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Due to heat, must limit starts to three in one hour. 700 A of current goes into that motor for 20 seconds during start-up. 24V starter motor is in the nose of the engine. Second battery and fuse/relay panel on the right, halon fire system and 5 gallon dry sump tank on left. The structure holding the engine was designed using finite element analysis and is redundant. The mounts in the front are rubber and the back are sliding mounts on rubber. It grows as it warms up so the engine mounts have to account for this. The engine spins up to 26,000 RPM (idle is 13,000 RPM), draws air at 11,000 CFM, and is rated at 1350 hp. This is a helicopter turboshaft engine that was converted to a jet by some internal modifications and a custom tailpipe. The engine is a General Electric Model T58-8F.

All circuits feeding solenoids and pumps have fuses, relays, kick-back diodes to minimize contact arcing, sealed connectors, and use automotive wires of a gauge giving a maximum of 1V drop over the circuit loop. Above the big pump you can see the relocated gasoline cap actuator and all that black stuff on the right side is the stock fuel evaporative control equipment. Fuel system was tested for flow capability. Pump is magnesium and can maintain 100 psi at 550 gph.”įrom the pump it goes into the car to a filter, then a large regulator, and then to the afterburner solenoid and the big-fire solenoid (to left of pump and feeding bottom of tailpipe through orange covered hose). The -12 goes into a shutoff, then a 1.5 hp, 11,000 rpm, 24V custom electric pump. The -10 goes to a shutoff, then a Barry Grant pump (one of the few hot rod parts on the car), then up into the car where it sees a filter, a regulator, and an electrical shutoff valve before feeding the engine. Two fuel exits in the back: a -12 on the left side and a -10 on the right. Kerosene is stored in a custom 14 gallon, baffled, foam-filled kevlar fuel cell in the spare tire well. Same spring rate, just corrected the ride height.” To return the car to its production height, adjustable spring perches were used. “Used helium as the inert gas and a lot of current to weld that chunk of aluminum. You can see the billet on the left side with a hole in its center, welded to the plate with 4 bolts. The force from the jet is tied to the vehicle through sandwich plates inside the car bolted to contoured aluminum billets that were slid into the frame rails. Then things happen! Notice the kerosene level gauge in front of the gear selector (jet fuel is mostly kerosene) and the bud vase missing a rose. To light big-fire or the afterburner, you hold a button down and 1/2 second later, press the hot-streak button on the floor. 'Cool' leans out the engine and is used to lower the turbine inlet temperature if you get a hot-start. It is a lever and has three buttons: Cool, Big-Fire, and Afterburner. You don't want a “hot-start.” The throttle for the jet engine is located next to the gear selector. If you exceed about 650 degrees C for very long, you damage the engine. The most important is turbine inlet temperature. There are three gauges for the jet: RPM, oil pressure, and turbine inlet temperature.

It's a little windy inside but not unbearable.

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Air for the jet enters the car through the two side windows and the sunroof. Remember the Hurst wheel standing Barracuda 'Hemi Under Glass'? Well, this is 'Jet Under Glass'. The Beetle was chosen because it looks cool with the jet and it shows it off well. This car attracts crowds better than any '32 Ford, '69 Camaro, or decaled Honda.” But the response to driving it on the street and going to the hot rod shows (San Francisco Custom Car Show, Grand National Show in Pomona, and the Detroit Autorama) has been fantastic. One editor told me that is because I didn't use anything they advertise. “Response from the hot rod magazines has been slow. I would have thought the 14' diameter tailpipe was enough for him but I guess it wasn’t.' Sure kid, put on some flimsy wheels won't take a curb and don't center on the hubs, lower the car so the tires rub and get cut by the body using springs that bounce me all over the road, and advertise for companies that couldn't engineer themselves out of a paper bag.

“I was thinking of putting it into an import car show but the promoter told me that it looked too plain and recommended that I put some decals on it, lower it, and put on some aftermarket wheels. This car was built to look as if VW delivered the car this way.

after-cat mufflers – big deal) but none that will allow you to add 1350 hp to a new car. There are some exempt engine modifications (ex. In most parts of California, new cars have bi-annual smog inspections so if you modify the engine, it is likely to fail the inspection and you won't be able to drive it on the street.

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