MkIV turbine wheels

gt40fran · Apr 3, 2009

More eye candy from the in house RCR CNC department...

Directional turbines for the Mk4 guys

Plus a Left hand drive Mk4....and a Surtees Lola T70 in the background..

dlindemann · Apr 3, 2009

Fran -

Beautiful work, as always! Oh, and you left out the SLC in the background......

Dave L

gt40fran · Apr 3, 2009

Thanks...and that is actually the electric (AC) SL-C....wait until that bad boy hits the streets....
1000 Nm Siemens motor...yeehaa!!!

Gregg · Apr 3, 2009

Fran, your attention to detail can not be matched by any other replica company. You truly are in a league by yourself, well above the others. You continue to enhance your extensive product line. Well done to you and the RCR staff. I know Jac will probably be emailing you soon for a set. Congratulations.

ChrisMartino · Apr 3, 2009

Back in the day, who would have thought anyone would be reproducing a set of these in the future.

Always loved these wheels-

Chris

Jay Vickers · Apr 3, 2009

very nice.......:thumbsup:

jac mac · Apr 3, 2009

Gregg said:
Fran, your attention to detail can not be matched by any other replica company. You truly are in a league by yourself, well above the others. You continue to enhance your extensive product line. Well done to you and the RCR staff. I know Jac will probably be emailing you soon for a set. Congratulations.

Gregg, sorry to ruin your day,but you seem to have forgotten the DIY at start of my thread! Looks like Fran will have to rely on profits from his domestic market for now.

Gregg · Apr 3, 2009

No worries here. Just figured a shortcut would help you along to the finished product.

gt40fran · Apr 3, 2009

Jac,

what do you mean...the only way to get it done is "do it myself"...

How is your eternal project??

BigB98 · Apr 3, 2009

Ok Fran....We gotta talk.

Shooting you a PM now.

crossle43 · Apr 4, 2009

Beautiful work, Fran. Kudos to you and your team.

T.

gt40fran · Apr 5, 2009

Thanks....

rich001 · Apr 8, 2009

Just a quick question from the ignorant masses: Do these wheels actually pull much air thru the wheel? I think I can get the theory, but do they actually work in practise, & by how much??? I can see so many plusses from this type of wheel if they do work.

Also what would be a ball park cost on a set of these to suit the T70 spyder? (or is it "if you have to ask you can't afford it")

jac mac · Apr 8, 2009

According to a Forum member that was working with Ford at the time the turbine wheels did not shift as much air as it had been hoped they would. Hopefully Fran will fit his to the correct side in order that they function in the correct manner when he does sell a set. They are meant to pull air out from around the brake caliper etc, not try to pump more air under the car

Notice the latest crop of F1 cars have stationary covers on outside of wheel with air exit on lower rear quarter of cover dia.

Mark Clapp · Apr 8, 2009

The wheels look awesome and that Mark IV looks like it's getting built to a tee. Those wheels will really finish it as a J-car.

K.Wilson · Apr 8, 2009

Fran,
I did not know you had 5-axis machining capability. My hat is off to the guy that wrote the NC program to machine those wheel centers. VERY NICE!
Keith

K.Wilson · Apr 8, 2009

Fran,
The electric SL-C............ with a 1000Nm motor. So if you have enough battery power, and if you can convert it to AC with little or no loss, and if you can get it to the pavement without breaking something it will deliver an earth shattering 740 foot pounds of torque?
That is going to be a wild ride.
Keith

gt40fran · Apr 10, 2009

Keith ,
it is an AC system and we have plenty of power to spin the motor upto 10,000rpm.
All up weight is very similar to an LS/G50 car.

MkIV turbine wheels

Fran Hall RCR

Attachments

Dave Lindemann

Fran Hall RCR

Gregg

Gregg

Chris Martino

Jay V

Jac Mac

Gregg

Gregg

Fran Hall RCR

BigB98

CURRENTLY BANNED

Dutton

Fran Hall RCR

Richard Mc

Jac Mac

Mark Clapp

Keith

Keith

Fran Hall RCR

Similar threads