Restoration Progress of Soichiro Honda's Gem, 1965 Honda S600

[Kevin Lee]

hope this can boost your morale... Salute for you!

http://www.zerotohundred.com/newfor...ention-a-simple-start-a-longterm-benefit.html

thanks for the link man. however, im gonna do the welding works locally with the old timer sifus. but yeah it would be pretty inconvenient to bring the car to KL and also if anything were to happen to it, i wouldnt know. least if i put my car in my hometown, i could check on it daily

 

[Kevin Lee]

on the way to my welder, i saw this, this car needs all the TLC it can get!


bmw 700 coupe

 

[Kevin Lee]

engine being overhauled from today.

 

[Kevin Lee]

taken out the oil filter

car without the engine

my mech says that the piston has died. i wonder if theres anyone in malaysia that coulf source for a similar part or perhaps refabricate/duplicate it

 

[Kevin Lee]

parts needed to be purchased

gasket head (i wonder which type, noob in car parts)

random parts

clutch plate

brake pump

clutch pump

pumps (brake+clutch)

chain drive

brake disc shoe

slave cylinder

wheel cylinder

another view of the wheel cylinder

gasket another view

 

[BLANk]

Kevin Lee:
That "1st unknown pump" was a slave cylinder...^^

the "last unknown pump" was wheel cylinder

 

[Kevin Lee]

thanks, i called up the guy in germany, michael ortmann, he has the rubber kits for the pumps, so its not necessary to buy the whole thing lol!

 

[BLANk]

Kevin Lee:
wow...still got the repair kit for the wheel cylinder...yea,ppl will overhaul the wheel cylinder in the old time if it was leak but nowadays ppl just replace it with a new one...

 

[Kevin Lee]

he might drop by in malaysia in january. would be awesome to meet the honda guru and have him help me with the restoration process. he mentioned that, he drives his roadster and coupe on daily basis and its a reliable lil car.

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anyways, side note, the car will be repainted like this

i bought this car model, so that my painter could replicate the same color on the car. it is known as the honda racing yellow, as its pretty famous in the honda s800 RSC sports car :D

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blank, found out the item name, its called a slave cylinder, renamed it now

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Ortmann Parts List

this is the website where i can buy the parts. i wonder if you can spot the last unknown pump?

 

[BLANk]

Kevin Lee:
the "last unknown pump" was the wheel cylinder...the 1st unknown pump was the slave cylinder that located at the gearbox housing...i mistaken it~~~sorry ya....

Wheel cylinder overhaul kit (2 piston seals)
please give size 9/16, 17.4, 19 or 22mm

 

[Kevin Lee]

i guess i have to ask my mechanic to measure them before ordering what i need. the camshafts needs to be properly rebored. i managed to get an advice from an australian friend

As for your pistons you will need to measure the ones you have and send the size to Michael. He will then advise you on the ones you need. It is very important that who ever re-bore the posts, measures each piston to the one hundredth of a millimeter as each one maybe ever so different. then match that piston the the required so its fits each bore.Please do note re-bore each pot and then try and fit the piston. fit the piston to the bore.

 

[Kevin Lee]

i wonder if anyone can make these exhaust pipes. its motorcycle exhaust pipes, so its rather thin.
they are only 1inch and 1.4 in diameter

 

[Kevin Lee]

another brake pump needed

 

[ken yeang]

congrats with the new acquired old skool ride. The resto work looks fascinating.
Keep us posted and keep up the good work!

 

[Kitos]

I must salute you for your dedication and enthusiam in rebuilding this rare baby back to it's original condition. I have gone through the thread and i can sell how much of effort plus $$$ that one can spend in a car that he loves. Keep up the good work and i hope you will get the car on the road soon. Honda rocks!!