inside with a hardtop on, I hated the blue leather interior when I was looking at them and wasn't a fan of the red, but I think the facelift red/black on mine is ok, red carpets door cards and seat inserts with everything else black. All black would have been my ideal choice though but the car was so cheap I wasn't going to walk away because of the interior colour

Speaking of the hardtop I got a photo of the back with it on:

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I picked up some new seats this week. They're very good condition Integra DC5 Recaro SR4:



The outside of the cars still looking pretty much the same, I'm on the lookout for a nice set of wheels still but I've not found anything yet I really like.

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Quickmoose said:

Had mine since Novemeber...it came with AEM, K&N and full Miltek...I changed the interior from full black to now include red seats, and door card inserts.
Coilovers, alloys.... REALLY enjoying the experience... likely to be a defining period classic, world's best 6 speed box, one of the world's best NA 4 cylinders if not the best...RWD....

I like the Works on that mate 👌

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Butter Face said:

Nice seats, they will looks ace in the car. Will you use genuine Recaro runners?

Thanks, I had a set of DC2 Recaros in my old civic. Most comfortable seats I've ever sat in. They have recaro runners on them at the moment so I'm either going to get them modified to fit the S2000 or I'm going to buy Bride RO rails to fit. Modifying the existing runners would be a much more cost effective way though.

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I haven't driven this much lately so I went for a drive around the countryside, looks pretty good in the sunshine

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veccy208 said:

Beauty of a car, always liked these. I'd just have it slightly more standard. But I'm a bit like that. I do think silver wheels look way better on your car though.

Thank you, I do agree the silver Enkeis were best, I bought a new set of wheels today though. They're WedsSports SA-70 in a staggerd fitment of 17x8 et32 and 17x9 et35 so will fill those arches and also come with a set of Federal RSRs.

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Quickmoose said:

You got some work to do to make sure they don't destroy the arches
Looking forward to some piccies after though

They should be ok, "should" haha. They work out to sit around the same on the front as 17x9 et45 that a lot of people run with a 245 tyre so these should fit just snug.

The back I'm just putting them on and hoping for the best, used to have 18x9.5 et40 so shouldn't be too much worse

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Small setback on getting my wheels fitted. My clutch exploded in spectacular fashion a couple of nights ago, it took out part of the gearbox housing and possibly damaged the flywheel and starter motor. It'll be going to be garage in the next couple of days to asses the damage. Annoying but these things happen I suppose. Should hopefully have it back on the road soon.

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kayzee said:

Good luck! I hate it when failures stop the progression of tasty mods great car to have at your age.

Haha tell me about it! Not sure how much it's going to be to fix yet as I've never had a problem like this in the past. I've had a look under the car and can see the flywheel exposed and the starter motor won't engage the engine.

The most annoying part is organising to get it on a flatbed to the garage from my house.

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Quickmoose said:

Any joy with fitting those wheels yet?

Thought you may like to see my recent addition. JDP rear diffuser, and some home grown side skirts and splitter..

That front splitter, I need it! Car looks absoutley fantastic mate

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RS Grant said:

I tentatively put mine up for sale the other day due to lack of use and a whole winter of it sitting in storage on trickle charge ahead of it... but I'm not entirely sure that I'm doing the correct thing and these photos don't help, haha.

Car looks fantastic, I even quite like the diffuser... it's got a touch of Lotus Evora S about it.


Cheers,
Grant

Ooooh risky move, may be kicking yourself in a few years time if prices keep going up like they are now! But understandable if it's not being used. Keep it I Say haha

Some news! It was the clutch plate that came loose and thought the gearbox was the best place to exit. Luckily a new gearbox on 60k miles from an 05 car only cost £270 and a new clutch won't be too bad. Let's hope it's back on the road by next week.

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Great news, my engine block has also cracked in the process! Currently sourcing a new engine.

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Jellyfish said:

Lovely car, but bad luck on the problems and hope you are back on the road soonish. Those Wedsports are very light I believe, especilly in 17'', and should give you a nicer all round drive, especially the steering feel.
Just 1 thing if you are still running Eagle F1's. I noticed cracks on the inner walls of my front pair even with good tread still on them. It only came to light when she was on a ramp and the mechanic commented he had seen the problem before with F1's. OK, this was on a heavier car with more power and 4WD but you mentioned running a little stretch and mine weren't, so keep an eye out buddy

Thanks I'll check the Eagles when I get the car back, I'm still having the engine fitted unfortunately. They are very light though yeah,just can't wait to get the car back to fit them haha. I'm probably going to get them repainted gloss black rather than the black chrome they are now, I want to keep it OEMish looking still I think.

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I've not updated this in ages. I've done alot to the car since so heres some updates:

I fitted the Wedsports with Federal RSR's for a while





I recently decided to have the car fully stripped back and resprayed, the bodywork was a mess, rust, scratches, dents, been keyed in a few places. I wasn't happy with the condition. I was tempted to have it sprayed something daft seeing as its my toy, riviera blue & bright purple were a few ideas, but in the end I decided to keep it OEM.

During the respray I had some work done, front arches flared, brakes restored in copper, bonnet vented, mugen lip added, new glass/windscreen, JDP spoiler fitted, mesh grill fabricated along with loads of other small bits.









Brakes, before & after:


















Once it was done:








I fitted a Nardi steering with in leather with red stiching, really suits the red interior of the car & feels great!



Finally i've fitted another set of Enkei NT03's in 18x9.5 et40 with 245/35 Continental Sport Contact 3's, great wheel & tyre combo and the car feels great to drive. Grips great with a square setup on good tyres. Plus I think it looks absoutley crazy on these wheels!



(Yes I know I need to fit the numberplate properly, I just didnt have the heart to attach it to brand new paint. I'll probably end up attaching it to the mesh grill somehow)

Cheers

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Butter Face said:

Looks fantastic. Great stuff!

Thanks!

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TaylotS2K said:

Lot's of work gone into that.

Some bits I like, some other bits not so.

Makes me miss my moonrock S2000 though! Nicest colour IMO!

I know its not for everybody, but I couldnt be happier with how it turned out! I agree about the best colour

Heres a better photo of the interior with the silver Nardi wheel, matches the red leather and other silver accents, does need a good clean inside though




And another photo today from the back, before I applied some tyre shine



I also went with my friend to pick up his new to him Anthracite special edition MX5 with factory koni suspension, I think it looks great!

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L17RMG said:

Fixed that for you bro.

Car looks cool though, spot on

Fancy seeing you here

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L17RMG's fiance took some photos with her fancy camera:









Also went for some A road blasts and pub garden hunting with my mate in his mx5, great fun on such a nice day in these 2, wish I had taken the hardtop off though. Im impressed with the MX5 with the koni suspension & Re050a's! Kept up on the twisties quite well



(Don't worry, I didnt use the brush)









I'll stop the photowhoring now haha