The common way is to turn a Subaru transmission over to use as a transaxle (e.g Saker) http://www.bremarauto.com/products/subaru-2wd-conversion-kit/ Adapt most things with 3d laser scanning, Autodesk etc and cnc lathes etc and a big block of suitable material.
whqqsh,
Oct 29, 12:44pm
which Ford V6? the older Essex & Cologne or newer Duratec? Ive had an Essex in a Ford Popular & they're as heavy as SB V8 with a lot less grunt & don't like high revs. Very few parts transfer in my experience
brokebloke1,
Oct 29, 12:46pm
do it the easy way go buy a vn- vr vs V6 commodore and build your trike plenty of info on net about these and they are alot better in torque than a ford V6
bill-robinson,
Oct 29, 12:55pm
why turn a subaru trans over?
bill-robinson,
Oct 29, 12:56pm
the holden has a transaxle as std does it?
bill-robinson,
Oct 29, 1:00pm
porsche, renault, subaru, audi, all make transaxles that will do the job, or you can use hewland, xtrac, sadev, quaife if you want a whine in the rear. I have a GAA v6 (essex based) with a hewland in the race car I am rebuilding
agree ! . better too swap the C/W to the other side of the pinion like we did with VW boxers
bill-robinson,
Oct 29, 3:02pm
why swap the c/w ? do you really need 5 reverse gears and 1 forward?
kiwihonky,
Oct 29, 3:34pm
its either a 4 liter explorer or a 3 liter taurus
lookoutas,
Oct 29, 4:14pm
You need to tell them they should leave it like it is.
brokebloke1,
Oct 29, 4:57pm
dont need a trans axle if you mount motor then transmission infront short driveshaft to a skyline independant diff ( chevy boys been doing it for years and looks far better than having the motor behind you. ( better handling too my opinon also ),,, I have riden both types of trikes and i prefer motor infront of seat than behind.
mals69,
Oct 29, 5:32pm
Trike builder mate snapped up my old Subaru leone when the cambelt went., wanted the trans.
kiwihonky,
Oct 30, 6:31pm
thanks for the imput guys. l can get a 4 liter out of a explorer cept that the trans is 4 wheel drive, so would like to put something else in its place, even if l need to make up a adapter plate to do it, so was hoping a falcon trans could do it. Definitely want the motor in front of the seat
bill-robinson,
Oct 30, 7:21pm
you could still use a transaxle with that engine location. have look under a porsche 944, 928 and up, engine speed prop shaft.
ha ha ,. brilliant ! but two things missing, . Halibrand quick change rear end and radiator, where's the radiator ?
the-lada-dude,
Oct 31, 5:01pm
depends which way the engine sits in the trike . and yes to the 5 reverse 1 forward . they recon the Italians had this gear system in WW 2 . hahaha
kiwihonky,
Dec 11, 1:00am
All l know is that Its a 4.01 liter out of a 1997 ford explorer XLT, four wheel drive
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