(WIP) "A Muscle Car" (stage 1, engine)

[Permo]

Hello,

It has been a while due to being too occupied on the job (landed a new engineering project) to build anything substantial, but this christmas I started another MOC concept "A Muscle Car" as I am not shure what it is going to end up like.

The first finnished stage is the Supercharged V8 engine, it will be front mouted between the wheels, I allready have a concept chassis going on and it fits nicely and I did not have to compromise the steering angle and pneumatic suspension system.

The engine is mounted in a way that will make it quite easy to swap for a replacement engine and will run on it's own, not mounted to the drivetrain which will consist of two pairs of hard coupled L motors driving the rear wheels only...

enjoy;

 

Next stage, chassis...

 

 

[pagicence]

Niiiiice, I'm liking the details. Good idea for the chain tensioner.

[mocbuild101]

Looks like it's going to be a Porsche...  

[Permo]

Lol,... yeah, not shure about the stickers as the engine design is based on a old school supercharged hemi V8 big block with nitro injection, Porsche don't make those

But they give a nice detail to the cillinderheads...

I think they will go at some point...

At first I was disappointed the main fan has no axle + connection but a round hole instead, but it runs just fine and the cool thing is,  when the engine stops the fan keeps on running for a bit, just like the real thing. Also the supercharger is mounted quite loosely on purpose so it shakes and rattles a bit when the engine is running.

 

Back to the chassis now...

[Permo]

It fits... and runs...

[MangaNOID]

this looks really interesting and strange in details!. I think a few more photos would be great, to show some of your building/chassis etc.

[nahpets]

this reminds me of a ratrod style car - would love some more pictures 

[Permo]

I just got a new camera (Fuji XF10) and loving it....

So I will....

I'm not really happy with the looks of the back and roofline... performance wise it's doing great, solid rear axle with 4 L motors on V2 receivers fed by a 11.1V Lipo,.... it's fast. Suspension is very smooth and bouncy, steering is pretty sharp.

I've been driving it in a parking garage as my livingroom is simply too small for this thing.

So it's actually still a WIP, and I'll love some input on the design of this thing...

[Gray Gear]

Okay... Cool engine, and very...different body styling.

I myself miss a nice pair of eyes in front, so please add some proper headlights. Futuristic or oldscool headlights, both would probably fit well 

[Techniccrack]

very nice!cool build!

[Aliencat]

I'd love to see a video of this thing running :D

[1gor]

Honestly it looks like vehicle for Mad Max movie

[grego18f]

Very nice details, I like it!

[Permo]

For those who wanted to see some more pictures...

And it does have headlights, made from transparant black bricks, so they "disappear" when not in use, I will have to solder some LED's for this as using Lego lights will introduce too much wiring and bulky connectors to make a fit (and they are overly expensive and too blue for my taste)

So there it is;

[MangaNOID]

Fantastic design! Love it 

 

[Gray Gear]

Wow, I take it back, these Headlights look pretty good, but I did not even notice them. But when they are on they look very mean, NICE

[Teo LEGO Technic]

Very different, I love the engine above all!