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Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Geoff on October 04, 2006, 03:38:19 PM

Can't wait for this to arrive! I don't think anyone else will have the same combo, at least not in our area.

Displacement: 2,364 in

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: CHEECH on October 04, 2006, 03:48:17 PM

What the hell is that goin into? the HEB.....

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: btljuce on October 04, 2006, 03:48:43 PM

?????????  i think you'll need way more than a trans :lol:  

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Type2Meister on October 04, 2006, 05:49:09 PM

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Can't wait for this to arrive! I don't think anyone else will have the same combo, at least not in our area.

Displacement: 2,364 in

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: buddy boy on October 04, 2006, 07:42:17 PM

fuk your hot geoff.

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Lanny on October 04, 2006, 08:46:06 PM

I'm guessing a 16 cyl aircraft engine.

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Ovalzealous on October 04, 2006, 10:01:00 PM

So what is it? Maybe a 14 cylinder Hercules?

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Rob DVKK on October 04, 2006, 10:09:33 PM

Will it fit under the decklid?

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avrilandrob.com%2Fradialmotorcycle.jpg&hash=c4786f9081c1a179e6e01dd46059e1a5c48d33e1)

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Jeremy on October 04, 2006, 10:11:01 PM

Something fishy here. Stroke is more than the bore. Don't know of to many aircooled vw motors like that. HMMMMM. My guess is with Lanny. Does Geoff have a plane???

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Jeremy on October 04, 2006, 10:12:35 PM

I see.

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Billyisgr8 on October 04, 2006, 10:24:23 PM

Is this the engine from the uncovered wreckage in Holland of your uncles plane?

Wow if it is.  That is some piece of history.

You'll have to tell us about what has been going on with any recent updates.

Kevin

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Cameron on October 05, 2006, 08:42:42 AM

I'll combine Lanny's and Overzealous' answers, and guess it's a two bank 14 cylinder, radial engine.

Ooooh... I see lots of custom fabrication, in the future!

Here's another radial bike.

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/fl.../Oshkosh222.jpg (http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n233/flyhighPitts/Oshkosh222.jpg)

Title: New Engine Should Be Here For Next Season!
Post by: Geoff on October 05, 2006, 10:07:03 AM

Ding Ding Ding!!!! Ovalzealous was correct! And no it will never run again, It is one of the four Hercules Bristol 14 cyl engines from my uncles Halifax LV905 Bomber that crashed in Holland in may of 1944.

Below is a pic of what is left of that engine after 62 years, in fact not much has changed since the day it struck the dyke as it sunk in the clay only two days later.
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airspeedparts.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F10002%2Fhalifax-eng.jpg&hash=dd1d3717cb0b93f842fa7b2f6be040f78156b5cb)

I'm still working out details but it should be here by spring 07

Here's a little info on that type of motor

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airspeedparts.com%2Fgallery%2Falbums%2Fuserpics%2F10002%2Fnormal_2aresize.jpg&hash=970e59f8228bc7638450ae638df7d146b81c1cd3)

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2F6%2F6c%2FBristol.hercules.arp.750pix.jpg&hash=094418c0103a098995f0c2e3109599ba589e5bfb)
Type: 14-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial engine
Bore: 5.75 in (146 mm)
Stroke: 6.5 in (165 mm)
Displacement: 2,364 in