I got an idea in the middle of the night last week for a new amphib design. It may or may not work, and I may not even try to build it, but I thought I'd throw my idea out there to see what y'all think. My idea basically consists of a steel tub similar to that of the LTV Aerospace Kid vehicle, with tracks. The engine and drivetrain would probably be from a S-10 or other small V6 donor vehicle, using the origional rear axle and differental. Steering would consist of a pair of brake master cylinders mounted to either a set of levers or a steering wheel apparatus with one master cylinder for each brake on the hubs. Transmission would be a stock automatic. The tracks would most likely be snowmobile tracks, although I havn't completely worked out how the drive system would work
. The tracks would also have a suspension similar to Howe & Howe Industries Ripsaw vehicle
. It would probably be between 10 and 12 feet long and about 6 feet wide. Tell me what y'all think.


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