Differential
It is too bad the diff is on the front. There are a few ways I have thought of doing this.
One, the easier way is to make a "dummy" drive sproket and leave the diff in the rear. I have seen this done on a panzer 2 conversion and it looked OK. The wheels were done over to make them look different as well.
The second is to weld a fake front end on the rear and drive in reverse. Engine would be put in to drive diff in reverse.
The third is to attempt to remove the front lower plate and weld/bolt the diff onto it then re-attach it. This allows the diff in the front with the least amount of cutting to the carrier.
For an engine and transmission I was thinking of using a modern engine with an automatic. Engine and transmission in the rear and a longer shaft under a cover on the floor to the front.
A similar arrangement to the more modern Lynx. I have driven armoured vehicles with automatic trans and they are very forgiving.
Since the tank will be a frankenstien it will never pass inspection from the hard core guys.
I have a few converted carrier pics you may have seen over the years to give me ideas.
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