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Old 01-23-2005, 01:49 PM
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What is your opinion, if you had the time and money and fab skills would you do it

What car would you do it on?
I'm thinking a 93 sedan civic with rear 88 wagon trailing arms, and the diff welded in to a reinforced rear end.

would be a sick setup, but AWD civic ---- is hard to find in canada.
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Old 01-23-2005, 02:01 PM
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i would proabably buy a wrx sti or a nissan suv in 4wd.
i test drove a nissan suv yesterday for fun, and thoe things rip it up even on snow and ice. my civic just spins and does't go anywhere and this thing launches super hard.

awd is my new favorite friend.
but i would never fab a fwd honda into an awd one.
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well if i had 40,000 i'd be going too the subaru lot, but i dont. so this is the next best thing for me.
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Originally Posted by 4thGenTurbo
well if i had 40,000 i'd be going too the subaru lot, but i dont. so this is the next best thing for me.
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AWD Datsun 510

use an SR20DET/trans/diff out of a Nissan Pulsar from Aus and bam done
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Originally Posted by 351wstanggt
AWD Datsun 510

use an SR20DET/trans/diff out of a Nissan Pulsar from Aus and bam done
That'd be sweet.

4thGenTurbo, I like your idea. Maybe I should not sell my car, and do that so it doesn't suck anymore.
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AWD Datsun 510

use an SR20DET/trans/diff out of a Nissan Pulsar from Aus and bam done
That'd be sweet.

4thGenTurbo, I like your idea. Maybe I should not sell my car, and do that so it doesn't suck anymore.
Well I was thinking, The 1993 sedan lx is about the same lenght as a 1988 AWD wagon, the rear trailing arms are the same, now all thats left it a place to weld the rear diff.

No problem, pull out the gas tank, do some planning, reinforce the rear end, make a custom gas tank, re route the exhaust and youre done.

It sounds easier to do then it really is, but you guys remember the AWD CRX that some guy made using CRV components, that thing was sweet.

If I get my hands on a AWD civic wagon at the wreckers i'll be sure to get the components that I need. if not then i'll have to shorten some CRV trailing arms. and use a CRV Diff.

Now for the main driveshaft, that could be a problem, maybe i'd have to custom make one.
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u'd be better off getting a subbie rear diff those ******* are bulletproof, can't remember the exact name on them, lots of datsun 510 guys run them with sr20det swaps
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can you do that take the rear end out of like the 90 wagons and bolt them up to the 88-91 civics would it have to be the sedan /4door / hatch let me know i can get a free wagon and what all would be need to do the swap
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can you do that take the rear end out of like the 90 wagons and bolt them up to the 88-91 civics would it have to be the sedan /4door / hatch let me know i can get a free wagon and what all would be need to do the swap
There are two differnt wagons on has a strait axle and the newer has the trailing arms.
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