fwd for fox suspension? Reply #15 – January 18, 2009, 04:48:30 PM wow, i think i made a comment about this a while ago on another thread...now you actually want to do it...... wow i bet itll handle really good!!! Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #16 – January 18, 2009, 04:48:48 PM Donuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #17 – January 18, 2009, 05:13:25 PM just throw two sho motors in a tempo...J/K, I'd start out with a front wheel drive 2.3, like the tempo. Quote Selected
I love the internets! Reply #18 – January 18, 2009, 06:53:00 PM Thanks for the responses.Gumby, I remember reading that thread with interest.Lumpy, thanks for the links.I've been checking Jag X-types for a while. It's a related platform, so it might be a bolt-in, but I yet haven't put my hands on any of the pieces. It would be nice if I could use the other Folvo. If that doesn't prove practical, a small turbo V-6 might work.I hadn't considered the Euro parts, inconveniently located.Aerostar parts might be the way to go. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #19 – January 18, 2009, 07:39:09 PM Having owned an AWD Volvo I can categorically say STAY THE HELL AWAY!!! JUNK!!!!! !!! DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!I now return you to your regularly scheduled thread... Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #20 – January 18, 2009, 07:46:54 PM Stay away from the Jag parts? Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #21 – January 18, 2009, 08:12:39 PM I dunno about Jag. I just noticed you said "Folvo" and thought you might be contemplating using that mess.But given Jag's reputation for quality, I'd say it'd be a safe bet to warn against it, too :hick: Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #22 – January 18, 2009, 08:24:14 PM Too late, the trigger's pulled on that one. Twice. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #23 – January 18, 2009, 08:34:40 PM Jags are good donors for old Ford trucks. The Folvo has an 8.8 rear end, but the rest may not be so good. The Aerostar/Windstar are alright, but the t-case is all electronic and touchy. And now that I remember, the Audi's engine sits forward of the front wheels. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #24 – January 19, 2009, 06:56:32 AM Quote from: t3skidoo;252412Thanks for the responses.Gumby, I remember reading that thread with interest.Lumpy, thanks for the links.I've been checking Jag X-types for a while. It's a related platform, so it might be a bolt-in, but I yet haven't put my hands on any of the pieces. It would be nice if I could use the other Folvo. If that doesn't prove practical, a small turbo V-6 might work.I hadn't considered the Euro parts, inconveniently located.Aerostar parts might be the way to go.The only US car the X-type is related to is the Contour/Mystique.As for using a FWD escort 2.3L, are you guys well? How exactly is that going to work in a T-bird? He's looking for AWD, not FWD. A transverse 2.3L in a Fox-body? AWD, one step forward. Escort drivetrain, two steps back. And I wouldn't look too closely at any AWD version of the Escort (the Australians had a turbo AWD one that looked identical to ours) either. By the time you put this on a car that's as heavy as our Thunderbirds are, with a custom DS as long as it needs to be, I'm going to guess you'll spend a whole lot of money to have a whole lot of broken Escort parts in a stationary T-bird. That system was designed to push a compact around, not a 17' long full-size coupe.I also think this is a matter of using Explorer parts, but the car will likely have to be lifted, for hood clearance, as someone else stated.You are aware that R32's can be imported, right? Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #25 – January 19, 2009, 09:52:33 AM Quote from: oldraven;252474You are aware that R32's can be imported, right? ;)Actually, I heard that one of the main companies for importing Skylines just got into some sort of legal trouble, so it may be very difficult to snag one into the states any time soon. Not sure, though. :(Anyways, I remember this topic coming up before on the forum. Lots of talk about using Mountaineer parts. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #26 – January 19, 2009, 10:51:25 AM There are a lot of importers to choose from. I'm not surprised that one was making sketchy deals, but the options are still wide open for bringing them in. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #27 – January 19, 2009, 02:16:48 PM oldraven,The way it was explained to me X-Type > Lincoln LS > New Edge > Fox,where ">" = "related to"Maybe that should be "S-Type" instead of "X-Type"?As for the Skylines, there are some nice looking examples and they can be built to really scream, but T-birds are better looking. In other words, the answer to that classic question is "Ginger and Mary Ann." Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #28 – January 19, 2009, 03:16:35 PM The easiest option would be to just buy something that's already AWD like... the all wheel drive Tempo??? :wtf: Or an AMC eagle, now those were good cars. Quote Selected
fwd for fox suspension? Reply #29 – January 19, 2009, 03:19:50 PM Here's a few pics of the AWD SC, they must've drove that thing through all the salt they could find, and then drove it through a salt mine. :hick: Quote Selected
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