Honcho's Long Road to Imola Type-S Zero

[tucsonsx]

I doubt the factory refresh would approach this level of quality. This is a labor of love - the price would be astronomical if Honda put this kind of time and effort into a project. From what i have seen following this thread this car is better than anything that came off the line in Tochigi.

 

[Honcho]

I doubt the factory refresh would approach this level of quality. This is a labor of love - the price would be astronomical if Honda put this kind of time and effort into a project. From what i have seen following this thread this car is better than anything that came off the line in Tochigi.

Thanks! Yeah, if this was done at Honda, you'd be looking at $150,000 to $200,000, and they would not have changed it to a Type-S for you. I'm not sure that they would agree to color change either.

But, you would get all new components like the suspension members and stuff like that, so there is that...

 

[Honcho]

Engine Refresh 95

Time for the final verdict.




The fluid stayed blue. If there was a head gasket leak, it would turn bright yellow. I can now call the engine refresh process complete.

 

[Honcho]

Re-Assembly 114

A-pillars

Managed to get the black covering completed on the A-pillars. The fumes from the contact cement made my head dizzy. You can see my black ABS cement repair from where it cracked in half. I am ordering the Honda genuine parts just in case these crack again.

 

[MrHugo]

This car is one of a kind. I would be more scared to drive this than lets say a GT3RS since I know I can buy another GT3RS as long as I have money. Not something I can say about this car....

 

[Honcho]

This car is one of a kind. I would be more scared to drive this than lets say a GT3RS since I know I can buy another GT3RS as long as I have money. Not something I can say about this car....

Thanks, I've actually been driving it quite a bit, even without the PPF. It's just too fun to let it sit.

 

[RYU]

Thanks, I've actually been driving it quite a bit, even without the PPF. It's just too fun to let it sit.

I just did the PPF on the front end of my DD. It wasn't as hard as I thought but admittedly I rushed it and did a 8/10 job. Plenty fine for a DD since it's mostly for protection. On second thought.. a high dollar paint job like yours might cause me to think twice.

hey, do you know where one can buy that material you're using to cover the A pillars? Not sure if I missed that somewhere on your thread.

 

[Honcho]

I just did the PPF on the front end of my DD. It wasn't as hard as I thought but admittedly I rushed it and did a 8/10 job. Plenty fine for a DD since it's mostly for protection. On second thought.. a high dollar paint job like yours might cause me to think twice.

hey, do you know where one can buy that material you're using to cover the A pillars? Not sure if I missed that somewhere on your thread.

Yeah, I'm going to pay a professional- I want the paint to look perfect, and be able to track and drive on club events. My car is sort of famous at this point, so I feel like I have to keep it looking 100%. LOL

I found the fabric on some random China auction site I think. It was years ago, so let me see if I can dig up the receipt.

EDIT- It was ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2224991973...VQebQxs-wlE_1vUGZtPQCK6KdVJzS3fBoCigQQAvD_BwE