May 5, 2009 - 12:40 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.ca/JDM-95-OEM-Celica-GT4-T...p3286.m20.l1116
Would it be possible to buy this kit which includes front clip and rear clip and install the rear onto a ST204 GT-S ? Would the rear subframe and gearbox differential fit onto my current frame (if i remove the gaz tank) ? Or it would require major work to the chassis? And what about the driveshaft? I searched on the database but mostly found front end conversion... and the only owner of a converted to AWD here that i've found is celiman05 and he havent logged in since august 2008! This post has been edited by reko: May 5, 2009 - 2:09 PM -------------------- |
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May 8, 2009 - 8:11 AM
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art, its really not that hard to duplicate the factory pinch welds.
not that the TMS way is the wrong way, cause its not, its effective, and it works, (pipes is an example of that) but this is the factory correct way of doing it. its the way collision shops properly repair quater panels, ect, drilling out the factory welds and welding in new panels. doing it this way also allows you to use the additional strut tower bracing that the '4 has, as well as the rear floorpan ect. in this particular example, they went a little far going all the way up between the lights with it, but thats neither here nor there. for most DIY guys, this is definetly not the way of doing it, especially if we could get someone to make the crossmembers reliably, but it definetly would be the more factory correct, and IMO stronger. (the strut towers are a big part of that.) toyota definetly did alot more engineering and testing on those chassis than any of us will ever do, and replicating theyre work any time you can is IMO gonna be the best way to do somthing like this. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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reko Would it be feaseable May 5, 2009 - 12:40 PM
pittfirefighter several members have already done it May 5, 2009 - 12:41 PM
reko QUOTE (pittfirefighter @ May 5, 2009 - 1... May 5, 2009 - 1:54 PM
eggman40 im not completely certain but i know that it requi... May 5, 2009 - 2:08 PM
reko Yeah i found the thread like an hour after, thanks... May 5, 2009 - 3:40 PM
azian_advanced you could cut the rear trunk flooring and weld the... May 5, 2009 - 8:23 PM
alltracman78 If someone is going to do an AWD swap, this is the... May 5, 2009 - 11:18 PM
stephen_lee QUOTE (alltracman78 @ May 5, 2009 - 11... May 6, 2009 - 9:13 AM
Culpable04 QUOTE (azian_advanced @ May 5, 2009 - 9... May 6, 2009 - 7:51 PM
azian_advanced btw, this project was completed... May 7, 2009 - 8:07 AM
Culpable04 so he basically cutted at the welding points and r... May 7, 2009 - 8:34 AM
presure2 that is without a doubt the best way of doing it.
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lagos ^ F@#k that! May 7, 2009 - 9:09 AM
_Jim_ QUOTE (lagos @ May 7, 2009 - 10:09 A... May 7, 2009 - 6:08 PM
reko damn never thought of doing this. Seems way better... May 7, 2009 - 9:24 AM
azian_advanced the sides were cut because the gt-four has differe... May 7, 2009 - 4:55 PM
pipes sometimes i wonder with you guys am i just chopped... May 7, 2009 - 5:03 PM
domyz i would not do this, this is illegal, insurance co... May 7, 2009 - 5:07 PM
pipes QUOTE (domyz @ May 7, 2009 - 6:07 PM... May 7, 2009 - 5:13 PM
presure2 this mimics the factory in that it uses all the fa... May 7, 2009 - 6:22 PM
_Jim_ Easier ways, yes
Better or WORSE, no
If the pro... May 7, 2009 - 6:32 PM
lagos QUOTE (presure2 @ May 7, 2009 - 7:22... May 7, 2009 - 9:32 PM
95st-celica QUOTE (lagos @ May 7, 2009 - 10:32 P... May 7, 2009 - 10:30 PM
lagos sorry joe, but the diy mechanic cant weld as well ... May 8, 2009 - 12:14 AM
95st-celica not sayin i would try this on my car...but if i we... May 8, 2009 - 12:21 AM
reko QUOTE (95st-celica @ May 8, 2009 - ... May 8, 2009 - 7:51 AM
playr158 come on we can use mine as the guinea pig if Manny... May 8, 2009 - 9:01 AM![]() ![]() |
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