Grandpa's Hand-Built V12 Speed Machine
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- "Welcome to our latest update on the 2024 race season preparations! Join Pete and Kevin as they fine-tune their homemade 1000HP six-liter V12 engine for the upcoming race in May.
In this video, you will see Kevin servicing the rod bearings, while Pete sheds light on the intricate details of this powerful V12. But that's not all, witness firsthand the evolution of our car as we unveil the sleek new nose cone, part of our transformation into a streamlined powerhouse. Stay tuned for an exclusive look at the changes and upgrades as we gear up for the races ahead. We hope you enjoy this segment
We also want to acknowledge that today March 30th 2024 is Pete’s 83rd birthday. Happy Birthday Pete!
Impossible to not watch these videos with that wide-eyed 'kid in a candy store' look of awe. Super cool parts and pieces, cool Clausing Lathe as well. (Machinist here). Hint: Subscribers like me would enjoy a shop tour if you're so inclined.
Happy birthday 🎂 Pete.
Thank you Greg, and Kevin.
True Masters of the craft. Never stop!!
83 and speed racing. Legend. Happy Bday. imagine being 18 in 1958. Driving a young 283 without an oil filter, making v8 sounds that have never gone away.
This is the best content. I can't believe the craftsmanship that those two gentlemen present.
Thank you !
That nosepiece is gorgeous.
Happy Birthday Pete!
Happy flippin birthday Mr Pete!!!!
this is so cool. HAPPY 83 BIRTHDAY TOOO!!!!!!!
It's so cool that you're documenting all of this.
True craftsman enjoying life doing what the love!
Happy birthday Pete.
That nose cone is definately a nice piece of coach building ( as I know it).
Thanks for the update, keep doing what you love one and all😊
Keeps a young about to turn 60 passionate car builder focused on getting back to my true passion.
Paying bills comes first however.
Happy birthday Pete , with much admiration , from Italy !
Awesome! Thank you!
Pretty cool! Happy Birthday Pete! 🎉
Happy Birthday, Pete!
Happy birthday Pete
Happy birthday Pete! best of health and spirit from France for many more to come...
Happy b day Pete. He has a sharp mind for his age.
For his age?!
I wish I had this level of knowledge and experience and I'm 30 something haha
Happy Birthday Pete from Australia 👍
Happy birthday bud! Hope it's everything you hope for
Always brilliant well done and thank you. I can’t believe more people aren’t on to this channel the knowledge here is second to none 🇦🇺
Pauses at 2:40 - Smaller pulley on Alternator means Alternator spinning Faster then Cam drive.
Normally an Alternator spins faster then Crackshaft RPM, the 2 to 1 reduction via the Cam drive chain, then the pulley's on the Cam and Alternator, means the Alternator will be spinning close to Crank speed, but then compare to normal road car crank speed vs high RPM held wide open, and this combination is still spinning the Alternator slower then a road car, meaning the Alternator bearings are not being stressed and over heated.
Whole arrangement is way smart,... Alternator sits in normal operation range while motor running hard, lower stresses on everything on those belts make them more reliable, less things to worry about on race day.
Happy Birthday Pete you are a living legend!
So happy to share a birthday with Pete!🎉🎉🎉🎂🎂🎂🎈🎈🎈
Happy birthday!
Truly amazed hats off to you guys long may you continue 👌
24 👍's up thank you for sharing 🤗
Happy Birthday, INDEED
Happy Birthday Pete!
Thanks Greg for taking us along with these two gentlemen, they are just great inventors.
Cheers 👍💪✌
Loving this! These guys are my heroes! More please!!
Happy Birthday Pete.🎂
Thanks for the great content you guys do.
Nose piece.
There is a new process called " Pinch Forming " where sheet metal is held tight in a frame then a robot on each side uses a stylus to form the metal. Custom car builders are now starting to contract out this process rather than forming by hand. .
Yes, Tesla uses this pinch forming on the Cyber Truck I believe th-cam.com/video/dCXu8Ju_fdY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=9tM-_fcScdXADWWD
Amazing. Happy birthday Pete 🎉🎉
Amazing craftsmanship . Happy Birthday Pete .
Awesome dudes Pete & Kevin.. and the alloy fab by Larry S.. so cool, so skilled.. whiole thing is a tour de'force of Design & Fab skils.. Apreciate the Vids greatrly
Happ birthday 🎂 keep it going
This to me is the ultimate in petrol head to the max ! Awesome! 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁💪🏻👌🏻🇬🇧
How many times I had to pause the video just to see what’s going on and admire the work?? Countless times! 😂
Happy Birthday Pete, you mad scientist 👍👍👍
Great job again, Greg. So glad you're documenting the work.
