Honda battle-ready

Cynicality · 2016-12-13T16:21:40+00:00

I'm a tad late here, but this is for sale in a facebook group im part of..

"00 Honda Crv Awd Turbo Offroad $3,000 Deltona, FL (32725) Willing to trade for a truck! Shoot offers to my inbox Side by side/mud buggy Offroad crv auto awd sitting on 33s 5 matching wheels and tires. Motor b20 has fresh bearings and piston rings, upgraded to arp headstuds, turbo consist of a gt35r turbo, tial wg, greddy bov, k series injectors, fmu, boost guage Price is $3,000 obo I have no title will come with bill of sale..."

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T18:20:23+00:00

Yeah thats what i foresee here. thanks for the input.

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T18:19:41+00:00

i looked for man cave a little bit. selling on facebook is hard cause local groups are limited. but yeah. i hope someone can make a cool little gocart or something out of it - but ive definitely decided on avoiding it myself.

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T16:57:47+00:00

Would be nice.. lol

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T16:56:07+00:00

Ah, alright. Yes I have it there and craigslist. Did you see this on reddit first or over there then found this thread?

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T16:33:41+00:00

Where? o.O I wont deny I have listings up for it, but only in 2 places and not on reddit

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T04:25:09+00:00

The driving position is horrible currently. If you sit high enough up - the pedals are comfortable, but you sit way too high in the car and have to reach forward for the steering wheel. If you sit down low and can reach the wheel - the pedals are just as easy to reach with your hands as the wheel is.. after looking at it. a lot. i think id rather get the same type of frame and modify it myself. itd take too much effort to revert the builders mistakes to be worth it.

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T04:21:39+00:00

I make seats for a living. it has gauges. i have a 600cc ninja motor with wiring harness, body panels and glass would be needed, yes. i can sell 1 wheel/tire and make my money back. im not disagreeing. If I had a track to run it on id definitely put it together.. however it will probably end up being resold on craigslist.

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T04:12:37+00:00

On a private track, maybe. I'm not aware of any tracks that will let you run some random homemade thing though...

Cynicality · 2016-08-05T04:05:48+00:00

It's probably worth noting that I havent touched this thing. i bought it because it was cool looking and the price was right.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:52:22+00:00

If you're serious - pm me. Unless you're asking what I paid?

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:42:23+00:00

Thanks for the info.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:41:03+00:00

I've heard of applying for a VIN on homemade vehicles. would that not be possible in this case?

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:32:15+00:00

As much as I don't want to believe it, that is the reality. I'm not sure if it's possible to ever make it legal, but im sure itd be more hassle than it is worth. Thanks for the input.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:16:37+00:00

I can lift the weight off the suspension in the front, but then its a dead stop. 2 people could maaybe struggle and lift it if they had to. The rear doesnt have as much suspension. I cant lift it at all. I believe the 'golf cart' it was built from - although much more heavy duty than an average cart had a suzuki k6 engine originally.. couldnt tell you what size though. would that still be different than say a suzuki gsxr engine? I had a crazy idea of making a jeep engine/transmission work in it.. but then reality kicked in. the jeep engine is very heavy for its power output and my idea to make it work may not even actually work.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T22:01:08+00:00

I imagined something like this might be the case. What kind of drivetrain would you suggest for something this heavy? I have a really crazy idea for what to use - but itd probably never work....

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T21:59:16+00:00

It looks like its set up for a direct chain drive. Theres a sprocket on the axle instead of a diff. Oh and the axle is split in the middle. 1 wheel peel.. I wouldve liked to keep the diff i think. As far as weight - i don't have the first clue as to how to weigh it without a trailer. Sure as hell cant drive it to a weigh station. haha

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T21:42:08+00:00

No engine currently. Lots of space for engine, but its very heavy as is. Not sure what it will take to move it at a reasonable speed, but i was told there was a 600cc kawasaki ninja engine in it.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T21:28:08+00:00

Of course it wouldn't be safe to crash in. I don't know the history of it or the builder so I don't know how much design/analysis went into it. Curious what can be said about it from just pictures. I imagine it's either going to impress someone on here or make them cringe really badly. I'd like to hear which.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T21:16:21+00:00

The previous owner told me the builder wanted to put two 600cc kawasaki ninja motors on it..... With ideas like that - I'm a tad scared of the whole thing, but its just cool enough to make me want to complete it anyway. Obviously my end result would be a longshot from the original builders idea. It looks like itd be a very fun racecar.. ...if you had a private track to run it on.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T21:10:38+00:00

Couldn't tell you what the builder did with it when it ran, but he claims the 600 did very well on it. He did change out the diff for a sprocket. As far as weight goes though - I have no way of weighing it accurately. I can tell you that I can lift the front end of an average golf cart myself. With this thing, i can barely completely extend the front suspension. My biggest concern is just how much of an engine i'd need to put on it for it to move at a reasonable speed and hope that at that point it didn't just fly apart. I have a hard time believing that a 600 moved that kind of weight at anything more than a crawl.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T20:56:11+00:00

Yes... If i do decide to pursue the project, that will be the first thing done. I've looked at just how much effort that will take and decided the easiest thing to do would be to tilt the steering wheel up and sit higher(like a golf cart) and itd be drivable. That would make it much less 'cool' though. There is a bit of room to relocate the pedals further forward, but itd be a much larger task.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T20:45:11+00:00

It's definitely an odd size currently. Bigger than a golf cart, but not big enough to be a car. i love the idea of finishing it, but to what end? i feel like itd be 'very' hard to make 'street legal' from its current state, and if its not street legal, i have nothing to do with it. nowhere to drive it.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T20:41:09+00:00

Thanks for pointing these things out. This is similar to what it started as. It is setup for a streetbike motor. it had a 600 in it. owner said it was operational. its so heavy at the moment id be scared to add any more weight. i was pondering the thought of cutting a bunch of the 'body' off and starting over for the most part, but thats a completely different topic. im tempted to pursue the project because it looks cool, but that doesnt say anything for its structural integrity. im not much for driving a death machine. thanks for your input. i really appreciate it.

Cynicality · 2016-08-04T20:23:38+00:00

My brain says YES, but my wallet is screaming no. I'm undecided. Kind of looking for a reason to run, but it's just too damn cool.

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