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Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2021 1:05 pm
by Ian Donkin
Great read and loving your work Gary - I think the thread title should change to 'scope creep' however, judging by just how far you have gone with it.
It's rewarding work though and will keep the car in fine fettle for many years to come, I'm sure.
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 1:54 pm
by Gary71
Scope creep is fair
Box is now well and truly apart thanks to a local S2000 forum member who does these things for fun and showing wear in all the expected places.
A full set of new Honda bearings is going on together with sorting the 2nd gear synchro.
Should be super crisp
(I hope!)
New OEM clutch has arrived so just need a set of the outer mounting bolts and that can go on.
2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:28 pm
by Gary71
Clutch is on with new mounting bolts, the kind chap that did the box lent us an old input shaft as an alignment tool so that saved loads of hassle.
…and I’ve also fitted the ‘precious one’ also known as an OE engine mount. Theft pricing, but that’s what you get for a bespoke part on a (relatively) low volume car I suppose.
The old one had torn and dropped its liquid guts.
My Son collected the box from Warrington last night (in his MX5!) so that’s ready to go on, maybe this weekend
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:35 am
by Ian Donkin
Gary71 wrote:Theft pricing, but that’s what you get for a bespoke part on a (relatively) low volume car I suppose.
Coming from someone who has plenty of early 911 price experience, I'm guessing that mount must be seriously expensive!
I had a Legacy Spec B for a while (I blame Mr Carter) - some part prices for that seemed equally disproportionate to their function and that was its biggest downfall to my mind.
2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 6:12 pm
by Gary71
The mount was £180…
Had a fun afternoon putting the box back on today. One of the alternator bolts took 1.5 hours…
That wasn’t the worst one, that’s the top starter bolt. I’ve never used over a metre of 3/8 extensions to get one bolt in before!
Think this new release bearing guide might be better than the old one!
The position of choice for the subframe is a 3” drop at the back and a gentle tilt of the engine with a jack on the sump. Like this you can get to all the bolts and slide the box on with relative ease with a trolley jack under the middle.
Hope to get it running again this weekend and fingers crossed it all works!
2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 7:11 pm
by Gary71
It took a couple of attempts, but we finally have a sweet gearshift and a non slipping clutch!
There was an horrendous rattling noise on our drive out this morning, disappeared when you dipped the clutch, worry being I’d done something badly wrong on the installation. Then the clutch slipped…
Turned out the noise was the hydraulic pipe from the master to slave resonating on the inlet manifold…
The slipping clutch was the pedal adjustment having no free play, so the clutch was effectively slightly pressed the whole time.
10 minutes under the car and another 10 in the footwell and finally we have all gears, all synchros and that deeply satisfying feeling when you can heal and toe downshift to 2nd at 60mph (and 9000 rpm) and it snicks neatly in.
We stopped off at a local disused petrol station for a few pics. Great location for when I get the 911 back up and running
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 11:31 am
by 911hillclimber
Add roll cage
Add list 1B tyres
Add 4 point drivers seat belts
Add scrutinisers sticker
Add yellow tape to batter lead
Get bill limb licence for 2021
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2021 2:00 pm
by Gary71
Not just yet Graham, tempting as it is!
It’s going into storage soon to make room for the 911 rebuild as Sam has decided to keep it, which I think is the right call
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:14 pm
by Gary71
Re: 2001 Honda S2000
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:26 pm
by Gary71
Final blat before storage.
It’s SO sweet now.
Properly pointy and great to flick through a sequence of bends. …and on these fat profile tyres it gives you plenty of feel about which end is moving.
Not so good at high speed straight lines…