Jiwung Yun's S2000

With the return of Garage Humble I wanted to pick an especially relevant topic to connect my post for the week and accordingly I have selected cleanliness. I harp on relevant balanced modification just as intensely as I focus on the importance of cleanliness in a build. To define a rather abstract idea, I will state that cleanliness is the overall fit and finish that a project exudes; the sense that nothing is modified that does not need to be and that each modification is carefully hand selected to compliment each other as well as the stock machine. Similar to taste, cleanliness can not be purchased it must be fashioned. One car that has caught my eye recently is Jiwung Yun's Honda S2000. [You can follow his build off the links from this blog] This car simply excels in the idea of cleanliness. While exposed carbon is rarely thought of as a clean look, careful matching of the grey carbon panels forming the roof, hood, and trunk are offset by the black paint and wheel color, smoothing the color transition into an idea of purpose. Power modifications are left to the superbly competent hands of Spoon, who help the car breathe and exhale easy through an appropriately non-attention grabbing exhaust system. Inside is business at its finest. The steering wheel is replaced with a lighter and smaller offering from the Mugen catalog covered in suede establishing a fantastic balance between race functionality and fashion. Dominated such small refinements are the Recaro SPA buckets, a carbon kevlar shell offering no compromise in style, lightness, strength, and cost. These mirror the approach given the exterior panels, where quality is never second with brands ranging from ASM to Powerhouse Amuse. Though the car is lightly tuned, each modifications is a successful step toward improving an area as much as possible. If only I could drive it.