clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke SuperDork
5/7/18 12:06 p.m.

People talk about subarus being like Legos. I think this drivetrain conversion qualifies. Fairly surprising that the CANBUS system all plays together nicely. 

http://www.c30crew.com/mainsite/?page_id=531

irish44j
irish44j UltimaDork
5/7/18 5:25 p.m.

That's pretty impressive.

Makes me kinda wonder how it would be in straight RWD.....

Nitroracer
Nitroracer UltraDork
5/7/18 9:06 p.m.

I know there is some parts sharing between the Focus/Mazda3/C30 but I've never seen anyone actually take advantage of it.  I like it!

Run_Away
Run_Away GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
5/7/18 9:21 p.m.

That's pretty cool.

So does this look similar to a focus RS underneath?

bmw88rider
bmw88rider GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/7/18 9:25 p.m.

Focus RS from that era was FWD with a LSD.  The new generation is a different. 

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/7/18 9:35 p.m.

In reply to bmw88rider :

Yup with the revoknuckle. I've long been a fan of the T5 AWD manual V50 which viva can make to previous gen RS spec enginewise. 

clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke SuperDork
5/7/18 10:35 p.m.
captdownshift said:

In reply to bmw88rider :

Yup with the revoknuckle. I've long been a fan of the T5 AWD manual V50 which viva can make to previous gen RS spec enginewise. 

I'd definitely rather have the V50 over the C30. C30 is just a little too small for me.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
5/8/18 8:07 a.m.

Oh dear, oh dear.  I really didn't need to read this.  HAd mine since new, now at 115K miles and going strong but relegated to winter duty.  AWD hhmmmmmm.......

clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke SuperDork
5/8/18 8:05 p.m.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson :

It seems as though if you did your own wrenching you could get this conversion done pretty cheaply. 

Vigo
Vigo UltimaDork
5/8/18 11:52 p.m.

Information logged for same-gen C70 bench-racing in my brain. cool

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/9/18 3:44 a.m.

In reply to Adrian_Thompson :

I’m constantly told winter cars should have AWD....

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson MegaDork
5/9/18 6:20 a.m.
clutchsmoke said:

In reply to Adrian_Thompson :

It seems as though if you did your own wrenching you could get this conversion done pretty cheaply. 

Wrenching easy.  Electrons hard.

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
5/9/18 10:21 a.m.

wow, awesome!

car39
car39 HalfDork
5/9/18 2:16 p.m.

There was also one built in Massachusetts.  They used a custom fuel cell to fix the space issue, but they only could hold 5 or 6 gallons IIRC.

fidelity101
fidelity101 UltraDork
5/9/18 3:21 p.m.

ive been wanting to do this for a long time with fictitious money

dean1484
dean1484 GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/9/18 4:10 p.m.

That is really cool. 

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