Yup. Plus subframe weld in reinforcements (front & rear), tranny/engine mounts, and trailing arms reinforcements/replacements. The upper shock mounts should also be reinforced (usually by getting a large washer-like piece of sheetmetal).

Also: safety wire the oil pump nut, many people have had them back out. I'm actually having that done this week along with weld-in oilpan baffles.

Turner or VAC motorsports have all these reinforcement parts btw.

Bassem

 

With a proper cage and without dealing with the softtop (hardtop bolted on) or the stock interior and roll hoops and with a steering wheel hub, splined disconnect and a racing seat you will have WAY more than enough room. It will also be fast as hell and wicked fun to drive

No reenforcement necessary

 

Front A-arm brackets....?

 

I think the reason the E36s need reinforcement is really their age. I would bet that in a few years, older S2000s would also need reinforcement in specific spots. We already know form those that autox that A-arm bracket need them as mike said. I would bet with time we will discover more on these cars.

Bassem

 

What he said.

 

Andy, some of that stuff didn't come about until tires started getting stickier. For the front strut mounts, it happend right away in the market so those plates became std on 96+ production.

IMHO, haved tracked both for several years, the S2000 is more fun on track.

Ex 95 M3 owner; sold originally to get a 993 but ended up getting a Z06.

 

Here's an S2000 for 13K Wrong side of the country but might be worth a look.

 

Look for a non or light impact salvage. You can get something under $5K.

 

I haven't seen -that- many in the $5k range, even less sub $5k. They still aren't that common at that price. Especially when you're lucky enuf to only have to replace the engine (in the case of the san diego one) usually a 5 or sub 5k s2k is gonna need a lot of work. But you can probably find a ~10-12k salvaged titled one that was been all repaired. You sell the interior for about $2k and go from there.

There is a pretty steady supply of inexpensive (sub 16k) s2ks on craigslist in the bay area.

 

Someone just posted this on the SoCal forum:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/car/133788051.html

Looks like a steal. I should buy it for parts.