That's not very fair !!! I was hoping you'd put the mow deck back on and shred some neighborhood lawns !!! - in style .....I hope you get into another project ! And thankyou from New Zealand 😉🙃😎
First time YT has put this in my suggestions,... You sir, are a bone fide Mad Man, I LOVE IT! Please do put a cover over that flywheel - a artists hands needs to be protected!!
It shows that just keeping at it and learning as you go pays off. Things go wrong and anyone that shows that in videos, are actually helping people. They see videos that edit it all the hurdles and fixes and think they should be able to do it with zero work.
I bet it would sound unreal with an 8 to one exhaust.. especially with the firing order its running on.. you have single handedly built the coolest build on UA-cam.. thanks for the videos man..
very cool to see it running. I'm sure you took it out for more test runs, but it very much reminded me of Howard Hughes "Hercules" where he took the plane out for a ingle flight just to show it could fly! (This is a compliment as if you ask me Howard Hughes was a very intelligent person). Thank you for taking the time to spend with us, wish you the best with future projects and never be afraid to turn the camera on and let us see what your incredible talent is being used for!
I think i speak for everyone who's been following your video posts when I say. Your efforts are very admirable and that we look forward to any future updates.
I don’t know how you could resist a full speed sped up video of you flying past your driveway? Shirt blowing in the wind? Whatever you make, I will view!
@@mihkus Well, it's a worn out chassie with small cracks everywhere and if you weld them new cracks appear on the side. I changed all the plastic bushings for bronze in the steering and that helped, but there is a lot of backlash in the steering. It's adjustable but not enough. Maybe it's time to find a new home for the engine.
Your ingenuity and perseverance are perfectly matched with your engineering and raw talent. I enjoy your projects and appreciate you taking us along on each of your projects, I hope they continue! Love and respect to you and your family!
Tack för bra filmer och fakta. Stor eloge till någon som tänker utanför boxen. Som behärskar manuella maskiner som materialkunskap på elit nivå. Som ser utmaningar, inte hinder. Utan en massa pengar och glamour. Tack för din genuina kunskap, arbete och glädje. Mvh Erik
Thank you sir. Like others said, this has been a joy to follow and everything great has to come to the end. You're standing tall on shoulder of a giant, not many have build V8 from scratch, Allen has got company in the club of the few choosen ones. You did something most of us just dream.
.....aw man, you seem so sad and disappointed that your v8 is complete. Now I am sad for you too. This is a sign of a true pioneer craftsman. Civilization is what it is today because of great visionaries like you Mr. Lyckebo Mekaniska. I love Mr. Mekaniska !!!
Now the engine is running great, how about a better chassi? Make the coolest time attack mower or maybe a drift mower❤. Thank you so much for the opportunity to learn things i didn't knew i wanted to know!
thanks so much for sharing, I have watched every video in this series with great admiration. It sounds glorious, like an open piped Flathead Ford. Glorious. All the best to you.
Good to see it work out and run smoothly. Maybe try building a Wankle Rotory type engine, I think that's what there called. After you get the rotory figured out. Definitely a very interesting series and project!
Congratulations on completing the project. Really fantastic work! I watched from the beginning and saw all the episodes - it was a great pleasure. Thanks!
You're skill is top notch. Great work! Just to give you a small idea for a small project. Add a mowing deck to that! You would be the envy of the whole world if you mowed your yard with that! Especially on a long term basis!
Hah every time I hear the motor go it sounds better and better. Hopefully it's not the last time we see this baby drive! Lykke til !! Med hilsen fra Norge.
Gday, I’m glad you got the coolant side sorted and intake, it certainly been a massive build and I’ve throughly enjoyed watching the journey, now is the time to sit back and enjoy your hard work and have some fun with it, thank you for sharing mate, take care
Inte får du försvinna från youtube! Du är definitivt en av mina favoritkanaler, alltid kul att se hur du gör. Hoppas innerligt på fler videor från dig, antingen om radialmotorn eller någonting helt annat. Ha det bra, så hoppas jag att få se dig igen!
