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

[gwumpkus]

good to see its all back on track again man!...

 

[Kevin Lee]

thanks michael, this is my other reason i got busy too, but this R&R after exams, lol, just waiting for my S car to fruit!

YouTube- Kev's Tomica Town, Road, Pla-rail, cars and Shinkansen N700 Series

 

[Kevin Lee]

New parts arrived from Germany, oversized pistons (that will fit this time), lower arm link and some bushes

Also, some progress from the painter, 2nd base coat applied, finishing up some details.

 

[johnkor]

wah very lambat lar , tak sempat tengok ur finishing touches

 

[arturo]

Kev....i just finished reading from yr 1st post back in august 09..when i started out reading i expected to be too late to give any comments...but WAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOH i'm still not too late to comment.

GREAT restoration work. cant wait to see what updates u have for us coming up...dont forget to record a video of the engine's first crank....n start!

 

[TitanRev]

Kev, I'm back...Hehehehe~~nice to see your progress continue....those Tomica are cute...especially with the lighting stuff...it's cool...

 

[Kevin Lee]

heres some grinding to the rear bonnet , to try and fit the rear mirrors (and some classic datsun of course :D )

 

[arturo]

Kev...any new updates? all the engine parts already on hand? waiting for the engine startup...n how bout the interior trim?saw u already have the seats done up...how bout the roof liner n door panel liners? normally old cars roof liner will sag...need to redo but impossible to find the original cloth.

 

[Kevin Lee]

arturo, heres this weeks updates. most engine parts should be complete, just waiting for the original engine block to be bored to fit the oversized pistons

anyways, 2nd grind prior to base coat painting, smoothing all the details

 

[arturo]

i noticed yr paintshop guy very detailed...normally they will just cement -> sand -> primer but not sand down the primer to level the paint...i'm pretty certain that yr paintjob wont have waves once the top lacquer painted. how many layers of paint u planning to put on? how bout the undercoat?

cant wait to see the first coat of pain n the quality...these old cars have really thick metal so there should be low chances of waves but still cant wait to see heheheh

 

[Kevin Lee]

now that u mentioned it arturo, i guess that minimizes improper waves caused by welding and banging of the metal. but yes, i guess that he's taking his own sweet time to really make this a piece of art. but yeah, hope the car gets painted soon

anyways, final base coat, then after that paint! but still filling up the microholes.

here's the nice chrome job!

 

[hanhng]

Nice work, would love to see it when it is done. Good luck :)

 

[triplor]

great work bro very nice..btw found another gem like urs up 4 sale in mudah... soft top roof..
http://www.mudah.my/Kereta+antik+Honda+S600-6306062.htm

 

[arturo]

wah....30k. but looks like in really pretty good condition.

 

[Kevin Lee]

well the soft roof convertible is not in the best shape. i know the history of the car. its been transplanted to a datsun 120y engine and also the chassis has been changed to accomodate 4 lug nut rims.

there is another one in perak, close to original, though using a daihatsu mira 660cc engine

http://www.mudah.my/Honda+S600+1966-6103132.htm?last=1

but yeah, all of those have their original parts mostly missing. though, their body is straight

anyways finishing touches, hopefully getting it painted by end of this week