More Mods Than A Miami Mamacita!

Posted by roninvp on January 27, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Now, with all the commotion of the FT 86 coming available and the Subaru BRZ on the horizon I seriously thought if there was a tiny two-seater to be purchased by me, it would be one of them.  I think I may have forgotten about something that has become almost extinct.  James Schwartz is the very proud owner of this yellow little beast and has gone to great lengths to make it one of the most sensational S2000s.  Since the introduction of Instagram, and all its successfulness, groups have started to form.  You see the extreme sports guys, the “I need more attention” girls, car guys, and on and on all through the app.  Of course I have become addicted to searching for some of the sickest rides.  The popularity helped this one spring to life very quickly.  I have to admit when I saw it for the first time on my iPhone it just popped.  You can tell immediately that every piece of it was carefully selected and meticulously installed.  It definitely has become an online sensation through Instagram, with new pictures reaching a hundred likes in minutes.

With a racing inspired design the X-frame, 6 speed transmission, and front engine rear drive of the S2 made this highly sought after by most people with a case of “The Shifts.”  The S2000 is light and nimble.  So, after graduating high school and letting go of owning a Supra or RX-7, their departure was numbed witnessing the birth of a dynamite little beast like this!  I will admit that Mazda also made a light nimble amply powered roadster, but the Miata was just too feminine not me.  The S2K came just in time to keep Honda in the obtainable sports car industry after they decided to let go of certain Type-Rs and NSXs.  Now we know the S2000 as being one of the first cars to develop 100bhp per litre (2.0-2.2L x 237bhp) and it unfortunately lived a short decade between 1999-2009.   Honda laid it to rest after the automotive industry crisis of 2008.  Damn The Big Three with their repercussions felt around the world!

Now James went wild with this one, as you can tell, with numerous Spoon S2000 upgrades.  As most Honda fans know, Spoon makes the wildest rides a Boss.  They tune engines to produce higher RPM’s and horsepower, stop faster, turn sharper, and make it safer.  James obviously wanted it all here.  Check out Road & Track’s review on the Spoon S2000 here.  He turned to Spoon for the insane wide body kit.  Installing both the front and rear bumpers, crazy race cut fenders and fender flares allowing the sexy ASA 18×9.5 (+40) wheels to fit underneath.  Of course he didn’t stop there!  Throwing on the rear diffuser with Berks exhaust poking out, 3D GT wing, carbon hood and trunk the car becomes an Autobots most wanted suspect!

By now I am sure you will notice that this car is extremely different.  Even the hard top has a foreign look to it.  Yeah that’s not a Honda part either!  It’s a wicked hardtop by Mooncraft.  It really draws the roof line back to the rear end like what you see on the Z4 hard tops of today.  It allows for faster straight line speeds than the Mugen top, bringing the coefficient of drag down and the weight.  It weighs less than 30 pounds!  Oh it looks pretty damn cool too.

Since all the extreme body modifications, James has installed Recaro Pole Position seats to keep your ass in place under heavy cornering, G-Force 6 point harness, so you don’t slide out under heavy braking, and a 4 point roll cage for added rigidity.  What you think it’s for rollovers!?  This S2K doesn’t do upside down, it’s too damn pretty!

So, James has really given me something to think about instead of just jumping on a new car that is gonna be hot for several years.  The past offers a lot of very fun cars for a more affordable price.  If you compare the specs on the stock S2000 and the FT-86, well it leaves me a lot to think about.  James has brought it to my attention that his Spoon Honda has made it up for sale.  I don’t have a price, but I am sure it’s just outside what I can afford!  I look forward to what he has in store for the world next.  I bet that SRT-4 is shaking, half scared half anxious, waiting for its turn under the knife of what could be many doctors!  Thanks James for sharing your ride and you can follow him on Instagram – @james_apodamis

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