Just an old fart from Florence Oregon

[Hambam]

Hey Hambam, this was something I researched over and over.. The honda trans is not shifted on the fly, you will put it in say 4th and shift the motorcycle engine. If you need to crawl up a hill you can go into first on the honda while the motorcycle engine is in neutral then go through the gears on the motorcycle engine. Same with reverse.

Awesome, thanks Lost. That makes more sense to me now.

This is a really cool project! I am tempted to do something like this in a Suzuki samurai. Changing the gears in the car tranny would mean you could take it from a rock crawler to flat out race machine so easily... might not work with suspension etc. but the rest of it is right on.

[Rat4020]

Like I said in a post a few years ago . Dales setup with the Honda trans is a good deal and not complicated it works very well and he said he did just pick a gear and stayed with it 3rd if I remember correct

[Byronnn]

So the honda transmissions have a differential built in? What type?

I'm thinking if would be nice to use only one side of the honda transmission to drive a driveshaft for a 4x4. Would it be as simple as welding the diff locked then running a chain from one output to a shaft?

[arrowhead]

Well I'm back boys and I've just finished installing a turbo and a s**tload of other stuff
The Honda has been trouble free for years now and the 630 chain lasts for 2 years but the master link wears out every season
I will upload pictures within the week
Dale

[boilermaker]

I must have read a different thread than you , because i read , at least 3 different places that you can shift the Honda trans anytime you want to ( you need not stop to shift ). He just clutches and shifts, just like the trans was intended in a car.

[arrowhead]

yes I can shift it anytime with the clutch but I only shift to 4th if the leader is running faster than usual
boilermaker has it right

[dennis_v95@hotmail.com]

How about a pic of the rear set-up? That would be interesting to see.

never done this before... Just wanted to see photos of the rear set up

[Fink]

Wondering if someone could post some of the older pictures from the beginning of the thread. I have a GK-06 that I'm putting a CBR 600 engine in and I bought a 2004 honda civic transmission. So I need to know how to support the output shaft and how the sprocket was attached along with the Trans brake. What good spindles to look for and do i just use 2 short side honda civic CV axles or are there special sizes to go for. I have a direction just lots of holes to fill in.