clbarclay
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| posted on 18/7/09 at 08:50 AM |
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I've just noticed the thread on single seater in the Haynes section 
Though having a quick read, its not what I was thinking off.
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 22/7/09 at 06:37 PM |
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As we now have some lovely shiny new Duratecs and Zetec to use won't the problem in the future be a lack of Type 9s to mate them to or can other
gearboxes be adapted to fit (not really a gearbox whizzo as is probably obvious)
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morcus
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 06:35 AM |
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Am I being just being thick or would you have to somehow reverse the way the gearbox span to put an FWD set up in the middle?
High mileage isn't a massive problem, my uncle had a merc that passed 250k, and as everyone else said, you can always replace or recondition the
engine when you need to.
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clbarclay
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 01:28 PM |
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If you make a midi using the engine and transmission of a typical front wheel drive car, then its orintaion remains exactly the same. The whole
arrangement is literally just moved straight backwards to behind the seats, so the wheels are still driving the right way.
Typicaly front wheel drive cars have the engine in front of the front axle, with the differential and driveshafts behind the engine.
[Edited on 25/7/09 by clbarclay]
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ss1turbo
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| posted on 26/7/09 at 04:51 PM |
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Why not make a 4WD, using a stock FWD setup feeding 2 diffs? Think in terms of the Sierra 4WD setup...
Long live RWD...
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morcus
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| posted on 27/7/09 at 12:12 AM |
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Aren't most car AWD systems positioned really far forward with the engine over the front axel? If I'm right that will upset weight
distribution, would it not?
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ss1turbo
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| posted on 27/7/09 at 07:23 AM |
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Should have explained my idea a bit more..
IF there's space, then fit a normal FWD engine/box combo, but longitudinally (in-line), not transverse. You would then have the two driveshafts
feeding a diff each, rather than a wheel each. In the case of the Sierra system, the front diff does sit under the front of the engine, but hiding
this inbetween the front wheels (move the diff foward 2 feet) shouldn't be too hard..should it?
Makes sense in my head...
Long live RWD...
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alistairolsen
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| posted on 27/7/09 at 07:28 AM |
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then you end up with two final drives and an overall reduction of around 9 or 12:1, along with the engine offset. You would be better to use something
like the cosworth 4x4 setup and move the diff forward on a longer prop.
No the atom plans arent available for a fiver, but it doesnt take a great degree of knowledge to come up with something on a similar layout, and plans
such as the riot are available.
People need to stop getting hung up on the locost thing. 250 quid was a fair wedge of cash when the book was written, and a drop in the ocean now. I
doubt many builds are completed for under 5k now.
In those terms, a 500 quid donor is nothing.
[Edited on 27/7/09 by alistairolsen]
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ss1turbo
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| posted on 27/7/09 at 07:45 AM |
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Ah yes...forgot about the double reduction ratio...unless you can find 1:1 diffs!
Ooops...
Long live RWD...
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