DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #49
     



From: JDeRyke@aol.com

Subject: Re: misc stuff

Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:09:38 -0400 (EDT)



A company called "Zara" was trying to market a 'transaxle' made up of a Doug

Nash 5-speed directly coupled to a 9" Ford diff converted to independent rear

suspension. This of course made the assembly a bit too long, so they then

mounted the drive axles midway up the tranny and drove them thru 3" wide

Gilmer belts on each side, stabilized with external bearings. Actually, the

assembly looked pretty clean, and the components used are well known as

bullet-proof. This is how those FWD German rally cars get their 400+ horses

to the ground with decent car balence, except they use a really noisy gear

drive stack. Don't know if ZARA is still in business... J DeRyke



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