rwd has been done
Front engined Rear drive
Rear/mid engined rear drive
twin engine (effectively 4 wheel drive)
but no proper 4x4 as we know of
rwd has been done
Front engined Rear drive
Rear/mid engined rear drive
twin engine (effectively 4 wheel drive)
but no proper 4x4 as we know of
if some one could point me in the right directon i would'nt mind putting it on projects even if it all want ti#s up anyone got any pics of caly 4x4 engine bay/ runnig gear might sound stupi which way would engine be mounted/
yes i know i sound like a dumb kid with dreams truth is iv never had anything to do with 4x4's
Let me break it down for you as in what would be involved.
Using a cally floorpan would be the best way to go. But heres the drawback. A cally is longer and wider than a nova. So pretty much everything would need to be modified, there would be a mammoth load of fabrication to do, you would need to make sure everything was straight so the thing doesnt crab, and once you had done all of that work, you would end up with a 4x4 nova that would be slower in a straight line than the equivilent engined nova with a normal setup, and a transfer box made of chocolate.
Basically, shed loads of work for a result that is pointless to say the least.
So basically its an excersise in fabrication, and something to pose about in a magazine. Thats fair enough, some people enjoy that and I can relate to it HOWEVER i imagine you think it will make a better car. It will infact make a much heavier car with a load more transmission loss.
Other things that have been mentioned are using running gear from other SWB 4x4 cars, such as a Justy or a panda 4x4 () Then you open up another kettle of fish as to mounting a vaux engine to it, or mounting a justy engine in a nova.
So, to cut a long story (and probnably thread) short, we cant point you in a direction to get started, because there is nowhere to point you. Its never been done (to our knowledge) by an amateur in a shed. There ARE 4x4 rally corsas which have been built, to a massive budget and by hugely talented people, not guys like us in sheds
So, have a stab at it by all means, we'll give you all the help we can, but if you do it you will be re-inventing the wheel, so dont expect a user manual!!
You wouldnt believe how many times ive written that either
Insaneswede has a 4x4 mk1 astra using toyota celica gt4 transmission and a C20LET over on mig...
To be honsit when you got to ask questions like that i dont know where to start with it i wouldnt do it. As someone pointed out to me when i made this post but i do know how to. If i was you just do a rwd much easyer and cheeper to do. you need alot of money and time if you were to do this plus the amount of skill needed to the fabrication workOriginally Posted by just vaux trev
i know colin (thread starter) and he could do it, the only thing i can see that will stop this happening is if he gets bored or see's a diferrent shell. (the running gear has seen 3 other road-going cars and almost a kadet but got bored) the last time i saw him was about 2 weeks ago, trailering a mint shell from my mates garage to cut the **** off it...
theres 2 4x4 novas being built round my way at the mo, one hasnt started yet and the other is being built in his garage, both are using chopped up cavvy running gear.
the whole nova world doenst come on here so there might be a few out there.
il try and get some info on the one being built.
a corsa would be easier to do, as it's wider and the cali/cav floor will fit easier, and also shafts etc would fit too..
some pic's of one done..
well i think mine has just took a big step back as someone just offered
me a handfull of ? notes that im happy with but still leaves me with
one spare shell tbh i thought it would make a better car but i belive and
can understand where lee is coming from so back to the drawing board
maybe rwd if i started with small block ie the 1.2 i got sitting round
and mounted it,would i need to chainge the mounting position if i put a big block in later for rwd
If you made chassis mounts that take the standard nova mounts, then no, you'd just need the normal big block conversion mounts.
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