Ciapasty Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Hi there! As you probably know I'm an a middle of building Lancia Beta Monte Carlo in a rather big scale. You can see it here: http://www.eurobrick...opic=104575&hl= In the mean time, while I'm waiting for new parts to arrive, I've started a new project. It's a delivery van loosely based on Fiat Ducato (best blueprint I've found that matches). So the goal is to have two L motors powering front wheel drive with independent suspension and floating axle on the back. I've planned to put all engines on the back or under the seats but, as you can see below, everything fit perfectly in the front There was no plan on making fake engine, but the space between two L motors was begging for one Due to front wheel drive, rear axle is minimalistic as it can be. It's two link floating axle with pan hard rod (am I correct?). The floor looks really funky.. I have only ONE gray panel... will be having a lot more after the Arocs Front axle is an old standard. It works well, but has a very large turning radius. Also, it's pretty fast. So the turning radius works well with this speed. I think that's all for today. Edited March 15, 2015 by Ciapasty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nalyd997 Posted March 15, 2015 Cool! I am loving your Lancia, I am sure going to love this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ciapasty Posted October 17, 2015 Hey! It's been a long time since I started this project.. But neverthelss it's finished! On to the photos! Then it comes to the technical stuff, I changed the gearing on L motor, because it was undrivable with all the weight from the body. This also led to swapping front suspension, to stronger yellow ones. Due to this, the motors had to be moved, so the fake engine got ditched. Now it drives slower, but at least it does . There is an issue with small gears in differential. They tend to fall out of it when going backwards and turning. Has anyone got a solution for that in this suspension setup? Since it's a very common suspension, there should be something. All the features and details are shown in the pictures. The front lights are just for the sake. I do not have my plates box with me here, so they look how they look The steering wheel does not work. ..aand there is nothing more special about it. It's just a regular car If you have any questions, please ask! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheItalianBrick Posted October 17, 2015 Looking cool! For the issue you have the solution is easy, you need to "trap" the axle connected to the gears of the differential (something similar used on the Arocs) then you can connect it to the wheels! You can use this part 59443 Anyway it deserve a tipping bed!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rishab N Posted October 17, 2015 This turned out very nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zux Posted October 18, 2015 Nice looking van! What's wrong with the steering? I see links and gear is quite on a difference. Does it mean liftarms used in setup are too flexible and they rather bend than turn the wheels? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ciapasty Posted October 18, 2015 There was a problem, when axle slipped out of gears in differential. It happened because the axle was moving in the cardan ball. Adding one bush solved the problem Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
