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Title: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: monsterRS on July 20, 2009, 05:37:44 AM
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2a9c988e-2685-4843-9db0-9c350060980e.htm (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2a9c988e-2685-4843-9db0-9c350060980e.htm)
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: moto-zen on July 20, 2009, 05:56:32 AM
That was pretty amazing! Nice find.
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: Le Pirate on July 20, 2009, 07:25:46 AM
 :D




[thumbsup]
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: El Matador on July 20, 2009, 07:34:08 AM
Why am I not surprised that the guy is german?

Amazing
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: brimo on July 20, 2009, 12:37:57 PM
How about this one? A couple of cylinders from a 27 litre merlin engine.

(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm259/andrewb172/5000cc_03.jpg)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls_Royce_Merlin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls_Royce_Merlin)
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: Rufus120 on July 20, 2009, 05:25:32 PM
That has to be pretty fun to have the knowledge and equipment to be able to do something like this. 

"Hey I'm bored.  Let's go stuff this huge engine in this tiny car and see what happens"
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: corndog67 on July 20, 2009, 05:53:53 PM
That is the coolest bit of work I've seen in a long time.
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: mitt on July 20, 2009, 06:43:18 PM
He didn't take any corners at speed  ;D

Pretty cool, but not my cup of tea.

mitt
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: Jarvicious on July 20, 2009, 06:52:28 PM
Quote from: mitt on July 20, 2009, 06:43:18 PM
He didn't take any corners at speed  ;D

Pretty cool, but not my cup of tea.

mitt

With all that weight on the rear end that thing had to push something awful.  While he was assembling the gearbox I couldn't look away.  Interesting stuff.
Title: Re: Interesting use for an old aircraft engine
Post by: Monsterlover on July 21, 2009, 06:30:02 AM
+1, but for me it was more the fact that he *made* the gear box.

Excellent [thumbsup]