Indy Yellow F-matic

[Rdevelopments]

Hi Guys,

Allow me to introduce myselfl, I'm Bas from Helmond in the Netherlands (Europe). Together with Dimer i've founded "NSX Club Europe. I work as a international sales manager for Plastics 4 Performance (http://www.lexan-windows.com/) who makes Lexan windows for the motorsport industry. And have my own company called R-developments (http://www.r-developments.com/) . Owning an NSX was a lifelong dream, and i was lucky enough to be able to buy my NSX just before turning 31 years old last year. Before the Auto vs manual trashing begins i drive an F-matic due to a paralised arm (reason why i can't shift), but i can guarantee Honda did a good job with their F-matic. Some specs:

Honda NSX-T 3,0 F-matic
Color: Indy Yellow Pearl
Year: 1997 (it's a late NA1 though)
Modifications on the car already:


Work Emotion wheels 17x8 et 42 / 18x9.5 et 38
330mm JBT front brake setup
K&N panel filter
Downforce Intake stack
Jdm 3rd brake light
KW V3 Coilovers
Advance Titanium GT exhaust
NA2 headers
Sport catalic converters
Red valve covers
NA2 rear brakes with Power Slot grooved discs


Further i got some stuff on my wish list, Recaro Pole position seats in black leather and some other upgrades.

Some pictures of the car:

When i bought it in the UK:



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At a local meeting:

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At the moment it's Winter over here so the car is sat under it's cover in the garage, but i can't wait for the summer to begin. I'm redoing the suspension as i like the Bilstein setup better then the KW V3's. Furthermore i'm mounting different wheels (again, i have a bit of a "wheel fetish") and redoing the brakes Furthermore i'm finalising a new carbon intake:

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I'll be sure to post some updates over here!

Thanks for looking!

Bas

[Rdevelopments]

Almost ready for the 2014 NSX Club Europe Tour, decided to go a completely different route "semi type R ish" the specs:

Done:

- Billstein Shock + Intrax Springs
- Oem 95 + wheels, resprayed in Championship white with OEM Type r center caps (20mm spacer front / 25mm spacer rear)
- NA2 Brake calipers coated flat black Front + Rear
- Stoptech (powerslot) slotted NA2 Rotors
- CL Brakes RC5+ front Pads, OEM Honda rear pads
- NA2 Headers
- 200 Cell Race Cats
- Advance Titanium GT Exhaust

To do list:

- Red Alcantara Recaro's (Custom made, available soon at R-dev)
- Black Roof
- Modify the Auto selector so it looks better
- New front lip (has been scraped)
- Small JDM license plates front + rear

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[AR]

Nicely modified without going over the top but covering many of the NSX areas of concern!

[drmikey]

Looking good Bas ;)

[Rdevelopments]

When i see a European NSX one thing ALWAYS bothers me, the sagging licenseplate holder. So after some "bodging" with my new"sagginglicenseplateholderfixingmould" tool..

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So if anyone wants to borrow the tool let me know ;-)...

[goldtop]

Looking good. Like the improvised tool use; did you glue the surround, too?

[Hagasan]

Won't this be like a facelift?? It'll eventually sag again..... Nice idea and effort though. Might give it a go...

[Rdevelopments]

I've used a "3M kit" made for fitting emergency windscreens around the top edge. Hopefully this will prevent it from sagging again.
Part # 08610 is the one i used:http://solutions.3mnederland.nl/3MContentRetrievalAPI/BlobServlet?lmd=1211285287000&locale=nl_NL&assetType=MMM_Image&assetId=1180598502357&blobAttribute=ImageFile

I'll keep you posted if she "sags" again...

[nobby]

nice to see another yellow car!

good work :)

[Rdevelopments]

She's ready for both my wedding (24th of april) and the NSX Club Europe tour;

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And tonight i picked her up from the car wrapping place, where they blacked the roof:

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Very happy with the end result!

[Senninha]

Visually lowers the whole car, nice job!

[soddy]

looks great mate, really good pics. always like the nsx in yellow, looks great on a car like the nsx.
i have relatives living in the south of holland and always enjoy heading over to visit them and get a drive over to germany on the autobann ;)

good luck with your wedding too. are you going to have a ribbon on the car lol?

[Rdevelopments]

No ribbon or flowers will get near the Car!
This weekend Honda Netherlands is using the Car for a dealership opening, i'll get some better pictures!

