Rocket Powered Monkey Sled

[Bomar76]

Went to Covington OH to p/u Bajapower's latest death trap.....here is one of the cars undergoing restoration there...they lovingly call it a Rocket Powered Monkey Sled....a Rolls Royce Merlin powered Rat Rod....this thing is F'n AWESOME!!!

Original pic from fays gone by:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled007.jpg

[Bomar76]

Another pic from back when

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled006.jpg

[Bomar76]

Seroius Horse Power

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled002.jpg

[Bomar76]

:0
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled001.jpg

[Bomar76]

It will supposedly burn the tires @ 150 MPH....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled003.jpg

[Bomar76]

After rebuiling engine and drive train, they are fabricating a body for it to match original
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled004.jpg

[Bomar76]

Head on
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled005.jpg

[Bomar76]

Dash...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/bomar76/RocketPoweredMonkeySled.jpg

[bajalion]

I love the aviation instuments. Also love the size of the fuel tank. Probably enough to make one run at the salt flats.

[Bomar76]

I wish you could have seen that monster...the tank is probably 20-25 gallons.
I'll post some pics of other projects going on in their shop, it's an ultra hig end restoration shop (for the most part-they do some more mundane projects as special favors for established cutomers).

[bajalion]

The small gas tank just isn't practical. You'd be out of gas in about 15-20 minutes at full power...... :p

[Bomar76]

I'd give my left nut to have that thing....dunno what it's worth, but it's freakin cool as hell.

[bajalion]

building the car would not be the problem...getting the engine and parts would.

[Bomar76]

Bajapower and I postulated on a more modern version based on a gas turbine.

[bajalion]

This would be cool:

https://www.stallion51.com/flight_ops/flightops-orientation.cfm?axis_v=2

[bajalion]

And a site that's in my favorites:

http://www.mig-29.com/packages/

[bajalion]

Ride in the MIG-25 at 80,000 ft and near mach 3

Do a Pugachev’s cobra maneuver in a mig 29

[Bomar76]

I will counter that with the concept of parallel parking the Rocket Powered Monkey Sled.

[bajalion]

I will counter that with the concept of parallel parking the Rocket Powered Monkey Sled.

What did they use for a transmission?

[Bomar76]

Beats the f@ck out of me...I'll ask Mike in a day or two.
A wild assed guess, based on what I saw on the rest of the construction...some ancient truck tranny.

[bajalion]

I'm challenging your knowledge on the matter......:popcorn:

[Blues Brotha]

That car is fN sweet how big is the engine?

[bajalion]

Type: 12-cylinder supercharged liquid-cooled 60° "Vee" piston aircraft engine
Bore: 5.4 in (137.2 mm)
Stroke: 6 in (152.4 mm)
Displacement: 1,647 in³ (27 L)
Dry weight: 1,640 lb (745 kg)
Power output:
1,565 hp (1,170 kW) at 3,000 rpm at 12,250 ft (3,740 m)
1,390 hp (1,035 kW) at 3,000 rpm at 23,500 ft (7,170 m)
Specific power: 0.95 hp/in³ (43.3 kW/L)
Compression ratio: 6:1
Power-to-weight ratio: 0.95 hp/lb (1.57 kW/kg)

Powered our P-51's to victory over the Nazi's in WWII...British engine though.

[Blues Brotha]

Lion come on i am to drunk to plat games

[bajalion]

:MowingLawn: :popcorn: