Motorising the Chiron in static mode

[PeterJ]

Hi all, I’m sorry if this has been covered before, but I’m new to this site and have just finished building the Chiron.

What I want to know is how to get the engine and gearbox operating, but in a static display mode, I think it is unreasonable to try and drive the model around. Any ideas would be welcomed.

[Vectormatic]

Build a small stand to lift the wheels off the ground, that way you can show off the awd as well

[PeterJ]

I have already done this, I now want to motorise the model so that the engine and transmission work. I thought it might be possible to creat a PTO and drive this from below the vehicle, or am I asking too much?

[nerdsforprez]

Not really sure what you are asking but it is very easy to attach a motor at the back.  Simply remove the exhausts.  Here I have attached a L PF motor, and you can see the engine go through all gears. 

 

 

[grum64]

I think this is such a great way to show both the beauty of the model and its inner workings. Nice work.

Edited January 31, 2019 by grum64
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[nerdsforprez]

Thanks!   Hopefully it also met the needs of the OP

[PeterJ]

Wow!!! That’s fantastic, just what I want. Have you had to modify the bodywork, or is it just a case of removing parts?

any help would be appreciated.

Peter

[iLego]

16 hours ago, nerdsforprez said:

Not really sure what you are asking but it is very easy to attach a motor at the back.  Simply remove the exhausts.  Here I have attached a L PF motor, and you can see the engine go through all gears. 

Very nice idea !!

Though there is one odd thing about it. Looks like the L motor attaches to the wheels rather than the engine. So the change in gears changes the engine speed rather than the wheel speed. (That's still interesting ... gets the viewer thinking about how it works).

[nerdsforprez]

Close. Not attached to the wheels but the rear dff... so not the engine either. That's why the speed  of the engine is opposite what you expect given the gear (8th gear engine moves slowest). I agree it would be better if it was connected with the engine. 

[Lipko]

I don't think you could connect the motor to the engine without needing to modify the whole gearbox. These complicated gearboxes usually work only one way smoothly.

[PeterJ]

On 2/1/2019 at 2:26 AM, nerdsforprez said:

Close. Not attached to the wheels but the rear dff... so not the engine either. That's why the speed  of the engine is opposite what you expect given the gear (8th gear engine moves slowest). I agree it would be better if it was connected with the engine. 

I realised you must be driving the diff, but how? The only gear that I can see (the blue one) is an idler gear with no means of driving it as far as I can see unless, you replace it for a gear with a drive shaft spline, am I correct and if so, how do you replace the gear?

Edited February 3, 2019 by PeterJ