My cars first outing, to the Blenheim palace car show

[ivanhoew]

https://youtu.be/ZBTExUlfaHc

it was a hoot.

[rwilson]

nice exhaust!

[TR4man]

That is some car, can see why it is called Medusa!

[ivanhoew]

rwilson said:

nice exhaust!

Thank you RW , i made it from old toothpaste factory tubing ,and a few sets of titanium motorbike headers ..and a lot of polishing on a little mop .

[ivanhoew]

TR4man said:

That is some car, can see why it is called Medusa!

Thank you TR4man , i named it, then built it to suit ,i tried to make everything as twisty as poss.

[anonymous-user]

What engines in it, couldn't make it out?

[ivanhoew]

jaguar xj40 aj6 engines ...

[anonymous-user]

very good looking, did you sort the mpg issue out? Do the trumpets have filters?

[Eddieslofart]

Kin nuts, love it

[lockhart flawse]

Love it!

[lockhart flawse]

Love it!

[ivanhoew]

Thesprucegoose said:

very good looking, did you sort the mpg issue out? Do the trumpets have filters?

Thank you Goose, i drove it thurs aug 30 for its first ever drive , to the mot , then Monday 3rd to Blenheim , and that's it barring a bit of petrol station visiting after i realised its appalling lack of economy lol,

i had not driven it or worked on it since due to other stuff , but i have a plan to skim the heads to 12.5 :1 , put cdi ignition on it , new guide seals , then spend a lot of time on the dyno with egt and the scope and try to get it running a lot cleaner.

oh and no filters. just bellmouths i made from a old flagpole .



Oh i forgot i did change the advance curves , i found that somehow the front engine was on 5d atdc static ,which definitely would not have helped ,and so now i have them both on 15d static and 28 total , it felt like it had gained about 100 lbs ft , so 400 lbs ft total , and was much better on fuel ...eg i filled it drove 12 miles and filled it again , and it was above 5 mpg lol.

Edited by ivanhoew on Monday 8th October 18:51

[anonymous-user]

You are completely mad and so is your car. I absolutely love it !

[ivanhoew]

fair comment Graham

[Mudgey]

Awesome! Have you got a build thread or anything, I would be keen to see the engineering behind how you have coupled both engines together. I have always considered doing something myself with a couple of 4 cylinder motors.

[ivanhoew]

Mudgey said:

Awesome! Have you got a build thread or anything, I would be keen to see the engineering behind how you have coupled both engines together. I have always considered doing something myself with a couple of 4 cylinder motors.

There is an embarrassingly long winded faff about it , on here Mudgey ..


https://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/garage/medusa-20...


and a few more related videos on the youtube channel.


regards
robert

Edited by ivanhoew on Wednesday 10th October 14:37

[anonymous-user]

ivanhoew said:

There is and embarrassingly long winded faff about, on here Mudgey ..


https://www.rodsnsods.co.uk/forum/garage/medusa-20...


and a few more related videos on the youtube channel.


regards
robert

Damn you ! There goes my morning !

[johnxjsc1985]

Could have a least painted it I am not sure what to say but its completely wonderful.

[Peanut Gallery]

Grahamdub said:

Damn you ! There goes my morning !

That. And I have work to do. Work can wait.

Looking good! - for your wallets sake I hope the fuel economy improves!

[Mudgey]

ivanhoew said:

stuff

regards
robert

Cheers, had a quick browse through and will finish off later when I am not at work, I should actually be doing something today haha

How reliable has the coupling proven to be and have you had any issues or breakages transferring the torque to the snout of the second engine?