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PHOTOS & VIDEO
FLATMOBILE - The build
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THE FLATMOBILE - Early days, starting the build |
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The Donors |
Off with the roof |
11" off the mid |
That's more like it |
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Floor pan |
Ready to fit jet |
Rear end |
With fins |
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Wheel arches |
Suspension |
Taking shape |
Driving position |
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Building the jet |
Turbo charger |
Flame tube |
combustion chamber |
combustion chamber |
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Jet rear view |
Afterburner |
Fitting to car |
Testing |
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Oil tank |
Filter,pump,and oil cooler |
All plumbed in & ready to go |
Protype control panel |
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Temp Probe |
Sensor unit |
Fibre optic sensor |
Sensor mount |
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R.P.M. computer |
Housing mount |
CO2 start up kit |
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March/April 2007 - Taking shape |
Rear lights |
Wings with lights |
Front on |
Polished Afterburner |
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Taking shape - Side view |
Taking shape - Rear view |
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11th June 2007 |
Driving position |
Toothy grin ! |
Jag on blocks ? |
NO. |
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Cockpit cover |
More cover |
Steering column |
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30th June 2007 |
Dials & gauges |
Finished cover |
Tail lenses on |
Giz us a go Dad |
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Paint job soon. |
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4th August2007 |
Cockpit |
Ready for a test run |
Dials 'n' knobs |
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Oh bugger! The jets on fire !! |
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October 2007 - Next step 'Off to the paint shop' |
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November 2007 - In the paint shop |
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January 2008 - Back from the paint shop |
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05-03-2008 MOT time |
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And that's it built - OK Flatman hit the road.
Perry's personal methane injector |
Perry's cream bun |
Beer |
On the way home |
Methane injector |
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