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I don't know how much your tires extend past the fender, but if there is enough inside barrel to have it machined this would bring the wheel inward.
Except I would perhaps be concerned about loosing metal from the contact pad.
The wheels are of course thicker than the steel, and use longer studs accordingly...
Seems strange that the authorities would be concerned about tires extending beyond the fenders, and yet they overlook not having front or rear bumpers. Don't get me wrong I prefer the bumper less look.
750km since rebuild and time to recheck cam clearance... All good, and a small hole in the handmade stainless headers fixed at the same time, and new gaskets at both ends:
Also, the Coupe is mostly the same as a Roadster, so most parts are interchangeable. However, with my fuel tank sender going a bit flaky sometimes, then all the time, it was time for a replacement. The fuel tank sender unfortunately, is not one of the interchangeable parts. Old flaky Coupe sender on the left, new Roadster sender on the right:
The longer arm of course due to the Coupe's upright position of the tank, and not the lay down position in the Roadster. Solution: chop the new sender arm float off, and re-attach the longer Coupe arm:
After first testing the electric performance by just plugging the new sender into the loom and watch the fuel gauge go from E to F while lifting arm. Then drill out the spot welds, open elbow strengthener, and insert new sender's short arm into slot. Re-close tabs, and pound in a few copper rivets:
The new arm needed to be bent a few times to clear the in-tank baffles, but refilling the tank in increments with the drained fuel showed the gauge now reading smooth and accurately over the range. A full reading happens a little sooner than actual full, but I intended this with the arm bends so I get an accurate to empty reading. Neko
Hi Neko, I need a replacement fuel sender for a S800 coupe. Are they available for purchase?
Seems strange that the authorities would be concerned about tires extending beyond the fenders, and yet they overlook not having front or rear bumpers. Don't get me wrong I prefer the bumper less look.
As many machines f the time have either none, or just vestigial bumpers (Dino etc), I guess not an issue!
Originally Posted by jpryma
Hi Neko, I need a replacement fuel sender for a S800 coupe. Are they available for purchase?
The Roadster senders are, via Spread Tools, but we had to make the Coupe version here as you see due to the vertical config of the tank. The cut and rivet process was pretty easy, and its worked perfectly since.
Here's another shot of the fender extensions:
Our ride for the last week or more, hunting touge in Hokkaido:
... and a frame grab from the film maker Ben Bertucci:
Shot in the Ohashi Loop here in Shibuya, the S is going reasonably hard, and though it looks flat in the corner, the tires and suspension are compressed a bit in the hard turn.
Some pictures of my car taken at the Old und Youngtimertreffen at Voss Restauration in Darfeld (Germany) as an end of season meeting, which doesn't say I will not make an other autumm tour this year.
Cover source photograph seen right here first, it includes a number of classic Honda and other Japanese classics in local settings. For fun, you can trawl Japanese Nostalgic Car and Japan Minka for more source photographs used in this interesting and fun for all ages coloring book.
Break out those Derwent!
06-19-2017, 12:41 PM
Re: 1969 S800M Coupe.