[Sonic]

Look's great Bas! Such a stunning colour. How does it feel to drive with the spacers fitted? Any noticeable difference?

[Rdevelopments]

Time for a decent side profile picture, i really like the result of the black roof makes the lines come out way better then with the standard roof.


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[Senninha]

Looks stunning just the way it is! Roof and wheels mods work really well on the Indy, congrats!

[mjames75]

I want a yellow one now!

[Mistercorn]

Your car certainly does look fantastic, unfortunately I don't think I would get a yellow one approved by SWMBO.

MC

[Senninha]

I want a yellow one now!

Here's one ... http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.php?12034-NA2-2002-Imola-Yellow-F-S-£40-000 which does look rather nice ...

[Philip]

That is looking really sweet. Best of luck to you and your bride on the 24th.

cheers,

Phil

[soddy]

It looks great mate. I can see what you mean about the lines and yellow is a great colour to show them off.
Did you plasti dip the wheels too? Not sure if you said so as posting a quick reply lol.

But the car looks fantastic and will add to the enjoyment of your big day.
So I would like to wish you both the best of luck and good health and I hope you both have a very enjoyable day together.

[UnhuZ]

Beautiful Bas..... i think now i'm going to paint my 02+ wheels in white ;)

[Rdevelopments]

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The white wheels are a pain to keep clean though ;-).....

[Mistercorn]

Great picture, Lovely weather for it by the looks of it.

MC

[soddy]

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The white wheels are a pain to keep clean though ;-).....

so did you pick your wife up and drive her to the wedding? that's how my sister got married in holland, her husband drove her to it as it's tradition? anyways congratulations, i hope you had a great day and everything went well and are enjoying your honeymoon driving the nsx :)

[goldtop]

I'm going to show my Other Half that photo, just to let her know what a fantastic chap I am. :D

Congrats!

[Rdevelopments]

Yeah picked her up, although it was from the house we've lived together in for almost 6 years now :).. Was a fabulous day, one to never forget!

[Sonic]

Congratulations Bas, and best wishes to you and your wife for the future. NSX also looks great... ;)

[Rdevelopments]

The finishing touch for the Nsx have just arrived. Custom made Recaro Poleposition Abe seats with full red Alcantara upholstery. As close as it gets to the original Recaro Nsx-R seats.....


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[NSXGB]

Nice Bas but I would shoot your upholsterer for putting the Recaro logo in the wrong place! (Guessing they are not factory order?)

[Rdevelopments]

Nice Bas but I would shoot your upholsterer for putting the Recaro logo in the wrong place! (Guessing they are not factory order?)


They are Recaro factory custom order, these are "sonderanfertigung" from Recaro Germany. They cannot put the logo in the NSX-R location, thats the only "flaw" in the equation.
reason being is that they are not allowed to make a "replica" from the original honda seats. But really i'm okey with that!

The other option was having the large white letters at the top, i preferred this option!

[NSXGB]

Yes, the standard Recaro logo is a bit 'in your face'.

Look good though, will you have them in by Friday?

[Rdevelopments]

I'm trying to get them in in time!

[Rdevelopments]

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Fitting the passenger one this weekend, happy with how it looks :)...

[Rdevelopments]

Well the seats are finally in, was a bit of a struggle as the Taitec Rails had to be heavily modified but they now fit perfectly and sit amazing!

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At last weekends Japanese Classic / Youngtimer meeting;

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[Senninha]

Good to see them in their new home ... a small observation, but if you have some matt\satin black paint to hand, maybe consider touching in the exposed fixings by the sills ... rgds Paul

[Rdevelopments]

Had some great fun driving around kids that where suffering of cancer during the "Againstcancer.nl" charity trackday athe the Assen TT Circuit.

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Next up is to find a way to lose some length in my body as i don't fit inside with my helmet on :)...

[soddy]

great pics mate, seats look fantastic. i have been reading about the problems with fitting into the car with taller folks on here.
the targa roof seems to help the head room some when no roof is on. i'd fit in perfect though, so waiting for the mass sale of nsx's by all
those over 6'1" as they get fed up :)

but love those white wheels, hope the children had a fun time too, weather looked great for the day.

[Rdevelopments]

Personal Grinta Steering wheel installed with R-dev Horn button kit;


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[Rdevelopments]

Test fitted the cover today, just "loose" on top, as i need to get some Coupe Hinges. When i decently fitted it i'll update with more pictures!

Some pictures of the cover lying on top;

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