RWD 3rd Gen camry ?

[mox]

I am currently thinking getting a new car before the end of the year and I have many ideas in my mind..

What do you guys think of the feasability of converting a camry in RWD.. Maybe with an engine/transmission swap... I know there would be a lot of customising to give some place for the transmission/driveshaft..

I think I have heard of a guy who had done it but crashed his car when testing it

Let me know what you guys think and if you have any better ideas, let me know..

I was thinking maybe getting a previa and a 1mz+supercharger engine in it or a station wagon camry.. or a 2 door camry with station wagon rear end + es300 front end.. Now (since I tried a 240sx with RB25DET (skyline engine)) I'm really into thinking RWD but I want to stay with Toyota and I don't like little cars like the mr2.. And I really like camrys

[SmokingTires]

Yeah, the RWD conversion was done by one of the guys at Sportico Concepts. Except he hasn't crashed it (that I know of) It's used as a rally car. It's pleanty do-able. If you talk to him, he could even ship you in the parts. They do major work with JDM.

And yeah, Camrys rock! I was looking at a 94' 2 door V6 the other day. 95,000miles for $8,000USD. But I had some change of plans

Ben? From Shiftgate?

[mox]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
Ben? From Shiftgate?

No, not Ben Benjamin, Ben Benoit :P

But the turbo setup for the 3vz is going on mine for the development

What you're telling me about the RWD thing it's interresting.. does this guy have a name on the TN forum or an email address? Where can I see some pictures of the job that was done and the car in action in rally?

Thanks,
--Ben (not Ben from shiftgate :P)

[Deuce]

PM Sportivo Concepts

[SmokingTires]

yup, his user name is actually:Sportivo Concepts

I was talking to him about converting the coupe I was going to buy. He offered to order the parts in for me. Their company does tons of importing from japan. Parts, cars, the works.

One, I'm jealous that the kit is going on your car.
Two, I hope your engine doesn't get blown in tuning

[mox]

Originally posted by SmokingTiresV6
yup, his user name is actually:Sportivo Concepts

I was talking to him about converting the coupe I was going to buy. He offered to order the parts in for me. Their company does tons of importing from japan. Parts, cars, the works.

One, I'm jealous that the kit is going on your car.
Two, I hope your engine doesn't get blown in tuning

It took Ben (Benjamin - Ben-RR) and me 2 days to swap a jdm 3vzfe in my car.. It should not be too hard for us to install a new one AGAIN

Also, all the parts from my old engine are in perfect condition.. so if something break, we have a lot of 3vzfe spare parts in my basement

[SmokingTires]

Haha! Nice!

We may have to talk more man. I want to hear about this

[mox]

Let me find the pictures of the swap.. you'll see that we had a lot of fun doing it

[mox]

http://www.mox.ca/engine/

Here are the pics

btw, if you need any 3vzfe parts, let me know

[mox]

Originally posted by UfoZ8myCow
$8 Grand?!?? Wow... Mine only has 60,000 miles... Im sittin on a gold mine here!

Damn that's low mileage..

Mine have 325000km
~200000miles

[SmokingTires]

$8,000 was dealership price though. I figure I could get him down to $6,000. But I found a better buy for $2,000 less

Yeah, I have 194,000 on my current. But thanks to a lot of work, it runs like it's new.

Yeah, I might be interested in some parts

[soundlzrd]

Originally posted by mox
Damn that's low mileage..

Mine have 325000km
~200000miles

You have my parts in your picture!! I want them
J/k im still haning in there