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Skyline engined locost on youtube
J666AYP - 21/9/21 at 12:55 AM

Hi all,

Was just on YouTube trying to satisfy my project binky withdrawals and I stumbled onto chap building a skyline engined locost.

I'm just wondering if it was ever finished or put on the road? Anyone know the chap or have any updates on his build? Seems a waste to be sitting in a shed somewhere instead of evaporating tyres out on the open road.

J


snapper - 21/9/21 at 02:56 AM

Binky alternatives…
Fanatik builds V8 in to a GT6
Alan Millyard a really clever/mad engineer, viper engine in a bike, 5 litre V twin, had sawing bike engines to make 6 cylinder etc
Retropower, extreme attention to detail and very good builds


mcerd1 - 21/9/21 at 07:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Retropower, extreme attention to detail and very good builds

plus Nat has been on this site for a long long time:
(he doesn't post much these days, no surprise when you see how busy they are)

https://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=129800
https://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/4/viewthread.php?tid=189238

anyway here's a bunch more channels you may or maynot have seen:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ToolsnTrack
https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperfastMatt
https://www.youtube.com/hackmandude12
https://www.youtube.com/c/GeorgeKarellas
https://www.youtube.com/c/theskidfactory
https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisOldTony
https://www.youtube.com/c/WesleyKagan
https://www.youtube.com/user/D3Sshooter


nick205 - 21/9/21 at 10:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by snapper
Binky alternatives…
Fanatik builds V8 in to a GT6
Alan Millyard a really clever/mad engineer, viper engine in a bike, 5 litre V twin, had sawing bike engines to make 6 cylinder etc
Retropower, extreme attention to detail and very good builds



Allen Millyard's always worth a watch on YouTube - clever guy who's done some fascinating stuff with motorbikes, engines and mountain bikes.

https://youtu.be/S39oR_7Vwf8



[Edited on 21/9/21 by nick205]


WanchaiWarrior - 21/9/21 at 09:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by J666AYP
Hi all,

Was just on YouTube trying to satisfy my project binky withdrawals and I stumbled onto chap building a skyline engined locost.




Was it "LeftFootFirst" ?


harmchar - 21/9/21 at 10:05 PM

Another one to watch is Garage Idiots. American but can almost forgive that as the build has been interesting. The have built a Frankenstein classic beetle, almost rat rod style. Stretched and widened.


snapper - 23/9/21 at 07:05 PM

Highly recommended proper old school, he’s 80 and his dad worked on Bugatti race cars…
Watch the vid where he takes his original Lotus 7 with Coventry Climax engine for a spin.
I hope to be able to continue to drive like him in 16 years time…

Ivan’s Shed


J666AYP - 23/9/21 at 10:33 PM

Thanks for the suggestions gents, will give them a go.

I usually resort to this old Tony, abomb79 and AVE but they all seem to be in hibernation lately.

J


nick205 - 24/9/21 at 07:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by harmchar
Another one to watch is Garage Idiots. American but can almost forgive that as the build has been interesting. The have built a Frankenstein classic beetle, almost rat rod style. Stretched and widened.



New one to me and there's some entertaining content there.