Guest spyhunter2k Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I've entertained the idea of a RWD conversion for a while now. This site gives a lot of info about what would be involved in converting a FWD car to RWD:Probe FWD to RWD conversionI must admit that it appears to be beyond my mechanical reach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackeyk3 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Difficult, but not impossible. Depends on the projected use, a drag Reatta wouldn't be any more difficult rhan any other car.The Probe in the article was built for an NHRA Super Stock class, very specific rules.If you want a street car, that would be a different story. I think the biggest probelm would be getting all of the electronics working again.Bet you sent some shudders around this blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest F14CRAZY Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It looks to be a general nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spyhunter2k Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I stumbled upon the link on another forum. Funny thing was how many people commented that converting a car to a mid-engine setup would probably be easier than doing a RWD conversion. Hmmm...A mechanic friend of mine reminded me that a front-engined, RWD setup eats up a bit of power because of the extra parts needed to transfer the power to the rear wheels. I'll console myself with that for now, but I sure would like to see those rear wheels spinning on the Reatta... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest F14CRAZY Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 There was the '90s Cutlass that received a '90 Toronado drivetrain in the rear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest steveskyhawk Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Is this what you want to see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MauiWowee Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Oh no Steve. We're not falling for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill_Boro Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 How about an all wheel drive version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 If you want all wheel drive I would just add another motor/transaxle to the rear. Then you would have more traction and more power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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