'91 Honda Beat

[BlrwestSiR]

Hopefully a simple and quick build. 

Definitely not the biggest car in the world:

Here it is with an 6th gen Honda Civic for comparison:

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Cool looking car, looking forward to seeing it come alive.  I'm a big fan of these small two-seater roadsters.

[Bomber_County]

Did you just see that ENORMOUS squirrel…………..😁

[BlrwestSiR]

3 minutes ago, Bomber_County said:

Did you just see that ENORMOUS squirrel…………..😁

Do you mean this one?

Had to be the biggest squirrel I've ever seen. Completely unafraid of humans too as it came right up to us to see if we had any food. 

It was at least 3x the size of the Beat. Maybe 4x

[Martinnfb]

there is always a room for small  improvements 

 

 

[BlrwestSiR]

What engine is that running? I know there was a turbo kit available at one point but that looks nuts. 

 

[BlrwestSiR]

First try at painting the body has been a failure. Bunch of dust and particles in the paint. 

Of course the chassis came out fine. 

I'm going to sand back the body and try again. 

[Martinnfb]

On 1/27/2025 at 9:24 AM, BlrwestSiR said:

What engine is that running? I know there was a turbo kit available at one point but that looks nuts. 

 

Hayabusa 4 cylinder , 13xxx ccm

 

Painting cars with metallic paint is completely different ballgame. Fingers crossed it will work out on second try.

Cheers

Martin

[BlrwestSiR]

Ah, that makes sense. It's the equivalent of putting an LS in everything. 

Have you seen the 1st gen Smart ForTwo that had a Hayabusa swap? Goes like stink down a dragstrip. 

[DocRob]

Bummer with the dust, Carl. The color looks like what I had in mind of your car.

Cheers Rob

[ScottsGT]

On 1/30/2025 at 4:08 PM, BlrwestSiR said:

Ah, that makes sense. It's the equivalent of putting an LS in everything. 

Have you seen the 1st gen Smart ForTwo that had a Hayabusa swap? Goes like stink down a dragstrip. 

My sons were begging me to build one of those years ago.  Parking lot donuts look like more fun than you should be allowed with your pants on.