jollygreengiant
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posted on 1/3/17 at 09:35 PM |
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A PROPER Engine. :)
Well, Last Sunday I made a 300 mile round trip to go and look at a "Proper" engine. Unfortunately it's just a tad too big to fit in
a kit car. Basically its about 7 feet long and 4 to5 feet square. It produces about 2,200Hp has 24 cylinders and 48 spark plugs. It has not been run
in 70 years, but it is totally (less generator and starter) complete, which makes it into the "hens teeth" and "rocking horse
excrement" class of engine. Every one I think should have a look see at the web site (attached) and see what they could do to support the
"cause". It WILL make for a very rare example when it's done. (And IT will be).
Linky LInk to 2,200HP
Enjoy.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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tims31
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posted on 1/3/17 at 11:39 PM |
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Lovely, yes a proper engine although not quite as powerful as the ones I used to work on but these were gas turbine not proper piston engines though.
Build: http://www.martinsfurybuild.co.uk/
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Daf
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posted on 2/3/17 at 04:12 PM |
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Amazing! Just read about the project - the scale of it kinda puts my little car in perspective!!
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SteveWallace
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posted on 3/3/17 at 08:48 AM |
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Nice!
I've got a Viento, I recon that I could just about fit that in
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nick205
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posted on 3/3/17 at 09:01 AM |
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Quite some engine
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