FINZILLA Gets paint!!

For all the jokes - thats really a cool car. Are you keeping the original motor, or are you going to fit a bigger four cylinder? A rotary might be fun.

(Warning - Post contains no fish related puns!)

 

[Oh yea, It's also known as "Sea Alice" I guess you guys are too young to know about Sea Alice!!

 

Oh I think you might be a little too "hard on " us younger guys.
Oh **** here goes round 2 of the puns.

 

Is this car Hemp friendly or what?

 

I like how your paint really has that "wet look" luster to it...

 

I'd put some " LAKE PIPES " on her

 

Holy mackerel, would it keel you guys to be serious? If I was Arnie, I'd give you all a stern talking to, and conch you upside the head, just to listen to you whale. Then give a big wave, as I cruised of into the sun set. Nice car by the way.

 

( James, it's the original 1147 for now, but with a bigger cam, re-worked head, webber side draft. When I get "moor" time ,I am going to "tackle" a twin cam 16 valve toyota, V.W. bus trans & hydrolic prop motors. QUOTE=James D;3739883]For all the jokes - thats really a cool car. Are you keeping the original motor, or are you going to fit a bigger four cylinder? A rotary might be fun.
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Come on guys (&Gals) I put the "bait " out there 2 times now. Just say it fast "sea alice"

 

I had to google it but the answer wasn´t hard to find.

Hydraulic prop motors? Thats interesting. How much power do you think it´ll take to get her to plane? Think it´d be possible to get the wheels to retract somewhat?

 

ARNIE here is a post I did on an Amphicar from Hartland,WI.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=210625&highlight=amphicar

 

Haha "Sea Alice" That's a great name.

 

With 4 tires protruding below the water line? Probably about 650-700 minimum.

What was it they said about the amphibian cars when they were new???

"Handles like a boat on the road, and like a car in the water"

 

Well its always good to have a target to shoot for!

Retractable wheels - its the way forward I tell you! Could it be done with airbags?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgv9nqo0kGs

 

Hydraulic prop motors? Thats interesting. How much power do you think it´ll take to get her to plane? Think it´d be possible to get the wheels to retract somewhat?[/QUOTE] Your not going to get an Amphi to plane out. They are a displacement hull. 7 mph is tops! I hope to gain 1 mph with the lighter body, smoother hull & extra H.P. I will smoke em at 8 mph!!

 

Naming that cool little car sea alice is a "BONE" headed move!

 

I'm not one for SEAMANtics, but Port-o-walls would look good on some chrome Riversed wheels. . .

 

I think some fat WWW's would give it some more buoy~ancy

 

you guys are about as funny as a screen door on a submarine...a customized amphicar is out there on the ragged edge, pretty neat

 

I would have to sea a loan shark to fin ance em!

 

That would be bad... Miss a payment, and you would be swimming with the fish wearing an anchor!

 

You´ll fathom it out eventually, I´m shore.

 

I didn't realise you were Canadian
Paul

 

Finzilla gets a "Trolling" motor!

 

this is a friend of mines flying car, boat car, porsche powered , air plane landing gear, used in a tv series. -- there is something fishy about this one also.

 

Wow! Lookin good Tom! Sorry I have no puns to share as I think they have all been taken already!

Max

 

If Sea Alice really works well, i'm sure you'll have no problems finding a pretty little thing to perch on the hood.

 

Quite an oar-atory.

 

Looks like a whale swallowed a minnow! What the hell is that? Brigs & Stratton power??????

 

Worse - a Triumph Herald motor! (IIRC)