twin update - steel order

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

simple - no linkage at all

(microcontroller / servos (with feedback) mounted at the tranny to handle
shifting, in both front and rear).
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
Cc: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:30 AM
Subject: Re: twin update - steel order


> I have to ask.. what are you going to do about shift linkage for two
> transaxles?
>
> I can see custom throttle and clutch cables being worked out and routed
> back to the rear engine, but the shift linkage is gonna take a lot of fine
> adjustment to prevent one of the trannys from being only halfway in gear
> when the other is fully engaged, etc.
>
> Under-the-car routing of the linkage would be a bit of a challenge, too..
> since there's no center hump, per se.
>
> -Toby