I-Blastolene Special: Amaqiniso angama-25 Ngomthombo kaJay Leno

U-Jay Leno udume kakhulu njengomlingisi nosomahlaya, cishe waziwa kakhulu abantu abaningi njengomphathi wodumo we-The Tonight Show. Udumo luza nezinzuzo ezithile, njengeholo elimvumele ukuthi abe ngomunye wabaqoqi bezimoto abadume kakhulu emhlabeni.

Ngeqoqo elimangalisayo lezimoto ezingaba ngu-300-400 ezinenani elilinganiselwe elingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-$50 (ngaphandle kwenani lekusasa lezimoto ezisalungiswa manje), kuphephile ukusho ukuthi kufanele kube nezimoto ezihlukile ngempela. upake egalaji lakhe eduze nesikhumulo sezindiza saseBurbank.

Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, u-Leno usephenduke isithandwa sezimoto esihlonishwa kakhulu enolwazi olujulile ngazo zombili izimoto zakudala nezamanje kangangokuthi unekholomu yakhe ethi Popular Mechanics kanye ne-Sunday Times, kanye nomdlalo wakhe wezimoto zikaJay Leno weGarage ku-CNBC. - Lapho abonisa khona umphakathi ingxenye yeqoqo lakhe elimangalisayo.

Kuzo zonke izimoto ezikhethwe ngokucophelela, ezibuyiselwe ngokucophelela ezakha iqoqo lakhe elikhethwe ngokucophelela, kunezimoto ezigqama njengezikhethekile ngempela. Mhlawumbe okuhluke kakhulu kwalokhu umsebenzi owenziwe ngesandla we-art Blastolene Special. Nakuba ikude nemoto ebiza kakhulu eqoqweni lakhe, ngokuqinisekile ingenye ekhanga kakhulu. Imoto ekwazi ukuba yinkulu ngokuhlazisayo futhi ibe namandla, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ibonakala ikhululekile, ingase ibe imoto engcono kakhulu yomthandi wezimoto wangempela.

25 Manje seyibiza u-$350,000.

Kungashiwo ukuthi uJay Leno uthole isivumelwano sangempela lapho ethenga i-Blastolene Special ngama- $ 125,000 kuphela ngo-2003. Ikakhulukazi lapho ebona izindleko ezilinganiselwe zanamuhla.

Nokho ubuye wasebenzisa imali encane elungisa imoto. Angilokothi ngiqagele ukuthi ingakanani imali efakwe kuyo isiphelele.

Ukuthi intengo yangempela izoba yini akunakwenzeka neze ukusho. Ihluke ngokuphelele, imoto yohlobo olulodwa, ngakho ingahamba ngenani elilinganisiwe, mhlawumbe ngaphezulu, mhlawumbe ngaphansi. Konke kuzoncika emakethe ngaleso sikhathi.

24 Abalibizi ngomgodi ngeze.

Yize abanye bengacabanga ukuthi isiteketiso sayo esithi "Tank Truck" kungenxa yobukhulu bayo, injini yayo enkulu iyisizathu sesidlaliso sayo. I-AV-1790-5B iyinjini engu-1792 cubic inch eyayisetshenziswa ekuqaleni ethangini, ithangi lika-1950 ton M51 Patton lama-47s.

UPatton ubenesisindo esingu-92,883 101,775 pounds - akanalutho. Ithangi elihlome liphelele linesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-233. Ngamalitha angu-80 kaphethiloli ebhodini, i-Patton izokwazi ukumboza cishe amakhilomitha angu-6 phansi. Lokho cishe ingxenye eyodwa kwezintathu ye-mpg, okwenza ngempela i-Blastolene ibe ngamamayela angu-XNUMX ilitha ngalinye ibonakale inkulu uma iqhathaniswa. Kusho futhi ukuthi i-clump engaphansi kwe-hood inesisindo esincane kakhulu sokusidonsa.

