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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

Dennis, thanks, that's kind of you to say, but actually, I'm just a hack...don't really have any carpentry skills to speak of...and didn't really have all of the right tools for this job. What helped me was that I had a couple of snailshell crates to use as a basis for the design. I just added a few tweaks to secure the Audi unit and simultaneously add strength and rigidity to the box. The cool thing about this was that the dimensions of the Audi unit were pretty uniform...the 16" width was a key aspect to making the most of the 4x8 plywood with a minimum of off-cuts and scraps.

Joe, as for handles, definitely, I considered it for sure. If I were building this for something that was staying stateside, or that I expected to get back, I probably would have added some. However, if I added handles to the design, I definitely would NOT use particle board...at 160-170 pounds, I'm afraid the handles wouldn't last long in the particle board. True plywood would be better, but I was trying to keep my costs to a reasonable minimum. I'll be surprised if these crates will be reusable after making the long ocean voyage to Brisbane.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:57 am Post subject:

just playin around.. tranny is light enough box wont be to tough to handle
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dpw928 · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 1860 Location: owasso, ok 74055

Actually particle board IMHO is harder to work with than laminated plywood, so, yes you did a good job. Agree on the handles unless you drilled holes and made rope handles.

Dennis
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Grenadiers · Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

Sweeet. Now I'll feel better about trying to sell the 3 - n/a trannies I have laying around!
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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

Dan, you`re an absolute legend.
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1982 924 (As featured on Wikipedia)

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Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1379 Location: Germany

aehm... what you are shipping is the transmission and not the transaxel. The transaxel is that long tube- shaped thing between engine and transmission.
But, its well done and thanks for the write - up.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15548 Location: Spring Lake MI

Smoothie · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 7:14 am Post subject:

Ya, that's been my understanding since owning my first transaxled car (a '78 Honda Accord w/front wheel drive, and transverse transaxle) in the early '80's -
transmission + differential integrated within the same box = "transaxle".
-And since owning the 924 in the early '90's...the 924's equivalent of a drive shaft = "torque tube" (though some might say we have a solid drive shaft housed within a torque tube, that whole assembly together generally goes by "torque tube").
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tuurbo · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject:

Yeah carpentry isn't a sport that reinforces imprecision either.

I could have used those skills a few weeks back.

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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

Dan,

I finally got to see the boxes in the flesh this week. Great work! They did their job well.

Unfortunately the guy from Quarantine wasn't thinking about all your hard work when he ordered that they be burnt and the transaxles steam-cleaned.

I'll have to make some myself now. They're a great way to neatly store transaxles which I suddenly seem to have a lot of.
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1979 924 (Gone to a better place)
1974 Lotus 7 S4 "Big Valve" Twin-cam (waiting)
1982 924 (As featured on Wikipedia)

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peterld · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject:

Yea Pete - does that mean our stuff has arrived? WhoooHooo. I guess we'll be hearing from you sometime soon.