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Divert some car exhaust fumes into a pressurised chamber, up to a given pressure (to hell with the effect on performance).
Have a cord inside the car running horizontally just above the driver's door*, at an easy to reach height.
When the cord is tugged on, the chambers contents are released through
a steam train whistle, discretely located next to your normal exhaust pipe and cunningly disguised as its twin.
Put on your best peak cap and re-live the heady days of steam.
Choo-a-Whoo!
*Oh, go on then, and another cord where the 5 year old can reach too.
(???) Artist's Illustration
http://hondacrx881....rpictures/purge.jpg
(This is something called purging, no idea what that entails.) [DrCurry, Mar 23 2006]
Combine with a
Bonnet_20Funnel
Courtesy of [Fishrat]. [Shz, Mar 23 2006]
Or get one of these
http://www.big-horn.com/diagram.html
(whatever it is exactly that this thing is) [DrCurry, Mar 23 2006]
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(For those with a cruel sense of humour, blow the whistle just before/after driving over a level crossing for maximum effect) |
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It would be best combined with horizontal bars joining your front and back wheels, like old steam engines have. |
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//horizontal bars joining your front and back wheels// |
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Steering the car would be interesting to say the least. |
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If they are for effect it could be done with bungee cord wrapped in copper outer. |
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[+], but you don't need to hurt your performance by putting pressure on the exhaust. |
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You can do the same thing with fresh air, having the string open/close a valve where air blows as you drive. Like lips puffing over a bottle. |
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That way, the volume would go up as you went faster too. |
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