Cousin Cleotis
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| posted on 13/11/02 at 07:48 PM |
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FWD engine and gearbox
is the a way of "locking" one of the drive shafts from a FWD car so all the power goes to the other, and mount the engine and gearbox along the
length of the car so it can be used in a locost?
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interestedparty
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| posted on 13/11/02 at 07:56 PM |
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Not really , no. All sorts of problems. The diff would burn out, the propshaft would run down one side of the car, the whole engine would be too high,
etc etc
John
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I've got a little list-- I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed-- who never would be missed!
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bsilly
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 posted on 13/11/02 at 07:58 PM |
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i dont think so ....the drive shaft would be ofset to much to side ,,..,why do yer wanna do it...
mainly digger drivin me
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Stu16v
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| posted on 13/11/02 at 08:29 PM |
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And then you would have to run it through another diff at the back, and the drive has already been geared down to drive the front wheels.
Dont just build it.....make it!
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Alan B
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| posted on 13/11/02 at 10:59 PM |
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This arrangement does get done here (Florida) quite a bit. They take one drive forward and one back to create a very low geared 4WD machine.
We have lots of FWD V6 donors for little money.
Usually for hunting in the swamps for gators
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bsilly
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| posted on 13/11/02 at 11:02 PM |
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not many gators in uttoxetor.....the elephants took care of that
mainly digger drivin me
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oldgit485
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| posted on 15/11/02 at 12:42 AM |
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FWD engine and gearbox
Honda civic engine/gearboxes are used in that arrangement for trials cars in New Zealand, light and low gearing when connected to a live axle is
ideal.
Old Git
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