1988 Honda Acty..
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Digby said:
pits said:
There is no structure to these things though, the front panel is the crumple zone and your knees are about 2 inches away on the inside, we managed to get one running a few years back after it had been sat for 20 years
Indeed. Had a couple of Hijets for a giggle. Game over in a prang.Shame the one my mate had was rotten as a pear.
Got it, love it! It's so pathetic, it's funny.
55 mph is about its max. It pings at you when you go over that to remind you it's about to explode.
It's also Fukushima radiation free!
Has already risen many smiles, several thumbs up, a chat with a random stranger in a petrol station and some picture taking.
I also decided a silly car such as this needs a silly gearknob, so we stuck a pool ball on it.
Oh and a friend asked how heavy it was given the engine is in the back, so he tried this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtPHzfJTaY
It's a bit bouncy & it rattles & it's slow (you can get in to 4th gear at around 20 mph) &....it definitely needs a bike engine
55 mph is about its max. It pings at you when you go over that to remind you it's about to explode.
It's also Fukushima radiation free!
Has already risen many smiles, several thumbs up, a chat with a random stranger in a petrol station and some picture taking.
I also decided a silly car such as this needs a silly gearknob, so we stuck a pool ball on it.
Oh and a friend asked how heavy it was given the engine is in the back, so he tried this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtPHzfJTaY
It's a bit bouncy & it rattles & it's slow (you can get in to 4th gear at around 20 mph) &....it definitely needs a bike engine
That is seriously cool!
And it does look better than the UK one, certainly.
There one near me (a van one though-or at least...it's got a 'van' shaped bit sitting on the back, hard to describe) Thats been sitting in the garden of the house for at least 25 years. The wooden garage it used to be in has rotten/collapsed around it over the years and it's now on show..in all it's rusting horror. Would be an interesting little thing to do up if you had the time and/or money.
And it does look better than the UK one, certainly.
There one near me (a van one though-or at least...it's got a 'van' shaped bit sitting on the back, hard to describe) Thats been sitting in the garden of the house for at least 25 years. The wooden garage it used to be in has rotten/collapsed around it over the years and it's now on show..in all it's rusting horror. Would be an interesting little thing to do up if you had the time and/or money.
Awesome.
When I was a boy, I did a milk round off the back of one of these. Imagine milk crates stacked two high on the back, about 40 in total and thinking about it, about 500kg plus driver, passenger and two youngsters hanging off the back.
No wonder we had to get off and run along side going up the steeper hills, particularly when it had blown a spark plug out, which it did more than once.
When I was a boy, I did a milk round off the back of one of these. Imagine milk crates stacked two high on the back, about 40 in total and thinking about it, about 500kg plus driver, passenger and two youngsters hanging off the back.
No wonder we had to get off and run along side going up the steeper hills, particularly when it had blown a spark plug out, which it did more than once.
Digby said:
The throbbing 3 pot.
Looks like the home market ones were 3 cylinder. As far as I know all the UK ones were twin cylinder ?
UK ones must be incredibly rare now. Having said that I do occasionally see a van still in use. Will try and grab a picture of it at some point.
I put an engine in one years ago. Ended up buying a complete pick up to get an engine as parts were pretty hard to come by.
These small commercials seemed pretty popular in their time. Suzuki Super Carry's used to be everywhere !
stevesingo said:
Awesome.
When I was a boy, I did a milk round off the back of one of these. Imagine milk crates stacked two high on the back, about 40 in total and thinking about it, about 500kg plus driver, passenger and two youngsters hanging off the back.
No wonder we had to get off and run along side going up the steeper hills, particularly when it had blown a spark plug out, which it did more than once.
Wonderful stuff When I was a boy, I did a milk round off the back of one of these. Imagine milk crates stacked two high on the back, about 40 in total and thinking about it, about 500kg plus driver, passenger and two youngsters hanging off the back.
No wonder we had to get off and run along side going up the steeper hills, particularly when it had blown a spark plug out, which it did more than once.
