Chain driven transaxle?

[RSmith]

Hi guys,

Bit of a stupid question... I'm looking to build my own car from scratch and I'm wondering if it's possible to have a chassis mounted engine chain driving a transaxle? Any ideas?



Richard.

 

[choness2004]

Haven't got a clue mate, sorry. But good luck with the project, will be intresting to see how it turns out!

 

[lutonmatt]

i would look for something else then i chain unless its going to be a low ish power engine

 

[coupe]

they do it on motorcycle trikes.

 

[obi_waynne]

I've seen a similar setup on Bike engined kit cars as well. Fiddly but possible

 

[weber44idf]

you sure can, if you google search STANTON-CORVETTE you should find a special built by the Shenton brothers of Christchurch New Zealand . the car was a rear engined special , space frame construction, these guys built several specials , they mainly had the chain drive rear . the first was built for the NZ grand prix it qualified 17th in a field of 42 , was so ugly that officals tried to ban it from competing , they ended up starting from the rear of the field but drove to 7th before the brakes died ( morris minor ) .
hope you can find something in the system , regards pat

 

[RSmith]

thanks guys, I'm breaking out the savings account soon... so we'll see how this goes down...