V8 bubble car

[Nick]

Some things just make you smile.

 

[David Sturch]

Nick,
What next , some one going to drop a V8 in a Smart Car.
Dave

 

[Aaron L.]

I know someone is going to shoot me for saying this, but that is awesome!
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[Randy V]

I know someone is going to shoot me for saying this, but that is awesome!
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I certainly won't give you any crap...

Actually it was back in 1969 When visiting a local drag strip for their smoke and thunder show when I saw the sister to this car with a J47 Jet engine hanging out both ends and the driver rode it like a horse (no kidding). The steering was by the front wheels at lower speeds and vectored thrust with a rudder/vane in the tail-section of the jet..
It was that car that proved to me that with a torch and a big hammer you could put any engine into any car that you wanted..

 

[Chris Kouba]

...It was that car that proved to me that with a torch and a big hammer you could put any engine into any car that you wanted...

Ok then Randy, swing a hammer at this one:

Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C

 

[Brian Hamilton]

Ok then Randy, swing a hammer at this one:

Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C

DUDE!! Look at the size of the turbo on that thing!!! WOOOW!!! LOL 114,000hp... That's friggin sweet.

Oh and that BMW Issetta with the V8 is pretty damn cool too. I love weird stuff like that. Shows creativity.

 

[Randy V]

.....and that's the little 6-banger engine too!

If I'm gonna to it - I'll hold out for the big-mama with 14 jugs! :shocked:

 

[David Morton]

Just imagine checking it in for a service:
"Oil and cambelt change please, and I'll be back after lunch"...........

 

[Ian Anderson]

Love the fuel consumption figures
160g per cylinder per stroke = 0.16

assuming 1 l = 1kg for the fuel

Revs at about 100 rpm
And max 14 cylinders

0.160*100*14= 224litres per minute - slightly more than a barrel per minute!

Ian

 

[Brian Hamilton]

Love the fuel consumption figures
160g per cylinder per stroke = 0.16

assuming 1 l = 1kg for the fuel

Revs at about 100 rpm
And max 14 cylinders

0.160*100*14= 224litres per minute - slightly more than a barrel per minute!

Ian

Works out great if you own an oil company. LOL

 

[Paolo-LoveGT40 Modelworks]

LOL..the nicest isetta bmw ever seen..

 

[JimmyMac]

Check out the crankshaft

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