914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
7/22/14 3:32 p.m.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyRJeZ6s8uM&feature=player_embedded

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy PowerDork
7/22/14 8:13 p.m.

these kind of guys are encouraging. wow

Slippery
Slippery GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
7/22/14 8:44 p.m.

Very cool

T.J.
T.J. PowerDork
7/23/14 10:52 a.m.

My favorite part is down in the comments where the builder says he built it just because he wanted a radial engine. No plans to put it in anything, just wanted a radial engine so he designed and built one.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
7/23/14 11:01 a.m.

This is why there's still hope for the world.

SVreX
SVreX MegaDork
7/23/14 11:49 a.m.

Wow.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/23/14 12:14 p.m.

Two questions.

1) Is the centerline of the crank eccentric? If so, how does that translate to a spinning propeller? Gears?

2) Does the VW engine not require lubrication of the lifters, rockers, etc? If so, how would that be accomplished?

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon MegaDork
7/23/14 3:12 p.m.

Yep, at the end it says Arnold de Man. They got that right.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey UberDork
7/24/14 7:23 a.m.

Well that took me down a strange rabbit hole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6n0op0sLPA

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