dreams do come true, Honda NSX.
Discussion
Podie said:
Good update and nice to see you're still enjoying the car.
Didn't realise there was an event at Stoney Stratford on New Year's Day... might have given the Griff a wash and run out if I'd known.
They do a couple of events each year http://www.classicstony.co.uk/Didn't realise there was an event at Stoney Stratford on New Year's Day... might have given the Griff a wash and run out if I'd known.
Ilovejapcrap said:
Anything been happening of late with the NSX?
Kind of. I hadn't been using it much & was worrying about how much it is worth now. But cars are for driving! So I decided I needed to do something fun & took it on a trackday.
It was simply brilliant on track. Since then it has been in storage but about to retrieve it for Goodwood this weekend.
Its nothing sinister, there were loads of chips on the front end and a dent in the bonnet. So I decided to get it painted, hoping to get the panels back next week.
I've ordered lots of new clips, nuts and bolts so it should look like new when it goes back together. I'm still reeling from the £7 quote from Honda for a single plastic rivet.
Also giving the front end a thorough clean...
I've ordered lots of new clips, nuts and bolts so it should look like new when it goes back together. I'm still reeling from the £7 quote from Honda for a single plastic rivet.
Also giving the front end a thorough clean...
LarJammer said:
I've ordered lots of new clips, nuts and bolts so it should look like new when it goes back together. I'm still reeling from the £7 quote from Honda for a single plastic rivet.
Honda are just odd with prices sometimes. Some of the car parts are shared with the bike world too, particularly the grommets/clips etc, can be worth looking out for the bike specific dealers instead of the car ones to see if they're cheaper! https://www.bike-parts-honda.com/https://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/ etc.
As an example from here https://www.lingshondaparts.com/partscatalog/catal...
P/N 95701-060-2802 - £1.70 from Lings, £0.85 from DSS.
Or https://www.lingshondaparts.com/partscatalog/catal...
P/N 95550-30000 £6.37 from Lings, £4.25 from DSS.
Both exactly the same genuine Honda part. Doesn't take much to make quite a saving (also goes the other way of course, Lings could get my bike brake pads cheaper than DSS)
I don't know if you know this but the three letters in the middle of the Honda part number is the "Product Code Number (PCN)" which indicates the "official product code for each specific model, originated by Honda Motor Co., Ltd." in Japan.
Since 1966, with the introduction of the New Part Numbering System (NPS), PCNs (in that context referred to as "Parts Classification Numbers") have also been used in the Honda Part Numbering system to indicate the vehicle for which specific parts were originally designed. When used in this context, the PCN appears in the middle section of the Honda part number (e.g., in Honda part number 50100-MT7-600, the PCN is MT7, which means this part number refers to a part originally designed for the 1992 NR750N).
Presumably the NSX PCN is SL0 as vast swathes of parts are all *-SL0-*, a very quick look at the NSX fiche shows parts first fitted to a NX250J...as well as the NSX part 90661-SL0-A01 fitted to a 700 DN1 Easy Rider (and Pan European etc) !
Searching ebay etc for SLO should turn up some interesting NSX parts. It's worth keeping an eye on the prices though as it gets older as they'll massively discount sometimes to dispose of stock.
On the bike front you used to be able to get genuine Honda OEM spark plugs, batteries, brake pads for my bike cheaper than the aftermarket items! A similar look suggests that a "genuine" Honda Battery for an NSX (which would probably be a Yuasa) can be procured cheaper than a "Lion" battery from ECS.
LarJammer said:
Fastdruid said:
very useful stuff
That's brilliant info, thanks! Most parts have to be bought through Honda as there isn't really anything available on the aftermarket (unless I wanted an exhaust whistle or faux carbon valve covers).It's always worth googling the part number as well, for example on the subject of clips, p/n 91505-SL0-003 is a black push fit rivet...Used actually on one of our bikes!
If you want one from Honda it's £3.64 *EACH*, or from googling it an aftermarket pack of 10 is £3.39... https://www.vehicleclips.co.uk/8mm-black-push-fit-...
PS I may have forgotten to say but lovely car!
Hadn't seen this until you bumped the thread for some reason I wasn't showing as unread in my bookmarks
LarJammer said:
Kind of. I hadn't been using it much & was worrying about how much it is worth now. But cars are for driving! So I decided I needed to do something fun & took it on a trackday.
It was simply brilliant on track.
Brilliant I'm the same - sod the value of the car they were made to be used although your NSX probably handles a little bit better on trackIt was simply brilliant on track.
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