Steven's 01 S2000

[Toddxxx]

Haha yeah that's the video :P

I really like the front lip. I'll need to go pick one up from byp. Who did you get to paint it?

[steve d]

it's not a bad lip, cheap and fits well. I got GPG smash repairs on newbridge road in chipping norton to paint it.

[big_kev]

great car bulit mate...were you at the s2k meet in homebush a few weeks back?

[steve d]

Thanks mate
No i couldn't make it unfortunately...

[steve d]

Quick progress update...

Finally today i got around to picking up some carbon side diffusers, the car has needed them ever since installing the front lip...






More pics tomorrow when installed properly and car is washed

I have also purchased a genuine Voltex rear diffuser, pictures will come after i have installed my new 1.5 way ATS carbon LSD which will be next weekend sometime.
I also lined up an APR gtc-300 GT wing for a great price so that will be picked up after my track day in september.

Stay tuned

[Toddxxx]

Nice man! Where'd you get the rear diffuser from?

[steve d]

Nice man! Where'd you get the rear diffuser from?

Thanks man, got it from BYP, they had brought one in for a customer a while back but he never went through with the purchase so they were left with it sitting there taking up space, they wanted it gone so for a very nice cost price i took it

[felixR]

Nice touch.

[Toddxxx]

Ahhh dammit I was hoping it wasn't that one haha
I was offered that one the other day and passed then wished I hadn't haha
Too late now

[steve d]

haha spewing!

[steve d]

couple photos with the side diffusers installed...

[steve d]

Got some snaps from my previous track day at wakefield



Hard on the brakes into T10






T9



Getting sideways out of T2





Another update to come on the weekend involving new LSD, new rear sway bar and Voltex diffuser

[steve d]

Diff and Diffuser update:


On thursday i went over to BYP after work to pick up my new ATS LSD, got home and jacked the car up onto stand ready for its transplant...







and this was the view for the next couple of hours...



Tail shaft off, CV's off, front and rear mounts off and down she came...



diffless S2K




One of the easiest diffs i've ever come across to remove, i was told i would need to drop the exhaust and sway bar to get it out but i didn't. It took me about an hour to get out. Straight after i got it out i took it up the road to my mates place who owns a diff repair shop, so he would swap the diffs over with the right tools, give the unit a good check over and also set the appropriate backlash.
By friday arvo he was done with it, so after work i went back to BYP to pick up new Hasport diff mounts, Tegiwa one piece drive shaft spacers and an NC mx-5 sway bar, then made my way over to pick up the diff.






So up she goes again...






The mx5 sway bar comes very close to the diff mounts, clears by a couple mm


all done


Went to BYP once again today, with an accord euro hoping that my diffuser would fit in it....i didn't realise how big it was lol. Lucky Benny was kind enough to let me borrow their ute to drop it off home





It was pretty simple to install, even though the instructions were hopeless, a bit of drilling for the brackets and it all fitted up nicely





I wasn't able to get proper pictures today because of the shit weather and filthy car, so apologies for poor quality photos

[felixR]

Nice work!

Didn't realise the MX5 swaybar would fit! Any chances of it rubbing as it flexes?

[steve d]

Thanks Felix,

Yeah definitely a tight fit! it's a mod done across the s2000 community to tame oversteer on the ap1, no chance of rubbing in action, it looks a little closer in the photo's, there is plenty of room for it to do it's job