Trans to rearend... No room for driveshaft...
 

So I'm trying to measure for an engine trans swap and cutting, welding, etc isn't the issue, it's, well... The tail shaft of the trans I was thinking of using basically would be real real close to the rear end. No room for a drive shaft. I think the cheetah car was directly bolted to the rear from the trans, so I'm pretty sure it's been done before, and if this isn't the right forum, please move me around... But what would needed to be done, solid motor mounts and an independent rear setup? Should that make it all work and allow room for flex under acceleration, etc? A single joint linking both yokes? Thanks in advance.

If you're not willing to move the engine/trans forward, you're pretty much stuck going independent. I single u-joint won't allow a solid axle to move up and down.

Yeah, that's actually moving the engine back far enough to clear everything up front... I'd go manual trans but moving the engine back cuts down the footbox a lot.

Here's a Cheetah set-up

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...psbl2icqmv.jpg