AWD Swap!

Posted 03-28-2009 at 06:05 PM by Gstclipse69

So last weekend I went and picked up a daily driver 93 eclipse gs. Not to shabby, got insurance and tags this week. And so now the fun begins. Friday me and my buddies got the gst jacked way up on stands, pulled the exhaust off, got the rear subframe out and pulled the gas tank.
Today to my surprise, we swapped fuel filler necks, cut out the fwd tank supports, removed all the 99 evap crap, got new bolts in for the gas tank, mounted the gas tank up with the awd straps, *correctly wired the fuel pump for the swap*, put some gas in her and cranked her up to make sure there where no leaks, and we were good to go.
Then I proceeded to cut out the two rear fwd subframe bolts, cut holes for the new mounting points up front, make some support plates for the front mounting points, drop the bolts in, and jack up the entire awd subframe! Bolted her up, hooked up the trailing arms, upper control arms, and shocks and the rear end is done! Im surprised we got it all done today and we still have tomorrow to swap the tranny, axles, brakes, etc. Man I cant wait for awd with a 4 bolt, lsd rear end!

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	Do Work Son! lol gotta love AWD
	Posted 03-29-2009 at 06:22 AM by viperlp01

	sweet dude. im getting ready to do the same as soon as i find the awd tranny and 95-96 rear end. but sounds like it was a fast job hope it all goes together like it did friday
	Posted 03-29-2009 at 03:48 PM by qwik-gst

	Very nice, dude!
	Posted 03-30-2009 at 10:55 AM by partmaster

	NICE! I'm actually driving 3 hours to go pick up an AWD shell this Saturday in preparation for doing the swap in my Spyder. What procedures / documentation are you following?
	Posted 03-30-2009 at 10:56 AM by adidalax

	These pretty much explain everything. I must say its not as difficult as some say. http://vfaq.com/mods/2G_FWD_to_AWD_Conversion.htm http://www.automotivearticles.com/AWD_Conversion.shtml http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/driv...ed-2-07-a.html
	Posted 03-30-2009 at 04:58 PM by Gstclipse69

	Its not too bad on the gst. I did mine last summer. But the spyders are a complete bitch.
	Posted 03-31-2009 at 05:01 PM by evileclipse909

	What's different on the Spyders? I'm assuming has to do with the rear subframe mounting bolts?
	Posted 03-31-2009 at 07:10 PM by adidalax

	Nevermind..........just read the HowTo on VFAQ. Eff my life..........
	Posted 03-31-2009 at 07:41 PM by adidalax

	nice, i have a gsx donor car for my talon, I'm going to start the swap over the summer, im also building the engine for it... i cant wait until its done... good luck with yours.... post pics. - Tom
	Posted 04-02-2009 at 01:03 PM by scarfacemt92

	oh, btw did you cut out your whole trunk? because the 1gs you have to so the diff can fit.
	Posted 04-02-2009 at 01:04 PM by scarfacemt92

	No I had to do no modifications to the trunk. Are you doing this on a 1g? I have read it is a major PITA to do this conversion on a 1g or nearly impossible. 2gs is mearly a bit of cutting and it all bolts up.
	Posted 04-02-2009 at 07:33 PM by Gstclipse69

	sooo sick bro. POSTS PICS!!!! AWD<3
	Posted 05-19-2009 at 10:00 AM by donwan6890