Detailed discussion of Toyotas awd system, specifically for the st205 Options

[nammer]

could someone post pictures of the underside of an st205? I mean complete front to back pictures of a celi on a lift? I'd really like to see how everything is placed and how the drivetrain sits. I think it would be helpful to those of us who want to research doing awd conversions

best ones I have..

taken from the back of the car:



taken from the front of the car:

[delusionz]

that bolt on exhaust system from japan has a really bad bend in it how it gets close to the drive shaft. mine came from japan with a similar bolt on system but that bend was alot straighter.

[enderswift]

What I plan to do with the build is essentially show a step by step on how everything is done come Summer of 2011.

That would be beyond awesome.

On gravel and grass it meant i had no control of the a$$ end whatsoever...could barely drive the car right lol...
Anywho, there are some videos on youtube of a GT4 drifting with an 180 and an MR2 up on a track here in mainland japan...cant find it though.

EDIT: think this is it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqKgyRRtVa0...feature=related

The gt4 just looks good doing anything doesn't it?

Thanks for posting those nammer, they are exactly what i was thinking of. Wow it looks like theres actually two spots for the center bearings, I always thought there was just one... I cant tell from the pictures but does the awd system use any u-joints in the driveshaft? Or is it all just splined together?

If its splined together, the best way to go about welding up the brackets for the drivetrain is to have the awd transmission installed in the car and mock up each component separately to get the right spacing correct?

How would you know if you have to factor in a little bit of extra space to allow for play? I'd imagine its a bad idea to have everything tightly pressed together and that a 1-2 mm horizontal breathing room would be good.

Also, what about the angle of the driveshaft? Does an st205 have the shaft level with the bottom of the car or is it a bit angled?


This post has been edited by enderswift: Jan 27, 2011 - 11:45 AM

[3WayStunna]

Why not install the rear diff and support etc. etc., along with the tranny...that way you could find out yourself?!?!?! I mean would that work out for you as well in trying to determine what you are looking for?

[enderswift]

Why not install the rear diff and support etc. etc., along with the tranny...that way you could find out yourself?!?!?! I mean would that work out for you as well in trying to determine what you are looking for?

I have another 2 semesters left before i graduate so funds are tight till then. The earliest I could buy a clip would be this fall if my internship comes through. So in the mean time I'd like to get some information before diving into a project that needs a pretty large amount of preparation. Furthermore I would like the info in this thread to be a good consolidation of all the scattered drivetrain info