600cc 2 seater Wood buggy build

[boltz2012]

Ok im lost now. I was asking if that basic idea would work. Here is the plan. Im going to put it at the ride highth i want. Then build the arms so that the hubs are straight up and down when they are at about 10 degrees droop. Do i make the top one shorter or longer? Im actually thinking of just saying screw a- arms and building trailing arms. Depends on which is harder to build.

[Admin]

For that specific chassis design, IMO trailing arms would be far easier to build.... 4 heim joints and the ass end is done...

[boltz2012]

Okie Dokie...Here is a better pic of that tranny.

[fabr]

[Admin]

Okie Dokie...Here is a better pic of that tranny.

the other end, lol....

[boltz2012]

Let me find one real fast.

[Admin]

Let me find one real fast.

Of the avatar...What are you thinking....

[boltz2012]

There you go again. Gonna have to chain you down to something. Here are some more pics.

[Admin]

see how he did that shifter, a vw shifter comes straight out of the box to the trans, now you have to go in behind the trans, you dont need no mid engine cable shifter, the shaft will have enuff play to do it just like that last picture...

[Admin]

Im am a bit curious here, for what you are doing, why not just use the honda engine and tranny?

[boltz2012]

Cuz ive only got one honda motor running right now or i would. That and this thing would have to be really wide to make it work as the motor and tranny would both sit sideways. It would be real easy if i made it really wide. Ive thought about it and i think youd have to run different suspension for sure. On the car they use a half shaft that works but not for much travel.

So i need just a regular VW shifter?

[Admin]

you would have to modify the shifter but yes a standard vw shifter box, how long is the driver and passengers axles? You could still mod the axles and use the 930 etc, just like you were going to do with a bike motor, no reason that you can have one axle longer than the other, as long as the short side gives enuff travel, I am 99% confident a stock honda motor would outperform the 600 engine torque wise, then you dont have no chain or anything...

[boltz2012]

 I think i got the shifter issue figured out. On that note...id use a honda engine if i had one laying around. Ill try this set up first and if it dont work it wont be nothing to tear the back end down and drop a honda motor in. I just dont think its wide enough. I would be stuffing alot into that lil frame. I will ponder the idea. see if i can think of something. But for right now im gonna use the 600. Then maybe this winter upgrade to a 1.6L.

[Yummi]

I would be stuffing alot into that lil frame.

Some motivation for you - Carroll Shelby tried that concept and it seems to have worked OK for him. 

[boltz2012]

Will this work? My a-arms are the same length on both sides and the frame angles to the front. Making it so that when mounted the a-arms pitch forwards. I know i will lose some of the streering radius and that fine becouse it has alot of radius now. Just wanting to know if suspension wise this would work? Seems it would as they are like this on the cuda's...i think?