I have so loved every installation of this video series. Your candor and your methodical approach (so well filmed and edited) make for an informative and fun experience for the viewer. Can't believe how orderly and neat your working environment is. This project was an unbelievable accomplishment and I love hearing this little V8 run. This series has been inspirational for me. Thanks and I look forward to your next venture.
Well done! I've enjoyed every minute of these videos. I'm sure whatever else you choose to show us will be equally enjoyable. Thank you for sharing them with us.
You could always design and manufacture a supercharger / Blower for that V8.. could even base the internals on the cheap AMR 300 / 500 blowers that are about now😁
Thank you so much for these videos, this was amazing project, you are a skilled craftsman and I commend you for your work! I really hope to see more videos from you but I understand if you decide not post.
Looks so good and sounds wicked. Very resourceful, and creative. Sure have enjoyed watching your creations.. Maybe future vid might include some wheelie bars : ) May your imagination always stay vivid. Be well!
A couple questions hopefully you’ll see!! First off I’m curious why you chose to go with a flat plane crank design? Unless you’re planning on revving this little guy to 6k rpm + I don’t see a lot of reasons? Unless it was far easier to engineer and machine a “simple” flat plane design vs a more complicated but smoother cross plane design. But to add to the conveniency of it being a flat plane , you could create nice exhaust headers with amazing scavenging!! Being as that is also a flat head design having some exhaust scavenging may prove very helpful for a smooth running engin as well as you may be choking the engine with having all 4 cylinders on each bank collecting down to 1 pipe of all the same diameter
When I started this build I knew very little about V8 engines. I just wanted to build an engine after my own head and see were I ended up. So I looked at a common straight 4 cyl crank and made the crankpins longer. Later I dicovered that the beautiful V8 sound comes from a crossplane crank. But it have it's advantages. It's easy to balance. As you wrote, it is possible to make an exhaust system that works well but unfortunately I'm not very good at working with pipes. The one I have is just because " I must have something". But it's a learning process. I'm getting there. Half way thru the build I wanted to make a new crossplane crankshaft but the material was expensive and it was a lot of work. Then I had to make two new camshafts as well. But, who knows what happens in the future...
@@Desmouffe You say your not good with pipes but look what you've engineered so far!! For a flatplane design correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe for essentially perfect exhaust scavenging you would "just" have to make two 2 into 1 headers per bank, then eventually connect it down the middle and your lawn mower would sound like a Ferrari or the brand new corvette z06 my friend!!😂😂
@@ngelemental2274 You are so right. That's what I really wanted to do but I decided to keep it simple. At the time I did not know if the engine should be a flip or a flop. Maybe in the future...
i think you still couldve used the current intake manifold and just taper the tops of the square tube intoo triangles at both ends that said the new maifold looks good though the volume might be a little large (less rapid vacuum differences with trottle possition changes and the carb uses vacuum to set / enrich the mixture ) maibe for youre next project you could build the engine in a motorcycle frame either crosswize or lengthwize using an angle gearbox or using a old norton or harley davidson stand alone gearbox and clutch setuo
With an intake like that it looks like you would have better results with two carbs. Seems like your feeding the center four cylinders more than the outer four. Maybe with that one you have there would do better with channels to get more equal fuel and air to the cylinders. That sounds amazing by the way. Intakes are a tricky thing to get right so that you don't starve a cylinder or over feed one. Just seems like with that set up you have there, they are both going to feed the center four cylinders and starve the outer four, I'd think one carb could feed four no problem and the hardest part of that would just be synchronizing them.
Yes, you're right. Intakes are tricky, and I don't have the knowledge to understand them. And with two carbs they also have to go to the right four cylinders to get an even flow, I guess. A complicated manifold with separate channels to each cylinder.... I think I leave it as it is. There is room for lots of improvement on this engine but for me right now the project is finished.
@@Desmouffe do gotta say it's far better than these guys out there that just drop a car motor on a lawnmower frame. It would be pretty cool to see how much power your motor is making when you get the wrinkles ironed out.
@@shaun8256 Not to much I hope. It has herited the lubrication system from the Briggs & Stratton engines so I have no oil-channels in the crankshaft. All aluminium conrods without bronze bearings. No hardening on the crankshaft crankpins and no hardening on the camshafts. The very soft valvesprings are made for max 4000 rpm I guess. And on top of that my home-casted crankcase. Every time I start it I'm afraid that the studs will come flying. A V8 engine 1200cc should easy make 60hp but I try to keep it down.
