How difficult do you think it would be to get from Fwd to Rwd? Options

[dudeofchaos]

I really love my car and plan on keeping it. I don't wanna sell it, never.
It's not something that I plan on doing soon cause I'm broke, but in a few years I will have my real job and I will probably work as a mecanical engineer and I may also have my mecanic's diploma.

I was wondering how difficult it would be to get from Fwd to Rwd? Could I just take the transmition and rear differencial from an Mr2 (which has the same engine which is good!) and I guess probably the cv axles and probably the suspention/steering-related parts like the tie rod ends and stuff and make them fit together and Voila?

I'm not good enoght right now to know what I shall do to do this conversion, but I will eventually go to school after I get my engineer diploma to learn all about mecanics.

(I plan on having a Rwd Celica and a 4wd Gt-Four later. I don't wanna buy a gt-four and convert it to rwd cause this way I would have to buy 2 gt-fours in the end. I'd rather get my Fwd Gts to rwd and then, later, buy a Gt-Four. So please don't tell me to buy a Gt-Four because ''it would be easier to swap'' )

Do you think it would be this ''simple'' or would I need to do a lot more things to get the rear wheels spinning?
I guess a celica would be easier than other cars to convert since there are a lot of bolt-on parts between the celica-mr2-gt4, am I right?

Well, thanks to those who answer me!

This post has been edited by dudeofchaos: Sep 25, 2010 - 5:53 PM

[dudeofchaos]

I know, but since I will eventually make money later I will have many cars.. Gt4, Mr2, Supra and probably more, a lot more lol.

But I also want my Rwd Celica. Im also planning to buy a 1984 celica (Rwd) this winter. But I want my 6g to be Rwd.

first of all

1. do you want
A: transverse mounted engine , need a special tranny or go awd
b: longitudinal mounted engine need to build a tranny tunnel and reinforce chassis, cut firewall, so chassis may go weak.

2. IRS differential or solid rear differential.

several options to consider. all can be done, be ready to fork out 10k+ in parts alone...

I would stay with a transverse engine. Would an Mr2 tranny work you think?
But I dont know the difference between IRS and solid rear differential, sorry.