[V8Vairs] Covair Trike setup.

[The13Bats at aol.com]

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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