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Friedel Münch was a pussy - straight EIGHT trike!
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:01 pm
by DerGolgo
Yes, there, I said it. He did a lot of
ridiculous things with NSU engines, but he never did
anything like this:
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/ ... o-engines/
Several builders have taken the route of joining engines into a V configuration but Chris Ireland, editor of Brit Chopper magazine, sent me this photo of his just completed straight 8. The 6 month build is the combination of 2 1200cc NSU air cooled auto engines, joined end to end with the cranks running 90 degrees apart for that V8 sound and power delivery. He also attached a GMC supercharger for good measure. The distributor is a Rover unit chain driven from the end of the overhead cam..
Whoa nelly! This looks like the proverbial crossing between x and a russian nuclear plant!
Thar be video here:
http://www.britchopper.co.uk/
The low down be here:
http://www.britchopper.co.uk/forum/view ... 28&t=12389
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 2:10 pm
by DerGolgo
Come on, no one thinks this is utterly nutterly and totally beautiful and very much delicious? Yeah, it's for a trike, but since when do we discriminate? We even talk about cages around here!
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:44 pm
by SSCAM
Ok...
It's big.
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:53 pm
by goose
supersweetcoolawesomeMatt wrote:Ok...
It's big.
and blown. Really looks like a lot of work but nothing groundbreaking. Should have just put a blower on a 427 SOHC Ford. Would have been easier and much more pleasant to look at. But then, to each his own
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:11 pm
by DerGolgo
You know, if I didn't know that the philistines were no less cultured than other peoples of their time, well, you know what I'd call you.
I think it's effin' beautiful.
http://www.britchopper.co.uk/forum/down ... p?id=13220
http://www.britchopper.co.uk/forum/down ... p?id=13221
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:58 pm
by Jonny
It
is nifty, and the engineering must have been a bit of a task, but if you want a beautiful engine, then this is it:
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:11 pm
by roadmissile
Sure it's not as big but...
The first one looks almost steampunk to me.
/RM
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:13 pm
by SpecialK
I'm sorry DG we're usually on pretty much the same page, but this one falls into the category of "people do some weird things" for me.