23 Kukhulu impela

Isisindo semoto singamakhilogremu angu-9,500 2500, okungamakhilogremu angu-1 11 asuka enjinini—cishe isisindo sonke se-hatchback encane. Kodwa-ke, isisindo sisonke semoto singu-XNUMX/XNUMX kuphela wesisindo sethangi langempela injini esetshenziswe kuyo, ngakho-ke ngicabanga ukuthi lokho kuyenza i-Lotus Elise yomhlaba wamathangi?

I-Blastolene Special nayo ine-wheelbase engu-190 inch no-3/4 wemoto phambi komshayeli. Cishe inesivalo eside kunanoma iyiphi imoto eyake yenziwa, kodwa namanje ayikafiki ku-asi yangaphambili. Lokhu kungase kulandele umqondo wemoto eyi-sports enesondo kuwo wonke amakhona, kodwa emotweni yalolu hlobo, kubalulekile ukuthi iyibambe nhlobo.

22 Igqugquzelwe yizimoto eziqopha isivinini sezwe

I-Blastolene Special empeleni yakhiwe ukuze ifane nezimoto zokuqopha i-Bonneville Land Speed ​​​​yama-1930s. Nakuba kungekho neyodwa yalezi zimoto eyayinomshini wokuphehla ugesi njengale, zazinesisindo esincane okufanele zisithwale. Isisindo esincane kakhulu.

Ngakho-ke nakuba ugqozi lwe-Blastolene Special lungase luqhamuke ezimotweni ezirekhoda isivinini, empeleni akukho ndawo eduze nezimoto ezishesha kakhulu eziphuma kulezo zimoto, ngisho namandla azo aphezulu.

Futhi, isivinini cishe bekungeyona into ebaluleke kakhulu ngenkathi yenziwa, futhi kusengukuhlonipha okumangalisayo kwezinganekwane zejubane zaseBonneville.

21 Izingxenye zebiwa kubakhiqizi abaningana

Injini ye-Chrysler ithathwe ethangini le-Patton kanti u-gearbox wokuqala usuka ebhasini leGreyhound. U-Jay Leno kamuva washintsha ukudluliselwa kwe-4060-speed Allison HD6.

Isebenzisa i-Ki-Gas system ukujova uphethiloli ongahluziwe futhi yophe injini ngaphambi kokuba iqale. Ingemuva ine-airbox ye-Rockwell 3.78:1 kanti i-suspension yangemuva iyisixhumanisi esiqinile se-parallel drive. Ingaphambili futhi inokumiswa kokuxhumana okuqinile okuhambisanayo kusetshenziswa i-1/4 ellipse leaf springs kanye ne-axle efile evela ku-Ford semi trailer. Futhi-ke kuhlanganiswe nokumiswa komoya ku-Koni shock absorber yamaloli amakhulu. Kuzwakala kubiza kakhulu.

20 i-aluminium yomzimba

Ikhabhinethi yeshidi le-aluminiyamu yesitayela se-retro eyingqayizivele, yakudala, yenziwe ngesandla futhi igibele kuhlaka lwesitebhisi sensimbi.

I-aluminium ipholishiwe ukuze icishe ifane ne-chrome, okwenza i-Blastolene Special ikhanye kuwo wonke ama-engeli.

Ama-rivets asetshenziselwa ukubamba amaphaneli ndawonye abonakala esakhiweni sonke, futhi kunezikhala eziseceleni zokukhombisa injini epholile emoyeni futhi zisiza ukuyigcina ipholile ngenkathi ushayela.

Amapayipi kagesi anobubanzi obukhulu aphuma ngaphansi kwesivalo eside ngaphambi kokuba avele eceleni kwemoto. I-hood inama-slats okupholisa, futhi uma kwenzeka lokho akwanele, i-grille eklanywe kahle kufanele isize i-Blastolene iphefumule kahle.

19 Izingxenye zokumiswa ze-nickel zifakwe emapulangwe

Zonke izingxenye ze-suspension zifakwe nge-nickel ukuze imoto esele ibukeke icwebezela. UJay engxoxweni uveze ukuthi uthanda kakhulu kune-chrome futhi kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani. Ihambisana kahle nomzimba we-aluminium opholishelwe ocwebezelayo ngaphandle kokucwebezela kakhulu.

