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Strange Hafliger!
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 4:42 am
by Anthony
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:00 pm
by Profpinz
G'Day Anthony,
That's a brilliant idea! .... Years ago I had thought of doing something like that to a Pinzgauer chassis, because some friends were talking about improving axle articulation on factory vehicles.
It's relatively easy to add long travel suspension components to a standard chassis design like a LR or Tojo, but far more difficult to do it on a backbone chassis design, so "flexing" the central tube was in our opinion the best and most viable option!
I'd love to see it in action!
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:03 pm
by Jim Molloy
The COOT 4x4 (and others) used a pivoting backbone to allow for axial articulation. It is a very simple design.
My biggest question is how they solved the shift lingage issue. Rigid rod like the original is obviously out. A stiff cable connection from shift lever to transmission would be the best bet in order to allow for both forward and aft shift rod movement and rotation motion as well.
It is a very interesing little vehicle.
Jim Molloy
Waldersee Farm
http://www.northwestmogfest.com
http://www.volvo4x4.com
