how to convert to RWD Options

[devilsden97]

Buy my skyline powered s14 if u want a rwd car, 10k takes her

i just wanna see it. PM me pics?

[playr158]

My celica will be a road course raced car....with very mild street use (i don't really see it being 100% street legal, just considering the motor modifications)

But i'm really not worried about the end, i can promise it won't get sold, haha, but I'm more about the journey and the means to try something new than a money efficient, common means to the end.

and i'm already looking for a new car to weekend drive minor daily, and the M3 was on the list, along with the IS300, WRX and a few others....too many damn cars to pick from:(

but like everything i do there are haters, unopinionated, and supporters.....i don't expect 90% of people to like this idea....

This post has been edited by playr158: Jun 5, 2007 - 8:41 AM

[Supersprynt]

My celica will be a road course raced car....with very mild street use (i don't really see it being 100% street legal, just considering the motor modifications)

My cars about, 5% legal.

[playr158]

My celica will be a road course raced car....with very mild street use (i don't really see it being 100% street legal, just considering the motor modifications)

My cars about, 5% legal.

i can't get away with much in terms of modifications in fairfax county....when i drove the celica i used modification tickets as wall paper and was always followed around by a cruiser

[Supersprynt]

Oreo please.

Glass of milk also.

[lagos]

I have mixed feelings about the conversion. Being AWD or RWD.

Lets look at a few things. The majority of AWD swaps are for sale..... Why would you sell something that you put money, blood, sweat, and tears into. I'm dieing for another project car, but I wouldn't dare sell mine for one. Something is not right. I don't believe these AWD swaps are running correctly. Now, I said majority not all conversions.

x2

i just cant see how someone can spend a year or more building their awd dream celica, and then a few months later decide to put it up for sale. there must be something wrong with the car. no way that the owner of it got bored so quickly.

when its time for my awd conversion. i will do it in 2 simple steps.

[jcaron9gt4]

My celica will be a road course raced car....with very mild street use (i don't really see it being 100% street legal, just considering the motor modifications)

But i'm really not worried about the end, i can promise it won't get sold, haha, but I'm more about the journey and the means to try something new than a money efficient, common means to the end.

and i'm already looking for a new car to weekend drive minor daily, and the M3 was on the list, along with the IS300, WRX and a few others....too many damn cars to pick from:(

but like everything i do there are haters, unopinionated, and supporters.....i don't expect 90% of people to like this idea....

hmmm...M3, wrx, and IS300....doesnt seem like your short on money to me

[laff09]

I have mixed feelings about the conversion. Being AWD or RWD.

Lets look at a few things. The majority of AWD swaps are for sale..... Why would you sell something that you put money, blood, sweat, and tears into. I'm dieing for another project car, but I wouldn't dare sell mine for one. Something is not right. I don't believe these AWD swaps are running correctly. Now, I said majority not all conversions.

x2

i just cant see how someone can spend a year or more building their awd dream celica, and then a few months later decide to put it up for sale. there must be something wrong with the car. no way that the owner of it got bored so quickly.

when its time for my awd conversion. i will do it in 2 simple steps.

Step#1 Pay someone. Step #2 drink a beer and watch them bust their knuckles on rusted bolts?

[lagos]

I have mixed feelings about the conversion. Being AWD or RWD.

Lets look at a few things. The majority of AWD swaps are for sale..... Why would you sell something that you put money, blood, sweat, and tears into. I'm dieing for another project car, but I wouldn't dare sell mine for one. Something is not right. I don't believe these AWD swaps are running correctly. Now, I said majority not all conversions.

x2

i just cant see how someone can spend a year or more building their awd dream celica, and then a few months later decide to put it up for sale. there must be something wrong with the car. no way that the owner of it got bored so quickly.

when its time for my awd conversion. i will do it in 2 simple steps.

Step#1 Pay someone. Step #2 drink a beer and watch them bust their knuckles on rusted bolts?

close!

step 1: sell celica
step 2: buy an awd car
conversion complete!

[playr158]

I have mixed feelings about the conversion. Being AWD or RWD.

Lets look at a few things. The majority of AWD swaps are for sale..... Why would you sell something that you put money, blood, sweat, and tears into. I'm dieing for another project car, but I wouldn't dare sell mine for one. Something is not right. I don't believe these AWD swaps are running correctly. Now, I said majority not all conversions.

x2

i just cant see how someone can spend a year or more building their awd dream celica, and then a few months later decide to put it up for sale. there must be something wrong with the car. no way that the owner of it got bored so quickly.

when its time for my awd conversion. i will do it in 2 simple steps.

Step#1 Pay someone. Step #2 drink a beer and watch them bust their knuckles on rusted bolts?

close!

step 1: sell celica
step 2: buy an awd car
conversion complete!

haha you can't even get it right on paper

a) sell celica
b) buy RWD car

this is a RWD discussion not AWD

[lagos]

umm..i was talking about MY awd conversion. converting a celica to awd or rwd would be pretty much the same amount of work in either case.

[GTS13]

Since the loss of the Nissan 240 on the market there aren't any affordable RWD cars anymore. Ford however is planning on releasing a non-mustang RWD platform within the next 5 years. Now I hate to go domestic but if that's all that's available then I guess that's what I'm holding out for.

[playr158]

umm..i was talking about MY awd conversion. converting a celica to awd or rwd would be pretty much the same amount of work in either case.

haha AWD is much less work involved than the RWD...

AWD you can use ALL GT4 parts

RWD, you have to cut firewall/floor pan, create custom motor mounts, deal with steering rack issues, custom drive shaft....ect..

the RWD is FAR more labor intensive than the AWD

[GTS13]

Wouldn't it be a bit easier if you chose a smaller engine like a 4AGE? Since you could probably fit a Corolla tranny in there much easier? And with an ST you would probably only have to make some height adjustments to the stock mounts if you needed to.

[playr158]

the motors size isn't really what the concern is but the bellhousing/tranny area.

the space 3sgte or 4age will be pretty much the same no matter what.
and messing with the suspension to fit everything under the car would create a very poorly built/balance vehicle

only one way to go RWD and thats to start cutting

and spending +10 grand to go RWD why would you underpower it with some 1XXhp motor?
my goal is 500

This post has been edited by playr158: Jun 6, 2007 - 6:36 PM

[Defgeph]

my goal is 500

500 years or 500 thousand dollars

GL Dan

[tomazws]

drive backwards.

Sorry I just couldn't stop laughin at this....

[playr158]

my goal is 500

500 years or 500 thousand dollars

GL Dan

Haha, 500 years is looking like my finish line goal

I'm really really hoping to finish the car by 2010. But i'm working on a p/t college kid budget so things go SLOOOOW piece by piece, for the car being in the garage almost 2 years now (2 years in August) I'm actually pretty happy with the progress.

a) completely stripped to bare metal (including 2 paint layers)
b) black primer to protect the metal
c) remove anything that wasn't needed
d) Curren conversion
e) Right Hand Drive conversion

I do have to thank one of our New Jersey 6gc members who DONATED the remainder of his ST205 front cut to allow me money saved and the ability to do the RHD

[InfamousChappy]

So dangerous.. You're driving a car with most of the factory reinforcement removed. You could create new ones, but fail spots increase like 1000x. I wouldn't trust putting the g-forces on it taking turns, probably why the only RWD high hp celi only goes in a straight line.

[lagos]

my goal is 500

500hp, RHD, RWD, currenica, on a p/t college kids budget, just might take a while to complete.