May be a new idea for the trucks

[Sleeper521]

i've seen in two cases where someone welds a subframe under the truck frame to either go V8 or like the miata build. Makes me wonder if welding a FWD subframe under the front and making it FWD is plausible. like a SER sr20 combo, or a honda sub. with a H22 or somethen wild ya know... would be weird but def. different....Can't see it being any harder then whats already been done on here.

 

what do you guys think?

[Madness]

I don't see why not.... Get on it!

[BACARDI_DWB]

i've seen in two cases where someone welds a subframe under the truck frame to either go V8 or like the miata build.

....or both...

 

 

 

 

why do FWD.... go big or go home. look at the nissan pulsar GT-r. AWD and it had a SR20DET in it. take that drivetrain out and put it in a truck. now we are talking about some fun!!!! its a little wider but that is what flares are for. Now only if you can find one

[kaoss]

AWD Might Max:

 

http://www.streetsource.com/Profile.aspx?Profileid=32770

 

 

 

 

 

 

There was also a FWD minitruck running around think it was a Mazda. He said that he took one of those shitty 80's hondas and made the truck body bolt on. He said that FWD burn outs in a truck got him a ton of strange looks.

[BACARDI_DWB]

^^^ That max is sweet!!

[Sleeper521]

i just saw an awd ca18det on ebay. motor tranny ecu everything... might be a cool swap but i think you still need the subframe to tie everything together.

 

 

i was looking at one of my old swaps i did on my photobucket, just looking at an empty 93 civic engine bay there looks like more space between the frame rails then between the frame rails of a 521 frame.

 

but if you were to widen it by a few inches for a section i think mounting a honda subframe wouldn't be to bad. it also has a rear engine mount on the subframe to line everything up for the other mounts.steering rack is already there. then it's just a matter of mounting the struts. I'm tempted to put a freak'n B16 swap in my 521.... just what do you do about the rear? wouldn't want to leave the rear axle back there just chill'n..

[Llittle_Llama]

damn that mighty max is bad ass......Mmmmmmm

[nick_m]

What do you do about the rear? Just put the motor there!

Bugger making it FWD just put a FWD motor in the tray and put your fuel tank where the engine was.

THAT would be cool

[Sleeper521]

def cool, but not so functional... it seriously would be alot of work to go FWD.. but so is puting any other swap in tho.. ideally i want a ca18det with an auto tranny on stock boost. but theres not alot of info on that in a 521.

 

 

i mention the idea of a rwd CA18det with a FWD CA18 top mount intercooler on a 240sx forum and they were like GOood luck with that and gave me every reason why it wouldn't work.. lots of help they are.. over there you have to have a map to do things. here it's all about what you can dream up.. i love it

 

only problem for me is i have so many ideas it's hard to figure out with way to go lol.... really i need like 5 trucks to mess with at one time

[lynchfourtwenty]

im down with the awd thing, as hard as it would be.. but fwd alone.. i dont think i'd go there

[moparvwfreak]

if ytou want a front drive mini truck, go VW.

[Llittle_Llama]

if ytou want a front drive mini truck, go VW.

 

I can see 2 things wrong with that sentence..... lol

[]2eDeYe]

Which...the V or the W? :D

 

(my neighbors jetta just died) :lol: but :(

[BACARDI_DWB]

def cool, but not so functional... it seriously would be alot of work to go FWD.. but so is puting any other swap in tho.. ideally i want a ca18det with an auto tranny on stock boost. but theres not alot of info on that in a 521.

 

pretty much its is exactly the same as putting in an SR20. they have similar wiring diagrams, similar mounting points and similar oilpans. you will most likely have to modify your steering or go to rack and pinion. I have a high hp CA18DET that was going to go into this truck, instead its going into my dune buggy build after I am done with my truck.