So sue me...

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 02/05/2014 at 11:19 • Filed to: None

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I still want to build a hot rod with an air-cooled aircraft flat eight/twelve, low hp/displacement be damned.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:22

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Been there, done that .

Party-vi > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/05/2014 at 11:25

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The Merlin is a V12 and is liquid cooled.

Party-vi > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:25

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I could see this sitting on some stretched frame rails in the front of a '32 Ford.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Party-vi 02/05/2014 at 11:25

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Still close, conceptually.

CPT Speedbump > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:26

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It's all about the radials!

vdub_nut: scooter snob > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/05/2014 at 11:26

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http://jalopnik.com/5302246/awesom…

close enough?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 02/05/2014 at 11:27

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I'm well aware of aircraft engine'd cars, the Beast in particular. I said *air-cooled* and *flat*. Two common crank Continental flat sixes or a Lycoming IO-720 in a car with a narrow hood, and cylinders visible on the sides. Not a huge car - a medium sized car. Something like a La Salle:

Modified either to use the little stylistic vents as individual cylinder intakes or replaced entirely with a custom cap on the cylinder protruding through the side.

I think you'll find that's nothing like The Beast.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Party-vi 02/05/2014 at 11:29

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Right? Exposed cylinders out the side to some extent and a unique sound = precisely what this is about.

Astronomical torque and light weight are just nice bonuses.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/05/2014 at 11:30

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Yes, definitively.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CPT Speedbump 02/05/2014 at 11:30

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If I wanted to make a radial vehicle, I'd try to find/copy a Guiberson diesel radial and put it in an International D or K truck.

Hermann > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:30

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That engine + Saab Sonett

webmonkees > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:33

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Subaru EA81 engine. Precision motor builders out there getting 130HP..And could sell the redrive and put that sucker in my truck. Whooa stocklook.

And a Corvair engine.

atrombs > CPT Speedbump 02/05/2014 at 11:38

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More research seems to show that it's actually powered by a propeller, instead of the engine being connected to the drive train. That's a little disappointing.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/10/pro…

CPT Speedbump > atrombs 02/05/2014 at 11:39

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it is D:

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:40

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take this and make it just a wee bit longer.... end up with front mid engine awesome on three wheels

HammerheadFistpunch > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:42

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If I remember correctly, you get a HUGE pass in LeMons for using an air cooled aircraft engine...or maybe its just radial.

puddler > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 11:50

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atrombs > CPT Speedbump 02/05/2014 at 11:58

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Still pretty badass though.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > webmonkees 02/05/2014 at 12:00

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I dunno - the big thing about the Corvair engine is that it's a six, while I would want eight or more. It's also not nearly preposterous enough-looking. The Scoob would be okay if doubled up, but the big advantage of the proper aircraft models is that they have detachable jugs and a multipiece crankcase/etc. - very easy (comparatively) to frankenstein-extend them/combine them into arbitrary numbers of cylinders.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > puddler 02/05/2014 at 12:02

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Water cooling?!

*recoils, hissing like a vampire*

Nope, if I'm going to build an idiotic hot rod with a flat twelve, it'll be with polished finny cylinders and dual ignition, danke.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > atrombs 02/05/2014 at 12:03

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The goggomobil powered by a russian aircraft radial *was* connected to the drivetrain.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch 02/05/2014 at 12:04

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Yep, the MR2 with a 5-cylinder from a WWII trainer... which required a 3-stage power conversion including the rear drive from a Honda Goldwing. And kept snapping shafts.

MonkeePuzzle > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 12:05

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wonder if airflow from a car's motion will be sufficient to keep it cool. I mean planes taxi for a fair while so I assume yes. But could be a unique problem.

"sorry officer, if I don't got 108mph the engine overheats!"

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MonkeePuzzle 02/05/2014 at 12:08

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My thought was to have an over-top or under-bottom plenum fed by a nose fan, leaving enough of the cylinder exposed to get the look right while still feeding one side. Conceptually similar to the 5hp B&S that's been around forever:

CAFIFTY > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 13:58

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masochist

webmonkees > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/05/2014 at 17:03

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I've not heard of somebody putting an EA81 back into a Subaru. The power-weight ratio was barely adequate anyway..