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i think i have the shaft connecting and the other parts lay worked out like this: http://pastebin.com/bCDq7RhJ (this is different to the above link because that one shows the layout for the horsepower transfer, this one is just the same transfer but he actual real model layout of the parts.

ah cheers anyway

how do you get the color's such as PC black and metallic blue and metallic red back in the LDD colour pallet, i can still have bricks that are those colours from 4.0 in 4.1 but that's loading a model that has a certain colour which is not in the new pallet. is there a secret thing i need to do in LDD or is it changing the prefs. file in notepad?

i just can't choose, I'd say Silver and Grey would match the Silver rims and some other parts. Here's the screen shots: no shocks or differential yet, just wishbones, spindle, (forgot the disk brakes ,mounting plate and calliopes),rims and tires, steering arms,axle and universal joints,(didn't put the wheel toe in/out (which is top and bottom tilt adjustment beams) because I'm getting the suspension done first,wheel left/right tilt adjustment beams,wheel quick release cap and hub/disk studs,(Tyre support ring is not done yet because I'm still experimenting with that),kingpins and wishbone connection arms,swivel arms and slider bracket for the axle+turning of the steering/wheels,stickers and anything else. note that the rims and tires used are not the ones used in the real model they are replacements as there is none of those parts in LDD. here's what ill be using: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=22969 (need to purchase these) http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32296pb02 (need to purchase these) http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=8386stk01 (BBS stickers from this which i already have) note that the gold axles mean that they are threaded and probably wont be gold in the real model. a new progress post will be coming soon and will show images of the final digital assembly of the front unit.

hi, i have the placement of the parts, and what parts to use and not use and i have a diagram, i just need to lay it out in the car now, so, which layout would work best, any ideas? Here is the diagram which shows that the car will have a high speed and power ratio to the current weight and torque of the car and the diagram also shows that it can switch between 4 and 2 wheel drive: http://pastebin.com/bXUe0XsK

the clutches are so you can change from 4 wheel or 2 wheel drive, which cuts one engine the engines are fake as in pistons etc can somebody help me visualize how it will be placed the car? (what goes where)

actually no these is even better (the diagram shows where the power travels to in the car http://pastebin.com/bXUe0XsK i just need to figure out where to put the parts so far its front diff -> gearbox -> center diff -> rear differential but i need to add the clutches and engines alough it says front and rear im going to try and put them both in the middle but if i cant then one will be on the front one will be in the back.

what about this way: gearbox | | v v front diff <- front engine <- clutch <- center diff -> clutch ->rear engine -> rear diff [The gearbox powers the center diff the center diff has two output shafts one we send to the front of the car the other to the back at the front of the car the center diff output shaft is the input shaft for the front diff the other output shaft of the center diff is the input shaft for the rear diff one clutch is in-between the two engines and the other is in-between the gearbox and rear engine (the other side of the engine not the end where the other clutch is)] the '|' and 'v' is a downwards pointing arrow.

i don't understand this diagram

i made a gun with it as the side gaps let me slide in the ammo

does this have suspention?

here is some pics of a project i done a few years ago: theres many more images but i cant get them to work.

sorry if it was messy, i had to dash off it should make more sense now.

hi when i tried to use the 1 piece diff case that i do not have in real life in LDD the gears fitted in fine but when i make the next closest thing by using two 4 stud, 3 hole beams in parallel and filling in the side gaps to make it a square the same dimensions as the original case the three gears fitted with the case but the 4th did not so it must have stuck out, when i did this in LDD (using these same multiple pieces for the diff it fitted fine though so do the gears below fit in the case below and rotate fine? and also do these gears work in the case http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4143 here is the case i used first: (one piece) http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=32324 the gears i used originally are these: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6589

about the same wodth as the 8448 or mayse bigger i am using verticsl suspention which works differently, theres no suspention yet thr tyres and wheels look normal enough

