onsdag den 24. februar 2010

The Meteor Quike

Meteor Quike

Old, discarded tank engines (27 litre, 600 bhp) like the Rolls-Royce Merlin based Meteor can’t be used for much, so at app. US$ 4,000 they’re surprisingly inexpensive. A Rover v-eight is used for cruising and for starting the big one. Front section is two aluminium castings bolted together, as are the dual fuel tanks.

A large radiator under the Rover engine cools both engines, and water can be circulated through the Meteor prior to its occasional upstarts. When the front wheel is turned more than a few degrees, the Citroên-style suspension system takes the load off the second set of rear wheels. The total vehicle weight comes out to about 1.6 tonnes.

2 kommentarer:

  1. Hej Kim.

    Det er 1 stk. mean machine lige der! Gad godt hører den blive startet op.

    Jeg synes din Nimbus bobber er super flot.
    Jeg har nogle spørgsmål vedr. bobbing i dk, har du en mail adr. man kan skrive til?

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  2. Jeg ser først din besked her 12 år senere. Min email adresse er ccc40821@gmail.com

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