Milwaukee Midget

[fordboy628]

all you need is a left hand drive Morris Miner steering rack we did one for road racing a number of years ago.

I suspect there might also be a bit of an issue with the roll cage! 

Not so simple! 

The cage issue is HUGE!   and an un-necessary expense . . . . .

Not to mention changes to the shifter hand . . . . .   Guys mess up all the time with this change.

The solution is with a left hand drive custom exhaust header.    It was going to take a custom header anyway . . .

 
Fordboy

[Dean Los Angeles]

One minute 14 seconds in high gear. Where else do you stay on the gas for that long.
I still think the air cleaner is too small.
But you were sand bagging anyway, right?

[salt27]

Instead of a full length header maybe a short header with a turbo on it.   

Ok, ok, it was just a thought.   

 Don

[fordboy628]

But you were sand bagging anyway, right?

Ahhhmmm,  NO. 

And under the circumstances, wouldn't it have to be known as "salt bagging" ? ?   
 
Keepinmahcardstomahselfboy

[Dean Los Angeles]

And you think the motor will be a tight fit . . .

[manta22]

Well, you could leave the driving position on the left and chain-drive a right-hand drive steering rack.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[USFRAMONTE]

Well, you could leave the driving position on the left and chain-drive a right-hand drive steering rack.

Neil, that made me laugh out loud! But when you think about it, Chris is tall enough that he could sit on the left side but stick his
arms and legs on the right side to drive the thing. It would give him a bit more leg room.
Pretty cringe worthy to see him squished into that little space!

[nickleone]

Well, you could leave the driving position on the left and chain-drive a right-hand drive steering rack.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

Looks like Manta22 beat me to it.
I did right hand steering for student driver cars back in the late 1970s.
Even did a NYC taxi cab for a movie where a Muppet drove it.
A few bearing mounts, gears and chain.  You can even change the steering ratio with different gears.

nick

[4-barrel Mike]

3.L STEERING "All steering systems shall be gear or link type."

Is chain drive legal?

Mike

[RichFox]

Ask Jack Costella. He has built several cars with a chain in the linkage. But it's a moot point. It has been pointed out that off the shelf headers will not do the job for this application, even if you can make them fit. So who cares?

[4-barrel Mike]

The question was mostly rhetorical, Rich.  The #69 V4F coupe has an after-market chain-drive offset steering set up IIRC.

Mike

[Milwaukee Midget]

Well, I drove a stick in Ireland - was able to snap off shifts with little issue, but if I go with a custom exhaust header, I can run the exhaust pipe through the tunnel.  The idea starts about 10 pictures down.

http://www.britishracecar.com/ChuckPitt-Spridget.htm

Because I clearly need to further slam this thing . . .

In for a penny, in for a pound . . . Sterling . . .

[Stan Back]

That hood "crown" looks a little slammed to me.

Could be the tri-focals.

[manta22]

Well, I drove a stick in Ireland - was able to snap off shifts with little issue, but if I go with a custom exhaust header, I can run the exhaust pipe through the tunnel.  The idea starts about 10 pictures down.

http://www.britishracecar.com/ChuckPitt-Spridget.htm

Because I clearly need to further slam this thing . . .

In for a penny, in for a pound . . . Sterling . . .

Chris;

I built a Sable sports- racer and made it left- hand shift; it was no problem at all getting used to shifting with my left hand.

The photo of the exhaust routing through the tunnel looks like it puts lots of heat into the oil pan.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

[Milwaukee Midget]

Chris;

I built a Sable sports- racer and made it left- hand shift; it was no problem at all getting used to shifting with my left hand.

The photo of the exhaust routing through the tunnel looks like it puts lots of heat into the oil pan.

Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

I'm only driving three miles.