2 cents worth of 4WD thought...
From: "Keith Bailey" <BRE@btitelecom.net>
Subject: 2 cents worth of 4WD thought...
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 21:39:49 -0400
Yes, I had thought about 4WD in a dime....
But the only thing that semed like it would be sutable would be the 4x4
parts from a NISSAN truck. You would still need front struts that would
allow the drive to be tramsmitted to the front wheels. Subaru parts might
work here - some of their cars use struts also. The transfer case from the
truck might take up extra space at the transmission tunnel, so a bigger hump
would need to be created. from there back all could be the same? The R-160
in the front would require special mounting points. and I'm not sure, but I
would guess the motor would need to raised to make room for the R unit and
the drive shaft. Custom half-shafts need to be made too.
But - how about that cheezy looking rear end that Honda is putting in it's
SUV-looking car? ( It looks so small, and the shafts are thin rods! You
can't help but see the entire unit as you come up on one at a stop light.)
This might just work in the front of a 510 without much re-engineering.
2 cents worth of 4WD though,
Keith
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason K Gray
To: bluebirds@bluebirds.datsun510.com
Date: Thursday, May 11, 2000 4:44 DATSUN
Subject: 510xi, was: Dimeless on 5-10 day?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Warner
>To: bluebirds@bluebirds.datsun510.com
>Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 8:21 AM
>Subject: RE: Dimeless on 5-10 day?
>
>
>>So, Gary, what're you going to build next?
>
>
> Anyone else ever give any thought on how to build the worlds first AWD
510
>(510xi)? Longitudinal engine placement makes this rather difficult. About
>the only possible donor I can concieve would be the BMW 325xi but this is a
>6-cylinder, not a very strait foreword transplant. As i understand, the xi
>use a driveshaft coming foreward from the tranny into a differential
located
>inside the oil sump to drive the front wheels. If you were to swap in a
>6-cylinder at least it should be nissan, anyone know how the Skyline
>drivetrain is configured for AWD? Where are the front wheel CV joints in
>relation to the flywheel? Any configuration with the CV joints behind the
>engine isnt going to work in a 510. Ive already taken measurements on a
>subaru engine/tranny and doesnt look like it would fit, even with the
>"short" flat-4, the engine hangs too far foreward of the front wheels to
>fit in a 510 engine bay and weight distribution would be poor. Are there
any
>conceivable donor 4-cylinder AWD engine/tranny combinations with
>longitudinal engine and differential/CV joints located beneath engine?
SAABs
>are sort of like this except they lack the driveshaft connection to power
>the rear wheels. Any exotic euro cars that might have this correct
>configuation?
> Instead of longitudinal engine placement, might be "simpler" to
>transplant in a transverse mounted engine and AWD drivetrain such as from
>the Mistu eclipse? I think there are even some Japanse-market-only Nissans
>setup with transverse AWD drivetrain to keep it a Nissan swap. Ide just be
>curious if anyone else has given this any though-
>Jason K Gray
>Wasilla Alaska
>'73 2-door 510 L16T
>'71 2-door 510 w/ L20B, DCOEx2
>510 website http://home.att.net/~jason510/
>
>
>Those are not oil stains on my garage floor, they are bluebird droppings!
>
>
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