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

[skalock77]

piston already high comp...have dome already...:D

 

[Kevin Lee]

new pistons will be arriving tommorow or next week! hehe

anyways, today, the car paint is being stripped. at the mean time, a civic is being "riced" up. its sad to see a nice new car, barely 1 month old being ripped and replaced with uglier RR bodykits. it doesnt go with the car. what more the car doesn't handle like it. shame!

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

If the civic can pull it off 100% EXACTLY then my respect goes for him also lah. Its okay what to convert it into a RR... Just I hope he gets better rims then those 'magnet' design rims muahaha

How much are they charging you for stripping the paint and the whole car spraying btw Kev?

 

[Kevin Lee]

i dont mind if that car was the real mugen rr or at least the type-r. going on a 2.0 civic is far too pretentious and that boat doesnt handle like the real deal. not saying stock handling is bad, but please dont humiliate all honda drivers on being pretentious. its like having a bmw 3 series with a m3 badge. that sucks!

not sure yet, LWW, its a close friend, who did my merc. good job though. its a work as you pay thing, like the welding

anyways, not much update, still removing the paint !

 

[leonl]

When I see Honda S600, this comes to mind. Not sure if you have seen it.
Full CF body with Hayabusa 1300 sit next to the driver. Looks like a fun car to drive. :D

http://images.thetruthaboutcars.com...er_honda_600_drag_car_with_hoosier_slicks.jpg

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/events/jccs2007/gallery/jccs2007=001.jpg

Good luck in you restoration and have fun with that car. Classic still have the style.

 

[Kevin Lee]

ive heard of that car, its nice, but it destroys the car's heritage.

there is a similar car, that is available now :D

kawasaki zx12 powered s600

YouTube- Honda S600 on the Track ZX12 Engined
YouTube- Honda S600 just registered, ZX12 Engined
YouTube- Honda S600 Dyno Run ZX12 engined

phil penny's supercharged fiat 1.8 engined s600

YouTube- Honda S600 V's Turbo Rotary Mercedes

jamboree 2009, honda s600 with mazda 13bt rotary engine :D

YouTube- Jamboree j19 2009 13bt powered honda s600 burn out

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

Kev: Okay dude thanks, if theyre good at repainting I might consider sending my car here also... Tan Chong cant spray cars for shit lah -.-"

 

[Kevin Lee]

they are good repainting, just very old school ways of doing it. my merc has been painted for a year and still going strong, not like my neo which was peeling like crap!

my other friend's wira, done in the same shop, which is about 5 years old in paint time, now is still in good color! heh

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

Seerious ar?

Yalah i've got to agree with you bout the quality though, my Nissan edges all peeling already... Im more bothered about it rather than my dad though

Oh wait. I forgot 1 THING. Wheres the paint shop again?

 

[Kevin Lee]

its in kampar, perak, where all my restoration works is being done, lol

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

And there we go, I keep forgetting -.-"

 

[Kevin Lee]

no problems, i wouldnt mind you dropping by here to visit my car, lol

 

[LittleWhiteWagon]

I'd like to drive there to take a look at it myself, but college :/... Nvm lah, youre already putting pics here so all of ZTH feel like were there seeing the car already haha

 

[USJ101]

USJ101, she said ILY yesterday, so i guess she is now

Brother,

Congratulation to you lor....

 

[nksc]

yea..congrats..

 

[Kevin Lee]

USJ101, she said ILY yesterday, so i guess she is now

Brother,

Congratulation to you lor....

thanks guys, but shes still a briton. until the time she move here or something, then things can happen la lol

no updates on paint today, but something arrived yesterday. LED third brake lights with reverse. damn nice to compliment cars with no reverse light, plus not making a hole in the body!

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for those who want to see the LED in action, this is how it looks like

 

[USJ101]

Wow.. it's look cool!

 

[wsukun]

haiya
ur car don knw is retro or futuristic
mix here and there.. rojak s0.6k
got LED somemore arrr
should use bulb ba..

 

[Kevin Lee]

haiya
ur car don knw is retro or futuristic
mix here and there.. rojak s0.6k
got LED somemore arrr
should use bulb ba..

lol, i dont want to drill another hole to make the reverse light, so i thought this is the best short cut :D
third brake lights has been a modern 90s thing. too bad were forced to put on one, lol. so doesnt care if its new or not

anyways, damn, i saw this for auction, well over rm200, damnnnn

 

[nksc]

wow very cool model..which auction u found this?