Motoring Discussion > Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Bigtee	Replies: 14

New Sat 5 Feb 11 14:21   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Bigtee

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New Sat 5 Feb 11 14:31   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Bellboy

very nice tell him to give it a squirt of east start next time it has starting problems though dont you just love running engines with their headers off and give em full welly and watch the flames and hear the noise,stops the cars on the main road sometimes on a boring saturday afternoon when the airbag deployement fun has gotten boring next week its welding up fuel tanks with only a fairy liquid bottle to put out the flames ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 14:43   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Ian (Cape Town)

Been done. John Dodds. Ugly as sin... www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 15:37   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Bigtee

Yes agree Ugly as sin. But not the engine & what British car could be modified to fit that lump in? In other words which one is long enough in the engine bay to house the Merlin? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 16:04   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Armel Coussine

There was someone in the fifties who had made a 4wd Merlin-engined spaceframe job, no bodywork to speak of, using I believe Jeep transmission parts. He used to campaign it in the Brighton speed trials, sort of drag racing British-style. I don't think it was hugely successful. Swandean Special? Some name like that but I could have got it wrong. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 16:18   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - henry k

use a Google search fot the beast merlin Lots of hits to view. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 19:27   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Skoda

There's a rover sd1 knocking about with a merlin in the engine bay (and most of the passenger compartment too). Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:07   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - henry k

>> There's a rover sd1 knocking about with a merlin in the engine bay (and most of the passenger compartment too). >> It sounds like this:-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=85jfBxQP4ZI&feature=related www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIqRiQVmeA&NR=1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aC5B348rA&feature=related Merlin V12 Powered 55 Chevy down under but at what cost!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIj2GVfua84&feature=related Sounds good to me. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:20   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - henry k

On a totally different scale, it is unlikely you will find another one like this. "Al Gore will love this" www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2V7B7-gdRA&feature=related ignore the voice over www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEKyu5xN6ik&feature=related and the Q car version www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYInrED5ODA&feature=related Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:32   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Skoda

Aye that's the one Henry. I read it's been MOT'd and on the road now. Wonder how many lampposts to the tank in that thing. Worth it though. A proper engineering hero. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:44   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Armel Coussine

With the huge radial engine, there was absolutely no visible torque reaction when the motor was blipped according to the sound track. At no point did the car with the radial engine move in any way at all. Fake. The car on the road didn't have a radial engine. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 21:16   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - swiss tony

>> With the huge radial engine, there was absolutely no visible torque reaction when the motor >> was blipped according to the sound track. At no point did the car with the >> radial engine move in any way at all. Fake. >> >> The car on the road didn't have a radial engine. >> Look here then...... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8d-bMhViM&NR=1 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 23:03   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Bellboy

well said AC Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:44   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Dave_

Wonder what performance you'd get from this: cgi.ebay.co.uk/BAC-TSR2-RAF-Aircraft-Olympus-320-Jet-Engine-TSR-2-/130475714869 :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 5 Feb 11 20:51   Convert this for a kit car. RR Merlin - Harleyman

Try this for a better power to weight ratio..... ;-) tinyurl.com/2zf5nd Reply to this message | Report message