Kuroneko

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, that is my reading too - 3.4kg for 20mm compression. They are a mere few hundred yen. Neko.

BMS250FORD

Fabricated the tilting stand today. With a few minor modifications to the original plan, it seems to work OK. I figure it tilts the body around 70 degrees each way from horizontal and should be a very useful aid when repairing the panels.

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Uncovered all the ugly bits after a media blast.


Primed the bare metal to prevent rust while we contemplate the way forward.

EscCtrl

Patients is a virtue and lots of sheet metal with proper working tools.Perfect time to learn sheet metal work.

Blue-Civic-Hybrid

iTrader: (1)

Keep it up and it's awesome that you are doing the work yourself.

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Armed with Perry's advice and patch panels we made a start on the worst of the rust.

Bozwell

still see signs where these bodies were dipped when new. when welding mine i noticed the zinc coating needs cleaning back or you don't get a proper weld. plus don't breath the fumes.

chap in the UK has a supply of Fibrglass wings. i know you will be keeping metal wings but it is an option if there is no other way forward. a set of new old stock metal wings was on ebay in Europe recently for £4000 (yes thats in pounds)!


also you can (or could very recently) get new panels to replace the dented C pillar rear lower roof to wing panel from Sherwood Motorcycles in the UK


Link here


looking forward to seeing the car in paint

Bozwell

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Left front guard repair.

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Left rear quarter repair.

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Right front guard repair.

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Right front rust removed.

EscCtrl

Nice work.

BMS250FORD

Been looking at the frame/body mounting fixings. My coupe chassis is a more recent version than the workshop or parts manual shows. I have sketched my chassis using photos taken when it was blasted and the workshop manual diagram as a starting point. I also have a slightly different set of bolts and rubbers than the parts manual.
Has someone got a picture of the set of body mounts that Ortmann sells?

Skip814

This site might have the information you are looking for
Home Under the links section is a list of
restoration web sites, Ortmann's link has the pictures for
the frame mounting bolts for S800, they look like the sizes
you need.

Skip

Danger

Wow, nice work! Love the progress so far!

BMS250FORD

Thanks Skip.

Long time since I looked at Ortmanns parts list and the Photos make it easier to use. Be even better if all parts were pictured.
I shall have a look at the S800 manuals to see if my late model S600 coupe has similar mounts. I should have bagged and labelled them all separately to keep track of their location.

I have 6x Chassis Bolt B, 8x Chassis Bolt A, 6x Chassis Bolt C, 0x Chassis Bolt D

I may have lost or gained some?

rrjockey

Thanks for sharing this build BMS250FORD!

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A few more hours on the RHS rust repair.

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S600 Coupe Off frame restoration

Where to find information on various components.

Pg. Date to Date --- Topic Description Summary---

1- 281208 180509 Initial purchase to preparation for body removal.

2- 200508 060709 Lift body off chassis and trial engine start.

3- 190609 070809 Removed drive train for chassis power coat and rear chain case refurb.

4- 110809 121109 Chain cases, chain tensioners, diff, front suspension and gearbox.

5- 131109 180110 Gearbox, Engine disassembly, cam cover, water pump, distributor.

6- 190110 290110 Cam cover disassembly, cams, cylinder head removal, corrosion.

7- 290110 210410 Crank removal, cylinder liners, crank inspection and measure, new parts

8- 210410 140910 Search for good crank, Tasmanian parts haul, engine/chassis numbers

9- 150910 241010 Engine assembly, crankcase, liners, pistons, oil pump , starter clutch.

10- 251010 131110 Cylinder head, choke plates, oil filter, cam chain tensioner, engine oil.

11- 131110 141210 Exhaust manifold, horn, water pump, distributor, wiper blades.

12- 141210 140411 S600C Service Booklet, Owner’s manual, Shop manual, Parts List Rev3

13- 150411 200611 Jenson Button saga, new oil filters, fly wheel, clutch, exhaust flange.

14- 210611 020811 Radiator, Inlet manifold leak, Cylinder liner o-ring seal leak, corrosion.

15- 020811 090911 Engine re-assembly, oil pump mesh, original oil filter, Oil pipe leak.

16- 090911 140912 Diff, propeller shaft, full Drive Line test Video. Body moved to Victoria.

17- 021112 010713 Body disassembly, horn bracket, Ultrasonic Cleaner, new parts.

18- 040713 190214 Hoist, 5 speed gearbox, Complete strip of body shell.

19- 190214 230215 Carbys,crank cases, check valves, Tilting body stand

20- 080315 010515 Fabricate stand, media blast, prime, cut out rust, patch panel repair.

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TIG Weld repair panel into sub sill and spray with epoxy paint.

santij

Hello,
Just joined this page. This is a nice read.

I do have a question about the seats upholstery, sorry if this was discussed already.
Does anyone know if originally the back of the seats of the S600 were not upholstered? If not, were they painted matte black or shiny black?
I've been researching original catalogues and it seems that both covertible & coupes were not back upholstered.
But the pictures were so small.

Thanks in advanced.

s600c white seat back




s500 seat back

BMS250FORD

Welcome SantiJ,


This is a question that I can't answer. My coupe interior is black seats, black door cards and black dash.
Rear LHS fuel tank and RHS plastic covers are light grey colour.
I haven't looked at the seats much but I am quite sure the backs are black.


Other readers here will have a better idea than me.


Stay tuned.


John

santij

Thank you for the info.
But were the back of your seats upholstered? or bare metal?

MarkS800

Hi Santij

I found these pics of early S600 seats in unrestored condition. The backs are black vinyl as well. I cannot recall seeing pics of seat-backs in bare metal.

Mark