Shadeux said:
Without scale, that is enough like a Volvo Amazon that I had to look twice.
Shadeux said:
I still want to know how they dimensioned the pistons, AND how the piston rings even worked.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
Assuming it's a Honda NR500 there is a decent amount of information here: https://global.honda/en/heritage/episodes/1979pistonengine.html
It remains as a testament to how rules can have odd side effects - the modelling said eight cyclinders ought to be competitive but the rules mandated no more than four so out came the hacksaw 
Pete. (l33t FS) said:Shadeux said:
I still want to know how they dimensioned the pistons, AND how the piston rings even worked.
When Honda made the NR750 in 1992 I knew I wanted a piston assembly. In 2004 an opportunity arose and I jumped on it. I ordered a piston, wrist pin, rings and both connecting rods from a small local dealer in Japan. The piston ($750) and wrist pin came in about a week. The rods were $500 each and I decided that I didn't need them that badly, but I wanted the rings. The rings were the hardest part of the entire design. The rings for one piston were $1500 and on back order with no deliver date on the horizon, but I really wanted them. I waited a few months and and ended up leaving Japan without them.
In reply to myf16n :
TIL that there was a street version of the NR500
I saw this yesterday. Beautiful color in person. Amazing contrast to all the beige and silvers of the world.
Indy - Guy said:I saw this yesterday. Beautiful color in person. Amazing contrast to all the beige and silvers of the world.
Variants of that shade of blue have been becoming very popular. I first saw it on the Rabbit edition of the GTI. Then Toyota did a variant. It seems Honda has jumped on the bandwagon, too.
Old_Town said:
That's like the dorky high school classmate that took off their glasses, got a haircut, and was suddenly hot.
In reply to 914Driver :
Low Pass series 20240513:
Mecum is in town (Photo dump in bound)
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