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Title of item: TRI JET TURBINE POWERED TOYOTA MR2
Seller: [email protected]
Starts: Mar-04-01 21:11:30 PST
Ends: Mar-14-01 21:11:30 PST
Price: Currently $3,450.00
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Item Description:
OH BOY!!!! I AM GONNA HAVE TO WRITE A LONG LIABILITY
WAIVER TO SELL THIS ONE!!!!!!!! YOU DONT HAVE TO BE
CRAZY TO BUY THIS, BUT IT WILL HELP.
UNSAFE @ ANY SPEED!!!!!!!!!! BUT SOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!
THIS IS A 1985 TOYOTA MR2 WITH THREE, THATS RIGHT
THREE!!!!! TURBOJETS POWERING IT.
I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO 85 MPH AND IN ORDER TO TAKE IT
ANY FASTER IT NEEDS HIGH SPEED TIRES, AND BY THE WAY
IT WILL GO A LOT FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNDER THE HOOD [FRONT] IS A 5 HP HONDA ENGINE THAT
DRIVES AN OIL PUMP FOR THE BEARINGS OF THE TURBOS
AND A FUEL PUMP THAT SUPPLIES JET A TO THE COMBUSTORS
@ 450 PSI, ADDITIONALLY THE ENGINE DRIVES AN ALTERNATOR
FOR THE 12 VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
INTERIOR OF THE CAR CONTAINS THE VARIOUS FUEL CONTROLS
OIL TEMP, VOLTMETER, OIL PRESSURE, FUEL PRESSURE GUAGES
AND THREE [1 FOR EACH TURBO] PYROMETERS.
A DC TO AC INVERTER IS INSTALLED TO DRIVE A NEON TRANSFORMER USED TO SUPPLY IGNITION TO THE COMBUSTORS.
FUEL QUANITY IS 21 US GALLONS OF JET-A AND OIL CAPACITY IS 12 US QTS
TURBOS ARE STARTED WITH A LEAF BLOWER AND YOU ARE
OFF AND RUNNING, IDLE RPM IS PROX 25,000 RPM AND
FULL SPEED IS ESTIMATED @ 75,000 RPM, TOTAL THRUST
@ FULL SPEED IS PROX 190 LB. ITS FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEARING PROTECTION IS RECOMENDED BEHIND THE CAR BUT
DRIVING IT IS VERY QUIET AND SMOOTH.
IT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLEAR TITLE AND REGISTERED IN IOWA, IT IS PROBABLY
STREET LEGAL EXCEPT FOR THIS LITTLE EXCESSIVE NOISE
ISSUE, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHEILD WIPERS ETC.
TOBAR IS INCLUDED, AND IT TOWS VERY SMOOTHLY, WILL GIVE
HANDS ON INSTRUCTION TO THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WHEN
PICKING UP THE MR2.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AGREES TO SIGN A LIABILITY WAIVER
HOLDING SELLER HARMLESS SHOULD THE PURCHASER DO
SOMETHING ULTRA STUPID WITH MY LITTLE CAR!!!!!!!!
SERIOUS BUYERS PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS
On Mar-05-01 at 09:38:07 PST, seller added the following information:
WEIGHT: FROM THE FACTORY THIS CAR WEIGHED PROX 2350 LB
THE ENGINE WAS CAST IRON AND LOCATED MIDPOINT IN THE CAR
AFTER STRIPPING THE DRIVE TRAIN AND OTHER HEAVY ITEMS I
CALCULATE THE CAR WEIGHED 1500 LB, AFTER ADDING THE TURBINES AND SUPPORT EQUIPTMENT THE CAR WEIGHS PROX 2100 LB.. OH BY THE WAY THE GPS UNIT MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE DASH[INTERIOR PIC] IS NOT INCLUDED.
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