i have the front done and it looks great and works fine, its the seem on the back but the two holes that line up are connected to stop the back wheels tilting as if it was steering (like on the front) the parts i am still going to get is mostly everything because of the colors i want, i built an LDD mode and a real mode using any color the correct part happened to be. here is some pictures of it so far, the ball joints and ball cup beams (which are connected to the gear rack and control the turning of the car (a.k.a. wheels)) are not there and a couple of other parts are not there such as the black frictioned kingpins that go through the wishbones, the 62x62 silver rims and the LEGO Michigan tires that go with the rims , the disk brakes and the calipers, the caliper mounts and pins the disk brake spacer plate,the inner Tyre strengtheners, the wheel quick release handle and probably something else, and some of these parts such as the wheels are replaced with something similar) 1 http://i52.tinypic.com/2hwhgkl.jpg 2 http://i56.tinypic.com/idfv2s.jpg 3 http://i54.tinypic.com/2hf2qmx.jpg 4 http://i54.tinypic.com/2db2ano.jpg 5 http://i56.tinypic.com/2v3k8zd.jpg 6 http://i55.tinypic.com/t5mzw0.jpg 7 http://i52.tinypic.com/30uzcc9.jpg 8 http://i55.tinypic.com/20gkx3o.jpg 9 http://i52.tinypic.com/16lya7p.jpg 10 http://i56.tinypic.com/mm65oi.jpg 11 http://i56.tinypic.com/zunu6f.jpg 12 http://i56.tinypic.com/dbljd5.jpg 13 http://i55.tinypic.com/117aesw.jpg 14 http://i55.tinypic.com/213m6mg.jpg 15 http://i52.tinypic.com/qn21ch.jpg last http://i52.tinypic.com/2mfn3av.jpg also the engine is not a flat 10 its two flat 8's (one is front mounted, other is ream mounted) the flat 10 was just to experiment with so i can get the design correct before making a couple of flat 8's coming next: suspension, steering rack and arms, gearbox (i can only show pics if i have an applicable amount of similar parts to make a prototype type with, until i get the exact parts online i will have to show LDD screen shots and prototypes of applicable parts of the supercar.

hi, does anybody have / know where i can find a LDD model file of either the silver champion, the Williams f1 car or the LEGO 8674 f1 that i can get a copy of? i just need the rear part (wishbones, wheels, tires, differential, and suspension) but when i try and make it in LDD i would have to make other parts of the model in order for them to fit etc and it would be very confusing trying to make it by leaving out these other parts. *note* i built the rear wishbone spindle and wheel Assembly for the rear right wheel and modified it to make it stronger but i don't have many parts that i need the front will be strengthened too but i need a way to pass the added universal joints through the pivot axle and connect that to the the front differential, the steering is out of the way so that shouldn't be a problem and the suspension is already there and should not get in the way.

my gearbox can control both engines interdependently so i don't think having 2 gearboxes is necessary imagine having 1 engine in 1st gear and the other in second gear well my gearbox can do this because of the splitter control which lets the axles that come out of both ends of the gearbox and join into the two differentials spin independently (at different speeds) also the gears don't actually do much in my model as they are the same size (like on the other Lego supercars like the 8448) this is basicaly how a variable center differential works because the faster the engine and wheels spin the more power is outputted if the VCD is set to a high power output limit of say 50% to the front wheels and 50% to the back

ive seen an audi TT with 2 v6 engines one at the front and one at the back

front axle + differential -> front engine -> gearbox -> rear engine -> rear axle + differential it could also be powered oppositley since its 4 wheel drive so front axle + differential <- front engine <- gearbox <- rear engine <- rear axle + differential or independently front axle + differential <- front engine <- gearbox -> rear engine -> rear axle + differential the front set of parts can drive the rear set and vice versa and if i select the gear which disconnects the 4wheel drive they can be independent.

i was thinking having the gearbox in the middle and a v8 either side , is this a good idea?

which would be better for weight distribution and delivering the power a mid mounted w16 OR front mounted v8 and rear mounted v8

maybe i should try cleaning my bricks but then again i like them dulled aswell

ok ill make a new block

the way i did it was simular to this exept i used the dark grey technik 3 axle with stop and the piston fitted over the stop the piston did not tilt much so ill try the new idea like on that motorbike. as the.ball joints will let the pistons tilt more which could prevent the jamming if this does not work, i will need more ideas on custom mechanisms