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[olds_kool_lews]

the engine is on the large side, but i know this ones a good runner, i thought about scale speed, but then that went out the window when the little speed demon inside me said go mad! haha! i plan to make the roof panel removeable, held on sunken allen key bolts, so ill have enough room to work on/remove the engine and swap it if need be.

what engine would you suggest then? ive looked high and low for a suitable engine, i'm not planning on spending big, this is just a little side project while the weather is to cold to paint my mini lol

[olds_kool_lews]

oh and the doors will be opening so i can access the engine/start it etc

[eeae6000]

try a motor from a model air plane, fairly small

those wheels need to be a bit bigger i think, look way to small

[George929]

i think your idea of a strimmer engine would be best.
http://www.ebay.co.u...#ht_1246wt_1037

something like that.

[CLM]

If you are going mid engine you could do a scale z-car! Lol

Chris

[olds_kool_lews]

the strimmer engine is a tricky one, ive been looking for one with a low cable drive to run down the exhaust tunnel to the diff, but most strimmers drive comes centrally from the engine, if i can find one for cheap, and small enough to fit in the engine bay, then ill go for that, if not ill stick to my mini moto engine lol

the wheels are the correct size, its the tyres that make them look wrong, i need thicker tyres with at least 1" of sidewall for them to look right

[olds_kool_lews]

If you are going mid engine you could do a scale z-car! Lol

Chris

exactly what i was thinkin ;)

[eeae6000]

http://www.ebay.com/...=item20bf8d7c25


much smaller?

[olds_kool_lews]

thats much smaller, but im gonna stick with my mini moto engine, im not spending much on it, its just a side project while the weathers to cold to paint my mini, so want to keep the cost down to a minimum, thanks for looking for me though!

[ReggieBoy]

this is actually amazing lol cant wait to see more!

[olds_kool_lews]

cheers! appreciate all the positive feedback this is getting! i designed the diff earlier at work, drew it up to see if it worked on paper than just in my head, and i reckon its gonna work ;) but dikhead me left the plans at work! typical, i wont give too much away but all ill say is "mini push rods" for u to get ur brains around to how they can be used in this build

[CLM]

Here's what it needs for an engine O.o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yYKUlcy-g1w#!

Chris

[olds_kool_lews]

that would be spot on! but again, budget comes into mind lol

did a little work on the mini moto engine today, cut off the pull start from the plastic housing as it'll be drill started through a hole in the 1/4 panel ;)

also my sprocket turned up for the diff, but its the wrong amount of teeth, so ill either get another identical, and some chain to suit, or find a sprocket with the correct teeth.. heres my quick drawing of how the diff will work, makes sense to me lol..





it will be a solid diff, bit like one thats been welded up, so means it can drift ;)

[Spud_133]

Gotta love a locked diff

[lil3on]

this is awesome

Cant wait to see it finished