Got another waaaaayyyyyy off the wall idea today! How about building a doodlebug using somewhat modern technology? I've got a 51 GMC 1/2 ton frame and suspension sitting around doing nothing, an old vacuum shift 2-speed rear axle from the mid-1950's, and a 1-liter 3 cylinder GEO Metro engine and 3-speed automatic transmission, all just taking up space, plus various torque tube 3 speed transmissions. How about if I chop a couple of feet out of the frame, rigid-mount the big rear axle, and figure out how to couple up the GEO engine/trans assembly to it, with maybe a 3 speed manual box somewhere in the middle? The thing would probably climb trees!
Jerry

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