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I have also had plenty of encounters with other interesting cars.









Including the nicest Honda S600 I have ever seen.















Then the car was driven and washed some more and more.





I put on the black oil cap with gold coin.



Parked the car many times.



And drove the car many times.



And washed the car many times.

 

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Updated Shorai battery

Shorai made some small changes to their 36LP batter so I decided to upgrade. My previous one got lightly shorted on accident and one of the cells wasn't holding a charge properly. Not really the fault of the battery though, just carelessness with an Allen wrench near the terminals.. :hondawave:

I put some gold heat tape on the back to "protect" the battery from heat. (Because I think it looks cool).



Took some photos of my new valve covers so I can 3D model them in the future.



Parked the car many more times.



Mugen foldable storage boxes

Got some nice Mugen foldable boxes! The two small ones fit nicely in the trunk.



Ray's CE28N Ti Gunmetal 17x9.5+47

I also got some TiGunmetal CE28Ns, in the usual size of course. These aren't for the silver S2000 but for a future S2000.



After getting the new CEs I was inspired to take another look at my current CE28N 3D model I had made.



And realized it wasn't very accurate. So I decided to remake the entire thing!













MUCH more accurate now after doing a photogrammetry scan and remodeling the main center portion and the spokes. I also did some controllable brake dust layers as well.

And on the topic of computer graphics. My dream finally came true and I was able to find a way to pull the S2000 model out of Gran Turismo 6 for reference for my own 3D model. The GT6 S2000 is the only one in any game that I consider to be reasonably accurate at all. The model in Forza is absolutely horrific, and all the other models out there are even worse than that.



(the model shown here has some of the GT6 mod parts like a front splitter and some little canards.)

And of course that means the GT1 S2000 was also available for reference.







It's a long process but I am still working on a really elaborate 3D model of the S2000. Mainly just for my own personal use and testing. As a vfx artist it is always good to have never ending projects to keep you fresh on all the different skill sets, so this is a great one for me as it combines my interests.

 

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And to finish it up, I accidentally became the leader of an S2000 gang at work.



Got some fresh fluids and had TrackSpec take a quick look over the car.





Grace at TrackSpec noticed my front J's balljoint was leaking a bit so I got a new boot ordered.

Parked the car a few more times.









And got a new OEM windshield!



I also had my friend Jason at Carzwerk install Clearplex protective film on the windshield. It will be interesting to see how it holds up. It is pretty expensive to install but less than installing a new windshield, so might be a good way to protect it for a bit longer. My previous windshield hadn't developed any cracks luckily but was quite heavily pitted so I felt like it was a good time to get a fresh one. I feel more complete now that I have OEM Honda glass on the car.

 

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I do apologize for getting worse at documenting and posting everything as it happens. If you want more regular updates I would recommend following me on Instagram - http://instagram.com/andrewhake/

Honda S2000 Service Manual 2nd Edition



I already have had a 2000-2006 S2000 Service Manual ever since I have owned the car, but I decided I wanted to get a 2000-2008 manual with intentions of having it professionally scanned and OCR'd so I could use it digitally on my iPad and have it fully indexed and searchable. To my surprise I found someone had already already posted this up online at some point last year. (Honda S2000 Service Manuals - S NI SEN)

I did however order the manuals anyway from Helm, and they actually sent me the 2000-2009 2nd Edition, which I didn't even know existed. It has a less useful outer cover, but the pages are actually much thicker with nicer printing. I feel more complete again having the full S2000 encyclopedia of every model made.

 

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K1 Labs dry carbon heat shield





Awhile back I got a nice dry carbon heat shield from K1 Labs in Japan. Haven't had the chance to install yet but should go on soon. Put on some gold foil heat tape but may have to switch to some of the thicker silver stuff that can withstand even more heat.

The K1 Labs part is really nice. The OEM heat shield has some odd rippling and things from the factory due to the way it is stamped and this piece is made from that, so it has some of that rippling as well, but the quality of the carbon is very nice. 188g lighter than the OEM heat shield so saves around .4 lb.

 

So much to process. I'll be back on monday with an opinion.

 

Amazing updates , I love this car - it just gets better and better with each passing year .

 

Love it. And I love the fact that you actually drive your car!

 

Awesome update man. Car looks great as always and that S600 I'd kill for one.