Lawnmower Upgrades

[spauldj308]

I know Im going to look and/or sound like an idiot but recently I aquired a free lawnmower and I decided to...rebuild it. I have fitted an air cleaner off a 245 Hemi, polished the heads and the exchange ports, built a custom tuned length extractor for it and fitted a missile kill switch.
Does anybody think Im an idiot or has anyone done this before?

[holden#1]

sounds about as crazy as me mate who turbocharged his postie bike!

mate, sounds like you'll have a high performance mower!

[vh-holden]

what does the missile kill switch do?

[Stretchomatic]

i always wanted to get a racing go-kart, take its pissy little 125cc off and plonk a 1000cc motor on it, and hopefully get the gearbox on there too...the more i think the harder it gets...

[Troy711]

what does the missile kill switch do?

self destruct, hopefully

[spauldj308]

The missile kill switch I hope to rig up to the coil so I can flick it and hopefully stop the motor.. Im thinkin of removing the blades, giving it all a lick of paint, putting an eski or some subwoofers in the catcher and taking it to the Summernats!

[gopher]

Does anybody think Im an idiot?

yep.....

[holden#1]

its like what they were just saying on today tonight, specially gifted kids try to 'dumb down' so they can fit in with the dumb arses.....just joking!

[spauldj308]

There is a reason.
I only have one point left on my liscence, so Im not game enough to spend it on my car.

My next projest is a 16 inch pushbike with a 30cc brushcutter engine....

[Troy711]

i think i am the idiot... i thought you were talking about a push mower, not a ride on :lol:

[spauldj308]

he...hehe..he...oh crap. Im an idiot. It is a push mower.

[Troy711]

bahahahah now i dont feel stupid

[VT-565]

ha ha! cool idea, but just one question, how do you make a "tuned length" extractor if there is only one port?? try and post some pics up, would be cool to see!

[matty88]

PICS! PICS! PICS!

Mabye polish the blades if ur keeping 'em, otherwise put a clutch on it and put it on a kart

[tr3nt]

Haha, that would be mad to see at the nats..

u gotta post some pics up man.. I reckon it's a cool idea, something new and different!

[spauldj308]

Ill take some tomorrow morning and post them then.

[MattK]

More power !

Been done ,

Like the guy who put a 454 in his snow blower !

Ever watch Tool Time - Tim the tool Taylor ....

And his turbine powered lawn mower ? Its been done !

Oh , and dont forget to post pictures

[bradvt98]

yeah should be cool a ride on would of been better but it will still be a one of a kind lawnmower subs in the catcher c'mon that's cool!

[spauldj308]

I was thinking nitro and mothballs mixed with the two stroke, but unless I get a fresh block and put more transfer ports in, or weld two together and mate them via a common crank to make a flat-two, air cooled Victa, there isnt much else I can do performance wise.

[Boonz]

NOS ports in the air box

[matty88]

what engine is it?

[spauldj308]

No air box-its a carby fed two stroke! Actually, twin carbs might go well....

[Boonz]

hehe twin strombergs maybe???

[spauldj308]

I was thinkin single throat downdraughts off a HT Belmont...please the legendary Plankkmann....

[holdensupporter2005]

The missile kill switch I hope to rig up to the coil so I can flick it and hopefully stop the motor.. Im thinkin of removing the blades, giving it all a lick of paint, putting an eski or some subwoofers in the catcher and taking it to the Summernats!