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 Mar 4, 2010 - 11:00 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%)  |
I have a new idea for a full GT-4 AWD conversion. I was talking with my brother talking about all kinds of cars like the Skyline , older WRX's, GT-4, etc and I was talking about a GT-4 conversion becasue I've always wanted one since I got my Celica. His Idea was to find a wrecked GT-4 preferably rear ended and swap all the parts over. That way you get every part you need and see how it is hooked up.
-------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 4, 2010 - 11:10 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
so you live overseas ?
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Mar 4, 2010 - 11:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
QUOTE (Batman722 @ Mar 5, 2010 - 12:10 AM)  so you live overseas ? no I live in the great country of America Im just talking about a temp import of a gt4 that will never be insured or registered -------------------- JDM Part King
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Mar 4, 2010 - 11:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '10 From Niagara, ON Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I haven't looked into the 6th Gens, but I know that with the 5th Gens the big issue with the swap is that there is no driveshaft tunnel in the FWD chassis. So essentially you need to strip the car down pretty well to just the bare frame, and then custom fabricate your own tunnel. There was a guy I think in the Thunder Bay area up here, who wanted to do a GT-Four drivetrain conversion on his Convertible. Instead of doing the tunnel thing he just wanted to buy a whole GT-Four chassis and then transplant the convertible body onto it.
As with importing and registering a GT-Four, it's possible, but is it worth the hassle? |
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Mar 8, 2010 - 3:45 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 22, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
AT200 has the tunnel...
-------------------- QUOTE "And, as always, your friendship, help, and dedication to the advancement of Texas Celica dominance is GREATLY appreciated. Thanks bro." -DEATH 1994 GT: V6 swap, 5speed E53 W/ LSD, All Power, now RED 1995 ST: SOLD @273k miles, Auto, all power, CarPC, White 1994 ST: Totaled, 5spd, all power, Red RIP 07/09/09 @ 241,810 1994 Lexus LS400: This is my new DD |
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Mar 8, 2010 - 7:05 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 22, '08 From Bergenfield Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (78%) |
Hardest part about the conversion is fabricating a rear subframe to bolt too. once this is done, the rest is VERY feasible.
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Mar 8, 2010 - 7:21 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
The newest old idear!!!!
i'm doing it, PIPES has done it..... |
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Mar 8, 2010 - 8:50 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 20, '07 From Bakersfield, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
QUOTE (_Jim_ @ Mar 8, 2010 - 4:05 PM) Hardest part about the conversion is fabricating a rear subframe to bolt too. once this is done, the rest is VERY feasible. I am so going to wait for you to tackle this Jim and then going to do it exactly as you have done it. This will give me time to come up with the funds as well as gain some new information. I hope you actually do it the way we discussed the parts (as everyone else is doing it in a way I do not think I will be able to do). So I am really looking forward to that. -------------------- 91 MR2 Turbo SW20, 92 MR2 Turbo SW20, 95 Celica GT ST204
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Mar 9, 2010 - 12:32 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 17, '07 From Montreal, QC, Canada Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Get one in Germany; they're LHD
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Mar 10, 2010 - 11:12 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 28, '04 From Ann Arbor MI Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
just cut the floor out of a rollover and replace it in a st204
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Mar 11, 2010 - 12:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 15, '08 From Royal Oak, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
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Mar 11, 2010 - 11:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '09 From Buffalo, NY Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Mar 8, 2010 - 3:45 PM) AT200 has the tunnel... For real? YESSSSSS THE ST IS GOOD FOR SOMETHING 
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