I started a thread about a decade ago but the purpose has changed and its in the wrong section https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/v12-lincoln-build-thread.734309/ So new thread here where I'm told the letters EFI is not an offence.
The "engine" is really just parts waiting there turn but its day is getting close, I hope. The plan was a boat, but I don't live near water so that makes little sense. Then the plan was a full fender '26 roadster and that's fine, but I'm really not the sharpest tool in the shed so that plan just doesn't seem stupid enough (see https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/f.../frankenferrari-v12-ferrari-308/148959/page1/) Another guy suggested "why not build a 30s mid-engine super car kind of thing" ...hmmm....that does sound stupid enough to be right up my alley and I have spent the last 18 years working on an 80s mid-engine V12 car.....that could work!
I got 2 pages into that link out of 142 pages. I can't type all the stuff that applies to that madman's work! If this is the type of stuff you are using as guidance, I'll have to follow along, just to be shocked into silence and awe.
I want to NOT do frankenferrari type work to the engine.....some flow work, cam, blower. But how can you have a blower without an intercooler? and flatheads love to detonate.....direct injection sorts that pretty well. So it will need decent rods which I was on about on the other thread, I'm thinking 300hp@4500-5000 is the engine goal. Nothing too crazy but I am wondering if I could adapt mechanical diesel injection to make it look more correct than electronic would look? It will likely get a modern transasxle....no real decision there but (avert you eyes) it might be an audi unit because they are cheap, light and work good. Again nothing crazy happening here...unless I can figure out how to make paddle shifters look 1930s What I really want to do with this project is a car that drives and handles well, competitive at an autoX well and the lowish hp mean it has to be light...I'm thinking 1500lbs is do-able if I do a birdcage style space frame. I built a few of these years ago for fsae cars so I feel pretty comfortable I can do something decent for this build It will be a no-door step-in because the frame can be WAY lighter. The frame in the pic is plenty strong for a car like this and is made from 1"OD x x0.028" wall tubing...24lbs iirc? this is bigger and 2 seat, so the target bare frame is 80lbs I think. Then the layout and body...for years now I've been thinking classic front engine full fender roadster. but last night I got thinking about maybe being a bit more creative. mid-engine race cars started to be a thing in the 30. The auto union cars were winning races in the late 30s but I'm not thinking race car look and having running boards to make stepping in easier would be helpful I suspect so off to google land..... and right now I'm here concept wise. It still needs a ton of work but the the lincoln V12, audi transaxle and 2 people should fit. as drawn its 4" off the ground, the body is 24" tall (so 28" off the ground) not counting the windshield or scoop. I'm not very artsy so this stuff is a struggle for me....its feeling like a workable direction though.
where's the center of mass? that engine is heavy, so I think you'd want to scoot the rear wheels back or the driver forward as much as possible? If you want to get 50% more hp out of an engine with a positive displacement blower, and you put carbs on top of the blower, then you don't need to mess with intercooling. If you want to run a centrifugal blower, and efi at the intake, then an intercooler would be helpful. looks like you could spend a long time thinking about this problem. I wanted for years to make something with the engine in front, single seat. The bird cage construction is a neat way to go if you don't need doors. Worked for airplanes.
OMG, just realized YOU are the madman! Bravo, Sir! Up to page 9. Stunned, amazed, gobsmacked, all the superlatives! The only thing I could possibly mention as far as the Lincoln project is that the 30s cars were function, then fit. Aero at that point was voodoo. Layout the components and make them happy, then worry about draping a body over it. Of course, with what little I've read so far, you will be going 10 levels further than that, even if it never goes faster than 60 MPH dodging cones. May I offer this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdCohr2ijg
As draw, if you look close you can see the brake pedal just ahead of the front axle so there ins not a lot more room to move the driver without stretching the wheel base, which as drawn is about as short as possible at 110. I could probably pull the front wheels back a bit but just guessing the f/r split is probably 35/65? That sounds about spot on. Stock these things are 125hp and the blower engines I've seen are about 200. A bit more is probably possible on that path but...rods. And its still a long way from where I'm kind of hoping to land. I'm thinking with flow, compression, cam 150-175? so I need (ok, want) a 70-100% boost bump meaning 10-15 psi on an engine that loves to detonate so just planning for a cooler seemed wise. This is the last blower setup I built. Cooler in the intake, 24psi. The lincoln has no room in the V for anything like this so I'm kind of thinking side mount the blower.....I don't know.....
Only on page 13. another mentioned truing the lathe for the guides. Probably in the next 130 pages, but if not, look at Inheritance Machining on youtube. He had to tighten up his lathe. 2 tenths might be asking a lot, but you might get closer.
No need to read all that, watch the tach an listen in this clip and you'll get all important stuff https://youtube.com/shorts/F7cemj3oyik?si=8nK0yKaIYk6d51WN I'm playing with chatgpt for the first time ever trying to get usable images.....so far it's a battle of wills and the machine is winning
I spent some time messing with chatGPT and copilot image generation...worthless really unless you want a 1950s jag, they both pretty much always spit that out.. ...that or a random bares no resemblance to the sketches race car. After the first few failures I thought maybe take something and edit but even simple instructions are ignored. It looks I'll need to draw what I want.
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