NSX No.2!

[Englebert]

We've sourced another NSX this week, with the aim of it being in the class below the Elise in Britcar. It will also be used to help with the development of the other NSX.

Originally bought from Chiswick Honda (they sold more NSXs than anyone else - a massive 10 or so a year), the car was bought from a dealer in Shrewsbury who used it as his daily transport.

It has a couple of dings and scuffs, but its remarkably straight considering its done 80,000 miles. The underneath is immaculate and the original spare and toolkit are still there.

Its bone stock, right down to the god-awful OEM exhaust. For shame...

The first thing i noticed was how delicate it looked, its also much lower than most road cars.

There aren't many NSXs on the market, so colour choice wasn't really a priority. The 'Charlotte Green' paint will be covered by a vinyl wrap soon...

The interior is cool, if typically Japanese. It feels like you're in a jet fighter, and your view out of the bonnet is the ground where the nose is steeply raked. The seats were nice and supportive, but the steering wheel is huge, and has too much steering lock.

This is a 3.0 five speed model (the other one is a 3.2 six speed). It makes a lovely noise above 6000rpm, but is subdued below that. I had a quick five minute drive for prosperity... on Monday it will be stripped down and resemble our other NSX in its old spec by its first race.

I'll update the thread when she gets some nice mods!

 

[powey]

What restrictions are in place modification wise?

How much did that set you back or is the price private?

 

[Justin]

Pretty cool! Looks in good nick for its mileage.

Prefer the Elise though!

 

[K1NGY]

Really like the nsx's cant wait till you get sum more mods up

 

[Englebert]

The class it's in is determined by power-to-weight, so the engine will remain standard but we can remove around 300kg i'd say. You can't go wild with aero, so it will just get NSX-R bits and otherwise it will have typical suspension/brakes/steering mods and a rollcage.

The biggest problem is that the pop up lights infringe on space underneath the car for suspension movement. They may have to go to accomdate 18" wheels.

 

[powey]

some cold air ducts instead?

 

[Tez.]

love it !

took my uncles for a quick blast when i was 19 while he was down the pub ! lol

the stupid things you do when your a teenager lmao

 

[5parky]

Great car.

 

[philthy]

I like, quite fancy an NSX at some point.

Do you not feel guilty for race prepping them? Not a lot of them about.

 

[peter182]

mint.

 

[Tom]

I'd love one. But i doubt i could afford to run it.

 

[couzens]

Alway remember a white NSX being on the display podium out the front of Chiswick Honda when I used to go and watch the football, looked mint. Love the interiot bar the steering wheel lol

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Awesome bit of kit. I want one... always have done..!

Rare as rocking horse poop .. and Senna helped design/develop the beast. Simply awesome !

 

[paul_h172]

Awesome collection you have now!!

 

[Plummer]

Love NSX's

 

[Paul.M]

lucky guy will be following the progress of this

my friends dad had one .. said drive throughs were a no go lol

 

[Englebert]

I like, quite fancy an NSX at some point.

Do you not feel guilty for race prepping them? Not a lot of them about.

Yes, to be honest i feel a bit bad. We wanted to buy one in worse condition but time was of the essence. We'll treat her nice though.

Thanks guys, can't wait to get it on track!

 

[philthy]

Did you see the one for 9k on ebay? It was a proper nail, had been crashed repaired badly, ABS and traction control kept kicking in randomly, 4 different s**tty tyres.

Cheap though :clown:

 

[Gaz.]

Sweet, love NSX's. If it looks anything like your other used to (in that pic) it will look 'ossum.

 

[Englebert]

Hope so!

Yes, looked at that Philthy. The guy was a nutter! If i had more time i would have taken it though, but the chassis rail bend near the suspension mount was a bit of an unknown quantity for fixing.

Rest of it was ok, interior was good and externally looked ok but the internal respraying was terrible, paint over the a/c pipes etc.

 

[Tav]

2 is enough, leave one for me to buy please. I'd really like to get an NSX Type R but given how rare they are I might settle for a stock NSX with Type R-esque suspension and a few modifications else where. Absolutely LOVE them.

 

[oz_clio]

Jeez, two of them! Ironic me seeing this thread, saw one in white yesterday

 

[Ian_182]

I saw an electric blue one of these in clive the other day,which is just a few miles away from shrewsbury.

Nice toys

 

[jon_r]

Hard times eh Rob.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

love these cars, defo in my top 10

 

[MaLicE]

2 is enough, leave one for me to buy please. I'd really like to get an NSX Type R but given how rare they are I might settle for a stock NSX with Type R-esque suspension and a few modifications else where. Absolutely LOVE them.

no such thing as a nsx type r

 

[Ribena]

no such thing as a nsx type r

probably referring to NSX-R

 

[MaLicE]

there is the nsx-r but no type r

 

[Tav]

Way to be picky...

 

[Englebert]

LOL, yeah, i had the same argument with Christopher.

I was at Snetterton yesterday and there were 3 NSXs there! All in yellow too, and none of them knew other... bizarre!

 

[seb]

how is nsx No.1 getting on too? was having a kit iirc?

 

[Englebert]

It is still in thousands of pieces, but it has some momentum! The kit has to be chopped up, re-made and tested at the MIRA wind tunnel which will take quite a long time. It will be ready for testing at the beginning of next year.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

You sir have skills

 

[cat171]

^ he does...and a load of money !!

Good stuff Rob

 

[MaLicE]

f**k me your wind tunnel testing it! you have some serious wedge behind your team!!!

at japfest i had a good look around the nsx owners stand and must say, after my rx7 im tempted to get one!

 

[Englebert]

Its not that expensive, just beer money for people at Mira who spend most of their day working on Vauxhall Astras.

Everyone is tempted by an NSX... then gets a Porsche. Brand wh0res

 

[Englebert]

Feeling a little guilty...

 

[Gally]

Mint.

 

[WILLIE]

Englebert have you driven either of you NSX's in the last few months as I spotted one a few months back going along the A2 in the same colour as above. Looked stunning and it had gold wheels. Wasn't sure if it was you or not though...

 

[Englebert]

No, not me. I know who it is though, he lives in Bexley Village.