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gafmo

Post subject: Who said You can't put a Bike engine in front

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:37 pm

the King of Bling

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Yep I know this in the Uk actualy at Gaydon Park Uk

And just a little Rear End of some thing else

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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:00 pm

The Forkmeister

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That looks weird, a north/south motor in a mini....weird but very cool..

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:22 am

1275cc

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Ooh, "only" 900cc's.

I wonder how it would go??

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:08 am

1098cc

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Location: Napier, NZ

So it's a locked diff or I'm missing something...?

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harvey69

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:33 am

1275cc

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Location: newcastle

mmmmmm

nice,,,love the look of the bonnet.

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cush

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:38 pm

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

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chain-driven rear wheel drive?

sounds dangerous...

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Smarty

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:34 pm

848cc

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hmm sounds dangerous, but sounds like fun!! Imagine the revs hehe!!

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floss

Post subject: Re: Who said You can't put a Bike engine in front

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:06 pm

1098cc

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Location: melbourne, victoria

gafmo wrote:

And just a little Rear End of some thing else

I think it is from a different mini
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gafmo

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:50 pm

the King of Bling

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thats what I was refering to..notice the differnace in colour :!:

with the bike engine in the front the drive would be in the front :wink:

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DRB33N

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:54 pm

848cc

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Location: Five Dock, NSW

That yellow mini, would it be front or rear wheel?

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gafmo

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:24 pm

the King of Bling

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bike motor in the front..Front Wheel Drive...the additional pic of the beam end is from another Mini which has a bike engine in the Back

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Archangel007

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:37 pm

1275cc

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gafmo wrote:

bike motor in the front..Front Wheel Drive...the additional pic of the beam end is from another Mini which has a bike engine in the Back

You may find that it could also be rwd - with a very short propshaft and Ford Sierra independent rear end!

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gafmo

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:45 pm

the King of Bling

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I'm only thinking logically as I have not gone the route of a conversion

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Mokesta

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:02 pm

1275cc

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Location: Vegus, Brisvegus

Archangel007 wrote:

You may find that it could also be rwd - with a very short propshaft and Ford Sierra independent rear end!

Andy's right. Probably RWD with a prop shaft connected to the gearbox output and with either a soild rear end out of an old Escort or independent from something else. This is how the Westfield Megabusa and many other UK kit cars are built.

JC and I were just discussing this set up with Mad Matt at the Muster.

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simon k

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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:25 pm

Yay For Hay!

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I reckon that might actually be the bike gearbox sitting in the back - if there was a car diff, why would they need the chain... ?

separate the engine from the 'box with a propshaft, and the bike 'box is in the back

fark... talk about your points of failure

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