I have enjoyed every video Sir. Thank you so much for the honor and opportunity to be a part of your journey building your awesome B&S V8.🙂
Thank you, yes it has been fun
That's not very fair !!! I was hoping you'd put the mow deck back on and shred some neighborhood lawns !!! - in style .....I hope you get into another project ! And thankyou from New Zealand 😉🙃😎
The cutting deck does not fit anymore but that would have been nice
First time YT has put this in my suggestions,... You sir, are a bone fide Mad Man, I LOVE IT!
Please do put a cover over that flywheel - a artists hands needs to be protected!!
You may have a point there
Your talent and perseverance is inspiring. Thank you for sharing your project with us.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.
It shows that just keeping at it and learning as you go pays off. Things go wrong and anyone that shows that in videos, are actually helping people. They see videos that edit it all the hurdles and fixes and think they should be able to do it with zero work.
Got to love the sound of a V8. Thank you for sharing your project.
Thank you. It would have sounded better with a crossplane crank but it is what it is...
@@DesmouffeNext project?😂
God bless this man 🙏❤
I bet it would sound unreal with an 8 to one exhaust.. especially with the firing order its running on.. you have single handedly built the coolest build on UA-cam.. thanks for the videos man..
Yes, but I'm not very good at bending pipes so I went the easy way
very cool to see it running. I'm sure you took it out for more test runs, but it very much reminded me of Howard Hughes "Hercules" where he took the plane out for a ingle flight just to show it could fly! (This is a compliment as if you ask me Howard Hughes was a very intelligent person). Thank you for taking the time to spend with us, wish you the best with future projects and never be afraid to turn the camera on and let us see what your incredible talent is being used for!
I don't think the comparison is fare to Howard Hughes but thank you
Please please please keep making videos. I enjoy your work very very much.
I must have something interesting to show and right now I don't have that. But we'll see...
I think i speak for everyone who's been following your video posts when I say. Your efforts are very admirable and that we look forward to any future updates.
Thanks for watching
I don’t know how you could resist a full speed sped up video of you flying past your driveway? Shirt blowing in the wind?
Whatever you make, I will view!
That stock steering will get you killed... Going over 10mph on a mower is impossible without adding caster to the front axe, 5-7 degrees is enough
@@mihkusI believe he did do just that when moving the front axle forward.
When I moved the front axle I gave it about 4 degrees caster but it's still a very exiting experiense.
@@Desmouffe I gave mine 7 degrees, relatively stable at 50mph, but still I woldnt try this on gravel since I have no brakes
@@mihkus Well, it's a worn out chassie with small cracks everywhere and if you weld them new cracks appear on the side. I changed all the plastic bushings for bronze in the steering and that helped, but there is a lot of backlash in the steering. It's adjustable but not enough. Maybe it's time to find a new home for the engine.
Your ingenuity and perseverance are perfectly matched with your engineering and raw talent. I enjoy your projects and appreciate you taking us along on each of your projects, I hope they continue! Love and respect to you and your family!
This build has been very enjoyable to watch from the beginning.
I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for wathing
Brilliant project that I've enjoyed watching from start to finish. You are a true engineer and craftsman. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks for watching
that is an amazingly well balanced engine. ♥
A V8 engine with a flatplane crank is quite easy to balance
I sure appreciate your hard work. The result is excellent. Time to make some overhead valve heads !
Could be an interesting project. Love the idea, but I also love flatheads...
Incredible Journey. Thank you, for taking my simple mind for a ride, and some healthy exercise.
You're welcome. My pleasure.
Tack för bra filmer och fakta.
Stor eloge till någon som tänker utanför boxen. Som behärskar manuella maskiner som materialkunskap på elit nivå. Som ser utmaningar, inte hinder. Utan en massa pengar och glamour.
Tack för din genuina kunskap, arbete och glädje.
Mvh
Erik
Som pensionär måste man ju hålla budgeten...
