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To be honest, I researched it loads after the lithium battery horror stories (I have RC cars with Li-Po's that are like hand grenades 😂) but the new ferrous phosphate ones are much more stable. I've had the PS12 version on the car since Feb 2021 and it hasn't missed a beat. I've had a dead battery twice in that time (down to me leaving ignition on or something plugged into the 12v socket). Amazingly, 10-15mins with the JWM charger and the car bursts into life. I've got no bad things to say, its been 100% reliable and the 6kg saving over the Banner 53034 means I can have more cakes, bonus! 😂

If there is enough interest i can put something in build diaries maybe?

Go for. The club is inclusive of all seven type sports cars.

Hi @Davemk1 I built my S2000 with a small denso type Alternator in 2016 and I've covered circa 32,000 miles since then. It's not been plain sailing, but I'd still recommend you doing the same. Details in my build thread here- Bagpuss build thread If I was to do it again, I'd do the same again. As a fellow S2000 user, regular visits to the 9000rpm redline are made by me. I chose the alternator pulley size to ensure the alternator doesn't seen north of 18000 rpm. Charging at the 1100 rpm idle isn't a problem. My first alternator was a e-bay special and didn't last too long (the charge warning light started to flicker above 5000 rpm) I replaced this with Denso branded item from GBS Cars and that's been fine ever since. I did have a concern last spring with a noise sometimes, so I took it off and took it to an alternator specialist and they confirmed the bearings to be fine and tested it electrical as fine too (free of charge as well). I then used a laser light to align the pulley correcly with the 4 groove belt to the crank pulley and it's been quiet every since. From my build thread, you'll see there has been some 'evolution' of brakets and tests of different types of tensioners. My current large alloy bottom bracket and upper steel bracket have been fine. Though I did have the bottom alternator hole bushed so it didn't rock on the bolt. The two bolt fixing syem isn't ideal. I'd prefer 3. Given you do much lower mileage than me, I'm sure you'll be fine. Drop me a PM if you wish to have a call and talk any of this through. Best regards, Ian

I think I might have one. Will check later today 👍

Don't talk to to me about rain - still have recurring nightmares from the Alps 😳

Yeah - one piece can keep you dry but you sweat on the inside and then… get wet here’s how I solved the problem 🤣

Photos and detailed findings please!

Bit embarrassing this one. Whilst waiting for the new Westfield to come out and weighing up options I've bought an MK Indy that needed some TLC. Interesting comparing it to a Westfield.....🙂

Alternator wise. Have a look at my build thread. I also got rid of the tensioner and extra pulleys.

Thank you @Mark (smokey mow) In the past I joined the ACO to get early doors on the tickets and ordered them directly over the phone. Not sure if that option is still available 10 years on... I wrote a quick email to the ACO via https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/info/contact and to my surprise they responded with the information I was looking for. Here it is if anyone is interested. "Hello Sir Mixture, For the 2024 tickets prices, the general admission for the full week it's 115€ and 103€ only for the weekend. About the grandstand, you have 2 category : Category 1 with grandstands n°04 (PANORAMA STAND) - 05 - 10 - 15 - 16 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 23 for 285€ (general admission + grandstand full week) Category 2 with grandstands n°01 - 03 - 11 - 12 - 14 - 34 for 226€ (general admission + grandstand full week) And for the car park, EXPO, PANORAMA and OUEST, the full week is 50€. We hope to have provided you all the information. Best regards,  AUTOMOBILE CLUB DE L’OUEST Circuit des 24 Heures CS21928 72019 Le Mans Cedex 2 www.lemans.org Service Billetterie Direction Commerciale, partenariats et TV Tel: +33 2 43 40 80 00 Mail: ticket@lemans.org

Traitor ..... Dry traitor ! 🤣

Ah, the holes... I have some in my floorpans on one side. 1: as soon as the car is at the wrong angle they obviously don't drain. 2: far more annoying - they work both ways. Letting more water in than out unfortunately.

I've got a small Denso alternator which weight around 2kg. You can adjust the rpm by changing the alternator pulley. The S2000 gearbox is actually quite heavy and not specifically geared for a light car. I've seen some custom bellhousings to mate the F20C to the Type9, which is quite light in comparison (my full aluminium SPC Type9 is surprisingly light, probably less than 30kg, I can grab it quite easily alone, while it was pretty heavy with the iron case). I don't see other areas where you can lose a substantial amount of weight. Carbon stuff is, as you say, mostly cosmetic for the money you pay for it.

Even though I'm currently at the minimum weight for my race class I'd still love to reduce it further so that I can replace the lost weight with ballast where it will do me the most good. There are two more plug-and-play places I can think of to pull out weight. One is replacing the stock Honda alternator (5.4 KG) with something much lighter. The problem is finding an alternator that will be happy at such high RPM's. So far I've had no luck there. The other place I can remove real weight is with a carbon nose, engine cover, and scuttle. It looks like I could drop about 9kg there but the cost is very high. The parts themselves are not cheap and then the crating and shipping from Germany to the western USA nearly doubles the cost. If I were to spend the money on the carbon bodywork that would allow me to reduce the overall weight by 9kg and then I would add it back with ballast on the far outside of the passenger floor. So in effect the money would be spent on shifting the weight to the passenger side and not actually reducing the weight. It's hard to know how much that would change the corner-weighting and if in the end it would be worth the money. That said...if I suddenly have some long lost uncle die and leave me a pile of money I'll buy the carbon....it can't hurt! dave

But pricey for a kagool

Terry you will never stay dry in any two piece. It always finds a way to seep into your ball sack. You can try my Richa Typhoon if you like - but it’s a one piece .

All back together again after a winter of mechanical works fixing leaks and general servicing/maintenance. Thanks everyone on here for your help this far with my various (stupid) questions! Some more cosmetic changes to complete then I am ready for Spring.

Finally managed to get the tub to the painter over the weekend, borrowed one of the works vans and didn't break 40mph getting it there 😳 made it in one piece and now i can hopefully make some progress

Finally got to the problem of my intermittent brake light switch, one of the wires to the brake pressure switch had corroded / gone black inside so was low on voltage, brake lights worked when side lights were on but not when they were off. Remade the connectors which were already short so it was a pig to do in situ but finally got it done. Now have less chance of another Westfield crashing into the back of me on a blat. 😂 Thanks Ian for the direction even though it was on the brake pressure switch side. It would be an improvement to fit a microswitch on the the brake pedal, spring project.