My newest project idea
I've been thinking about this for a while now. Well, at least a day and a half.
I'm going to design and build my own car. It can't be that hard; homebuilt cars don't have to meet any particular emissions or crash test standards. They only have to work.
This is not going to be a quick project. I envision being able to drive it in a few years.
If everything goes well.
The biggest roadblock I have to actually getting started on the design is the lack of an engine. That is, I need measurements from the engine to design the frame around. And, being me, I can't just get a small-block Chevy. If I were going to do that I'd just buy a Nova and be done with it.
I want the most esoteric engine design out there. Something that nobody else has. Something that I can afford.
These seem like contradictory requirements. My current plan is to use the powerhead from a 200 or so horsepower outboard engine. Thisis essentially a two-stroke V6 engine. With a proper expansion chamber exhaust it should really scream.
2 comments:
An outboard would be great, but they're quite pricey. Not really much of an aftermarket, either. You must then couple this engine to a transmission. How much torque was the outboard really designed to generate?
Consider...motorcycle engine and trans, foam-filled aluminum monocoque, all-wheel drive AND steering. One HUGE tire out back. Remember, "To go fast, add lightness."
Still thinking... Snowmobile engines have quite the aftermarket. I saw one that was a genuine fire-breather. It was on a POS trailer.
No thanks for this one?
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