Thank you sir. Like others said, this has been a joy to follow and everything great has to come to the end.
You're standing tall on shoulder of a giant, not many have build V8 from scratch, Allen has got company in the club of the few choosen ones. You did something most of us just dream.
Thank you, but i'm nothing compared to Allen Millyard. He's my hero.
.....aw man, you seem so sad and disappointed that your v8 is complete. Now I am sad for you too.
This is a sign of a true pioneer craftsman. Civilization is what it is today because of great visionaries like you Mr. Lyckebo Mekaniska.
I love Mr. Mekaniska !!!
Now the engine is running great, how about a better chassi? Make the coolest time attack mower or maybe a drift mower❤. Thank you so much for the opportunity to learn things i didn't knew i wanted to know!
Yes, the chassie is wornout with a lot of backlash in steering and cracks everywhere , so we'll see what comes up
Awesome job! Now mass produce and we'll buy. Thank you for sharing your project.
This motor is really cool. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Very nice build
Glad you liked it
thanks so much for sharing, I have watched every video in this series with great admiration. It sounds glorious, like an open piped Flathead Ford. Glorious. All the best to you.
Thank you
Good to see it work out and run smoothly. Maybe try building a Wankle Rotory type engine, I think that's what there called. After you get the rotory figured out. Definitely a very interesting series and project!
Thanks for watching
Congratulations on completing the project. Really fantastic work! I watched from the beginning and saw all the episodes - it was a great pleasure. Thanks!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching
Really amazing work, I followed the path with great enthusiasm. Your flat head V8 sounds amazing!
I will miss these videos!😊
Thank you
That engine sounded so cool. Had a retro charm to it.
Yes, I love flathead engines
By far one of my favorite builds on UA-cam.
Best sounding lawn tractor ever👍
Thank You for the opportunity to watch your expert craftsmanship in action.
Thank you, but I'm only a retired electrician...
@Desmouffe You could have been a master machinist also. Your skills are very high regardless of your previous profession. 👍
Enjoyed the Series. Still would love to hear a 180 degree set of headers
To complicated for me, I'm afraid
It's been a fun and exciting time watching you build this Monster good luck in your endeavors ❤
Thank you. Yes, I'm pleased with it...
Hello I thought you were not going to do anymore videos But Im happy to see you iv been following your v8 build from the start
Well, I have to finish what I have started
@@Desmouffe perhaps another video of some sort Thank you for the reply
Very cool project, well done!
You are so good to watch, I hope that you find another something interesting to build for us to watch. It's not goodbye, but see you later 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Who knows what happens in the future.
Thanks for the video. Your skills are truly amazing. Well done, my friend.
Thank you
Awesome work well done
Thank you
i am always so happy when you post videos they are amazing to see, its good to see this finally finished and i cant wait to see more on the radial
Thank you.
That was such an awesome build, it sounds really good, a repeated kudos to you. Did anyone notice this guy polishes his work shoes? 🙂
Yes, you can tell by the way he is properly dressed in every video that he is from the old ways of thinking. Which is an awesome thing.
Sounds nice. Good job man
You're skill is top notch. Great work!
Just to give you a small idea for a small project. Add a mowing deck to that!
You would be the envy of the whole world if you mowed your yard with that! Especially on a long term basis!
Thank you but the project is finished
Hah every time I hear the motor go it sounds better and better. Hopefully it's not the last time we see this baby drive!
Lykke til !! Med hilsen fra Norge.
Tack ska du ha
Gday, I’m glad you got the coolant side sorted and intake, it certainly been a massive build and I’ve throughly enjoyed watching the journey, now is the time to sit back and enjoy your hard work and have some fun with it, thank you for sharing mate, take care
Thanks. The plan was to lean back and take it easy but things are spinning in my head so I don't know.
This has been such a fun project to watch along, thank you for sharing it!
Thanks for watching
Inte får du försvinna från youtube! Du är definitivt en av mina favoritkanaler, alltid kul att se hur du gör. Hoppas innerligt på fler videor från dig, antingen om radialmotorn eller någonting helt annat. Ha det bra, så hoppas jag att få se dig igen!
OK, nåt mer ska jag väl klara av...
