pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I can't find a thread for this... Cars with odd ways to do mechanics, engine, drivetrain, electrics etc. show them here. Let me start with Peugeot running a belt around the corner. Lacquer Peel, Bianconeri, gm and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Honda Z600 did that too. Junkman, AMC Rebel, dome and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Mr. Ben Gregory not only turned the engine around, he also build several rear engined cars with front wheel drive. privatewire, cros, Junkman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I can't find a thread for this... Cars with odd ways to do mechanics, engine, drivetrain, electrics etc. show them here. Let me start with Peugeot running a belt around the corner. 204 and maybe the 304? I seem to remember that my 204 used the alternator pulley as the 'top' 90 degree turn. The 404 had a peculiar back axle arrangement too, put the wrong oil in it and it 'chopped' at 30mph in top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 ^^^^Worm gear final drive in the 404? Odder than the 204/304's round-the-corner belt drive is that the final drive/driveshafts are at the front of the gearbox. Long wheelbase win! A feature also to be seen on the Toyota IQ I believe. Short wheelbase win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conan Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Some that came off the top of my head. Cars with bass ackward gearbox; Saab 900, various old Citroen.BMW M70 V12 which have 2 of every electronic engine components. Because having to fix only one BMW component is too easy.Honda S600 had chain drive like motorcycle.Honda 1300 was a little 1960's saloon powered by air-cooled engine equipped with 4 carburettors and dry sump system powering the front wheel.Toyota Hybrid "Power Spilter" Gearbox, after many years of trying to understand it I'm now convinced it's witchcraft. There'll be more, but I need sleep badly. nebuchenezer, Datsuncog and Uncle Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Always thought the Mk2 Pandas and Y10s Omega beam rear suspension a little strange. Partly a trailing arm, partly torsion beam. Uncle Jimmy, Lacquer Peel, Bianconeri and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 The first turbo charged passenger car. It was not happy with just fuel, it needed this as well: a water-alcohol mix that was injected to control knock of the 10,25-compression V-8. Stevebrookman, Conrad D. Conelrad, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Renault 4 and 5 with the gearbox infront of the engine. Spitfire single transverse leaf spring rear suspension. Sorry for lack of pics. Phone, see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Alfa twin spark? crapcarcollector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Conan Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Spitfire single transverse leaf spring rear suspension. Add Corvette, Volvo 960 and Smart car to the example list too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Add Corvette, Volvo 960 and Smart car to the example list too.Nissan Serena 2.0 petrol too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 ^^^^Worm gear final drive in the 404? yep and don't dare putting anything but castor oil in. Bianconeri 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Land Rover TD5 engines that ran part of the engine loom through the oily bits. I also find BMW E36 rear brakes a bit of an odder than standard design, the rear calipers are pretty standard, but don't have a handbrake mechanism. Instead they use the inside of the disc as a drum handbrake, complete with shoes and all supporting drum hardware. The Fiat 1.2 and 1.4 16v engines don't have a rocker cover as such, instead they run their cams through a "cambox" rather than cams carried on the head itself, so only one cam is actually driven by the timing belt, the other is gear driven of the first one. If, for any reason you need into it (such as to replace a seal of leaking cambox gasket), it therefore becomes a full timing belt job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Renault 4 and 5 with the gearbox infront of the engine. Both had unequal left and right wheelbases too I think. Paul Dupart and MiniMort 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 yep and don't dare putting anything but castor oil in. Inherited one that was 'chopping' and my Dad fixed it in 15 minutes, very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 I also find BMW E36 rear brakes a bit of an odder than standard design, the rear calipers are pretty standard, but don't have a handbrake mechanism. Instead they use the inside of the disc as a drum handbrake, complete with shoes and all supporting drum hardware. My Corolla has that as well, i was quite surprised when changing rear pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Always thought the Mk2 Pandas and Y10s Omega beam rear suspension a little strange. Partly a trailing arm, partly torsion beam. See also SaaB 96 and close relatives. Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 BMW E36 rear brakes use the inside of the disc as a drum handbrake, complete with shoes and all supporting drum hardware.Also mk3 Cavalier and others I can't think of right now. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Add Corvette, Volvo 960 and Smart car to the example list too.Also Fiat 128, 127, and possibly Ritmo/Strada. Mounted to the body in two places, the springs act also as anti-roll springs. See also countless GM USA models of the recent past such as the autoshite Oldsmobile.Like Smarts, Sprinter / Lt vans have transverse leaf springs at the front. Lacquer Peel and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 My Corolla has that as well, i was quite surprised when changing rear pads. Same, my e36 was squealing on one rear side, thought it was a stone on the disc backing plate, stripped down the rear brake and it turned out it was a snapped retaining pin on one of the shoes inside the disc, something i didn't know it even had until i got the disc off! Was a surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 I'll just leave this here: Why? My 635 has the internal handbrake shoes, and why wouldn't it when it has all that extra bollocks above? It relies on the brake backplate to mount it all. They rot quicker than the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 single transverse leaf spring on the Fiat 126 front suspension and the rear driveshaft couplings . sloppy spline fitting ... M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Funky tubes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dupart Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Viva/Bedford HA van had single transverse leaf spring front suspension also. P6 front suspension set up with springs pressing against the bulkhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Peugeot again, this time ignition: Bianconeri, garethj and Uncle Jimmy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Tatra 603 2.JPG Marvellous! Saw some in Czecho in the mid 80s, they were bloody huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted October 9, 2018 Author Share Posted October 9, 2018 Peugeot spark extenders, why not use a longer cable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Same, my e36 was squealing on one rear side, thought it was a stone on the disc backing plate, stripped down the rear brake and it turned out it was a snapped retaining pin on one of the shoes inside the disc, something i didn't know it even had until i got the disc off! Was a surprise!E39 and E46 too. Cos it's not dear enough buying bits for the feckers anyway. Mines sticking on at the moment. Grrr Mrcento 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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