The Sinclair C5 doesn’t look like a vehicle that would turn many heads. Dropping a Jet Engine into the Sinclair sure changes that!
Video after the jump.
“I purchased the C5 from a nice chap called Ron, the entire chassis is going to be replaced and the power source will be a gas turbine. I’m going to drop the Turboshaft Kart and use the engine as a Turbo Jet conversion on the ‘Jet Powered Sinclair C5’. The engine is an Air Research JFS100-13A; its happens to be the same make and model of engine that is being used on the Jet Go-Kart.”
Via: Retro Thing
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OMG THATS SOOO COOOL
i want to build my own
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yay
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It really needs an afterburner… 🙂
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Ouch…
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Ha ha ha Great 😀
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Yes Cool, But I’d wish they’d turn the dang music off! I’d rather hear it run.
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From the article “Alas, it’s diminutive power plant could only propel the vehicle to about 15 km/h.”
I guess I’m just spoiled on the notion of a jet engine… What’s the point of if I can ride a bike faster!
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danny, i coulnt agree more…….imagine that ride with an afterburner….it would fly!!!
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Over-engineered, underpowered and impractical. Was probably a lot of fun to design though.