Not trying to shoot you down mate, just giving you food for thought

Certainly sounds an interesting project
Will it be as straightforward as it sounds with the gearbox though in order to change it from chain drive? I ask because all the kit type cars & the Smart Car that was converted all still use chain drive & if it were that easy I would have thought they would have changed to a prop. BTW, remember you're gonna have to buy the £600-odd (IIRC) quaife reverse gear too