Yizinto ezinjena ngempela ezigqamisa imoto esixukwini, hhayi ukuthi ibingeke igqame ngaphandle kwayo... inkulu! Kodwa uma kunakwa yonke imininingwane encane, kwenza imoto ibe mnandi nakakhulu uma uhlehla futhi uvumela yonke into ingene kuyo.

18 Yaqanjwa, yaklanywa futhi yakhiwa ngonyaka owodwa

Yebo, kuyiqiniso. Le ndalo emangalisayo yasuka embonweni osekhanda lomuntu yaya emotweni ephelile esikhathini esingaphansi kwezinsuku ezingu-365. Mina ngokwami ​​ngazakhela izimoto zombukiso lapho siqale khona ngemoto ekhona futhi mangisho ukuthi iyamangaza.

Ukubeka izinto ngendlela efanele; bekumele baqhamuke nomqondo, badwebe imidwebo, bakhe uhlaka, bathole yonke imininingwane edingekayo. Khona-ke kwakudingeka bathole indlela yokwenza konke kusebenze ndawonye, ​​​​nomzimba we-aluminium owenziwe ngezandla kanye nengaphakathi ... konke lokhu kwenziwa ngaphambi kokuba kudlule unyaka. Kuyinto engakholeki uma ungibuza.

17 ULeno wamshintsha kakhulu

Ngenkathi uJay Leno eqala ukuthenga iBlastolene Special, yayingenawo amabhuleki angemuva, ingenawo amalambu, ingenawo amasignali ajikayo, futhi ikude nesimo somgwaqo esisemthethweni. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi isiguqulelwe esimweni sokuba semgwaqeni, kodwa akugcini lapho...

Ngemva kokuhlolwa kwemoto okwagcina ngokuthi imoto iwathele wonke amafutha kuthelawayeka, kwadingeka injini entsha. Futhi wanquma ukwengeza ama-turbocharger. Acishe aphinde kabili amandla ukusuka kumandla amahhashi acishe abe ngu-900 kuye kwangama-1,600.

Yebo, lokhu bekusho ukuthi uhlaka kumele luqiniswe futhi kuningi okunye okumele kuthuthukiswe ukuze kusingathwe ukwanda okukhulu kwamandla.

16 Wake walahla amalitha angu-17 kawoyela emgwaqeni onguthelawayeka.

Ngemva nje kokuba i-Blastolene Special isilungile futhi isemthethweni emgwaqeni, u-Jay wathatha imoto wayoyihlola. Ehla ngothelawayeka ngokokuqala ngqá, wenza lokho noma ubani wethu ayengakwenza: wacindezela incibiliko yegesi yaya phansi. Inkinga yayiwukuthi othile wayecabanga ukuthi kuwumqondo omuhle ukusebenzisa ipayipi le-radiator njengomugqa kawoyela.

BOM! Umfutho kawoyela we-psi ongu-90 wawumkhulu kakhulu kuleyo hose yerediyetha, futhi phakathi nemizuzwana eyi-10 yayikhafula ithonsi ngalinye lalawo malitha angama-70 kawoyela kuwo wonke umgwaqo. Ngenhlanhla, indaba yaba nesiphetho esijabulisayo njengoba manje yayidinga ukwakhiwa kabusha... futhi ithuthukiswe.

15 U-Jay Leno uyilethe ku-Jiffy Lube

Yebo, ukufunde kahle. Ulethe imoto kwaJiffy Lube edinga amalitha angama-70 kawoyela. Ngicabanga ukuthi bekuwumsebenzi wokukhangisa ngaphezu kwesidingo, ikakhulukazi njengoba u-Leno enakho kokubili okokusebenza kanye nabasebenzi bokuzenzela umsebenzi.

I-PR stunt noma cha, kodwa kuseyindaba epholile, futhi abafana abasebenze kuyo bazoba nokuthile abangakusho. Futhi kuwumnyakazo ohlakaniphe kakhulu ukuyisa imoto lapho ukuze ushintshe uwoyela kunokuvele ulahle wonke amalitha angu-17 kawoyela khona kanye emgwaqeni.