Happy birthday Pete, I hope I have half the energy you do when I reach that age
Happy Birthday Pete!
I've learned a lot watching these videos over the last year.
Happy Birthday Pete and Happy Easter.
happy birthday pete hope you had a great day.watching from australia.
Thanx for sharing Greg, and Happy Birthday to Pete.
Happy Birthday Sir !!!
Happy Birthday Pete. That new ft end is nice, what type would ya call it, the suspension part ? New nose cone is outstanding.
No flies on the old guys
Two of the smartest men ever
Good stuff as always
too cool!
So awesome great video thanks for sharing have a great Easter god bless happy birthday Pete
I'm a day late, but _gefeliciteerd Pete_ (Does he still read/speak Dutch?)
Amazing
you guys are amazing
This is fantastic! And Happy Birthday, Pete!
I notice many tubes running along the side of the engine. Did you use the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine as inspiration? (Yes, I know, the Merlin has that monstrous supercharger on the other end.)
Question, a serious question: Another small group of men put together a new V012 engine much like this one: it displaces 6 liters, it is designed to rev very high, and they want it to make 1,000 horsepower. Of course, it is the Cosworth V-12 that powers the Aston Martin Valkyrie. Would Kevin and Pete like to compare that engine with theirs? Just wondered. Thanks! 🙂
As much as l admire what Pete and Kevin achieve there is no comparision between what them and what a firm like Cosworth can achieve. Cosworth has at their command a full engineering staff, machining capabilities, foundry and possibly forging abilities. This does not disparage Pete and Kevin's work. And in my opinion these engines would not exist without Kevin's abilities.
@@mpetersen6oh, by no means am I intending a game of Top Trumps between Pete and Kevin and Cosworth. I forsee something ever so much more collegial, not competitive.
Can you see it? Cosworth sends over a couple of their senior engineers along with a Valkyrie engine. They put the two 6-liter V-12''s together, they rev them up. The four talk the Internal Combustion magic that would make our heads spin and our eyes shine, just like we would want.
Everybody wins.
What do you think? 🙂
@@leslienordman8718
That would be neat.
Nice
GOD!
Who made the crankhshaft?
We always used Scat Crankshafts, but they got sold. So the last V12 we used Marine Crankshafts.
I want to see the FE ford.
A better cammer than the Cammer? The idea of a 7 foot timing chain was bonkers. Especially with a long basically unsupported run between cylinder banks. The GM experimental SOHC & DOHC engines of the 60s were mostly gear driven. Although Pontiac did build one with timing chains on the back of the engine. An incredibly dumb idea that has been done by others. Requiring removal of the engine for any timing work. If gears were good enough for the Cosworth DFV they'd be good enough for me. Plus the growl of all those teeth meshing. 🤯
Is this related to the Falconer V12?
No, we made it from old Aurora Indy heads from the late 90’s.
@@kevinbraun6272
Just curious. I wonder how much it would be to make up a DOHC head for a 4.0 six out of the Jeep. The DOHC heads out of the LQ-1 are close 4.400 bore center versus 4.380. And the Infinity/Nissan is 4.409. Now don't laugh. In Argentina they race DOHC versions of the 4.0, the 200 Ford and the Chevy inline 6. All reduced to 3.0 liters. About the only original parts are the block. Dry sumps, griddle bottom ends etc. 500 hp using two down draft Webers. Used in the oldest continuous racing series on the planet.
I know there are people trying to lay their hands on either the engines or the heads but they seem to be unobtanium.
With people doing swaps on to the Ford 300 with LS heads I'm surprised that somebody hasn't done a 4.0 yet as the heads are a better match bore spread wise. The Ford Windsor and Cleveland are exact the same.
@@mpetersen6We don’t really do outside work.
We are showing people what is possible. Hopefully you can find someone that can do work for you if you tell them what you want to have done.
Don’t stop imagining and good luck!
@@mpetersen6Vortec 4200 head ? (Whole darn Vortec/Atlas 4200 would be simpler)
@@jamesgeorge4874
Yes a whole Vortec would be easier (1). But sometimes people choose the road less traveled. A guy l worked with. His nephew put a 4200 in a 37 Chevy. People at car shows would ask him why and his response was basically any idiot can put an LS in.
1) The bore centers on the Vortec are a lot closer together than the 4.0.
just happened on to the channel "now subscribed" amazing engineering - any affiliation with Falconeer engine works ?
Thank you for Subscribing to the channel I appreciate it! Greg
Happy Birthday Pete!