Just thinking out loud - what are the options in longitudinal engine+FWD layout with the transmission ahead of the engine and the engine centered? IIRC Audis, VWs, GMs and Mopars are engine forward. Saab 99/900 are flywheel forward but the axles come out further aft. The engine lists but maybe reflects half a Lycoming 288.

Alternatively, what does it take to make a transmission spin backwards - practically, not theoretically? I read that aircooled VW trannies can be made to spin backwards, but this dream doesn't involve a clutch pedal.

Sixto
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