I'm in the process of building a fireblade engined Luego with their Locost bodywork, and I can't seem to get the engine in the car without it sticking down past the chassis by around 2". I know there's not many BEC Luegos, but there's plenty of stuart taylors around and their bodywork is just as low.

Does anyone have some pics of the height of the engine in relation to the chassis, or any advice would also be appreciated. I'm also planning on mounting the engine parallel to the chassis side, which goes against my instincts in terms of propshaft angle but that's what I've been told to do - I just thought I'd mention that too in case I have it wrong.

Mark

i also went that way..

but i used the Velocity...

the best thing for an transmission is to have both flanges parallel to each other
sow in the case of use... the Diff flange and the bike output adapter.

the high difference doesn't matter,
the side difference eather, but the most important is parralellism..

(looking from above..)

offcourse the ideal is no difference in non of the planes...but the worse one is the plane looking from above....

wy?

if you think about it.... its an question of compensation.

if you lower the engine 5cmm of the heart of the diff flange center...

then the angle it has it also have at the other side at the diff

and thats the same with the lateral movement....

if you will turn the engine side..that way that you only have one angle in the prop.

at the diff side....

there is no compensation for that angle..

sow you axle would like to streths itself...
resulting in higer bearing loads/forces on your engine output shaft..

Look at already made products??

big trucks have quet some angle? the only trick is dat the suspension only moves upside and downside...

sow again from above flange's are parralell..

regards

offcourse if you use an centerbearing
then you need to measure against that one and not the Diff flange!!

Tks

Tks

Thanks lads.

Mark