                 ZO Merlin's Magic
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   Need a bigger engine?   How about a 1,649 cubic inch V-12....?
 Specifically, a Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12...used in the best  world war 2 fighter aircraft like the Mustang and the Spitfire...and many custom cars, trucks and boats!   Merlins have no fan-belts or pulleys..  everything is gear-driven, including the overhead camshafts and the crank-driven blower.

 Here's the actual engine specs..,

           Rolls_Royce Merlin Engine - Model 140 
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 Type: V-12 cylinder / water-cooled / single updraft carburator/
    two-stage crankshaft-driven supercharger 

 Displacement - 1,649 Cubic inches (27 litres)
 Bore - 5.4 inches
 Stroke - 6 inches
 Compression Ratio - 6:1
 Net Dry Weight - 1,780 pounds
 Maximum RPM - 3000 (race version)
 Fuel - 100 octane minimum 
 Maximum horsepower -
    - 3000+ bhp (nitrous/water injection/racing fuel) 

 *(race versions are currently used in P-51 Mustangs every September at the Reno Air Races in Reno,Nevada, USA)


  ZO Merlin's Magic features...

  Chevy body (open bed)
  steel-tube space frame
  12 straight-tube exhaust pipes 
  ...exiting thru cut-outs in the bed walls
  custom wheels and tires
  working KC lites on the front bumper
  'flame' paintjob
  ..and that AWESOME Merlin V-12!


***NOTE:  This is a rebuilt, newer version.  The body has been fiberglassed, wheel cutouts were added, a wing and frame added to the main frame,  some areas remapped to reduce the number of texture files, and any visual errors have been fixed.

                 ZOtm_BigDOGGe


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(P.S.  The name "Merlin", by the way, was not in honor of the magician, but was the English name for a species of hawk.)

related links..

Rolls-Royce Merlin engine rebuilding shop
http://www.mysteryaire.com/

Reno National Air Races (world's fastest motorsport)
http://www.airrace.org/

U.S.A.F. MUSEUM  (aircraft engines - piston/jet/rocket)
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/engines/engine.htm