The paint work is done... more pictures to follow
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The paint work is done... more pictures to follow
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Went to Vtec Direct today to get the door weather seals fitted. So glad I went as Honda Uk's NSX Type S was just sitting there post service and it is in the same colour as My NSX... Had to take some photos!!!
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That Type S looks a bit tired and has the wrong (battered) wheels.....
Not to mention the wiper arms
HUK own a Type S with a roll-call and rusty exhaust as well? Are you sure you heard them right? Seems doubtful. Why would it be serviced there?
This is that exact same one!!! It is only ever used on a track and for development and testing apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hagasan
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That is a sorry sight...!
would they want to sell it to me?
SS
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Originally Posted by Silver Surfer
I have already asked... they will crush it once they finish with it apparently... Heartbroken :(
Confused.
I think someone is pulling your leg...
They could be but this is an NSX Type S which isn't a lie and Vtec Direct wont be crushing it, Honda will. Also as Hagasan has pointed out, HUK own an NSX Type S with a roll cage and rusty exhaust which as you can see, this also has... As far as I know once the car is serviced it will be off to MIRA for testing. Check out Vtec Directs and Andy's Facebook feed for more info...Quote:
Originally Posted by mjames75
https://www.facebook.com/pages/VTEC-...18967274793085
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006322835665
Think you have read it wrong, hes not telling you honda have a type s...its a questionQuote:
Originally Posted by Jivaldinho
Quote:
Originally Posted by mjames75
My mistake, Just got so excited at seeing an NSX type S... a bit more info. This car has never been uk registered, it has never been on any UK roads. It is only ever used for testing and development hence why it in such a state and It has only done 15000 miles or so. At the end of the day I am just happy to have seen and been in an NSX Type S regardless of its story :D
I have a spare set of NSX seats... Do you think they will mind if I swap out the Type S seats?
SS
What happened to the lovely titanium gear knob? - without that the gear-change will be compromised....
The hand brake looks wrong too.
Seat side leather needs some tlc.
If you ask me its a total wreck and an embarrassment and the guys at MIRA will be laughing their socks off.:D
jivaldinho, have your ever thought that VTec are just stringing you along with a big **** and bull story line.:rolleyes:
Think about it, what RND can they possibly be doing using an old Ford Orion gear knob and a handbrake that pulls up to the roof lining and that's just what we can see, no wonder it's never been road registered.
There is simply no way this car is owned by HUK, and who ever does own it should hang their head in shame.:(
Pride (which they don't have)
It's a very depressing state of affairs to have a type s in such a state regardless of who owns it.
the seats just wanna make me cry :(
Ooops, I just went and got the NSX-R steering wheel and NSX-R Air Shroud. I have the boss and the horn buttons already plus I have the opportunity to buy the carpets too.... now If only I could get hold of the seats!!!!
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Also I have decided to have a play with adding a Nexus 7 to my setup but without adding the Navpod. Purchased the Nexus 7 dock and with a bit of modification will have it in place of the clock!
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It isn't titanium Nick. Just unscrew yours and feel the weight, it weighs a ton! Possibly made from the same "unobtanium" as the ignition key :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NZNick
I wondered where that car went. There were pics of it in a UK workshop years ago but it went missing... until now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pride
I wouldn't completely dismiss the HUK link although I can't think why they wouldn't work on it in their own workshops? It could be the car that featured in the 1997/1998 Honda brochure wearing UK reg L421 WMR, along with another black Type S (P888 RAM). The pics were taken at the Nurburgring so those cars were definitely in Europe, maybe they were never shipped back to Japan. That could explain why Honda never euro type approved/tested it and why it hasn't been/can't it be UK registered.
Both the above cars appear at the Nurburgring in these videos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSzov3vIzsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7FRwuq2krA
Cheers
Mark
The orange car (in Mark's L421 WMR post) and vid #1 is an S-Zero - no stereo and no aerial hole on the rear passenger wing - see post # 5 pic # 2 and @ 6:52 in the first YouTube clip.
The "Honda" car in this thread has both a stereo (visually confirmed) and an aerial hole (guess).
Not the same car me thinks.
Not had the need to unscrew the knob yet Mark, just enjoying the sublime action of the shift ...... and yes, it does feel like the unobtainium key :D
Thanks for the links to the vids - I'll watch them in full tonight when I get home from work. Hopefully my car is OK as we have just had a severe earthquake not too far away.....
both house and car are undamaged - some light damage in Wanaka.
You're right Nick the car at the Nurburgring is an S Zero but the car at the start of the first video (at Tanaka circuit in Japan) is a "regular" Type S.Quote:
Originally Posted by NZNick
This actually a 3 part video and I'd posted sections 2 and 3. The first section is here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7FRwuq2krA
VTEC say the car is from Honda R&D, which I think is in Germany (fro Eurpoe), not HUK so there may be more to the story. There's no question the car is exists and is currently in the UK unregistered. I wonder what happened to the black Type S (wearing P888 RAM) Gan San is tooling around Switzerland in?
Cheers
Mark
A little more info, so the car doesn't belong to Honda UK but Honda R&D.
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Back on topic...
Honda NSX seats in Alcantara and red leather centre purchased from Yahoo Japan Auctions. Just missed out on the door cards though. I really need to stay way from that site as there are some bargains to be found! Hopefully I will have the NSX-R carpets real soon and then will look to do the dash in Alcantara + red stitching as well. This was supposed to be a long term project but the parts becoming available and at a decent price I just can't help myself!
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BREAKTHROUGH: - So the new loom arrived from Japan and VTEC Direct have been busy servicing, and putting the car back together with the new Engine loom. I was there for the car start-up this morning. The car started up properly first time and then we tested to see if it would rev up to and over 4000 rpm.... It did!!!!!! hell yeah!!!!
BIG THANKS to Kaz for the information that led to VTEC Direct going down the path they did, I owe you a crate of beer for sure!!!! Now all that is left is:-
1. Finish putting car back together
2. Custom ICE install including Nexus 7 (gen 1 ) + Dock, Double Din Dab Stereo, custom 8" passenger footwell sub install, Component Speakers for the doors, Reversing camera, front and rear recording cameras, automated popup screen to view said cameras installed in hole left by passenger airbag removal (airbag was already removed prior to me getting it)
3. Fit NSX-R steering wheel.
4. Incorporate cruise control controls somewhere close to the driver
5. fit new seats when they arrive and get alcantara door cards and dashboard trim.
6. Taitec GT-011 Headers (2016) - found these for £600 in Japan
7. New Exhaust (2016) - still trying to figure out which exhaust to go for
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Originally Posted by Jivaldinho
Sorry Andy Smith - not possible.
Senna killed 01/05/1994 - Type S introduced 01/02/1997.
(apologies for the thread resurrection / hijack - just stumbled across this and noticed this glaring wrong)