V12 - so you don't have much room around the 351C

WOW!!!

It started off slow so I skipped ahead, but then went back and watched the whole thing out of respect, that's an incredible bit of workmanship!

1220 hours to build - at a shop rate of $100/hr, that's a $122K engine.

That is really cool thanks for sharing.

We can set you up with a V12 slightly larger if you like:

http://www.thunderv12.com/

...I've seen that before. The Finest work this Machinist has ever seen! I liked the way Most Pieces 'Snapped' Together. Pure Genius!! Where did He find the time?
NOT to Detract from the Mans' Fame; if You have an Eye for Detail, You noticed there are No Spark Plugs. This IS a Motor! But Not an Internal Combustion Engine as It is being run on Compressed Air/Nitrogen, and is Not running under It's Own Power.
I'am sure He will win Many Awards at Model Shows!

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Originally posted by comp2:
We can set you up with a V12 slightly larger if you like:

http://www.thunderv12.com/

...Reminds Me of the Hotrod built back in the 60's, the Guy used a Allison V-12 Aircraft Engine!...

I am looking forward to seeing this car go at BJ this January:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com...n=1285&aid=443&pop=0

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Originally posted by comp2:
I am looking forward to seeing this car go at BJ this January:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com...n=1285&aid=443&pop=0

...Very Cool! Inovative! I'am guessing 30-40 GALLONS to the MILE!!
That's why there's 3 Gas Tanks! But if they were 'Worried' about that, they never would have built the thing! Surely 'One of a Kind'. I Dig It! I'd Love to see how fast it would go at Bonneville!

The Very First P51 Mustangs were fitted with the Allison (V1710) V-12 Engine and Did 'OK', But were limited in obtainable Altitude! In November of 1942, The P51B Mustang was fitted with the 'Rolls Royce Merlin' 60 Series Engine. With the far Superior Engine, the Mustang could now Break the 'Service Ceiling' of 30,000 Feet! and attain a Top Speed of 440 MPH! Almost 100 MPH over the Allison! The P51 Mustang was 18 Months from the 'Drawingboard' to First Flight! The 'Cadillac of the Sky' Kicked Ass in Europe and the Pacific in World War II and in Korea!!...

It's been published many times. There have been several 55's done in the past but this one probably the most known. Here is a vid from dream car garage some time back. I love the part where he drives down the road and blows the leaves off the shoulder:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84

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Originally posted by MARLIN JACK:
...I've seen that before. The Finest work this Machinist has ever seen! I liked the way Most Pieces 'Snapped' Together. Pure Genius!! Where did He find the time?
NOT to Detract from the Mans' Fame; if You have an Eye for Detail, You noticed there are No Spark Plugs. This IS a Motor! But Not an Internal Combustion Engine as It is being run on Compressed Air/Nitrogen, and is Not running under It's Own Power.
I'am sure He will win Many Awards at Model Shows!

That explains a lot, because it seemed to me that the valve timing gears were the same size as the crankshaft gear, and I was wondering about where the points were. Personally if I was going to go through all of that I would want to build an internal combustion engine. I was so busy worrying about how the valve timing could possible work on a 1:1 ratio that I forgot to notice he didn't put spark plugs in.

That little motor makes me happy. I am glad there are people in this world that not only CAN make things like that...but DO.

Sometimes I think what I do for a living is complicated and takes skill, and other times, like now, I think what I do is simple.

Wow! Watched it twice it was so fascinating. Wish I had the patience to do something like this.

Pretty awesome fitment for all those hand cut parts. I was just waiting to see what he was going to use for spark plugs and what kind of sound it would make - like that amazing Ferrari

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQFRWgW9bk

But even without any combustion it was indeed a work of art.