you end up with too much gear reduction for a car by doing the fwd transaxle thing. Basically, the output from the transaxle is already geared down to useful speeds directly attached to a wheel, but it would have to go through another diff... adding 3:1 (approx, whatever the diff is) reduction to it again. Awesome for a 4x4, kinda crappy for a road car =)

Just use really huge tires.

Awwwww yeah! Then I could run Tweeeny Fo's (translation: 24" wheels)!

The idea is kinda cool though.....would be an interesting sandrail/rockcrawler idea...

One of the competitors in this year's UROC comp here in Phoenix had a Honda crawler built in that fashion. Worked pretty well.

yah i forgot about the gear reduction there.. i guess you can work it for your benefit.

whats the smallest rear wheel drive 4cyl nissan motor that has decent power?

If you buy a wreck, let me know if you need the trailer to move it. I'd like to make a trip down to the valley anyway.

Also, my wheelin friend Guy up here runs a Zuk with Toy axles. He might want the Tcase.

Check out the burnt Hemi next to the Miata.

Right now, I have a line on a 1988 240sx rolling chassis.. with title! offered the guy $400 for it to beat out another bid. Hopefully I can get ahold of him and I'll be picking it up tonight. That would at least get me started on the suspension and IRS.


Mike, what do you think that 240sx would go for? If this other guy doesnt get back to me, I can put in a bid on that one.

Are you gonna powdercoat the chassis after you finish welding it up?

SWEEEET!!! Got ahold of the guy and I'm going to be picking up the rolling chassis this afternoon (I am borrowing a trailer from a friend).

Its got enough good parts on it that I should be able to part it out for much more than I paid...

I'll just be spraypainting the chassis. powdercoat is cool for a finished chassis, but with what I'm building, I'm sure there will be changes needed here and there as I go, so paint would be much easier to deal with.

I thought you had a flat bed John?

He does but it's up here in sheep country (Cottonweed)!

Got most of the diagonal bracing in place on the sides of the chassis tonight.. pics of that and the IRS subframe will be up soon.