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Geek builds working LEGO V8 engine (with video)


Too much spare time can do strange things to a man

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In the words of The Day Today, is this cool? Is it? Yes and no.

Yes: some guy has spent almost half a year building a 32-valve V8 engine out of LEGO Technic parts.
No: some guy has spent almost half a year building a 32-valve V8 engine out of LEGO Technic parts.

YOU decide.

Watch a video of the engine in action below:

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Posted: October 10th, 2008 by Ollie Irish

Link garage: first drive of Knight Rider’s new KITT


Random stuff we found by the side of the internet…

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• First test drive of the all-new Ford Mustang KITT (pictured), star of the forthcoming Knight Rider movie. Does it still have a “Turbo Boost” button? Jalopnik has the answer.

The best of the rest:

• Is there a future for Nascar’s “Car of Tomorrow”? [Sports Illustrated]

• For the last time this season, Martin Brundle answers a whole lot of F1-related questions [ITV]

• Top 10 vehicles made out of Lego [Le Blog Moto]

• Would you boo at an F1 race? [F1 Fanatic]

• Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch ain’t got no love for each other [Ron Ripple]

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Posted: September 3rd, 2008 by Ollie Irish