thekafer
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 02:29 AM |
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Stupid Question, Please go easy.....
I bought a 1988 Honda CRX for $600 dollars for my son. The guy used to autocross Hondas,This car has a fresh b16 twin cam engine from an Accura
Integra.
This little engine screams. I know Hondas spin the wrong way,but what if you mounted the engine complete with the existing tranny longitudinally
into a locost? Ditching one drive shaft and adapting to the other? I guess there would have to be a 1:1 diff like a jeep transfer case or something..I
know, It's stupid...... Thoughts?
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy...
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Skirrow
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 06:53 AM |
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Just a thought, I could be wrong but I think that power would go to the non-existant drive shaft if you see what I mean.
I guess you mean you remove one driveshaft and use the other as a propshaft? The propshaft would get no power. You would have to weld up the diff or
something I guess.
I could be very wrong so if what I'm saying doesn't make sense just ignore me. 
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Mk-Ninja
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 07:39 AM |
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Why not turn the diff upside down.?
I'm sure I've got one, just don't know where I've put it
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ned
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 08:51 AM |
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these type of transmission queries have been discussed before, either in the running gear of middie sections. A search might prove helpful..
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 06:05 PM |
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the best approach would be to weld up the diff in the gearbox, and face the engine whichever way was required to make the one remaining drive shaft
turn the right way. i personally would use both drive shafts and mount the engine transversely at the back. much easier and less homebrewed solutions
to go wrong!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 20/7/04 at 06:50 PM |
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build the car backwards
atb
steve
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NS Dev
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| posted on 21/7/04 at 07:20 AM |
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I have done exactly what you suggest in the past but I don't think it would work in this type of vehicle. I used a FWD engine and 'box
turned lonitudinally, with the diff output flanges driving props to additional front and rear diffs in a 4wd buggy for my mate's rather
moutainous farm. We used an LSD in the FWD "centre" diff and front and rear LSD's from Subaru's. It went up any hill that you
could stay in the seat on!!
Later we built a 6wd 6 wheel steer, switchable steering mode buggy with a Volkswagen passat turbodiesel engine and gearbox. On the old er passats
these are normally longitudinal engined front drive with a transaxle behind the engine. We turned the engine and box around so it was transverse and
connected the driveshft flanges up to propshafts as before. The great thing was this made the engine really short in the "fore and aft"
direction , giving us loads of load space and plenty of seating room!The length of the engine and box fitted across the chassis perfectly, sump
clearance was the only issue and we shortened the sump and then skidplated under it to avoid rock damage. Top speeds for both vehicles with whatever
gears the car bits we had came with were around 30mph, good for farming but less so for sportscars!!!
The 6wd was really light, independent suspension on all 6 wheels with Low Ground Pressure tyres and it would drive straight across rocky gullies,
across ditches and peat bogs you couldn't stand on without sinking in, it was awesome.
I am way off topic here but the switchable mode 6 wheel steering (also home brewed) was awesome too!!!
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