Does anyone know whats happening here?

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 01/26/2016 at 23:29 • Filed to: None

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This seems pretty insane. I feel like it’s not a Ford prototype, and what on earth is this dual front diff setup....

Is this even remotely a real thing? Or just someone’s really cool and overpriced project

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Edit: Looks like the drive setup is called the Dana Vee, or Dana V-Drive

It looks like a handful.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:40

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That looks like a Quigley 4x4. Just with some custom body work. About the axle, no clue. Mine has a Spicer Dana 44.

shop-teacher > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:42

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I have no idea what's going on there, but damn is it cool.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:42

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Could be bespoke, doubt it’s from the factory like that.

Lossy > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:44

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It is some kind of weird final drive. Like a Hmmwv

gmctavish needs more space > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 01/26/2016 at 23:46

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That van is freaking epic looking. I found some stuff about the axle, will edit

Brickman > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:47

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Dana V axle?

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/cc-outtak…

gmctavish needs more space > Brickman 01/26/2016 at 23:50

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Just found that too. I love weird things like this, and now I want something with that setup for no reason.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:52

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That’s a pretty damn novel way to send power up front without having to jack it up sky high. Allows for independent front suspension too.

Brickman > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:52

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I kinda see the point of it. The engine is so low that there wouldn’t be much articulation with a live axle

gmctavish needs more space > Brickman 01/26/2016 at 23:54

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It also allows it to be used as AWD instead of just 4WD. I think. Which is also cool

Lossy > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:55

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Glad I read this after edit. Pretty cool setup Dana made.

whoarder is tellurium > gmctavish needs more space 01/26/2016 at 23:55

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I found moar infos:

http://www.blueovaltrucks.com/tech/vemco_v-d…

gmctavish needs more space > whoarder is tellurium 01/27/2016 at 00:04

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Cool! That’s the best write-up so far

Lossy > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 00:08

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The links in the comments are worth following. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y3Dkp…

gmctavish needs more space > Lossy 01/27/2016 at 00:16

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Awesome

Frank Grimes > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 00:46

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can I have like hydraulic 4x4 or something. electric motors in the wheels?

HammerheadFistpunch > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 01:19

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Neat, the diff is in one side of the v drive, also,the center diff is a torsen

gmctavish needs more space > Frank Grimes 01/27/2016 at 02:44

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That would be slow and get over everything

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 08:48

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So it’s a Twin I-Beam suspension converted to 4WD. Neat.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 09:28

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By remarkable coincidence, I was looking at the Dana V-drive two days ago by accident, because something else I was GISing turned up the last pic in your post.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 09:51

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Now the question is will this bolt up to a panther?

gmctavish needs more space > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/27/2016 at 10:21

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That is an excellent question

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 01/27/2016 at 11:16

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You’ll like this. It is the patent including drawings for the system. Figure 2 shows how the differential is integrated into the V casing. This is a very cool setup and it looks like they originally intended it for front wheel drive applications with provisions to allow it to be adapted to AWD/4x4 operation.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/3814201.pdf

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/27/2016 at 11:18

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yeah, that’s where I gleaned the info. Its interesting to note that the center differential used in the 4wd version is a worm gear type with a gleasman patent number, i.e. a torsen differential (invented by Vernon Gleasman built by the Gleason corporation and sold under the TorSen name). Fancy (and expensive) stuff at the time.

Frank Grimes > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 14:25

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what would be slow? and the hydraulic fluid would get over everything?

gmctavish needs more space > Frank Grimes 01/27/2016 at 15:45

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I imagine a 4x4 with electric motors in each wheel would be pretty slow, and get over anything terrain-wise

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > gmctavish needs more space 01/27/2016 at 17:17

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That’s really cool. The size of the transfer case is worrying however. It looks awfully small. Might be a AWD sort of thing, no 2wd or low range. Lots of extra failure points too. Twice as many movies parts give or take.

gmctavish needs more space > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 01/27/2016 at 19:55

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Yeah it looks like it was an early AWD setup, trying to keep a low centre of gravity and ability to use it in the rain. I can’t remember if it can be 2WD though