just bought a V8 engine on ebay

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just bought a V8 engine on ebay

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Hope that was not a mistake. Seems to be a lot of work...Does anyone know the builder of this engine?
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I have no idea about the engine builder, but I'm sure you will make a very good job of completing it.
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I found out who the builder is. I Wrote him a Mail with no respond.
But I am in contact with the man behind Mr. Rolf Luther. He offered me to help with this project.The engine runs with Methanol but maybe we can make a petrol engine out of it...

https://youtube.com/shorts/AfxowGtsFwY?feature=share
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The engine was not made to fit in a Quarter scale car, so I have to make some changes. Therefore I had to build everything in 3D. Hoping that in the end it might fit my Ferrari 330 P4 Project :-)
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It will be great if you can put it in your Ferrari.
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It is growing as you can see. I try to reduce the distance between rear axle and Frontside of the engine to a minimum so I can use this eingine in my Ferrari. Otherwise I see the engine in the sidewindow of my car :-) This is the reason I placed the starter Motor on the Frontside of the engine an not between Engine an Clutch.
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looking good so far
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It does look good!
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If that is from Austria those V8 from V12 factory I think he passed away a couple years ago.
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Yes, in the meanwhile I found out that it is based on the V8 from V12 factory in Austria. It is completely CNC milled. They stoped production so I have to engineer the parts that missing and have to order it. Never thought that I would built a V8 by myself...
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the good thing is I can make everything look like I want to...
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Wow, fantastic. This is going to be the best ever Yankee Ferrari !
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The only thing which will be made by Yankee will be the body...nothing else :-)
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rc garage berlin wrote: August 2nd, 2022, 1:21 am The only thing which will be made by Yankee will be the body...nothing else :-)

I know :)
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so many parts...
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