Convert your Honda Accord to run on trash

Step 2 Tools and Parts

The vehicle was built at the ALL Power Labs shop. We've got a lot of fun tools, but you could build this project with just power tools you'd find at Sears. I'll note what your alternatives are below.

Tools we used:

• Power tools - we used all of 'em! drill, grinder, reciprocating saw, flashlight, belt sander, circular saw, etc.
• Socket set, wrench set, vice grips, etc.
• MIG welder, plasma cutter (hand and CNC). All you really need is MIG and a cutting torch, the rest of it was us just getting fancy. You could also use a reciprocating saw with metal cutting blade instead of a cutting torch, although that would take a bit longer.
• Bench chop saw with metal cutting blade is helpful but not required
• Sheet metal cutters, benders, rollers. This is because we fabricated entirely from sheet steel. To avoid the bending and rolling the easy thing is to start with a recycled metal tank as described in step 5.
• Car jack. We've got the fancy garage type lifter, but any car jack will do.
• Shop vac to clean up spilled fuel messes, and clean out reactor
• For the electronics - soldering tools, wire strippers, crimper

Parts:

The complete GEK Gasifier is designed so that it can be constructed from the lowest cost and most commonly available parts. It is nearly all common sheet steel and plumbing parts. The Honda conversion also does not use any expensive or hard to find components - total raw material and parts cost for this project is probably about $1000 if you build everything yourself.

• You need to supply a working vehicle. We used a 1987 Honda Accord, but most cars should be ok
• Our GEK Gasifier kit. We supply CAD files so you can fabricate totally from scratch, or you can purchase parts kits from us at various stages of assembly. Fabrication and/or assembly of the GEK using our plans or kits is detailed in our Instructables Series.
• Miscellaneous plumbing pipes, tubes and ball valves
• Sheet steel and a few square steel rods
• Miscellaneous nuts and bolts
• Reactor Control Unit (parts kit available soon from ALL Power Labs)
• I'm sure I forgot something :)