A friend is working on an electric LeMons car. He has a forklift motor that turns counter clockwise. Any brilliant ideas for a solid axle rwd drivetrain?
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April 4, 2011 7:50 p.m. btp76 Reader
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April 4, 2011 7:56 p.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
yes.
flip the solid axle upside-down, revise the attachment points and the venting.
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April 4, 2011 8:02 p.m. RossD Dork
Air cooled VW transaxle mounted for mid engine without flipping the ring gear.
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April 4, 2011 8:50 p.m. ditchdigger HalfDork
The only CCW drivetrains I can think of are fiat 850, corvair and honda civic.
I second the flip the diff idea. I have seen a few mid engine sports racers based on rear engine fiat drivetrains that just flipped the transaxles upside down.
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April 4, 2011 9:33 p.m. btp76 Reader
I'm lobbying for the ACVW solution. Flipping the diff would work, I'm not sure for how long. Also, the trans might not like going the wrong way.
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April 4, 2011 10:55 p.m. MG_Bryan
Is it an AC motor? If so, why don't you just reverse the polarity?
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April 4, 2011 11:04 p.m. novaderrik HalfDork
flip it around and put the output shaft out the opposite end of the motor.
