Would you bid on a wrecked S2K to build into a track rat? Curious about opinions. Personally cannot bid on this car due to, well personal issues. But that doesn't mean I can't dream or ask the question. 
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April 22, 2009 2:15 p.m. Rangeball Reader
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April 22, 2009 2:22 p.m. Salanis SuperDork
Locost donor!
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April 22, 2009 2:23 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Hell - I'd be tempted to paint the substructure to match and throw some bike fenders on it and call it done.
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April 22, 2009 2:31 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
Two words:
Lightness added.
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April 22, 2009 2:40 p.m. GregTivo Reader
I'd buy anything if it was
A) Legally acquired B) the price was right
Yes, at the right price, that would be a great track toy or bar that, an even better Locost donor.
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April 22, 2009 2:48 p.m. Strizzo Dork
DILYSI Dave wrote:
Hell - I'd be tempted to paint the substructure to match and throw some bike fenders on it and call it done.
looks like it might need some front end suspension bits, i'd say its a winner
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April 22, 2009 3:08 p.m. mistanfo Dork
Yes. I heard that an S2000 that went into the wall at Summit Point last fall got auctioned off, went for under $2000. Don't know what the new owner's plans are, but mine would be Locost. Might not be Miata donor cheap, but still nicely priced for the drivetrain.
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April 22, 2009 3:12 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork
+1 on bike fenders
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April 22, 2009 3:34 p.m. Xceler8x Dork
Yes. Then I'd put a hood on it to keep out the bad weather. Motorcycle style fenders are a good idea on this one if it's going to see any rain. I guess if the car is weather dependant the hood is an option too.
Track Rat.
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April 22, 2009 3:40 p.m. amg_rx7 Reader
No. It would probably cost too much to get the frame straight (or close to straight).
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April 22, 2009 3:48 p.m. Rangeball Reader
amg_rx7 wrote:
No. It would probably cost too much to get the frame straight (or close to straight).
The ad says the frame is straight and it doesn't appear to have any damage from the pictures. I could be wrong. It happens a lot according to my wife.
Edit: Highlighted a few points of interest
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April 22, 2009 4:05 p.m. Buzz Killington New Reader
wonder if i could sell enough bits off that first one to recover $3100 of the price....hmmm.
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April 22, 2009 4:06 p.m. andrave New Reader
eh throw a cage and adjustable suspension bits at it and a little frame tweakage won't hurt nothin.
I'd buy it if I had the money.. I'd buy just about everything that gets posted in this forum if i had enough money though, as I'm sure most of you would too. So thats not sayin much.
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April 22, 2009 4:18 p.m. P71 Dork
Mmmmm.... S2K Locost....
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April 22, 2009 5:03 p.m. ReverendDexter Reader
Drivetrain swap for my Celica.
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April 22, 2009 5:09 p.m. HeavyDuty New Reader
Actually I've spent some time in a supercharged s2k that was rolled over on a test drive. Car salesman and customer walked away fine and the dealership was so impressed they bought a large number of used ones to sell.
Buddy of mine owns a shop that this dealership has a relationship with, sold it on the cheap to him. Even with the pretty extensive body work that needed done, he'll still walk away with a profit. Of course he/we/friends did the body work so that saved a great amount of the expense. And that money was then spent on a super charger. They are amazingly stout.
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April 22, 2009 5:09 p.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Remove doors, quarter panels and rear bumper.
Poor man's Aerial Atom.
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April 22, 2009 6:00 p.m. cwh Dork
I would think that there are enough good parts on that that even after pulling the drive train you would see a very substantial part of the cost come back. Nice interior, rear clip, lotsa stuff.
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April 22, 2009 6:08 p.m. Rangeball Reader
Should point out there are still several days left in the auction. We shall see how it ends.
What would be the max something like that should go for?
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April 22, 2009 9:00 p.m. confuZion3 Dork
Helz yeah, I'd buy it (if I had the money-duh). I bet you could sell off the seats, radio, interior bits, passenger airbag (didn't look like it went off), speakers, and other amenities and get enough dough to put some racing seats, a hood, and fenders on the thing. Paint them with the canned aerosol spray paint that always shows up in The Magazine.
MEGA-EDIT: Oh your God! It's in Brooklyn! I kinda live there! I was thinking that it would have been in California or Florida which is where all the gems seem to turn up.
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April 22, 2009 9:01 p.m. confuZion3 Dork
Rangeball wrote:
What would be the max something like that should go for?
Probably no more than it's at now.
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April 25, 2009 7:59 a.m. Rangeball Reader
Up to $5.3k. Still would be a bargain at that price...
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April 25, 2009 10:58 a.m. gamby SuperDork
If the frame is straight, then junkyard sheetmetal and a few cans of flat black would make that thing rule as a track toy.
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May 1, 2009 7:36 a.m. Rangeball Reader
Someone took it home for $6.9K. For an 06, I would have to say that would be a great toy, IF the frame was straight.
