Re: Me thinking - a dangerous thing

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2017/12/30 10:38:30

WOW, thanks Howard. Just goes to show there's nothing new under the sun. I'd like to know how much he actually achieved HP/weight?
I guess if you're truly old school hot rod, you start with parts off something else. Fascinating these machinist geniuses, they can do anything. I visited with a commercial shop owner guy looking to buy his house, and he made a 4 gang rotary tow behind mower with V8 for his on lot golf "course". Envy of the neighborhood when you pull out that bad boy for your 0.25 acre burb lawn. I'd put one of those big fans on it so I'd blow the clippings on the neighbors yard! Everyone else goes to TSC, HT, or HF for Chinese "take out".
I was thinking engineer it, then CNC on a billet, but you have to have good dimensions of what you got. I'd rather just give $30K to Falconer for that alum turbo V12, but I'm too cheap. This whole indecisive motor issue has stopped my P project cold, not to mention the Cad taking precedence. The longer it takes the more I think things. That's half the fun...or is it agony or like fine wine?
I'd use my 288 for a stationary motor, but I have nothing to run with it. Otherwise, it's a garage space eater. As noted years ago, it's not worth much by itself and too big to put on a shelf, too good to junk.
Something to think about to anyone contemplating modifying a post war L8 based bathtub. Pick your motor first. If it came without a motor, I'd been better off.