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Old 03-06-2009, 09:48 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Metro
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Originally Posted by Coyote X View Post
an oddball idea I had but never did anything with was make a spacer that fit on the outside of the wheel with the lug nuts holding it in place. On the spacer put a sprocket of whatever size you wanted. In front of the tire drill a hole in the body and stick the motor shaft out the side of the car. There you go, an easy way to drive a back tire that will only look strange if you don't build a cover for it.




Ignore the fact that the car is promoted as a perpetual motion device .
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