Hey Danno !!!

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Hey m8, want a new engine with a slight increase in power ?

Be warned though, the fuel bill may rise a tadge !!!!


Trev

[CaptainBeaky]

Do you know where to get an gearbox adaptor plate for this?

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

I magine revving it up as the wingeing "Antis" have a meeting just behind you


Trev

[Danno]

Do you know where to get an gearbox adaptor plate for this?

Who needs a gearbox! Mount it on the roof!

[Woodzie]

Who needs a gearbox! Mount it on the roof!

Was there something on the darwin awards website about that.........



www.darwinawards.com

search for 'Jet asisted takeoff'

[Woodzie]

Found it
The Arizona Highway Patrol were mystified when they came upon a pile of smoldering wreckage embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The metal debris resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it turned out to be the vaporized remains of an automobile. The make of the vehicle was unidentifiable at the scene.

The folks in the lab finally figured out what it was, and pieced together the events that led up to its demise.

It seems that a former Air Force sergeant had somehow got hold of a JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) unit. JATO units are solid fuel rockets used to give heavy military transport airplanes an extra push for take-off from short airfields.

Dried desert lakebeds are the location of choice for breaking the world ground vehicle speed record. The sergeant took the JATO unit into the Arizona desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. He attached the JATO unit to his car, jumped in, accelerated to a high speed, and fired off the rocket.

The facts, as best as could be determined, are as follows:

The operator was driving a 1967 Chevy Impala. He ignited the JATO unit approximately 3.9 miles from the crash site. This was established by the location of a prominently scorched and melted strip of asphalt. The vehicle quickly reached a speed of between 250 and 300 mph and continued at that speed, under full power, for an additional 20-25 seconds. The soon-to-be pilot experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting F-14 jocks under full afterburners.

The Chevy remained on the straight highway for approximately 2.6 miles (15-20 seconds) before the driver applied the brakes, completely melting them, blowing the tires, and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The vehicle then became airborne for an additional 1.3 miles, impacted the cliff face at a height of 125 feet, and left a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock.

Most of the driver's remains were not recovered; however, small fragments of bone, teeth, and hair were extracted from the crater, and fingernail and bone shards were removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel.

Ironically a still-legible bumper sticker was found, reading
"How do you like my driving? Dial 1-800-EAT-S**T."

[BUSHWHACKER]

They replicated that on Mythbusters, they strapped four JATOs to a roof of a remotely controlled car and set it off accross the salt lake bed in nevada desert, and follow it with a helicopter. When they fired up the rockets the chopper couldn't keep up with it!

[Woodzie]

They replicated that on Mythbusters, they strapped four JATOs to a roof of a remotely controlled car and set it off accross the salt lake bed in nevada desert, and follow it with a helicopter. When they fired up the rockets the chopper couldn't keep up with it!

Will Danno do it though

[qube3]

Found it
The British Police were mystified when they came upon a pile of smoldering wreckage embedded in the side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The metal debris resembled the site of an airplane crash, but it turned out to be the vaporized remains of an automobile. The make of the vehicle was unidentifiable at the scene.

....a hilux surf

[Woodzie]

Jato for sale on ebay

A ready made one here

[Dunno]

A ready made one here

Schhh dont say any thing but Danno is the proud owner of a new SURF my little old baby so everyone keep an eye on him and make sure he treats her well!!!

[Woodzie]

[QUOTE=ianwoodzie]A ready made one here[/QUOT

jato experience


Great he will be out on salisbury plain soon then

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

Schhh dont say any thing but Danno is the proud owner of a new SURF my little old baby so everyone keep an eye on him and make sure he treats her well!!!

It's good news that you have finally sold her Paul, now to shift the Popsmobile.

Hmmmmmmmm Swansea will find doing the logbook easy - Dunno becomes Danno - good job you don't pay for ownership changes or that would have been the most expensive letter going


Trev