14 Yayingaklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa komgwaqo ekuqaleni.

Lapho uLeno eqala ukuthenga imoto futhi etshela umakhi weGarage kaJay Leno uBernard Joukley ukuthi aguqule iBlastolene ibe yimoto elungele umgwaqo, ngokusobala wambheka futhi waphendula; “Vele ungidubule manje!”

UBernard wakhe izimoto eziningi eziwina umjaho futhi wasebenza kumaphrojekthi amaningi eminyakeni edlule, ngakho impendulo yakhe kufanele ibonise ukuthi ungakanani umsebenzi owenziwe ukuze kuhlukaniswe i-Blastolene Special futhi ilungele ukushayela ngokusemthethweni emigwaqweni yaseCalifornia. Ngokusobala, wakwazi ukwenza lokhu, njengoba bobabili uJay nemoto babebonakala njalo emigwaqweni yomphakathi.

13 I-Leno ivame ukuyigibela emgwaqeni

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Kunemibiko eminingi yokubonwa kuka-Leno kanye ne-Blastolene Special yakhe endaweni yabo yemvelo, emigwaqweni yaseCalifornia enelanga. Uma ucabangela ukuthi uLeno ukholelwa ekusebenziseni zonke izimoto zakhe, asikho isizathu sokuthi kungani i-"Tank Truck" kufanele ibe enye into. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ubani ongeke afune ukulawula lesi silo? Um, uma ukwazi ukukhokhela wonke uphethiloli. leyo.

Uma uya embukisweni wezimoto noma umhlangano, ofana nokuhlangana kwemoto nekhofi, endaweni yase-Greater Los Angeles, hlala ubhekile lesi silwane esikhulukazi esinesiliva njengoba sivamise ukuboniswa ukuze umphakathi usibone. eduze.

12 Iba yi-MPG embi kakhulu (kodwa yinhle ngokuphindwe kabili kunangaphambili)

Uma ama-turbos efakiwe, iBlastolene empeleni ihamba ngamamayela aphindwe kabili ngegaloni ngalinye njengoba yenza ngenjini endala. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kuhlaba umxhwele kakhulu, kodwa akunjalo.

Ngenxa yesisindo sayo esikhulu kanye nenjini enkulu enamandla amathani, manje isikwazi ukuthola u-5-6 mpg, okungenani ingcono kune-3 mpg ebikwazi ukuyenza ngaphambili.

Uzodinga imali encane ebhange ukuze ukhokhele uphethiloli uma uzothatha le encane ukuze uhambe kahle ngempelasonto. Nalapha futhi, azi ukuthi umnikazi wayo ungubani, cishe wabekela eceleni imali yalokho.

11 I-torque eyanele ukushintsha amasondo ngegiya lesi-3

Ngokusho kukaJay Leno uqobo, lena iyona kuphela imoto aseke waba nayo enenjini enamandla okuhlula amabhuleki. Lapho unyawo lwayo lucindezela ibhuleki ngamandla ngangokunokwenzeka, imoto isazodonsa lapho unyathela igesi.

Eqinisweni, ine-torque eningi kangangokuthi uhlaka kuye kwadingeka luqiniswe kakhulu ukuze luyimise ukuthi ingasonti futhi igobe sengathi yenziwe ngekhadibhodi. Ukuphatha yonke leyo torque, kwafakwa i-airbox ye-Rockwell 3.78:1 ngemuva, uhlobo olufanayo olusetshenziswa kulawo maloli amakhulu okulahla. U-Jay uthi yenziwe "ngebhiliyoni enganqamuki" - futhi ngentengo yethegi engu-$4,200, lokho kuyiqiniso.

10 U-Arnold utshelwe ukuthi yimoto yeTerminator

Ngenkathi u-Jay Leno ephatha i-The Tonight Show, waletha imoto futhi wethula ngokuthi "Terminator Car" kusivakashi sakhe, u-Arnold ngokwakhe. Kukhona ukufana phakathi kwale moto nemoto u-Arnold ayilingisa kula mafilimu. Bobabili bakhulu kakhulu futhi banemisipha, futhi i-T-800 nayo ikhanya ngempela uma ingagqoki "isudi yesikhumba."

