When I first started chatting with Brian King via email over four years ago, the primary topic of discussion was his carbon fiber AWD Cutlass and not his custom Plexiglas projects. Little did I know that I would someday be discussing his creative, yet utterly unorthodox methodologies all over again, but for a very different project entirely.
Yet here we are, and do you know what? I still dig this guy’s approach to blending practicality and keeping an eye on the basics. And while King’s LSX-swapped, 841 horsepower, ProCharger powered Cutlass is equally impressive and purposeful, one-off carbon work and crazy conversions aren’t his only specialty.
Sure, we loved King’s burnout video, where he roasted a set of tires on DIY wheels that he made entirely out of epoxy. But it’s the topic of today’s article that is arguably his most intriguing feat yet. A V8 engine composed primarily of polycarbonate, complete with a full valvetrain, lubrication, and all of the necessary final touches to either electrically or manually “hand-crank” the motor to put everything into motion.
And while King has documented the construction of the entire project on YouTube, these are primarily a nuts-and-bolts type of two-part installment, with lots of time-lapse action and behind-the-scenes construction work. That’s why, when Destin from the YouTube channel SmarterEveryDay came up to Nebraska to see King’s engine in person, we were thrilled beyond words to get a complete walkthrough from a third-person perspective. And as you shall soon see, there’s more than one good reason why we are so stoked to see these two souls together in one sitting…
King has also built an electric guitar out of epoxy and candy and is currently constructing a full carbon fiber framed car that, you guessed it, he is constructing from scratch in his garage. Photo Credit: SmarterEveryDay/YouTube
Smarter and Clearer Every Day
King started this whole transparent project in his garage back when the pandemic first hit, when he found himself stuck at home with ample time to tinker. Carbon fiber AWD Cutlass long complete, King took to this polycarbonate (aka “Plexiglas”) project with relish, with the results being one of the most brilliant mechanically-inclined teaching aids we have ever encountered.
Since King knew that he could skate by on tolerance levels rivaling that of a freshman…
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