have you guys seen the Viper V10 engine in the locost chassis?

Bloody Ell!

i don't do facebook, and you need to log in...

Err.. this is not new...

Its Big Johns, and has been on the go for quite a while. Its a Mamoth Build so to speak

Awesome is definately the word!



[Edited on 20/8/2009 by wilkingj]

Link removed due to a virus

[Edited on 20-8-09 by Fozzie]

Hahaha..... NICE!


That is going to be poo poo inducing!

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Originally posted by wilkingj
Err.. this is not new...

Link removed due to virus

Its Big Johns, and has been on the go for quite a while. Its a Mamoth Build so to speak

Awesome is definately the word!



[Edited on 20/8/2009 by wilkingj]

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When I click that V10 viento link i get a warning about a trojan in the script.

Probably Avast being over protective, but it wont let me visit the site.

[Edited on 20/8/2009 by greggors84]

OMG that sound nice. They had better do a vid when its moving on wheels

The gallery works ok though

http://www.v10viento.co.uk/gallery.htm

I spent 3 weeks in the Viper factory about 9 years ago. That is one big engine. I made friends with the road tester whose job it is to road test any car that has "noises" in the transmission to identify the source. He found one that "needed" looking at and asked if I wanted to come along to listen out. Ahem. Boy that is one fast car even with 1500kg to pull. In an 800kg locost you are going to need new tyres EVERY time you put your foot down.

In 2nd gear you need to lean your head forwards before stamping your right foot. In 6th gear, 25 MPH is at 500 RPM which is the engine's tick over. It hums along nice and quietly. Put your foot down and it pulls. Hard. No fuss or grumbling. Acceleration. This is a bad boy of a car. In a viento it will be unbridled lunacy. I want a go.

I hired a Viper at Xmas in Vegas (see HERE), so much power, can't imagine what it would be like in a 7!!!

theres one of these FS on pitson heads.....

glad you all like it, its been on hold for a year because i lost use of workshop, hoping to get it out of store in the next couple of weeks to get on with it, its now a lot different.



bonnet joined to front to make a flip front, and the luego scoop turned into a bulge to get over inlet and to hide whats under bonnet

ford thunderbird rear uprights



330mm discs with 6 pot calipers



original chassis as supplied by luego



and the heavily triangulated chassis after my mate sorted the strenth, note in the second pic the door to rear arch area changed for extra strenth, also top rail is 2x1 on its side to give and extra inch so the engine fits under bonnet.




wilwood front mustangII uprights, and hub



wheels are mustang FR500 replicas 9j x 18 front with 255/35 18's and 10j x 18 295/30 18 rear



standard rear arch looks good with a 10j under it, fits perfect

standard cosworth sierra drive shaft looks a little anorexic nect to my cobra mustang shafts, the pic doesn't show the size difference as much as it is, and to lift one, they are solid and weigh some.

is there any way to see the video of it? but not on facebook?

ford the non facebookers, turn the volume up loud

i saw this car at Newark '07. It doesnt look to have come very far since then?

its come a long way, the car i took to Newark was the weak luego chassis before my friend worked his magic, it was unpainter, was running granada hubs, it was lashed together to show the engine off at the show, and I wanted it on wheels to make moving it easier, you saw it like this.