"Eric R Snow" tesnow@whidbeyDOTcom wrote in message
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Hey, it's made of metal so it's on topic. Anyway, I've been thinking
about a new project (dangerous!), more of a mental exercise really.
Putting together a car powered by a Norton 750 motorcycle engine.
Since it runs great and the bike is wrecked the motor should go into
something. So I have been looking around for a 4 to 6 speed
transmission with reverse that weighs less than 60 pounds. No luck
yet. Crosley transmissions are pretty light I think. But hard to find.
And not cheap. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Eric

Eric,
How about a torque converter? Check out:
http://www.hoffcocomet.com/comet/aft...converters.asp I put
these on a couple of home built mini bikes years ago and they worked great.
You would still have to deal with the reverse problem but an electric motor
might work for that.
Jim in Sequim