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

[czwalga]

Ehh, don't start planning stuff out that far ahead. Stuff, life, and goals change so quickly... No offense but after a few years of the same car, you'll probably realize there are better ways to spend your money, car related or otherwise.

[dudeofchaos]

Ehh, don't start planning stuff out that far ahead. Stuff, life, and goals change so quickly... No offense but after a few years of the same car, you'll probably realize there are better ways to spend your money, car related or otherwise.

Maybe. But I seriously don't think I'm going to change any time soon. The only thing I have in life is my car so there's nothing else I could spend my money into. Of course my life will change in the futur, but I doubt it will change enoght in a few years to change my mind. But I understand what you say, it's all true. Let's just hope I won't go this way

[czwalga]

Ehh, don't start planning stuff out that far ahead. Stuff, life, and goals change so quickly... No offense but after a few years of the same car, you'll probably realize there are better ways to spend your money, car related or otherwise.

Maybe. But I seriously don't think I'm going to change any time soon. The only thing I have in life is my car so there's nothing else I could spend my money into. Of course my life will change in the futur, but I doubt it will change enoght in a few years to change my mind. But I understand what you say, it's all true. Let's just hope I won't go this way

I just know my last year of college, I went from having a supercharged mustang with a built rear. Was going to make it a 8 second car. Then I was buying a Viper GTS when I graduated, then I was buying a C6Z06, what end up happening was I sold my mustang, bought an rx7 and did a 2 year build on it.