Ngokusobala, u-Arnie uyithandile, okuyinto engavamile uma kubhekwa ukusetshenziswa okuphansi kukaphethiloli ngegaloni ngalinye lalesi silo - kuhle kakhulu okuphambene ncamashi nezimoto ezithandwa ngu-Arnold ngezizathu zemvelo. Ngicabanga ukuthi akakaze atshelwe ngokusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli, noma mhlawumbe uLeno umtshele ukuthi ugijima ngama-smileys kanye nothingo?

9 Inikeza incazelo entsha egameni elithi "hot" imoto.

Nakuba ngineqiniso lokuthi wonke umuntu uzovuma ukuthi i-Blastolene Special iyingxenye yemoto edonsa amehlo, umklamo awuyona yodwa into edumile lapha.

Ngenjini enkulu epholile emoyeni, amaphiko amakhulu namafeni ashayelwa ngamakhamera, ukushayela i-Blastolene Special kungachazwa kangcono njengokushayela ngesomiso esikhulu sezinwele.

Ngisho nangezinsuku ezibandayo zasebusika, uLeno angakwazi ukujabulela imoto egqoke isikibha ngenxa yomoya ongu-100-degree ebusweni bakhe ovela enjinini. Izwakala njengemoto ehamba kahle kakhulu uma kubanda ngaphandle, uma ungibuza. Nakuba ngingenaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngizobe ngiyigibele yini maphakathi nehlobo.

8 Ayisheshi, kodwa isashesha kunalokho abantu abaningi abakucabangayo.

Yize iBlastolene Special ingasondeli ekugijimeni njengezimoto ebigqugquzelwa ngazo, akusona isilima impela. Uma ubheka imoto enkulu, kunzima ukukholelwa ukuthi le moto ingahamba ngokushesha kuneloli elivamile, kodwa ukubukeka kungakhohlisa.

Le njini engu-2,900-litre twin-turbocharged V30, eshaya uphawu olubomvu ngo-12 rpm, ikhiqiza cishe amandla amahhashi angu-1,600 kanye ne-torque engu-3,000 lb/ft emangalisa nakakhulu. Lesi sitshalo samandla siyakwazi ukusheshisa imoto isuka ku-0 iye ku-60 ngemizuzwana engu-6.2 futhi ifinyelele isivinini esingaphezu kuka-140 mph, kuyilapho ihlanganisa i-quarter mile ngemizuzwana engu-14.7 ku-93 mph.

7 Amaturbine abiza ngendlela exakile.

Ama-turbos amabili asetshenziswe ku-Blastolene Special akulona uhlobo olujwayelekile lwama-turbos ongavele uluthenge kunoma yisiphi isitolo sokusebenza. Njengazo zonke ezinye izinto ezisemotweni, zikhethekile, engicabanga ukuthi zifanelekile, kodwa kungaba okuhlukile uma kusetshenziswa lokho wonke umuntu angakuthola.

Ama-turbos athathwe ngqo kwa-Honeywell/Garrett Turbo Technologies, futhi okuwenza akhethekile ukuthi angamayunithi ane-magnesium-hulled ayeklanywe ekuqaleni futhi asetshenziselwa umzamo weToyota CART. Azidayiswa ngokusemthethweni, kodwa uma bezithengiswa, bekuzodingeka ukhokhe cishe u-$10,000 ngeyunithi ngayinye.

6 Ikhonjisiwe emidlalweni yevidiyo

Abalandeli bochungechunge oluyimpumelelo lwe-Polyphony Digital lwe-Gran Turismo bakwazile ukugibela i-virtual ku-Jay Leno's Blastolene Special kusukela kwakhululwa umdlalo wesine we-GT.

Imoto yaphelela eGran Turismo 4 "ngengozi". Ithimba labathuthukisi balo mdlalo livakashele egaraji likaJay ukuyoqopha umsindo wenjini, okuthe uma beyibona le moto bamangala baze bagcina sebeyisebenzisa kulo mdlalo.

Ngakho-ke uma unekhophi ye-Gran Turismo futhi ufuna ukuzizamela yona, ibizwa nge-Jay Leno's Tank Truck. 900 amahhashi.