Anybody know this guy?

Very cool, although I would like to see at least one of them finished. I'm liking the 917:

http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/4612708527.html

emailing relevant parties in East Hartford.

I wonder if he ever finishes a project? Both look like interesting dreams that may come to fruition at some point in the future. His asking prices seem high enough to include his ad in the Delusional Craigslist thread.

$10 he is a Pratt engineer.

Fueled by Caffeine wrote: $10 he is a Pratt engineer.

All engineers are prats though... budum tsh

HiTempguy wrote:

Fueled by Caffeine wrote: $10 he is a Pratt engineer.

All engineers are prats though... budum tsh

HA.. Pratt and Whitney Jet Engines is headquartered out of East Hartford CT.

This car has two Tribeca engines bolted together to make a 12 cylinder boxer to replicate the 917/10.

I bought a TR8 from one of those Pratt engineers a few years ago. It sat for over 10 years because he couldn't find a mechanic to work on it any more.

This car has two Tribeca engines bolted together to make a 12 cylinder boxer to replicate the 917/10.

Cool stuff, but knock a 0 off of the prices!

Two Tribeca engines (3.6) is what, almost 600 HP? Is that a Mk. X I see off to the side there?

Not into Jags above the 150, but I do believe that you are correct.

I would just like to see the Can Am car finished.

Cool

Hmm, wonder how that works with the opposite rotation ?

In reply to iceracer:

They are rotating in the same direction. Look at the oil fillers. It looks like he flipped one of the intakes for packaging.

Just like an engineer to start a grand project and not finish it..

In reply to Fueled by Caffeine:

Hey, Us engineers almost always finish thi

I'm sure the crankshaft on the second engine will be very happy with all that power going through it...

So much talent... but he really needs to focus on one project at a time.

(And I'd wager he's not an electrical engineer!)

I'm an engineer and My wife will attest I often finish things too quickly.

The ad says the F1 replica has a Cadillac XLR engine, but the pictures show a Ford engine!

djsilver wrote: The ad says the F1 replica has a Cadillac XLR engine, but the pictures show a Ford engine!

What Ford engine is it? I don't recognize it. Is it a Caddy engine with Ford on the cam covers to look like a DFR?

Here's some videos. Lots of "looga dat detail over dare"

Video

So, the guy isn't an engineer, but worked in construction sounds like. Somehow, after he found himself out of work, he decided he would make a living building custom replica cars in his garage. Bold move on his part. I like it that he went for it.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson:

Yeah, he says in one of the videos that he put Ford on there to make it look like a Cosworth engine if you squint. Engine is from a Caddy XLR.