Such a cool project. I love the sound
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it
The v8 turned out amazing id love to see if a 4x4 conversion is possible
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Engineers make the world a better place.
I could listen to it start and run all day. Can't wait to see what ya make next, perhaps a better suited gearbox with a proper clutch for it
Yes, that would be nice...
I have so loved every installation of this video series. Your candor and your methodical approach (so well filmed and edited) make for an informative and fun experience for the viewer. Can't believe how orderly and neat your working environment is. This project was an unbelievable accomplishment and I love hearing this little V8 run. This series has been inspirational for me. Thanks and I look forward to your next venture.
Very kind of you. Thank you.
You are amazing engineer sir. Please keep making these beautiful projects
Don't say that. My plan was to stop...
This is a spectacular achievement mate
Well, It turned out quite good in the end
MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS. Loved this series and all the cool things you have added to this V8 sir 😊
Yes, it has been a fun journey
Du är min idol. Har aldrig sett ett så brett kunnande kombinerat med en sådan härlig fantasi.
Så märkvärdigt är det inte. Det mesta går att googla fram...
Very nice work, thank you.
Älskat varenda video! Hoppas på att få se fler projekt i framtiden
Vi får se. Man vet aldrig...
enjoyed watching this
Absolutely enjoyed the whole series, you are a rock star!
Well done! I've enjoyed every minute of these videos. I'm sure whatever else you choose to show us will be equally enjoyable. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Thank you
Job well done, an enjoyable journey from start to finish.
Thank you
Absolutely love your videos! Please do consider more
Thank you. Very kind. If something funny drops on me, who knows
Love the sound of that little engine! Good job. Respect from Missouri USA.
For every time I start it I'm getting the settings closer to perfect
You could always design and manufacture a supercharger / Blower for that V8.. could even base the internals on the cheap AMR 300 / 500 blowers that are about now😁
@@austinmaxi I dont think the design can take the power...
Massive congratulations. Proper proud. Hope to see you again 👍
Thank you for the inspiration. Loved the series and can’t wait to see what you do next
I'm not quite sure but it will come
Use the cutting deck to make a slasher trailer, run by a separate engine.
I'm afraid the cutting deck was beyond rescue but a fun idea.
Kood job man.. If you get new ideas, please share it to the world, it's been great to follow
Thank you. Very kind of you. Well, let's see what's happens
Thanks for bringing us along, it was very interesting and very informative!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the great videos, you are a true craftsman!
Thank you so much for these videos, this was amazing project, you are a skilled craftsman and I commend you for your work! I really hope to see more videos from you but I understand if you decide not post.
You never knows what happens in the future
Thank you for posting 👍👍
I enjoyed your videos and admire your talent and creativity. Best Regards.
Thanks for watching
this is amazing, i hope one day you will release the plans one day so others can build it
It's all on my computer. A sketchup file. The problem is to share it...
To bad this just came up on my feed,being (an ex) machinist myself I would have loved to follow along.
To be honest I'm not even a machinist. I'm a retired electrician. But it's fun to test something new.
That thing sounds sexy as hell!!
Well done, Brother!
Well, you have to love those flatheads
Thank you. 😀
Thank you too. Cheers.
Have enjoyed your videos thank you
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it
Thankyou Sir for the story
Great series! Thank-you
Looks so good and sounds wicked. Very resourceful, and creative. Sure have enjoyed watching your creations.. Maybe future vid might include some wheelie bars : ) May your imagination always stay vivid. Be well!
