Can a 4WD 3SGTE be swapped into a ST200 Carina ED?, Looking to get rid of the 4SFE next year Options

[Dickson]

Hey guys I asked this question nearly 6 months ago and got no response so am asking again as a separate topic now.
I have a 1996 Toyota Carina ED ST200 AT, which is essentially a 4 door Celica. I'm a month or so away from changing the OEM 14" wheels for some ROH 205/45R17 with Toyo Proxes 4 tyres.
I'm wanting to check the options of changing out the engine, which is a 4SFE front wheel drive, for hopefully a 4WD 3SGTE, and wanted the car to not show many signs of having had an engine swap, apart from obviously the fact that it would make different noise. An older topic made mention of how you could conceivably take out the 4SFE and change it to the 4WD ST205 3SGTE engine without serious mod work done to the chassis. I was wanting to confirm this but also get an idea of the cost and parts needed for such an endeavor. I'm not worried if it costs me a few thousand, I just want to do something unique yet looking very much sleeper. Can anyone give me some ideas please?

This post has been edited by Dickson: Aug 21, 2009 - 10:39 PM

[Celiracer18]

IIRC there is a Carina model that is AWD so you might need the rear end from that and a 3S should fit up front. Do your research and it should be fairly straightforward if you can find the parts.

[Dickson]

IIRC there is a Carina model that is AWD so you might need the rear end from that and a 3S should fit up front. Do your research and it should be fairly straightforward if you can find the parts.

The research part is quite difficult as the ED is fairly rare it seems. These are almost absent in Australia, low numbers in the states, and low numbers elsewhere. Funnily enough the low-spec 4SFE model seems relatively common here in New Zealand. There are no sites that I could find that would offer the right info about this car so I was hoping someone amongst these forums could point me in the right direction, especially in regards to what I'd need to get this conversion done.