MuscleSaloon said:
Looks like the home market ones were 3 cylinder. As far as I know all the UK ones were twin cylinder ?
UK ones must be incredibly rare now. Having said that I do occasionally see a van still in use. Will try and grab a picture of it at some point.
I put an engine in one years ago. Ended up buying a complete pick up to get an engine as parts were pretty hard to come by.
These small commercials seemed pretty popular in their time. Suzuki Super Carry's used to be everywhere !
I'm going to pick up some rear lights and a 5 speed box for this today, although there is a chance the box won't fit as it is probably coming from a 2 cylinder.
It's cheap, though, so what the hell!
Digby said:
LeoZwalf said:
Cute. Looks newer than it is what with the round lights. It's the kind of thing which hipster popup startup entrepreneur types will go mad for on Instagram. Put some decent company decals on it , grow a mad beard, drive it to Shoreditch and sell deconstructed rustic home made artisan sushi juice from the rear bed. You'll not get rich at all but you'll have like a thousand followers :-P
https://www.instagram.com/p/BToWVNzhyK-/?taken-by=...
Digby said:
The throbbing 3 pot.
Just found one from 1986 being broken near me so am having the rear lights and am trying to find out if the 5 speed box from that can be fitted to mine to replace the 4 speed for now.
We also didn't fancy driving it home for 2.5 to 3 hours at 50 odd mph, so picked it up instead.
Just found one from 1986 being broken near me so am having the rear lights and am trying to find out if the 5 speed box from that can be fitted to mine to replace the 4 speed for now.
We also didn't fancy driving it home for 2.5 to 3 hours at 50 odd mph, so picked it up instead.
Well,that takes me back,had the panel van version of one of those back in the late 80s
So small,all it needed was a handle on top to transform from van to tool box.
Yes blindingly slow,had to make a few trips from s London to Canterbury and Folkestone,took forever,perhaps it was good that is was slow,zero protection from front impact
Clutch made of cream cheese,lasted about 10k ,forever over heating,ended up taking the thermostat out ,waste of time having a radio,could never hear it .ah those were the days
Don't know how true this is but I was told that the engine shared components with a gold wing engine.definitely a twin
So small,all it needed was a handle on top to transform from van to tool box.
Yes blindingly slow,had to make a few trips from s London to Canterbury and Folkestone,took forever,perhaps it was good that is was slow,zero protection from front impact
Clutch made of cream cheese,lasted about 10k ,forever over heating,ended up taking the thermostat out ,waste of time having a radio,could never hear it .ah those were the days
Don't know how true this is but I was told that the engine shared components with a gold wing engine.definitely a twin
Edited by MXRod on Thursday 11th May 07:43
MXRod said:
Well,that takes me back,had the panel van version of one of those back in the late 80s
So small,all it needed was a handle on top to transform from van to tool box.
Yes blindingly slow,had to make a few trips from s London to Canterbury and Folkestone,took forever,perhaps it was good that is was slow,zero protection from front impact
Clutch made of cream cheese,lasted about 10k ,forever over heating,ended up taking the thermostat out ,waste of time having a radio,could never hear it .ah those were the days
Don't know how true this is but I was told that the engine shared components with a gold wing engine.definitely a twin
Time will tell!So small,all it needed was a handle on top to transform from van to tool box.
Yes blindingly slow,had to make a few trips from s London to Canterbury and Folkestone,took forever,perhaps it was good that is was slow,zero protection from front impact
Clutch made of cream cheese,lasted about 10k ,forever over heating,ended up taking the thermostat out ,waste of time having a radio,could never hear it .ah those were the days
Don't know how true this is but I was told that the engine shared components with a gold wing engine.definitely a twin
Edited by MXRod on Thursday 11th May 07:43
She's not covered many miles, so temp wise, clutch wise etc all seems good at the moment!
(it even copes at the moment having a beer bottle as an expansion tank!)
I have a new radio and some small speakers to go in it and am hoping as the engine isn't underneath where you sit, I may be able to hear it a little
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