40 year wait... 1965 Honda s600 Roadster

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Thu May 19, 2011 11:05 am

willhaven wrote:

No way. The swap would make a ton of power but the old engine, as weak as it is, sounds like the gods.

Yes I agree. The motor lacks power BUT its a mini F1 engine. The sounds that come out that lil motor are amazing.

In the words of Jay Leno he said " the S600 is the best sounding car in his collection after his McLaren F1 and his Carrera GT"

that says a lot for a man with a huge collection of cars.

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:18 pm

The N600 has a new look. Time to do some cut/polishing.

Will post more later

varrell · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:20 pm

Very nice. Is that the 71 N600 that you have for sale?

pierren600 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:34 pm

Wow. It seems that you've done a high quality job ! But our N and Z deserve it.
Any other pics available ?
Beautiful green ! Is it the Z600 "popo green", or a modern repro of this color ?

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:37 pm

varrell wrote:

Very nice. Is that the 71 N600 that you have for sale?

Thank you sir. Yes it's the same car thats listed for sale. I will post more details in the F/s section later. Im working on getting new tires so I can pull the car out in the sun.

Anyone interested can pm me before I officially post it up for sale.

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 09, 2011 3:08 pm

pierren600 wrote:

Wow. It seems that you've done a high quality job ! But our N and Z deserve it.
Any other pics available ?
Beautiful green ! Is it the Z600 "popo green", or a modern repro of this color ?

Yes Im happy with the way it turned out. thanks!

I have a few other pictures that Ill post later. Im very happy with the green, it was between this green or a maroon. I have a few other ideas to add to the car before I put it up f/s which should make the car look even more awesome.

The color is somewhat close to the "Popo green". However it is a more modern color but still keeps the car looking period correct.

Thanks for the good feedback!

Another shot of the back before cut/polish.

Douglass · **Posted:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:20 am

FANTASTIC N600 paint. If you don't mind me asking, what are you using for paint? Brand, primers, sealers, and clear? How many coats of each? Thanks.

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:12 pm

Douglass wrote:

FANTASTIC N600 paint. If you don't mind me asking, what are you using for paint? Brand, primers, sealers, and clear? How many coats of each? Thanks.

Thanks for the kind words. I generally use DuPont paints, however I also spray PPG but tend to lean more towards DuPont. As for primers I like to stay within the product line. So in this case I only used primer filler as I always block my paint jobs prior to my final topcoat.

Regarding clearcoats my all time favorite is DuPont 72400/72500. With the right clear gun it lays the clear down like glass. oh and coats I usually spray min of 2 coats but also depends on what color & how deep I want the color to look.

Hope that helps. Once I get the new tires for N600 I’ll be rolling it out the shop to snap a few pics in the sun. :tu:

Douglass · **Posted:** Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:33 am

Great info, Ive sprayed the PPG single shot paints and had pretty good luck. Are you blocking to 600 wet before you paint? Can't wait to see the rest of the photos.

Dave

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:17 am

Douglass wrote:

Great info, Ive sprayed the PPG single shot paints and had pretty good luck. Are you blocking to 600 wet before you paint? Can't wait to see the rest of the photos.

Dave

I usually block 600 grit min. Depending on color I will go higher.

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:18 am

New rubber for the N600 came in last week.

Will have to remove the old tires & blast the wheels before they go back on the car.

Norcal510 · **Posted:** Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:11 am

Blasted the wheels on the N600 and had the new tires installed.

Some pictures of the car in the sun

The interior is back in the car.

Need to locate/buy some new window rubbers

The car is back up for sale so anyone who wants it PM me. If the car doesnt sell soon Ill prob take it to get the interior re-done.

40 year wait... 1965 Honda s600 Roadster

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