S600 Coupe Off frame restoration

[EK9 CTR]

Great thread.... Keep us updated... You've made progress with this restoration project...

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[ALLxMOTOR EG]

Old school.

[Bobs600]

Repro replacement rollers for the chaincase should be available from Michael Ortmann http://*******/QjgtA. At 27 Euros per, it's probably cost effective to order them and they'll be the right size.

[BMS250FORD]

I will turn up my own tensioner rollers and drill and tap the pin to take a retaining screw like my friend in California has done in the following pics.

[4hammers]

Mate,
very inspiring. Jusy found this forum & very happy to see a Coupe resto going on. Scored myself one of these with 49,000miles & plan to do a similar resto...glad to see someone else can go ahed & find all the hurdles for me

Goodluck & great car. Will be watching avidly.

Regards,
Rob J

[Deadlock281]

WOW! Amazing. We were about to start an 86 accord project but the motor is now knocking and we dont have the money at the moment to fix....guess that ones on hold. Oh well.

[daddy]

great restoration.

[rick_rabies]

props for classicness

[BMS250FORD]

I have just purchased a collection of S600 used parts to help complete this project and to have available to swap and trade with others. I scored some used chains for my rear axle that are much better than what I had. I can get on and assemble that now.
I have started listing and photographing bits here:

http://www.bmsmotorsport.com.au/Hond...rts%20List.htm

I haven't cleaned up any of the bits yet, Its really just a way of keeping track of what's there. Just Junk to most. BTW There is a brand new Coupe windscreen!

[Bobs600]

Thanks for taking the time to post the parts list with photos. All those bits should help your restoration along and there may be others in Australia interested in swaps. A new coupe windshield is a real find!

[lordhelmet1584]

Subscribed. I hope this build hasn't gone anywhere.

[MarkS800]

Hi BMS250Ford

very nice work and thanks for all the detailed pics. Here in Europe the S600 is much rarer than the S800. I actually never even saw an S600 Coupe live.

Hope to see some pics of the assembled car soon. Keep going...

[BMS250FORD]

I have washed and cleaned up on a wire wheel, some front suspension parts. By turning the chassis upside down, fitting the torsion bars and lower arms was easier. I will need to grit blast and paint or powder coat later but for now I just want to check the fit and the wear of the bits.
Ball joint rubbers have disintegrated, but the joints themselves don't seem too bad. Will need to swing on a road wheel to get a good feel for any slack in the assembly.

[HatchVX]

That front end is very interesting looking.

[BMS250FORD]

Today I cleaned up the steering rack and rods. The steering arm that attaches to the front stub axles also bolts through the brake anchor plates. I've had them grit blasted and black etched. I have also had the aluminum brake drums glass bead blasted. The rims have been blasted primed and powder coated silver-grey. I mounted some old racing tyres on the rims just for fun. The whole chassis is still upside down just balancing on a scissor lift trolley. There is not a lot of weight in it yet and it is great to work on at a comfortable height.

[BMS250FORD]

Fitted the front sway bar. One of the front rubbers is missing. Fitted new bearings to the rear wheel axles and bolted the casings together without the drive chains. Just want to get the chassis back on 4 wheels. Cleaned up the old rear shocks and springs to support the swing arms.

[sjupergrover]

Wow, I never knew that the S800 had such complicated suspension, quite impressive !!

[PiNoY Ep3 SI]

very intersting build keep it up can't wait to see it when she's finished

[BMS250FORD]

We got a new lathe last week. After a few lessons from my father and some familiarization with the new machine, we turned up some tensioner rollers. The yellow nylon material is sold as "Wearlon" by Consolidated Bearings. It comes in 3 colors, Yellow being impregnated with lubricant, White for food grade applications and Grey for heavy duty. I have made an extra set with M6 screws and counter-sunk washers for sale or swap.

[Tokyosmash!]

Very nice, i'll stay tuned.

[Supahr_Ed]

Great updates...

[dlordco]

wow great looking work restoring that gorgeous little car. i may have some tech articles from the old honda twin cam review ( s600 magazine from teh 70s) if you get stuck on some of the engine bits

[AMeg6]

updates!

[BMS250FORD]

Been working on the diff centre this week. Disassembled it and washed and wire brushed the housing. Checked the bearings and the backlash. Looks good to go. Will change the front oil seal before its run.
Sold my first lot of old spare parts. 2 headlight rims and a lens sent to California.
Spent the last 3 weeks preparing our Formula Ford for a local race meeting ran on the weekend. We won race 4 on Sunday!
http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re.../2009.MALL.R20

[BMS250FORD]

Check out the tiny oil pump in the bell housing of the S600 gearbox.
This box is from my spares collection and I am seeing if it is OK before I start on my own cars gearbox. All looks good so far and has been easy to disassemble. Backlash is well within tolerances and syncros look quite good.