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Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:20 pm

And don't worry - I'll be back working like mad anyday now, then I won't have so much extra time...

Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:22 pm

Prinz_of_Darkness wrote: Spezialist wrote: Do you prefer to work on your own car? And what kind of car would that be?

:roll:

At least you a clever enough to see where the question was going.

Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:37 pm

Ok I think I got the whole problem completely solved, lmao. I line the cargo floor with 12 volt lead acid batteries. Stack them two deep if neccessary. Next I line the roof with solar cells. The next step involves the installation of a 150 HP electric motor and regenerative braking. I envision an inverted aluminum 3 blade fan with a cross section of approximately 3 feet. I'll put a 3 foot drive shaft on this puppy and it will break the wind and give me a super slippery drag co-efficiency. I'll install the proper gear ratio to drive an alternator wired to it of course. It'll be way cooler than a plain old VW emblem or any kind of Roo bar. Not to mention, if I should hit an errant cow, instant hamburger!!!
Now, for the pièce de résistance, I will be pulling a trailer! Oh yeah. This baby will be the size of a big rig trailer, low rider style. It will be only as heavy as necessary to transport it's cargo of a solar cell upper surface. It's gonna have a couple of little electric motors to tilt it a little to track the sun's azimuth. Got to be careful here not to turn it into a giant air brake. I'll move to Arizona, yeah, that's the ticket! Anybody got a couple of acres where I can park it at night? If anyone already has one, please send me some pics.

Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:37 pm

Wait a minute.

Didn't Earth, Wind & Fire refer to the parts of their name as "elements"?

If Maurice White said it, it must be so......

Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:20 pm

Duncwarw wrote: Wait a minute.

Didn't Earth, Wind & Fire refer to the parts of their name as "elements"?

If Maurice White said it, it must be so......

That's a good one. You got me there.

Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:03 pm

Just trying to keep it light.
Glad you got it. :D

Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:34 pm

Quote: I envision an inverted aluminum 3 blade fan with a cross section of approximately 3 feet.

is this fan for running a charging circuit? if so where would you mount it? if its mounted on the nose i can see that but if you plan to put over the roof, that would once again look like an attempt at perpetual motion. the nose might work, cuz the wind encounters that anyway...?

Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:39 pm

Quote: Crap...I got sucked in... OK, the article that I put out there refers to vehicles that run on hydrogen in an internal combustion engine and not a fuel cell...no platinum... different technology…

oops, my goof. i read so many articles i got confused. werent those busses in the $300K range? i gotta wonder how they are storing the hydrogen...

Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:21 pm

dansvans wrote: Quote: I envision an inverted aluminum 3 blade fan with a cross section of approximately 3 feet.

is this fan for running a charging circuit? if so where would you mount it? if its mounted on the nose i can see that but if you plan to put over the roof, that would once again look like an attempt at perpetual motion. the nose might work, cuz the wind encounters that anyway...?

Of course it will be sticking straight out the front just exactly like the hood ornament from hell, lol. I intend to channel it's energy output into a capacitor diode, once this unit is properly aligned with Venus and Mars, I'll rocket into the future!!!!! I will stay there only as long as it takes me to accumulate the info to cure Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and a few other really nasties. Then I will radically re-deploy the trailer. This redeployment has the potential to radically disrupt the space/time continuum.
OK, OK, just got off the the phone with Michael J. Fox, he thinks it might not work, Stand back a safe distance all. You don't want to get caught up in my fallback plan B. Beam me up Scotty.......

Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:38 pm

TheTominator wrote: dansvans wrote: Quote: I envision an inverted aluminum 3 blade fan with a cross section of approximately 3 feet.

is this fan for running a charging circuit? if so where would you mount it? if its mounted on the nose i can see that but if you plan to put over the roof, that would once again look like an attempt at perpetual motion. the nose might work, cuz the wind encounters that anyway...?

Of course it will be sticking straight out the front just exactly like the hood ornament from hell, lol. I intend to channel it's energy output into a capacitor diode, once this unit is properly aligned with Venus and Mars, I'll rocket into the future!!!!! I will stay there only as long as it takes me to accumulate the info to cure Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and a few other really nasties. Then I will radically re-deploy the trailer. This redeployment has the potential to radically disrupt the space/time continuum.
OK, OK, just got off the the phone with Michael J. Fox, he thinks it might not work, Stand back a safe distance all. You don't want to get caught up in my fallback plan B. Beam me up Scotty.......

Dude, everyone knows that you need a capacitor triode to do that.

Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:45 pm

ELECTRIK SLIDE: The nose of this Volkswagen pickup says "Elektro-Transporter," and the Varta logo on the door belongs to the battery company supplying most auto manufacturers in Europe. An electric vehicle history page at www.econogics.com says that VW "produced about 70 electric vans for fleet research purposes." This must be one of them. Does anyone know more? Kit Foster Collection

Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:23 pm

Here in England the first Public Hydrogen filling station has just opened for business

from little acorns eh?

Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:37 pm

http://www.v6f150.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14610

Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:44 pm

Wanna know why you can't run your car on hydrogen? Because it makes steel brittle. So in case you aren't running cylinders with titanium walls, pistons with the outer parts made from titanium, and heads coated with some other resilient stuff, your engine will not last very long.

Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:06 pm

Quote: Wanna know why you can't run your car on hydrogen? Because it makes steel brittle.
so does nuclear fission, but that never stopped them :lol:
Quote: Here in England the first Public Hydrogen filling station has just opened for business

you can lead a car to hydrogen, but you cant make it pay the bill

Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:15 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovJgK0gyZmY

Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:18 pm

Stuggi wrote: Wanna know why you can't run your car on hydrogen? Because it makes steel brittle. So in case you aren't running cylinders with titanium walls, pistons with the outer parts made from titanium, and heads coated with some other resilient stuff, your engine will not last very long.

I wonder if putting a engine block in a cryogenic freezer would harden the case and increase its longevity?

Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:17 pm

cryogenics dont harden really- its about stress relief. specifically, the internal stress that originates from hot to cold shrinkage in casting and extrusion manufacture, and especially the internal stress caused by forging. makes it stronger structurally, but not likely much more wear resistant, and certainly would not prevent hydrogen embrittlement. its also wildly expensive, and needed really for connecting rods and cranks

Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:06 am

Who was Stanley Meyer?

Just wondering...

Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:00 am

vincebodie wrote: Who was Stanley Meyer?

Just wondering...

What Stanley Meyer did was add hydro to the current induction system in place on a Volkswagen sand-rail thereby increasing its richness that allows the carburetor to be leaned out on its petrol usage, which is exactly what the current man is {?} doing to his bus.
He claims on his video that he got a 12% increase in fuel economy at 19 mpg.
I have my reservations about this claim, since I've driven Volkswagen's for over 1,000,000 miles and have never had a problem getting 25mpg with a semi stock engine, without using hydro.

As far as your question of Who? Who could be more than what their Name implies?

http://www.bloodcar.com/