Front Wheel Drive Offroad?

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Post by kink » Tue May 14, 2013 3:34 pm

Many of these look very odd (being kind).

How about choosing a gearbox with a much lower height than usual? That way the car might have a chance of looking attractive. What are those gearboxes some of you put in the vintage RC10? They looked low and long, with metal sides and belt drive I think... could be a starting point.

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Post by Coelacanth » Tue May 14, 2013 4:19 pm

Now THESE are the cars best suited for those cab-forward Bulldog tadpole-polliwog bodies.

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Post by Coelacanth » Tue May 14, 2013 4:24 pm

Come to think of it, they actually look like a frog or a juicy cricket, with rear legs splayed out & extended in mid-hop.

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