gt4 front clip, wondering about a price for a conversion of a 97 gt to a gt Options

[danny1985]

ok i got me a 1997 celica gt manuel i found a gt4 front clip for around 4000 dollars was wondering how much will it cost me to convert it and also my friend has a st215 caldina 3sgte motor should i use that one instead of the 3sgte that comes with the clip just curious

[jordisonjr]

If you have the know how to convert it to AWD, then do it.
If you're planning to simply take it to a shop to do it, forget it. Its not going to happen.
It will take forever, or it won't be done properly as no shops really have experience on this.

As stated already, read the multiple AWD swaps on here before you even start thinking about it. Because its a crap load of work, and you better do as much research you can, and be prepared to get stuck, and not have much information to help you, because not many have converted to awd.

I agree with everyone in this thread, buy a st205 front clip, drop in the 3s, swap the front end, and sell off any remaining parts to decrease the cost.
I've never driven a car with 500hp or even 350hp, but i think 350 would be sufficient for a daily driver.

Spend the extra money you have on suspension, and focus on being able to put the power to the ground, rather than worrying about swapping to AWD.
It will be a better bang for your buck then the headaches of trying to swap to AWD on your own.