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Date:         Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:02:48 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <des@teleport.com>
Subject:      Re: gas + electric/f

Alistair Bell writes: > > Sneak into the helicopter maintainance company thats nearby and swipe > a turbine from an old jet ranger, and while you're there get some > guages and toggle switches to mount on the ceiling between the driver and > passenger seats. Back home cut up the vanagon engine leaving the > flywheel and some mounting spots. Once the turbine is in place (remember > to drain the gas tank and fill up with jet-b, or just plain kerosene), and > all the electrics connected (solder those crimps!) its time to fire it up. > Remember - keep the clutch pedal depressed until the turbine is at normal > operating temps - then raise the turbine speed to a point where max torque > is produced (any help out there with exact numbers?) - select first gear or > reverse (depending on how you parked the car the night before) and smoothly, > but confidently let the clutch pedal up. > > It will be time to shift sooner than you may expect. > > Putting fins on the van and painting it black add a nice touch. > > "To the Batagon, Robin!"

You're all laughing, but this guy is serious! He already has a Jettagon, and a garage big enough to hide a helicopter in while it is being dismantled!

-David

============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: des@teleport.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://www.teleport.com/~des '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================


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