Vickers fax.

[Lynn Eades]

John, I haven't been there, but you can probably flip your axle in the hull to you a reversal. (putting the brake backing plates back on the same side afterwards)

[Jon Bradshaw]

Lynn- I looked at that idea and you are right using a universal carrier it would be that simple. The T16 has extra steering brakes and is mounted to the rear armor in such a way that it would be very hard to flip it over. The cast area inside the outer brakes, where it bolts on to the side armor would not bolt back on if it were upside down.
I talked to someone who made a conversion UC to Panzer MK1 and he said that the transmission was not the ideal way to go but that it worked. If he did it again he would flip the axle.... I did explore that option, but won't work.... would have been simpler.....

Clark- You are well ahead of me so far, so I guess we will see who gets to the finish first. If you have internal plans for the turret ring and mechanics of rotating I would love to see and discuss them.

[Lynn Eades]

Clarkray, I once worked at a place where we had a Clarke 8 ton forklift.
It ran a chrysler 318 petrol v8, left hand rotation. It had a different camshaft, and the crankshaft was drilled differently among other things. Some manufacturers have built Marine counter rotation engines to make matched pairs for boats, (unlike the likes of a Staghound where both engines are the same)

Just a thought.

[clarkray]

Jon for the drive I plan on using a chain locked in place over a aluminum ring(as a ring gear.) and a small sprocket to run around it.I am not sure yet about the rollers although I am leaning toward V rollers running on a rolled rod top and bottom.

[Jon Bradshaw]

I was planning on the same thing. Finding an inward facing gear with matching sprocket has proven hard so far. A motorcycle chain and sprocket is my plan.
I have a few steel rings used as barrel hoops they are 1" steel "I" beam bent in a circle and welded 28" inside diameter. One on turret one on hull and ball bearings in between. Should make a good bearing.
Hope they will work and be able to support a turret.