Ron , commented on my other post about his NB. At that time it was just a find on the internet with no word on who, whay, where…
Well Ron has put up his site with photos and text. He has a full write up on it with very nice shots of the NB and hte engine. I’m amazed at the fabrication and minus the obvious “engine”, the body remains OEM.
This is a my street-legal jet car on full afterburner. The car has two engines: the production gasoline engine in the front driving the front wheels and the jet engine in the back. The idea is that you drive around legally on the gasoline engine and when you want to have some fun, you spin up the jet and get on the burner (you can start the jet while driving along on the gasoline engine). The car was built because I wanted the wildest street-legal ride possible. With this project, I was able to use my engineering skills (I have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University) to design the car without the distraction of how other people have done it in the past – because no one has. I don’t know how fast the car will go and probably never will. The car was built to thrill me, not kill me. That doesn’t stop me from the occasional blast on the highway though.
The engine is a General Electric Model T58-8F. This is a helicopter turboshaft engine that was converted to a jet with a custom tailpipe. The engine spins up to 26,000 RPM (idle is 13,000 RPM), draws air at 11,000 CFM, and is rated at 1350 hp.
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jesus christ. that is the most awesome thing i have seen this week, and man, let me tell you, i have seen some S**T!
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. All of a sudden I want to get a VW Beetle. lol.
DUD! How fast does that thing go???!!! And where do you get the air and gase you need to keep that beast going!!!!???
This is one oif the most innovative, creative, enginuitive (spelling), and awesome things that I have ever seen. Please keep it up. the world needs more people like us to continue to “push the line”
Best of luck!!!!!!
yeah…that’s called photoshop u retards.
Sorry Jeffe, it’s real. Blew it off at the Grand National Hot Rod show at the LA fairgrounds in January. Security sure saw it and that’s why I’m banned from the fairgrounds for “life”.
But the Zapruder 8mm movie of the Kennedy assasination was doctored with a beta version of Photoshop given to the CIA in 1963 by aliens.
WOW dude what happened at the fair grounds? LOL
How fast is it ? and whats The MPG ? you know with gas prices today and one last question ,when is the wing kit available ?is it bolt on .. keep up the good work ,enjoy life ..
Good God! I WANT ONE! Although I’m more interested to see your missle-rocket-engine-proppeled scooter, I bet thats going to be a trip. I saw a clip of your car, and let me tell you I would love to install one of those on my VW, but Im still waiting on that lottery money that I haven’t yet won LOL! Nice Job and keep up the good work!
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I think this is a great way to break free from the typical american Hot-Rod hobby, and for what happened in the LA fairgrounds, they probably got jeolous thats why they banned you.