10-12-2010, 11:24 AM
Moonbeam-ExpressThis is putting me in my place!
Next time I complain about the complexity of putting in a replacement water pump or doing an oil change, I'll think of Uwe Wulf who built this car and realize what a whiner I am!
Watch the video at the end...
http://jalopnik.com/5302246/aw...l+engined-goggomobil 
Formerly: 1997 Barth Monarch
Now: 2000 BlueBird Wanderlodge 43' LXi Millennium Edition DD Series 60 500HP 3 stage Jake, Overbuilt bike lift with R1200GS BMW, followed by 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited,
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
10-12-2010, 04:18 PM
Jim & BarbCorey,
I have to agree but my true feelings are what a waste of an aircraft engine. It sure would have been nice to see it in an aircraft or maybe ,here in florida, a nice airboat.
That size radial in a Storch would really lift it off the ground.
Jim
10-12-2010, 05:54 PM
Moonbeam-ExpressNo kiddin Jim!
The thing that amazes me is the video on how he built the tranny from scratch, that is art work
Formerly: 1997 Barth Monarch
Now: 2000 BlueBird Wanderlodge 43' LXi Millennium Edition DD Series 60 500HP 3 stage Jake, Overbuilt bike lift with R1200GS BMW, followed by 2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited,
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”
10-12-2010, 10:09 PM
Jim & BarbCorey,
It is amazing to watch a craftsman like that make something from scratch.
I had a friend that was a tool & die maker and it was something to watch him create and then re-create something. He could duplicate anything in metal. He built an aircraft and did almost all the metal work in it from a blueprint and not a kit.
I can't believe how much I miss my plane. I am thinking of doing a homebuilt this time so I can do my own annual & maintenance.
Jim