Re: 4wd Mechanics

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Wed, 20 Sep 1995 STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:

> >Lets take that one step further, and build a hollow crankshaft, 
> >and run the front driveshaft up the middle!!  That would allow the engine 
> >to be mounted behind the front axle, and nice and low.
> 
> Now would'nt that be an expensive and huge crank.....  One small prollum 
> though, just where exactly do the con rods go? You've got a small 
> clearance prollum.
Eric,

	Simple, you build a rotary engine, with an eccentric shaft 
instead of a crank shaft, yeah, that would work:-)

Later,											
Graydon D. Stuckey										
graydon@apollo.gmi.edu								
'86 Audi 5000 CS Turbo Quattro, GDS Racing Stage II				
'83 Mazda RX7 w/13B, GDS Racing Stage 58474