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Originally posted by darthfuster:
If it were a CSX frame Cobra or an F40 Ferarri, it'd be worth it.

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Originally posted by stickman428:
A place that specializes in the NSX probably has a good amount of spare parts they have acquired over the years. If anyone will be able to source replacement parts it’s someone who specializes in that specific model.

There are a few different directions they could go. They could restore it back close to original. This would be the most likely option or they could build a resto-mod and swap in some kind of performance engine. The third and least likely option would be to swap in a modern NSX hybrid power plant or a Tesla electric type swap.

Since they have basically a shell they can work with and document an entire build on social media it has potential to be a very clever advertising strategy for their business.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
I dunno, doesn't sound like a good way to spend money to me.

Was having a conversation with my dad a couple months ago about the old muscle cars. They're overpriced, slow, lack comfort and practicality. I'd rather have something modern.

Looks are subjective, numbers aren't.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:
^^^It's a NA (Normally Aspirated) 3.0L V6, and the NSX was a mid-engine RWD car...It IS Impressive!

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Until a new V6 mustang or camaro pulls up next to it at a light and smokes it. LOL

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:

I can't see how a full rebuild would be anywhere near cost effective. Just finding the wiring harnesses and all of the electrical components alone will cost a fortune. Plus everything has to be changed.......It would be far cheaper to restore a driver. Unless, as mentioned, someone simply turned it into a track car.

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Originally posted by RichardC:

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Originally posted by 1s1k:
Normally I would agree with you but with YouTube hits and the fact that they restore these already I’m sure leftover parts are plentiful so they will come out on the positive end.

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McLaren...Ok I guess. They actually progressed the hypercar genre.

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Like the NSX, the McLaren F1 was designed to be an everyday supercar.

By Chris Perkins Mar 29, 2016
You can thank the original Acura NSX for a lot of things: It put Acura on the map in the U.S.; it forced Ferrari to clean up its act with the F355; it started the "VTEC just kicked in, yo" thing, and the list goes on. The NSX also apparently had a profound effect on one Gordon Murray, the mastermind behind the McLaren F1. If you're a fan of the F1–and if you're reading this website, you are–you should probably thank the NSX.

Acura is celebrating its thirtieth birthday this week–its first U.S. dealers opened March 27, 1986–so, now's a great time to reflect on its most important car. While much has been written about the NSX (especially now that there's a new one), its influence on the F1 isn't quite as well known. Gordon Murray first professed his love for the NSX in an article posted to Honda's Japanese website, that's been translated to English.

Honda was developing the NSX at the same time it supplied engines for McLaren's F1 team, giving Murray an opportunity to check out early versions of the Ayrton Senna-developed car. Before the NSX, Murray said the closest car to what he wanted to build was the Porsche 911, but he wasn't too keen on its rear engine layout. The 911 was daily driveable, but the engine mounted aft of the rear axle gave it "a weakness in its handling stability." The NSX combined the 911s usability with a superior mid-engined layout.

"The moment I drove the 'little' NSX, all the benchmark cars–Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini–I had been using as references in the development of my car vanished from my mind," said Murray. "Of course the car we would create, the McLaren F1, needed to be faster than the NSX, but the NSX's ride quality and handling would become our new design target."