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Originally Posted by Black Lotus
Examine the 84-87 Fieros rear suspension linkage. What you would have to do is something similar, namely attach the tierods from the wheel hubs to a point on the frame (some Corvettes do this too).
Not related to the tierod gig is the fact that this isn't the happiest marriage of engine and chassis, at least from a handling standpoint. The engine sits WAY too high.
Have a look around the web, there are some websites, heres's one guys idea on how to do it--
http://www.fieroaddiction.com/SBCLa.html |
That's where I found the info that caused me to ask my question.
I'm not looking for criticism or analysis, yet, (I know that's not your intention, Lotus), but I just want to build something different for myself, just because I have the parts sitting around, and I don't want to just throw them away, I'd rather use them for something, and I thought this might be a cool thing!
Have you ever seen a Big Block powered Trike? With this same transmission design, it would also be possible for me to build that, too.
Check out Lightning V8 Trikes, and their Chevy 502 Trike!
It's cool, but it's WAY too long!
118" wheelbase is the same as my car.
By using the FWD transmission that we're discussing, I could shorten the wheelbase by almost 1/2, for better turning radius, among other advantages.
Now, back to my confusion...
