Author Topic: FWD Engine in a AWD Shell? Help?  (Read 1043 times)

Offline Arjun Panesar

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FWD Engine in a AWD Shell? Help?
« on: June 05, 2017, 01:02:32 pm »
Planning to engine swap my FWD Spyder engine into a AWD rolling Shell. What would I need, Other than a AWD Transmission, to complete the swap? Things to look out for?

Offline Travis Koch

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Re: FWD Engine in a AWD Shell? Help?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2017, 11:53:34 am »
Xfer case, drive shaft, (motor mounts?).... I don't think you'll need much else.  Exhaust maybe...... depends whats left on the shell i guess.
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Offline Brett Haviland

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Re: FWD Engine in a AWD Shell? Help?
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2017, 10:16:07 pm »
I believe the trans mounting plates/spacer plates are different between fwd and awd as well
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