Hi, I'm Ian. I'm from Sydney Australia. I don't own any classic jap cars at the moment, but previously had a KE20 corolla. At the moment, I am lusting after a couple of classics. I want a KE26 (wagon KE20) and I am starting to get a real liking for a Honda S600/S800 convertable. I hope to own both one day, but all it will take is luck and money.
Cheers, Ian
Building up a car Ive allways wanted , a 72 Mazda RX3 ,..well its actually an 808 which is being coverted over to an RX3 .Joined a local club so that I can better my driving skill and meet other sports car club members. Autocrossing will be fun , this car is really light. My car is on Car Domain "Joey Turcotte's" 72 Mazda 808 ,AKA The Shark lol.
Hi Joey,
Welcome to Vintagejdm.com, I've always admired the RX-3 shape, I think an 808 is a sensible way to build a replica, many genuine RX-3's are becoming somewhat expensive to purchase. I will have to take a look at your car domain page. Your profile says you are in Canada, the RX-3 or any early rotary is quite rare over there, at least that's my understanding. All the best with your project and motorsport ventures. 
Since I have several S800's a guy gave me a rare S9 that he had left sitting out in the weather for 15 years. The bodywork is in bad shape but I have been able to get spare front wings and a door. The engine seems generally good except the exhaust system which was rusted out, and will be replaced with 304 stainless. All it needs is money but I am making progress.
Cheers
Bill
smitty1 wrote:
Hi, I'm Ian. I'm from Sydney Australia. I don't own any classic jap cars at the moment, but previously had a KE20 corolla. At the moment, I am lusting after a couple of classics. I want a KE26 (wagon KE20) and I am starting to get a real liking for a Honda S600/S800 convertable. I hope to own both one day, but all it will take is luck and money.
Cheers, Ian
Hi Ian, I am Kevin from Melbourne. I have a S800 roadster which I have owned since 1980. Back then it was on the road literally all the time. I re-built the engine and worked on it, joined the "Honda S register" and had a lot of fun. Now the time has come to part with it. For various reasons it has not been on the road for quite a few years and now lives under a tarp in my carport. It is not going and needs some work but would be a relatively easy project to restore. I have heaps of parts including a hard to get bolt on hardtop and workshop manuals. If you are interested you could post a response and I can get in touch/send photos etc.
Welcome Ian, great to have another classic Japanese car enthusiast on board. I've always like the shape of the KE20 Corolla's, would be great to import a Twin Cam from Japan. They are great candidates for a rotary engine if that floats your boat. I don't see too many of them anymore unfortunately.
My best mates mum used to own a S600 hard top and there is some very grainy footage of her driving it down in Port Melbourne Australia. I should ask him to convert it to digital format and put it on youtube, it really is quite nostalgic to look at. My friends father (her husband) used to be a mechanic and I recall him telling me he was very impressed with the drivetrain on the old S600 which is quite unique, along with the engine.
I've not seen many S600's for sale, let alone driving around, I did see a convertible on my way back from the Nissan / Datsun Nationals in Goulburn in 2005. I briefly spoke with the owner and he had put a Datsun L20 motor in it because he couldn't find parts for the original donk. It seemed like a shame to me that the original motor was no longer in it, but at least it was still on the road.
All the best with your search anyway.