Section : Four Wheel Drive

Four wheel drive

Posted By : Craig Gingell, 05-Dec-2002, 07:46pm

• Four wheel drive

  Posted By : William Davies, 06-Dec-2002, 02:04pm

  Too much time on your hands again Mr Gingell? :-)
  Yes, I've thought about it too.....
  Cheers,
  Bill.
  

  • Four wheel drive

    Posted By : Craig Gingell, 06-Dec-2002, 05:04pm

    I've done more than think about, here's my 4WD research so far...
    
    http://www.gingell.com/4wd
    
    Anyone know if you need a centre diff for this setup?

    • Four wheel drive

      Posted By : Jason Chinn, 07-Dec-2002, 09:14pm

      A couple of days research on the net, some emails exchanged and an interesting trip into the netherwold of the Israeli Military has revealed the following -
      
      It's been done and looked interesting. 1969 - 4 door Triumph 1300, Le Mans Spitfire 70X spec engine, 2000 LSD rear end and Triumph Pony/Israeli Autocars Dragoon 4wd system. Driven to first place Feb 69 by Brian Culcheth at a televised Autocross at Lydden in Kent (wonder where that footage would be now?). In an event later in the same year at High Egdorough (wherever that is) the car broke a trailing arm, rolled and was comprehensively written off. I was sent a spectacular picture of Brian Culcheth rolling it.
      
      As for the Pony, it was manufactured in Israel by Autocars Co Ltd (Israel) and sold to the Israeli army and for export (from Israel) it had both 1300 and 1500 engines with flatbed, pick-up and tanker bodies. It looks like the product of an unholy union between a forward control Landrover and a mutant Mini Moke.
      
      Make one, you know it makes sense. Now who has a spare 70X engine lying around?!

      • Four wheel drive

        Posted By : Alastair Campbell, 24-Jan-2003, 03:14pm

        Ive got a 1969 copy of Motorsport with a photo of 1300 FWD being thrashed in anger at one of these events.Ill send you a copy if you want one.

        • Four wheel drive

          Posted By : Jason Chinn, 10-Feb-2003, 09:13am

          Yes please - could be the car I've been researching. Email me please.

          • Four wheel drive

            Posted By : Alastair Campbell, 10-Feb-2003, 01:29pm

            My pleasure,just dont accuse me of being nice.It is what youre looking for and youll get whats coming to you!

  • Four wheel drive

    Posted By : Jason Chinn, 17-Dec-2002, 04:48pm

    So you thought about it Bill, what then?

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      Posted By : William Davies, 19-Dec-2002, 11:39pm

      I think you know how well upto my neck in projects I am at the moment - something in excess of 10 Heralds, only one of which has an MOT, plus the daily driver Mk1 2000 to look after and an immobile Skoda Rapid cabriolet festering in the garden.
      Cheers,
      Bill.
      

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        Posted By : Jason Chinn, 23-Dec-2002, 11:41am

        So what, if any, are your thoughts on the centre differential? I only ask as at the moment it seems to be the only sticking point in the whole cunning plan!