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

[arturo]

Kev...dont forget to upload a video of the engine's first startup once u get that done k?

 

[Kevin Lee]

lol arturo, it will be a long while, all dependent on my mechanic, lol

 

[Kevin Lee]

my mechanic has taken out the engine and one of the valves has been jammed, hopefully he can fix that, damn, another delay!

 

[Kevin Lee]

my mechanics took out the jammed valve, turns out the culprit to be a screw that has been lodged inside , perhaps during a rebuilt by the last owner

heres the lil screw that my mechanic found. there are leaks on the manifold / engine gap, so i guess the gasket needs replacing. he has done a water flooding test and found leaks there

green bucket has valve and springs being soaked by petroleum

 

[shiroitenshi]

Who's doing the chroming?

 

[Kevin Lee]

did you mean who DID the chroming, well its been done by a shop in ipoh and its been mostly complete yeah

 

[shiroitenshi]

did you mean who DID the chroming, well its been done by a shop in ipoh and its been mostly complete yeah

mind sharing the shop name? might be interested to chrome some stuff I have.

 

[Kevin Lee]

Umm, there are a few pictures in front in the thread.

Here's the address

Sun HIng Electroplating WOrks
11 E Loring Lahat, 30200, Ipoh, Perak
05 2412599

Their works is top notch, they are helping the Raja Dihilir of Perak to do his Triumph TR4's chroming now

 

[shiroitenshi]

Thanks, how do they calculate chroming charges? thinking of making some unique non chrome rims into chrome for the lulz. Maybe even toss that rollcage I have lying around to get chromed.. :P

 

[Kevin Lee]

i think its by weight and area of distribution, well he would give u a quote till ur happy, lol. rims could be expensive i think, lol! but yeah he can determine it on the spot i guess, just bring them there

 

[shiroitenshi]

i think its by weight and area of distribution, well he would give u a quote till ur happy, lol. rims could be expensive i think, lol! but yeah he can determine it on the spot i guess, just bring them there

How much did you spend for chroming your stuff?
I sort of figured that good chrome works isn't cheap already... :P

 

[Kevin Lee]

the bumpers costs at least rm300

but yeah i think whole car i spent about rm3000, lol! yup theres that much to chrome, hahah! they would fix broken joins and machine new joints for it too, really really good job!

 

[shiroitenshi]

Hmm.. the price is agreeable to me.. time to head down to ipoh when I'm free.. last was there in Oct for work.

 

[Kevin Lee]

Well, you can always drop by to Ipoh and keep up with me, I'm actually from Kampar, which is 30 mins away

 

[Kevin Lee]

When I am bored and my car keeps me waiting, this is my alternative to waiting to my finished car. a DIY hobbytown for myself! haha

YouTube - Tomica / Tomy Plarail Sound Open & Close Door Yamanote line and Sound Control Series 700 Set

 

[Kevin Lee]

so i saw something interesting on ebay and bought it, lol

Fila Honda shoes to drive my little Honda.

 

[shiroitenshi]

Lol, nice shoes.. but yeah, waiting for car to finish sucks.. like me waiting for car getting painted takes months.. (>_>)

Phobia want to sent for painting again.

 

[Kevin Lee]

oh yeah, lol, takes some time for them to get motivated to fix my car, it always happens, lol.

so u want to repaint ur car? hahahaha. btw, did u check out my diy mini town, lol

 

[shiroitenshi]

Yeah, lol.. cool toy.. my toys mostly car stuff though, like the innovate datalogging kit, FSA740 from Bosch, KTS unit, mostly electronic stuff.

And of course, computers.. :)

I have played RC models, but that was during my college days.. good times.. :)

 

[Kevin Lee]

lol heres what i do with the DIY town, its my photography project hobby lol

Professionally shot using Nikon D300