Co2 Powered Scaled '29 Ford Roadster

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Originally Posted by john hall

Give a few mores specifics please. First, where did you get the body, was it off an amusement park ride? Is this the chassis that came with the body or something you modified/built? How much pressure are those tanks holdng when full? I'm not familiar with using CO2, could you have used compressed air instead? Certainly an interesting set-up!

John,
It uses liquid Co2 and Nitrogen.It would run on compressed air but there's not enough storage for it to run long.It uses a series of valves and solenoids which are regulated at 150/250 and 350 psi. The body and chassis are all handmade and fabricated by me.I fabricated the grille from flat aluminum plate.Took me ten years to build.The body started out life as liquid fiberglass in a can.No molds,All sculpted by hand.I machined and made the motor and air valve components from scratch.It has two air tanks for the Co2 to expand before going into the drive motor.It has two 10lbs Liquid Co2 tanks and one 10lb nitrogen tank,The nitrogen helps the Co2 expand faster. It also has and onboard air compressor that drives from the rear axle.It does two things,It can be adjusted up to 375psi and used to assist the Co2 to the air motor when at high speed and can be used as a braking system also if needed.