MAN 7to mil GL

[Sam42]

I say go for it, my current landrover truck trialler rocks portal hubs, but then landrovers that have had portal hub conversions (such as the Ag-Rover) or that have had unimog or volvo 303 axle swaps are a little more common than willys jeeps with similar conversions.....

If i was gonna get worked up about my build being non prototypical though i think the independent right and left drivelines would be first on the list!

04012011258 by sam2442, on Flickr

[efferman]

yes milan and the best is, that the space between the tires is much more. the willys will have be a width of 23 studs and i have 15 studs room between the tires. with the original 94.8 i would only have 11 studs. in my eyes this is a big difference and will me give me in future enough room for a realistic MAN KAT II suspension. but first i must find more 8448 rims to have enough for 15 to mil gl (4 axles). bricklink is me to expensive.

Sam42, left and right drivelines?

Edited January 16, 2011 by efferman

[Sam42]

yeahhh, similar to zblj's lynx, The previous version had a nasty habit of snapping drive-shafts so i figured dividing the torque of 2 pf xl's between the two independent drive lines would help..... The bonus is it allows the ability to skid steer.

this shot with the battery box removed pretty much gives you the gist of what's going on-

16012011295 by sam2442, on Flickr

edit-gah, just noticed the front left u-joints are out of phase!

Edited January 16, 2011 by Sam42

[efferman]

thanks for your answer

[Milan]

Eff, do you think that tires would become deformed under such tight fit on the rim.

Some times ago I nearly destroyed one of my PP tire while trying to fit it on a bigger wheel.

[dhc6twinotter]

I like those stretched wheels! I've been trying to figure out a good way to stretch the wheels on my tractor I'm building but I haven't come across a good way to do so. I like those 8448 rims, but they are too rare and expensive for me to buy 8.

I also need to figure out a way to stretch the PP tires for my current project.

[efferman]

Eff, do you think that tires would become deformed under such tight fit on the rim.

Some times ago I nearly destroyed one of my PP tire while trying to fit it on a bigger wheel.

this possibility is existing

[Tobbe Arnesson]

Cool wheels, perhaps a tad futuristic rims for a Willys though.

On a almost related note I just saw the movie Tremors again and fell in love with the Jeep Gladiator 1963 they use.

Internet Movie Cars Database is a great source to see what vehicle you just spotted in a movie: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_2946-Jeep-Gladiator-1963.html

I've been trying to figure out a good way to stretch the wheels on my tractor I'm building

Check the photo in the first post and then post #9 for a description: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49536

[dhc6twinotter]

Check the photo in the first post and then post #9 for a description: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49536

Thank you, Tobbe. I did see that thread, and I have tried that method for stretching the PP tires. It's harder than it sounds, or maybe I'm doing something wrong. The 94.8 doesn't fit very easily inside the PP tire, but I'll give it another shot. I was hoping somebody had a different method.

I'm still trying to find an inexpensive way to stretch the 94.8 tires, but I think I'll just use the tires in their normal form for my tractor. They are a bit small for the scale of the tractor, but the model is done, and I need to post it up and move on to my next project (PF backhoe).

Thanks!

Daniel

Edited January 17, 2011 by dhc6twinotter