[rescue] Trannies (was jobops in Austin and Dallas)

[Kurt Huhn]

> Hmmm.  I think you've just re-invented the Berkeley, though maybe theye
were
> FWD.  I haven't seen one since about 1964, so I don't remember.

:)  Shhh... don't tell anyone :)

>
> Also, some class of SCCA racecars are build around motorcycle engine/trans
> units ... Kawasaki 4 cylinders?  <mumble>400 class?  The cars they use at
> the Malibu Grand Prix places are some kind of motorcycle-engined units,
too,
> but with a centrifugal clutch.  All single-seaters, though.  I think
there's
> some kind of miniature stock or jalopy oval-track class with motorcycle
> engines, too.

I've been looking at the SCCAs guidlines for chassis construction - mainly
the Cosworth powered single seater.  Not a whole lot there is transferable
to a two seater with an engine in front, but it gives me some good ideas
anyway...

>
> Tertiaryily, ever seen the driveline layout on one of the original Honda
> roadsters?  In-line engine in the front and the differential mounted to
the
> body right behind the seats.  Motorcycle-style chaincases from the
> half-shafts back to the rear hubs, and the chaincases were the leading
arms
> of the suspension.
>

I thought about something like that, if I put the engine in the rear I might
be able to use chaincases or even some single-sided swingarms to carry the
wheel assembly.  Whatever I end up with, it'll be pretty radical, that's for
sure...

> Or maybe get shaft drive _and_ a transverse V-twin with a Moto-Guzzi
engine,
> and make the bonnet tight enough to expose the cylinders....
>

I completely forgot about he 'Guzzis.  Along the same lines I could
porobably use a BMW motor - however these tend to be way more expensive than
the run-of-the-mill Honda engines.  If I did manage to find a 'Guzzi motor
cheap enough, I'd probably do away with the bonnet entirely - to expose the
engine and let it be a centerpiece to the vehicle.

> ObSun: You could do the motor management computer with a Voyager!
>

heh :)  I could mount my Sparcbook in the passenger compartment - and have
my hotrod serve up it's own webpage :)  That would be ultra-geeky!

Kurt