Re: Mid-Engined Quattro

[Frederic Breitwieser <frederic.breitwieser@mcione.com>]

>So how does one build a true mid engined four wheel drive turbo
>rally car?  I think I figured out a way.  Any longituidal mounted
>FWD motor can be rotated 90 degrees and place amidships with left
>and right drive shafts becoming front and rear.  Your front diff
>becomes a center diff.  Now you run driveshafts to front and rear
>diffs, and you have everything rolling the right direction.  The

You might want to stop by my website... I am building a 2wd mid-engine
sports car, using the Audi 5000 FWD transaxle as the, well, transaxle :)
Plug and play, after one makes the appropriate 1/4" thick steel
engine/transaxle adaptor.

But I'm using a GM FWD 3.8L engine... since the EFI stuff is the same as on
the phenominal Grand National - another plug and play idea.

Things got real cheap when I found a running 1986 Buick LeSabre with
digital dash, front tilting hood, and all that look-pretty stuff that will
be adaptable.

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/4605/index.html

So, I'm using the Buick Engine, GM S10 front spindles (2wd for front and
4wd for the rear), Audi 5000 Transaxle, Ford Taurus Steering Column (have a
lead on a Lincoln one with all the buttons) and Ford Steering Rack, RCI
shocks, homemade fiberglass body, with rear-tilting area to cover the
engine/transaxle, and finally, 1970 Lincoln Continental tail lights <G>.

All this will be registered and called a "Porsche 962" <smile>.


Frederic Breitwieser
Homebrew Automotive Mailing List
Bridgeport, CT 06606
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/4605/index.html
1989 AG Hummer 4-Door
1993 Supercharged Lincoln Continental
2000 Mid-Engine Sports Car <smile>

Seeking info on: Audi 5k Locking Diffs, Audi 5k trans bolt pattern, and
17x11" rims.





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