1967 Honda S800

if you'r a purist Honda fan the this thread is not for you ;D

i bought this car a while ago now and did drive it for a very short while. even though it had a tuned engine it just didn't have the performance to match the handling. also the engine had a slight knock under load which would not normally be too much of a worry if it were not for the fact the engine would rev to 10,000 rpm.

to cut a long story short. i sold the engine for £1000 even with the noise declared and i have decided to fit a Honda S2000 engine with webers ;D

for those that don't really know what a S800 is , it is a tiny , and i mean tiny, sports car that came in either a Coupe vesion or a Convertible version.

both types had exactly the same chassis so it is quite strong and weighed in at a hefty 780kgs for the size. i'm 6ft2 and can fit in no problem.

if your still not sure how small these cars are then compare it to an early CRX ;D



this is how much shorter it is (they are level at the front)





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and here it is with the engine and gearbox sitting in place





amazingly i only had to do a minor alteration the the passanger side of the transmission tunnel to get the 'box in and a lot further back.

there is still a lot to do like make the engine mounts, manifolds etc and give the car a full rebuild at the same time

this is a link to a more indepth version of the conversion on the S800 club website

i will update here every so often but at the moment it is a slow process due to the tiny lock up it is in as well as short days and being a little skint.