Originally Posted by BigBoost5.3Notch:
I kind of have to agree. I can't make sense of it really, but was thinking someone else may at least have a theory on it. On the rule book thing I took a quick look and thought the car was still legal. The end result is a chain from the shaft style rearend to the axle and the chain is well guarded.... I could be wrong though.
I'm not as familiar with Micro rules but most Mini/Lightning rulebooks that I know of have some sort of "one chain, two sprockets, direct from countershaft to rear axle" rule in there.
Dad's idea of it originally being a shaft-drive engine makes sense too, although it still would have been easier to run a u-joint adapter from the Kawi's chain drive countershaft to the ring & pinion, like a Kenyon Midget or a Dwarf/Modlite; maybe it was a case of "make do with what you have".
Just looked at the pic of the car. The car I was talking about was a 600cc upright w 13" wheels. Looks like that car uses 10" wheels and may be an air cooled motor also. Neat conversation piece but probably not too racy. Too nice to cut up I would call it a keeper.
Just looked at the pic of the car. The car I was talking about was a 600cc upright w 13" wheels. Looks like that car uses 10" wheels and may be an air cooled motor also. Neat conversation piece but probably not too racy. Too nice to cut up I would call it a keeper.
