Author Topic: This guy got four thumbs (Read 411 times)

MrRiplEy[H] · « **on:** April 26, 2007, 02:49:44 PM »

There are more pictures to come by pressing 'seuraava' or the other button.

Reportedly it's made in all metal and using a Mig welder. Moving parts are all ball bearings etc.

Wanna a small car?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2007, 03:10:34 PM »

impressive! His son is very lucky!

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 26, 2007, 06:39:24 PM »

is it just an amazing model or is the engine really functioning??

I've seen where people build small engines like that that work somewhere on the net.

Airscrew · « **Reply #3 on:** April 26, 2007, 07:00:09 PM »

I wonder if when its done will it be authentic as possible? right down to the annoying rattles from the doors and the rear hatch?

Leslie · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2007, 02:22:23 AM »

That engine sure looked like it could function. Seems pretty solid looking and well machined.

Les

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2007, 06:24:14 AM »

Sorry to disappoint you but the engine is cold. I guess a functional one would require double the effort of the whole car alone.

JB73 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2007, 02:29:18 PM »

he should have looked into guys like this then:

http://www.baemclub.com/

real working mini engines, maybe he could have bought or commissioned one.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2007, 04:08:49 PM »

There's no scale on those things but I reckon it might be hard to fit a miniature functioning v8 into that model.

Airscrew · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2007, 04:17:29 PM »

I dont know, I remember reading a Hot Rod magazine back about 84 or 85 where someone was making 1/4 scale race cars, right down to 1/4 scale V8 engines, my memory seems to think they were pretty similar in size to this guy's Z-28.

JB73 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2007, 04:50:27 PM »

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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
There's no scale on those things but I reckon it might be hard to fit a miniature functioning v8 into that model.

like air said, some of those and other on the web are small enough...

it's like that Japanese guy that made the "cut-away" f4u all metal... working control surfaces and all.. some people (ie: someone) has MORE than too much time on their hands to make whatever you need.