Pics of 27 litre Rolls Royce Meteor engine installation
Discussion
Al Rush said:
Fantastic stuff! How far from completion is it, and where can we go to see it running when it's done?
Its at the Stoneleigh show this weekend, and we want to take it to Bruntingthorpe. It'll be running anytime soon I guess. The big issue at the moment is getting brakes which will make it stop.
Use a parachute?
Dakkon said:
Fantastic stuff! How far from completion is it, and where can we go to see it running when it's done?
Its at the Stoneleigh show this weekend, and we want to take it to Bruntingthorpe. It'll be running anytime soon I guess. The big issue at the moment is getting brakes which will make it stop.
Use a parachute?
We can laugh..
kingb said:
that is top what do you think it will be worth once you have finished it. i assume you intend to make it road legal?
I'm not sure Matt, cars like this only come along once in a age. There was a similar Jag of 1970's vintage auctioned off at the NEC a couple of years ago, and it was hard to estimate that as I recall.
It has been roadlegal already, last running a couple of years ago and it will be again. Because it has the chassis plate in the same place, he never had a problem with the DVLA (insert suitable hand motion smilie here) apart from the fact they they kept putting 2.7 litres on the V5. Charley built it a few years ago, to size things up, make notes and to snag things. Once he had had the measure of things in his mind, it was dissmantled again and has been put back together over the last couple of years or so. Charley is a genius, just to watch him work is an experience in its own right.
Mr Whippy said:
Hehehe, that car is just mental!
I imagine it's not too good on the old petrol then.
Do you actually need more than one gear? I bet it's got some torque!
Dave
Torque isn't the word. Being ex RAF, I managed to introduce Charley to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. He spent the day with them. I don't know who was more impressed with each other, Charley for being allowed to rummage in manuals and see so many running Merlin's in one place, or the old sweat aircraft mechanics there, for appreciating his determination and ability.
Thanks all (Hi Joo),
I know Charley will be chuffed and surprised when I send him the link, he's a bit of an old fashioned gent. We bought a Shadow 1 the other week, and we're going to put 4 turbo's on that and prep it as a track day jobber. Might even go for 8 small ones, instaed of 4. It'd be good to see the two of them together.
Brakes are from an XK-R.. at the moment.
I know Charley will be chuffed and surprised when I send him the link, he's a bit of an old fashioned gent. We bought a Shadow 1 the other week, and we're going to put 4 turbo's on that and prep it as a track day jobber. Might even go for 8 small ones, instaed of 4. It'd be good to see the two of them together.
Brakes are from an XK-R.. at the moment.
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