OC..are we on the topic of transaxles?...unless they are the latest addition to Batmans utility belt..
The Batmobile doesn't use a transaxle...does it?
The Batmobile doesn't use a transaxle...does it?
RCR's Next car should be.....
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Seems like you were talking transaxles here. Probably should have quoted this and maybe one of the following replies about the G50 trans. Didn't know quotes were all that necessary. I also didn't mean to drift the conversation.
Brian Hamilton
I'm on the verge of touching myself inappropriatel
Fran,
You gonna use a gas turbine to power the beast as well? There are a few options there as far as drivetrain, and the coolest part is they'll run on just about any flammable liquid from ethanol to diesel to propane. Talk about an eco-friendly monstrosity!! I know Marine Turbine Technologies used a GM 700R4 in their turbine truck (MTT - Retrorocket, the Turbine powered Chevy S-10 Pick-up) and it's got all the creature comforts like power steering, cruise, a/c. Haha You could just go direct drive though with some sort of torque converter to allow it to freespin while at a stand still. I dunno, just off the wall suggestions.
You gonna use a gas turbine to power the beast as well? There are a few options there as far as drivetrain, and the coolest part is they'll run on just about any flammable liquid from ethanol to diesel to propane. Talk about an eco-friendly monstrosity!! I know Marine Turbine Technologies used a GM 700R4 in their turbine truck (MTT - Retrorocket, the Turbine powered Chevy S-10 Pick-up) and it's got all the creature comforts like power steering, cruise, a/c. Haha You could just go direct drive though with some sort of torque converter to allow it to freespin while at a stand still. I dunno, just off the wall suggestions.
I was hoping to be eco friendly and run it off Batpoop methane......
Velcro gloves.....so wrong :lol:
LPG for the win.....
LPG for the win.....
Let's get this sorted. Do YOU wear the velcro gloves, or the sheep?
Turning back to cars for a moment, eccentric guys here run their vehicles on used frying oil from fish & chip shops. Not much modification needed to a normal petrol engine, they claim.
But Fran, your lovely cars need the sound of a zillion horsepower from a highly tuned engine, not an old banger.
Dalton
Turning back to cars for a moment, eccentric guys here run their vehicles on used frying oil from fish & chip shops. Not much modification needed to a normal petrol engine, they claim.
But Fran, your lovely cars need the sound of a zillion horsepower from a highly tuned engine, not an old banger.
Dalton
Bangers dont go well with Lamb, much better with Mash....
In all seriousness...we are very well into the two electric cars and I am waiting for my diesel/biodiesel drivetrain to arrive also.....
I think with the specialised approach that people have to the kit car industry ...some off beat thinking and marketing will help our/industries longevity...
I love a big banger but I do get some strange requests especially for the Roadster...one thing is for sure though..... its never boring..
In all seriousness...we are very well into the two electric cars and I am waiting for my diesel/biodiesel drivetrain to arrive also.....
I think with the specialised approach that people have to the kit car industry ...some off beat thinking and marketing will help our/industries longevity...
I love a big banger but I do get some strange requests especially for the Roadster...one thing is for sure though..... its never boring..
OK - This one is serious.
Ferrari 512
http://www.kidston.com/WORLD-CLASSIC-CAR-EXPERTISE/images/stories/PDF/1969 ferrari 512m_f.pdf
Ferrari 512
http://www.kidston.com/WORLD-CLASSIC-CAR-EXPERTISE/images/stories/PDF/1969 ferrari 512m_f.pdf
Damn. Just when I thought I was getting ahead of the curve.
Ho Hum!!...
Brian Hamilton
I'm on the verge of touching myself inappropriatel
I want that 512 SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD!!!!! Too bad I'm broke...
Not enough motor for me, but thanks.
Someone should build this for real...
Reasons for this are:
1. Its great looking. IMHO
2. Its original.
3. It suits the use of a FWD drive train in the back so has reasonable volume production possibilities.
4. The designer of this is alive (I've lost his name) and kicking and and produced this I believe as an individual so could probably be worked with to make sure the job gets done right (and no worrying about corp lawyers).
At the moment I think the money in the kit-car market is in the Baby Boomer bracket hence the lust of 60's sports cars, but as these guys start falling off the perch (a major worry for HD) the focus will shift to gen X who have a different set of memory's and probably wont be lusting after the cars Granddad drove.
This to me is why cars like the Atom have been embraced so well by the market. I see the Atom as the new '7' but what will come to replace the Cobra and the 40 is yet to be decided?
Reasons for this are:
1. Its great looking. IMHO
2. Its original.
3. It suits the use of a FWD drive train in the back so has reasonable volume production possibilities.
4. The designer of this is alive (I've lost his name) and kicking and and produced this I believe as an individual so could probably be worked with to make sure the job gets done right (and no worrying about corp lawyers).
At the moment I think the money in the kit-car market is in the Baby Boomer bracket hence the lust of 60's sports cars, but as these guys start falling off the perch (a major worry for HD) the focus will shift to gen X who have a different set of memory's and probably wont be lusting after the cars Granddad drove.
This to me is why cars like the Atom have been embraced so well by the market. I see the Atom as the new '7' but what will come to replace the Cobra and the 40 is yet to be decided?