Thank you
Ett fantastiskt roligt projekt att följa! Väldigt snyggt genomfört och ett rejält hantverk! Snyggt jobbat! :)
Tack ska du ha. Det har varit en kul resa
A couple questions hopefully you’ll see!! First off I’m curious why you chose to go with a flat plane crank design? Unless you’re planning on revving this little guy to 6k rpm + I don’t see a lot of reasons? Unless it was far easier to engineer and machine a “simple” flat plane design vs a more complicated but smoother cross plane design. But to add to the conveniency of it being a flat plane , you could create nice exhaust headers with amazing scavenging!! Being as that is also a flat head design having some exhaust scavenging may prove very helpful for a smooth running engin as well as you may be choking the engine with having all 4 cylinders on each bank collecting down to 1 pipe of all the same diameter
When I started this build I knew very little about V8 engines. I just wanted to build an engine after my own head and see were I ended up. So I looked at a common straight 4 cyl crank and made the crankpins longer. Later I dicovered that the beautiful V8 sound comes from a crossplane crank. But it have it's advantages. It's easy to balance. As you wrote, it is possible to make an exhaust system that works well but unfortunately I'm not very good at working with pipes. The one I have is just because " I must have something". But it's a learning process. I'm getting there. Half way thru the build I wanted to make a new crossplane crankshaft but the material was expensive and it was a lot of work. Then I had to make two new camshafts as well. But, who knows what happens in the future...
@@Desmouffe You say your not good with pipes but look what you've engineered so far!! For a flatplane design correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe for essentially perfect exhaust scavenging you would "just" have to make two 2 into 1 headers per bank, then eventually connect it down the middle and your lawn mower would sound like a Ferrari or the brand new corvette z06 my friend!!😂😂
@@ngelemental2274 You are so right. That's what I really wanted to do but I decided to keep it simple. At the time I did not know if the engine should be a flip or a flop. Maybe in the future...
Thank you for sharing.
Härligt Uffe!
Du såg ju till och med lite nöjd ut på slutet.
Hör av mig för ett studiebesök innan hösten.
Hälsningar
Rosén
Äntligen i hamn. Det läcker fortfarande lite till kylmanteln men det skiter jag i. Kom du, det är alltid kul
On to the next project! by the way amazing work.
Thank you
Et fantastisk projekt - måske en kølerhjælm til den fantastiske motor?
Dont you want to get a radiator for it?
It HAS a radiator
Very nice!
Great work.
Thanks
Tusen takk for at du laget disse videoene. 🙂 Det har vært interressant og følge fremgangen i prosjektet.
Det är alltid kul med motorer
Sounds very good
I wish you lived in my street, it’s so quiet and boring here, similar to a graveyard.
Congratulations for this nice accomplishment 👏 I've enjoyed your videos
Thank you for watching
Perfect place for a LS
i think you still couldve used the current intake manifold and just taper the tops of the square tube intoo triangles at both ends
that said the new maifold looks good though the volume might be a little large (less rapid vacuum differences with trottle possition changes and the carb uses vacuum to set / enrich the mixture )
maibe for youre next project you could build the engine in a motorcycle frame either crosswize or lengthwize using an angle gearbox or using a old norton or harley davidson stand alone gearbox and clutch setuo
Everything is possible, we'll see
With an intake like that it looks like you would have better results with two carbs. Seems like your feeding the center four cylinders more than the outer four. Maybe with that one you have there would do better with channels to get more equal fuel and air to the cylinders. That sounds amazing by the way. Intakes are a tricky thing to get right so that you don't starve a cylinder or over feed one. Just seems like with that set up you have there, they are both going to feed the center four cylinders and starve the outer four, I'd think one carb could feed four no problem and the hardest part of that would just be synchronizing them.
Yes, you're right. Intakes are tricky, and I don't have the knowledge to understand them. And with two carbs they also have to go to the right four cylinders to get an even flow, I guess. A complicated manifold with separate channels to each cylinder.... I think I leave it as it is. There is room for lots of improvement on this engine but for me right now the project is finished.
@@Desmouffe do gotta say it's far better than these guys out there that just drop a car motor on a lawnmower frame. It would be pretty cool to see how much power your motor is making when you get the wrinkles ironed out.
@@shaun8256 Not to much I hope. It has herited the lubrication system from the Briggs & Stratton engines so I have no oil-channels in the crankshaft. All aluminium conrods without bronze bearings. No hardening on the crankshaft crankpins and no hardening on the camshafts. The very soft valvesprings are made for max 4000 rpm I guess. And on top of that my home-casted crankcase. Every time I start it I'm afraid that the studs will come flying. A V8 engine 1200cc should easy make 60hp but I try to keep it down.
YES! A sheet metal intake! Soon it’s going to be on the way to comp eliminator!
You never know...