Okay, what's this thing? (Race Car Reference Pic)

[Thor302]

if you wrecked that bad i dont the engine will be running

[Jay!]

Okay, I'll buy the emergency shut-off thing. I just thought it was highly unusual that it be marked on the interior and not the exterior.

I found a pic of a later version of the car, with the e-switch correctly marked, in the same location... (and, convienently enough, without those pesky confusing ADVAN logos...)


Thanks!

[off-topic]Which of those three was camel yellow again? the camaro? naw, i still say chrome yellow. [/off-topic]

[Suislide]

well there you go! mystery solved. good job freakray! sorry if i sounded like i was trying to start an argument. i didn't mean for it to sound like that, i was just putting up a "what-if" scenario.

[freakray]

I hate being right

EDIT: It's cool Iketani

[Jay!]

Originally posted by freakray
I hate being right

So it's like a pull knob, right?

[freakray]

Yeah......pull it and the engine dies.....

[hiver77]

Originally posted by freakray
Yeah......pull it and the engine dies.....

Hah, so if I see somebody driving a car with that thing installed I can pull it (while he's stopped in a red light, say) and his engine will die?

[tonioseven]

It's a sandwich lever; pull for a Whopper, push for a Big Mac:alien2:

[freakray]

It's a sandwich lever; pull for a Whopper, push for a Big Mac

In which case I am surprised it is not standard on all American cars

Hiver.....man oh man could we have some fun

[Honoturtle]

I'm going to trail off of your topic but, I been searching practically everywhere for pics of that car, where do you get yours? I tried google using "spoon sports s2000" and "racing s2000" with no relevent results, any advice?

[ales]

Originally posted by jay@af
Okay, I'll buy the emergency shut-off thing. I just thought it was highly unusual that it be marked on the interior and not the exterior.

There is absolutely nothing unusual about that. In fact, this is required by I think all safety regulations. There could be two safety "thingies" - usually the look similar to a nadgrenade pin, but I guess progress isn't standing still - one to shut off fuel and the other one to shut off the electical system. You don't want to go extinguish the fire with the electrics and the fuel still on!

[Vegetta]

Originally posted by S13_Iketani
actually, the red triangle on the fender pointing to it is actually an Advan (japanese tire maker owned by Yokohama) symbol. there's one on the other fender as well, you can just see the tip of it in the second pic.

Advan? Those look like the Mugen rims I had on my ITR.

My guess is that it's to pop the hood up when you the pits.



-- Vegetta, 2 time SCCA National Champion. Porsche 928 $ Porsche 996

[Veyron]

I'm going to trail off of your topic but, I been searching practically everywhere for pics

Got to Import Tuner.com then click on Features, there is the Spoon S2000 and many more cool cars!

[freakray]

Originally Posted by Vegetta
My guess is that it's to pop the hood up when you the pits.

Yeah....that makes sense, especially when there are hood clips!!
This is a race car, not the one you drive to the store to buy milk....race cars have quick-release hood clips.....hood clips stop the hood flipping up when you wreck.....we already know what the switch does....

[Jay!]

Originally posted by Honoturtle
I'm going to trail off of your topic but, I been searching practically everywhere for pics of that car, where do you get yours? I tried google using "spoon sports s2000" and "racing s2000" with no relevent results, any advice?

I got some from:

Originally posted by Veyron
Got to Import Tuner.com then click on Features, there is the Spoon S2000 and many more cool cars!

...and many more from www.vtec.net ...

Then some more random pics from other Japanese sites I couldn't read. :o Ever see the night-racing enduro version? (note the extra lights)


edit: Oh yeah... and Super Taikyu's site:
http://www.so-net.ne.jp/s-taikyu/index.html

Originally posted by ales
There is absolutely nothing unusual about that. In fact, this is required by I think all safety regulations. There could be two safety "thingies" - usually the look similar to a nadgrenade pin, but I guess progress isn't standing still - one to shut off fuel and the other one to shut off the electical system. You don't want to go extinguish the fire with the electrics and the fuel still on!

No, I mean it's unusual that it's unmarked; the elecrtic-bolt-triangle is absent from the hood, though it is featured in the interior. Why would they not label such an imperative safety feature?

Originally posted by Vegetta
Advan? Those look like the Mugen rims I had on my ITR.

The rims are Work Emotion CRs; the tires are Yokohama (and therein Advans?).