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MJ's next project?
A little project for any spare V8 you might have lying around ...
I think it might need a bigger fuel tank. Though admittedly, if I was driving this, range anxiety would probably not be my greatest concern.
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Tbh I had something more like this in mind, but I'll take your suggestion under advisement
or possibly this: Either way, bodywork is just a waste of weight |
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Just fixed that for you.
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I can't fault Bert's enthusiasm but, personally, I'd prefer something slightly more sophisticated, preferably with wheels and brakes. Now THAT's more like it!
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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Well it's a start I suppose but it looks like he may be a few parts short of a full bike (which isn't intended as a euphemism, honest )
And nice bike! Although I think I prefer the flying version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5YBVZZOEd8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdF-XJpQkIc The noise from that thing must be incredible! Several years ago I helped a drag-racing guy I know, called Bill Sherratt, to help build a jet-powered bicycle (I really just designed the electronic control units and helped wire it up). The jet engine it used looked very similar to the ones used on that flying bike but it had just one of them. Even at idle, with just a single jet, it was stupidly loud. At full throttle the noise was beyond belief. I can only image how loud that flying bike must be with four of the things!
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust |
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That was handy as an initial design concept though I'm not actually sure if the Lazareth is legal in this country, and if so what it's classified as. A vehicle with four actual wheels can still qualify as a tricycle if the rear wheels are mounted on a common axle and have a centre-to-centre axis of something like 200mm. The Lazareth definitely doesn't meet that, and neither would anything I could build using D2 parts (yes, I did actually measure ) since the diff is wider than that. It might be possible using motorcycle tyres and a different rear diff, but since it doesn't tilt in the corners such tyres would be a bit pointless.
Technically (by UK rules) this wheel configuration makes it a quad bike, even though both rear wheels are on the same swing arm, but it doesn't actually meet the specs for a 'heavy quad' either. I resolved instead to finish the Polo V8 at some point in the future when I have 'nothing else to do' |
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