AWD Options

[fastcelica20]

Okay I have read many threads and im still confused. i've talked to baddica about his awd stuff he has. here are some pictures he sent me:







i was reading celiman05's thread about his awd conversion and he doesn't state how he did it. i will not be doing it because my cousin is helping me. he is great at fabricating and welding. but im not sure if baddica has all the stuff needed. someone help me out on things that are needed. YEs i do have the finances to do this. since baddica lives near me i could just scoop up his awd conversion stuff. well help me out. im very interested in doing this.

[celiman05]

first things first, all this talk about floor pan is driving me crazy.
the tunnel for the shaft already exists in our cars so the driveshaft fits perfectly in there. the only problem i had with the shaft part of the swap was the fabrication for the shaft mounts. they took alot of time to make and figure out. the exhaust can just follow the driveshaft right down the tunnel.

as for the rear end, all i did was just cut out the spare tire well, and fabricated a holder for the fuel cell. you could also just use a piece of sheet metal if you would like to use the st205 fuel tank.

the rear sub frame was a totally different story. the back two mounting brackets on the 205 rear end line up perfectly with the existing holes. mounts just need to be made because the 205 sub frame sits differently in the car. just make sure everything is straight. also i couldnt use the 205 rear sway bar cuz it wouldnt fit, so i had to buy an aftermarket straight one to make evrything fit.

i got very lucky on mine cuz when i bought my front clip, it came with everything that i needed. including full drive shaft, complete rear sub frame, etc. that cost me about $4500.

dont under estimate all of the little things that could possibly be missing cuz that adds up very very fast. i wanna say there had to be at least $1000 in petty little things that i needed.

oh ya, good luck finding rims to fit over the huge breaks that come w/ 205 stuff. i had to have gone through at least 3 sets of rims, shipping back and forth, untill i finally found a set that fit. and i still only have about an 8th of an inch clearance between the rim and the caliper.

the biggest problem that im having now is getting replacment parts for the car. everything has to come from the UK and none of its cheap by any means. if something breaks or if there is a prob with something, im pretty much screwed untill i spend the big money and get the part. anything can go at any time.

all in all it had to have cost me prob about $8000 to finish the swap completely. (if not more).
the swap is not at all easy but it is possible. good luck.
if i think of anything else i'll post it.