Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:38 pm
That sounds brilliant. Love the Blue Peter CAD. I did something similar using a spare Mini 'box to see feasibility of a single motor over the top of the standard 'box. It's a fallback I'd rather not use. I think the possibilities with independant drive are too good to pass up, although something that works is preferable to something that doesn't. We'll see how it pans out. The Swift solution looks very neat and tidy and the Mini goes surprisingly well with an 8" motor. Rather subjective, I know!
If you're looking for a chain drive, I could recommend a Quaife unit for putting lots of power down in the best way possible. Actually, there's a cheap one on Ebay at the moment. The way they drive is invigorating and the traction is, quite obviously, astounding compared to an open differential. As a major plus point, Quaife offer a lifetime guarantee, even for competition use, and there's no clutches to wear out as it's all gear-based.
I see you're conscious of noise for your project, hence the belt driven approach. I'm sticking with chains as noise isn't a worry for me. Driving a Smart Roadster, noise is a familiar beast and the Mini is unlikely to become my daily driver. I just need to find the time to actually complete my project. I'm close to getting someone else to work on it just to actually get it moving. I've lost today after I've randomly developed a sore neck and upper back. I really needed to get the new manifold on my Golf too. That's my current competition car, until I'm all-electric.
I've not had much progress for a while but I'm documenting the process on the Mini's website. There's an RSS feed if you want to keep updated.
Cheers,
Andy
If you're looking for a chain drive, I could recommend a Quaife unit for putting lots of power down in the best way possible. Actually, there's a cheap one on Ebay at the moment. The way they drive is invigorating and the traction is, quite obviously, astounding compared to an open differential. As a major plus point, Quaife offer a lifetime guarantee, even for competition use, and there's no clutches to wear out as it's all gear-based.
I see you're conscious of noise for your project, hence the belt driven approach. I'm sticking with chains as noise isn't a worry for me. Driving a Smart Roadster, noise is a familiar beast and the Mini is unlikely to become my daily driver. I just need to find the time to actually complete my project. I'm close to getting someone else to work on it just to actually get it moving. I've lost today after I've randomly developed a sore neck and upper back. I really needed to get the new manifold on my Golf too. That's my current competition car, until I'm all-electric.
I've not had much progress for a while but I'm documenting the process on the Mini's website. There's an RSS feed if you want to keep updated.
Cheers,
Andy