pres589 wrote:
In reply to 93celicaGT2:
I thought about the exact same thing with my 626. I wonder if a wrecked or dead motor RX-7 would provide a high percentage of the needed part. Gut the trunk, pull the gas tank, cut out the floor. Slice up RX and start tying parts into the back to get things hung then build up a bit of a cage to pass stress into the body shell. At the front, some B2200 motor mounts would probably help progress, and then I'm not sure what happens with things like the oil pan and you're going to have to figure out the dizzy & intake manifold inlet issues. I also wonder about clearance between a drive shaft and the floor, the tunnel in those cars gets pretty small by the time it's at the back seats.
Could be a very cheap project though if the right cars were found, a Turbo II RX-7 with a dead engine should be really cheap and an MX-6 or 626 with a busted transmission would be a give-away. And both of these things have happened with some regularity over the years so I'm sure the cars are out there, they just need to be found.
you both do know that there was an awd, 4ws version of the 626/mx6 in japan, right? so there is enough space to run a propshaft, the exhaust, and the rear steer shaft through that tunnel along with the trans linkage bits too. also re: the 929, there was a year, 89 i think, where it was available with the F2 and a manual trans, but they're unicorns. there was a guy that did a f2 b2200 to f2t conversion, but it was a custom lowrider and he had to cut an access panel in the firewall to adjust the timing from inside the cabin.
then there was the guy that finally finished the MR conversion on an integra, but i remember hearing that it was an ill-handling handful due to the weight balance.
