Jacobs-powered pickup

[Let'sgoflying!]

How does he prevent cylinder hydraulic lock before each start-up?

2014 SEMA Showstopper: Radial Engine Powered C10 - Stance Is Everything

If today’s SEMA Showstopper seems somewhat familiar it’s because I featured this truck in a WTF Friday post December of last year. Then the only photos I could find of it were from a 2012 Good Guys show in Spokane where it was shown comepletly raw and for sale. Prior to the owner/builder Chris...

www.stanceiseverything.com

 

[asicer]

How does he prevent cylinder hydraulic lock before each start-up?

2014 SEMA Showstopper: Radial Engine Powered C10 - Stance Is Everything

If today’s SEMA Showstopper seems somewhat familiar it’s because I featured this truck in a WTF Friday post December of last year. Then the only photos I could find of it were from a 2012 Good Guys show in Spokane where it was shown comepletly raw and for sale. Prior to the owner/builder Chris...

www.stanceiseverything.com

Judging by the number of things that aren't hooked up, I'm guessing that he doesn't... yet.

With the fins perpendicular to the airflow, it seems he hasn't even thought through cooling.

 

[Spring Ford]

Better to start with a bigger engine and chop off any inconvenient cylinders.

I think there is about 300 cu in still remaining here.

 

[DaleB]

I really like the one that saw at Airventure a few years back. Lots and lots of rivets… and a big ol’ radial mounted vertically like God intended.

 

[Salty]

Judging by the number of things that aren't hooked up, I'm guessing that he doesn't... yet.

With the fins perpendicular to the airflow, it seems he hasn't even thought through cooling.

To extend this comment regarding thinking it through - I’m not sure if hydraulic lock is a problem with this mounting orientation. Of course, I’m not sure how the oil system will work at all in this mounting orientation.

 

[kmacht]

The article was about a SEMA show 10 years ago. Has anything been done with the truck since? Many of the builds for SEMA are just pure show cars to catch attention and can’t actually be driven.

 

[Kenny Phillips]

How does he prevent cylinder hydraulic lock before each start-up?

2014 SEMA Showstopper: Radial Engine Powered C10 - Stance Is Everything

If today’s SEMA Showstopper seems somewhat familiar it’s because I featured this truck in a WTF Friday post December of last year. Then the only photos I could find of it were from a 2012 Good Guys show in Spokane where it was shown comepletly raw and for sale. Prior to the owner/builder Chris...

www.stanceiseverything.com

It won't lock in that position.

 

[DaleB]

 

[Bell206]

How does he prevent cylinder hydraulic lock before each start-up?

Not an issue in most cases outside of a conventional vertical installation. Some examples below of other radial installs that worked well with no hyd lock issues.

With the fins perpendicular to the airflow, it seems he hasn't even thought through cooling.

Without full cylinder baffles and a fan it wouldn't last long either...

 

[Lowflynjack]

Shaky Chevy

 

[ColinD]

That's the one. Way cooler than the C10 linked above.

https://www.motortrend.com/news/airplane-engine-1939-plymouth-pickup-radically-radial/

 

[asicer]

Some examples below of other radial installs that worked well with no hyd lock issues.

Is that first one a Sheman tank?

 

[Bell206]

Is that first one a Sheman tank?

Yes. Wright R-975. They also used Continental W-670s in light tanks.

 

[Zeldman]