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Title: Nice little winter project
Post by: Trigger on November 15, 2020, 09:55:22 AM
If you have a big garage and sod all to do, this Honda would make a nice winter project for someone >>> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-Honda-N600-Touring-barn-find-project-22k-from-new-very-rare-UK-car/224229376451?hash=item34351cc1c3:g:GOwAAOSwRtlfqrlJ
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: AshimotoK0 on November 15, 2020, 10:20:45 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpW4ABjGd6M

Think the engine was based on the Black Bomber engine.
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: Spitfire on November 15, 2020, 11:06:41 AM
What a great video, I really enjoyed that, it sure looks like a 450 based engine.

Cheers

Dennis
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: JamesH on November 15, 2020, 12:28:41 PM
Check out 4:00 into the video where he almost loses his legs. Even ‘professional’ restorers can be muppets. Still enjoyed the video though lol.
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: Bryanj on November 15, 2020, 12:41:10 PM
More like a big 360G
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: Johnwebley on November 15, 2020, 12:42:45 PM

   my first car was a white N600 auto.


 great little thing,

  unfortunatly it threw a rod just outside Newbury .

 RVJ366H 
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: MCTID on November 15, 2020, 01:14:21 PM
When I was a skint apprentice back in 1967/8/9 I used to get a lift from a Lady i worked with. Her Husband was a Honda Sales Rep and had won a N600 for his Sales performance, which his Wife drove. He also won a couple of 'Business Trips' to Japan (he must have been very good at his job). It was a nippy little car around town and I always liked the way the Fuel Filler Cap was locked when the passenger door was closed....dead clever back then. I never realised it had a motorcycle engine though !

That Video is frightening......Lesson number one: never work under a vehicle which isn't properly supported.......but of course, we all know that don't we ! LOL.
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: Rozabikes Tim on November 15, 2020, 01:23:46 PM
I know someone in a wheelchair for the last 30 years after doing that....
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: AshimotoK0 on November 15, 2020, 04:52:13 PM
And at 16:44 guy puts his bare hands into the plating tank.. maybe a wash tank but still dead dodgy in that environment IMHO
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: JamesH on November 15, 2020, 05:01:39 PM
I also cringed when he started levering the clutch assembly off with a pair of screwdrivers against the crank cases. But, what a lovely finished restoration. That’s a LOT of work.
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: AshimotoK0 on November 15, 2020, 05:21:26 PM
I also cringed when he started levering the clutch assembly off with a pair of screwdrivers against the crank cases. But, what a lovely finished restoration. That’s a LOT of work.

You should be buying that eBay N600 for your lady James ... ;D
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: philward on November 15, 2020, 06:26:43 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpW4ABjGd6M

Think the engine was based on the Black Bomber engine.

Enjoyed that!
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 15, 2020, 09:41:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpW4ABjGd6M

Think the engine was based on the Black Bomber engine.

Back in the late 1960's I had a driving job for a car dealer in Derby they use to source new Honda S800 Sports cars from a within group dealer in Chesterfield.

I picked up several new Coupes and Roadsters over a 12 month period and had to drive them back to Derby. The drivers who took me to Chesterfield didn't want to drive them as they were so low and tiny and difficult to get out of!

A very lively and revy engine but the owners had lots of electrical glitches caused by water getting into the wiring loom connectors - sadly the bodywork used to deteriorate quite quickly.

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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50608659402_6ed65d9261_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2k77Bg9)Honda s800 coupe (https://flic.kr/p/2k77Bg9) by Teddy Bagshaw (https://www.flickr.com/photos/186528626@N08/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: UK Pete on November 16, 2020, 06:16:49 AM
I had one of them, mine was a n360 I think

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Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: kevski on November 16, 2020, 08:55:42 PM
And at 16:44 guy puts his bare hands into the plating tank.. maybe a wash tank but still dead dodgy in that environment IMHO
Yes a rinse tank and only dodgy if you don't know what you are doing or not supposed to be there, i used to know an old boy who tasted the chrome solution, he would know what it needed, (crazy fecker) i would use the lab equipment to test my solutions.
Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: AshimotoK0 on November 18, 2020, 08:26:50 AM
I noticed in that video he uses Honda (well 'KOWA') 'T' wrenches.
I was lucky enough to get some of these (used) during the 1st lock-down for a fiver each with the CB750 Special tool kit I bought.
Since I got them,  I went back to the sellers garage and routed out the 'T' handle screwdrivers to match.

If you ever see these, grab them quick .. they are absolutely  fantastic tools.

Title: Re: Nice little winter project
Post by: Bryanj on November 18, 2020, 08:45:56 AM
Yes they are, especialy the jis tee handle screwdrivers, never failed to loosen points screws with those
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