[V8] Transverse V8

[Korn, Bob]

I see a lot of Dead cones!  NICE!

Bob

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From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 3:12 PM
To: Coleman, David; scott_matus at yahoo.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] Transverse V8

That's how I was thinking about doing the VW caddy (rabbit) pickup. 
http://www.scirocco16v.com/misc_gallery/waterfest2000_043.jpeg

Question is, which FWD 5-spd tranny would you use on the PT motor?  I
was thinking the radiator would obviously stay up front (long rad hoses,
plenty of phosphate-free fluid), no power steering (the front end would
be pretty light anyway), who needs AC on da project car...  Fuel tank? -
try to stick with the stock setup, or place a fuel cell somewhere?
Would it be dangerous to place it in the gaping hole up front, in the
event of a head on collision?

Someone needs to write a letter to Jesse James and see how many of us we
can get on an episode of Monster Garage :-)  Or perhaps we need our own
Discovery Channel show called "Sprockets"; we could dress like Dieter
and have our own monkey! Heh heh :-)

Dave, I like the idea of finding the 4.2 which *would* free up a 3.6 for
the scirocco...

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: Coleman, David [mailto:David.Coleman at blackrock.com] 
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:55 PM
To: Jeremy Ward; scott_matus at yahoo.com
Cc: v8 at audifans.com
Subject: RE: [V8] Transverse V8

> I buddy at work says the F 308 and 328(?) are transversely mounted

I  was thinking FWD.  The Caddy and Taurus all I know of, but either way
it's looking like the PT won't work sideways due to all the stuff that'd
be in the way of the VW's r/s drive axle.

I'm going to make a trip to my local Audi/VW yard to scout out possible
alternatives for powering the VW with my tired old V8:

1) Adapt a logitudinally-mounted FWD 4k transmission
2) Cannabalize a 4kq to adapt rear suspension and always-locked trans to
RWD scirocco
3) Transfer driveline of 4kq to quattro scirocco
4) Shut the hell up and find a 4.2 for my '91 v8 first.

-Dave

PS: I really do have to do something with this scirocco, and if I have a
slightly worn out 3.6 V8 sitting around, it seems like fate.  One
suggestion I really thought was crazy, yet not out of line given the
outside-the-box thinking already was to put a FWD trans and 3.6 V8 all
in the middle/back.   Then I'd have a nice big trunk up front...



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> The early '90s Ford Taurus SHO had a Yamaha V8.
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> Scott.
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