[V8Vairs] V8Vairs Digest, Vol 35, Issue 6

[RT Coffin]

This has to do with V8's how???
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>    1. Covair Trike setup. (spacex4)
>    2. Re: Covair Trike setup. (The13Bats at aol.com)
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> Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:54:13 -0600
> From: "spacex4" <spacex4 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [V8Vairs] Covair Trike setup.
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> To whom it may concern;
> I have a 66Monza engine and manaul transaxle.  I wish to design a Trike
from it, but I don't want the engine hanging off the back-end, because of
the weight.  I have some ideas for an independent wish-bone style
suspesnsion, but I would like to mount the engine front ward and the
transaxle to the
> rear.
>
> This would give me the weight to hold the front-end down, without adding
to the mass or adding a 4th center wheely (training) wheel to hold the front
down.  (It's a litle hard to steer with the front off the ground on a
Trike.)
>
> I'm thinking that I could run the transaxle upside down to make the wheels
turn the proper direction, and
> Make a mounting plate for the engine to get it to work.  Also considering
trying to redisign and install a Ford Truck style hydrolic clutch to replace
the old cable system.  The trick will be in the alignment and
> to loose the length on the pilot shaft.
>
> Anyone know of anyone who has done this?  Can you think of any reason the
transaxle can't be run upside down, beside having to ensure it has enough
gear oil in it?  Do you thin the 15" wheels will have enough clearence after
the flip?  If there is enough ground clearence, I think this configuration
solves a lot of problems.
>
> I don't know if I could just change a ring-ear instead.  Please advise.
>
> I'd appreciate any input.
>
> Space
>
> spaex4 at hotmail.com
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:00:21 EST
> From: The13Bats at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Covair Trike setup.
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org
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> This was my trike club
> _http://www.btw-trikers.org/_ (http://www.btw-trikers.org/)
> The wheelies are not as bad as you think they would be
> Cheers,
> P.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/13/2008 12:52:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> spacex4 at hotmail.com writes:
>
> To whom  it may concern;
> I have a 66Monza engine and manaul transaxle.  I wish  to design a Trike
from
> it, but I don't want the engine hanging off the  back-end, because of the
> weight.  I have some ideas for an independent  wish-bone style
suspesnsion, but I
> would like to mount the engine front ward  and the transaxle to the
> rear.
>
> This would give me the weight  to hold the front-end down, without adding
to
> the mass or adding a 4th center  wheely (training) wheel to hold the front
> down.  (It's a litle hard to  steer with the front off the ground on a
Trike.)
>
> I'm thinking that I  could run the transaxle upside down to make the
wheels
> turn the proper  direction, and
> Make a mounting plate for the engine to get it to  work.  Also considering
> trying to redisign and install a Ford Truck style  hydrolic clutch to
replace
> the old cable system.  The trick will be in  the alignment and
> to loose the length on the pilot shaft.
>
> Anyone  know of anyone who has done this?  Can you think of any reason the
> transaxle can't be run upside down, beside having to ensure it has enough
gear
> oil in it?  Do you thin the 15" wheels will have enough clearence after
the
> flip?  If there is enough ground clearence, I think this  configuration
solves
> a lot of problems.
>
> I don't know if I could just  change a ring-ear instead.  Please advise.
>
> I'd appreciate any  input.
>
> Space
>
> spaex4 at hotmail.com
>
>
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