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Gorgeous color!
It looks perhaps like an early 911 color. Looks a little light too be the 356 gray?
If I ever get to repainting my Coupe, I've been looking at similar shades...
Danke for posting.
As well as being out with the Speedhunters - Project NSX, we visited the last Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup of the year, and again watched the marvellous benefit of mid-engined handling with both an S500 and an S600 equipped T360 trucks running slicks bettering many others from the same era. They lacked straight line speed, but it's pretty neat watching them pass much bigger cars around the outside of corners!
On the way to Sodegaura Raceway, taking in the Boso Skyline:
On the way home, with the setting sun in Shibuya-ku:
Out for a car-swapping drive with a friend and his S660.
Modded by Spoon with a bigger turbo and a wicked pop-off valve right behind the driver's head, with well over 100PS it is an absolute blast to drive.
Funny too, it feels a lot like a S800 at city speeds, but a lot more neutral into the corners.
Better brakes too!
when i saw the picture with the t360 trucks
ahhh man that brought back some memories ^_^
my Sofu used to have a T500 flatbed that he used on the family rice farm in Osaka when i was growing up but he traded it back in 96ish for a hilux pickup
Bolt number 18, securing the alternator broke off, just below the surface of the engine block.
Not even the Neji-Saurus was going to be able to get it out.
Drilling, and a bolt extractor were then attempted. Then this happened:
The bolt was shorter than expected, and shorter than the hole (perhaps why it broke too).
When the drill passed through, with the pressure I was using, the 2.8mm drill broke off.
I was now looking at drilling the drill bit. A 3.0mm drill made an awful noise, but allowed me to hammer a screwdriver into what remained of the bolt, and simply screw it out.
Two new hi-tensile hex bolts, of proper length, now secure my alternator mount to the aluminum block. Careful to not over torque, but use strong spring washers.
Hopefully secured properly now.
I had taken off the S800 windshield wipers as the replacement blades did not fit the arms properly, and one of the arms was loose on the spindle - with the added benefit of saving weight.
With shaken booked for this week, I needed to reinstall, so retapped the arm and installed an oversize bolt to secure the arm to the wiper spindle, and Dremelled out the replacement blade to match the arm mounting lug.
Plus, I've had to spend a bit of time driving to test the new horn button...
That's a nice 500, I should check where it is now...
My differential has started to make more noise than usual.
Investigation suggests there are two types of 800M diff:
Early taper bearing diff, replaced with later cheaper needle roller bearings.
The needles wear faster I assume, and not sure if you can tell from the outside housing...
Assume because mine is late 800 (last 400 built I think) it would be needle.
Wear and noise suggests it is too...
Its the Nakagin Building, an example of Japan's view of the future that had no future.
An apartment / office building, with supposedly replaceable pods.
Which turned out to be too small for any real use, with limited services like heating and cooling.
Damn gorgeous building though!
Its supposed to be repaired, re-podded, or pulled down. None of which appears to be happening.
You used to be able to visit the model room and explore, but tourists with no manners have killed that off...
Unfortunately, with a new car on the way and due to lack of parking, I have to sell my S Coupe.
JPY3,300,000 plus shipping (West Coast US estimate USD1500 ro-ro, UK USD1700. Container, add USD 750-ish).
The body needs attention (rust spots photographed in detail if anyone here seriously interested), as well as the details here, this is a brief summary of work to date:
Honda S800 Coupe Replaced Engine overhaul
Gearbox selector overhaul and gear inspection Full stainless exhaust Horns Clutch Alternator (no regulator) Electronic distributor New Coil Long wheel studs RS Watanabe wheels Fuel tank sender Speedmeter cable Throttle cable Radiator and cap Thermostat Cam shims Yokohama tires Carburetor overhaul with new gaskets, jets, and o-rings Carburetor mounts Air cleaner Oil filter mount Brake cylinder seals POR15 rust proofed floor Sound deadener Indicator can H4 100W headlamps and relay set LED instrument lighting Pop out window and rear hatch seal Wide-H shift **** and horn button FRP matte black hood Safety seat belts Relocated hazard switch Fuse box ETC Leather / aluminum handle AVO fully adjustable shock absorbers Front torsion boots Front torsion bar adjusters Fuel cut-off solenoid Front carpets 8-day Auricoste 36-9 aircraft clock c.1969 (from Sud Aviation Caravelle)
Spares Door seals (not fitted) Door scrapers (not fitted) Fuel pump (not fitted) Oil catch tank / breather box (not fitted) Ashtray trim (not fitted) ‘Honda’ AM / FM / Cassette (not fitted) Chrome front and rear bars (not fitted) Air cleaners (not fitted) Oil filters (not fitted) Spare wheel (not fitted) Spare wheel carrier (not fitted) FCR flat slide carburetors (not fitted) Koni rear shock absorbers (not fitted) Oil filter spanner STE Unisync carb air flow meter
Hai... I feel the same.
The price reflects the need for some rust repair on the front fenders - it has the usual front window lower pinch weld corrosion, and consequent build up of moisture inside the front fenders. Perforation is occurring, but I've stopped the window seal leaking, so it's really not getting any worse.
However, this is an easy fix, and there is no structural damage, including the frame and floors as you can see from earlier pics.
I hope someone buys the car to drive it, as in Japan they passed the point of drivers to collectors a few years ago, and I do not see them driven any more...
(There are four options for the fenders; leave and drive, FRP, patch repair, steel OEM replacements.)
12-25-2017, 01:46 PM
Re: 1969 S800M Coupe.
