Ahhh, the famed "Daytona 4" comes to mind... A one-off, if memory serves, that was called "4" due to the following:
- 4 wheel drive (AWD) - 4 cyllinders - 4 valves per cyllinder (DOHC) Also to the best of my recollection, this car was at some point sent into the crusher, which I know is making G-body fans on this list shudder as they read this and remember. Anyways, the trans housing and diffs were hodgepodged and since then nothing has been compatible with the G-body as far as AWD drivetrains go. About the only safe bet is a RWD conversion, for which Mopar themselves used to sell conversion K-members for the front, and you could run Jeep rear axles (solid live axle) in the rear. Ever notice that the place where your downpipe sits looks remarkably accommodating for a bellhousing? The IROC series G-bodies were indeed RWD conversions. BUT... We have tossed around the notion of using the AWD minivan system for years now, and it always comes back to the same problem that it doesn't, as you so point out, hook up to the 2.2/2.5 series of engines, which forces you to do one of two things: - Either somehow tackle the task of making a minivan V6 work in a G-body (G-body *does* have a rather large engine bay, so who knows?) Or - cut and weld on a compatible bellhousing rim (a la A520, A525, A555, or A568) and fiddle with modifying the ouput shaft as needed to make it mate to a 2.2/2.5 (recommended) Even then, you will likely need a custom driveshaft made for the differences in length between a G-body and a minivan. But that should be doable too, with the right measurements. Then finally are the rear axles, which I would think you would have to first figure out the IRS setup (since I imagine the minivan has something like that) before you run the axles back there, and then also there's the rear brake setup to consider, but again, if you are clever and weld up brackets, you should be able to mount the minivan's rear braking hardware. Hopefully the minivan has rear discs. But this has been tossed around on this list for years now, and honestly, nobody has done it, so it's all speculation. -J Southern California Forced Induction 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby Turbo II 1986 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo 1990 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo 1991 Mitsu Eclispe GSX Turbo(for sale) 1990 VW Corrado G60 Supercharged (maybe SOLD) 1984 Nissan 200SX Turbo 1985 Nissan 200SX Turbo 1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of geoff rolling Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:37 AM To: sdml Subject: SD> awd daytona hey everyone ive been contemplating taking on this project for a few monthes now. we got an awd caravan in for scrap at the auto recyclers where i work and id just like to know if anyone has ever attempted to take the driveline from the van and put it in a car. id like to do it with a 4banger turbo but the awd tranny only mates up to the 3.3l to the best of my knowledge. if anyone has attempted or knows anyone who has attempted this swap please let me know if u have any advice on this or if its even possible. i dont wanna get it to it and find out its not gonnahappin. im pretty sure that the vans come with a wider wb than the cars and im hoping that this will give the daytona kind of a wide trac feel thanx in advance. Jeff -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
