Larry's Hovercraft & Trike Build

Building machines from scratch

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Trike › Chapter 1 of 10

Donor Car and Engine

A 1991 Honda Inspire gets pulled apart for its motor, gearbox and front end. Later on the 2.5 litre motor goes in.

  1. Part 1

    The donor car, a 1991 Honda Inspire

    So I'm starting a new project now that the hovercraft is done and operational. My goal is to design and build a 3 wheeled trike (like...

    6 photos
  2. Part 2

    Motor back in the subframe and building the frame jig

    Here's where I see the second immediate cosmetic issue. If I was to go with the idea of using the whole front end including suspension then...

    6 photos
  3. Part 3

    Upgrading to the 2.5 litre motor

    This is now the 2.5 litre G25a Honda motor not the noisy 2 litre one that I had in there previously. It's nice and quiet and...

    3 photos
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