Dodge Caliber with a blown motor--opportunity? - Page 2 - Houston-Imports.com

TransAm · 11-08-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by gecko1000

HA! last time i checked this thread there were 2 replies. epic

yeah i ended up going back to stock. i dont want to keep this car any longer than i need to (i traded one of my parents old cars in on it, and they said if i keep it till its paid off, i dont owe them the equity, which was 7k.). another 2.4l slowbanger is in, and im thinking about rebuilding the bad motor, boosting it, hooking it up to a 5spd manual FWD set up, and putting it in the next gecko-type car.

thats not such a good idea, that little of weight with fwd is nothing but fail.

gecko1000 · 11-08-2009, 06:57 PM

no, it would be the fwd set up placed in the back of the car, similar to an ariel atom. (vtech midengine)

TransAm · 11-08-2009, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gecko1000

no, it would be the fwd set up placed in the back of the car, similar to an ariel atom. (vtech midengine)

oh yeah, that sounds good. it might be a little ruff making the cvs work in a smaller span of space, youre gonna use shorter cv axles huh?

gecko1000 · 11-09-2009, 12:55 PM

yeah cv's would have to be custom made. not too tricky.

TransAm · 11-09-2009, 08:00 PM

sounds nice, i wanna get 2 4x4 atvs, cut the front ends off of them weld them together and make that 4x4 4wheel steering with independent suspension, i wish i had some junkers laying around.

gecko1000 · 11-09-2009, 09:06 PM

sounds like a badass trail project. id love to see it

11-08-2009, 06:57 PM	#22
gecko1000 Wants to go fast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: spring Posts: 338 Car: 1000cc FourLogic Gecko iTrader: (0)	no, it would be the fwd set up placed in the back of the car, similar to an ariel atom. (vtech midengine)

11-09-2009, 12:55 PM	#24
gecko1000 Wants to go fast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: spring Posts: 338 Car: 1000cc FourLogic Gecko iTrader: (0)	yeah cv's would have to be custom made. not too tricky.

11-09-2009, 08:00 PM	#25
TransAm The Renegade Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 383 Car: BLOWN 383 iTrader: (0)	sounds nice, i wanna get 2 4x4 atvs, cut the front ends off of them weld them together and make that 4x4 4wheel steering with independent suspension, i wish i had some junkers laying around.

11-09-2009, 09:06 PM	#26
gecko1000 Wants to go fast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: spring Posts: 338 Car: 1000cc FourLogic Gecko iTrader: (0)	sounds like a badass trail project. id love to see it