Hey All,
The caldina wikipedia page got me thinking, particularly this part:
"The GT-T came with the turbocharged 260 PS (191 kW; 256 hp) 4th generation 3S-GTE engine, and included an all-wheel drive system similar to the Toyota Celica GT-Four."

I know the underside of the car would need to undergo a load of modifications, but do you think its worth a try?
Yes. In short, I'm considering a 3s-gte AWD ST204. I know it can be done (and has been done.)

Cheers

If you have the money! But i hate to see you start and not finish due to lack of funds and patience

how about reading through the stickies?

I'll give it to you as straight as I can and the answer to your question is, it depends.

For me, it was worth converting my car (see link in my sig, DARKSPYRO). At the time I was a mechanical engineering student who is in the middle of taking machine design, mechanics of materials, SolidWorks, etc. With this project I was able to convert what I learned in school and apply it, see it in person and the relationship between the equations and the handwork. I was interested in the engineering aspect of it..However, it costs money. A lot more money than buying a base Subaru perhaps and doing an STi drivetrain swap (those ****ing things are like legos where everything just straight swaps, I've built one of those too).

If you're doing it for the "it's worth a try" type of thing then I wouldn't suggest it. I think you'd get bogged down by issues that pop up (often unforeseen) or get tired of putting up money but most likely both.

That said, would I do it again? Of course. I'd be able to do it a lot faster and better the second time around.

But really it's all up to how invested you are in taking on this kind of project.

My question to you is this: Why try to take a Caldina, tear it apart, and try to modify what you have to fit your Celica, when Toyota built an AWD Celica? Spend the money up front to get a Celica clip with the floor pan. It'll save a fortune in time, money, and work.

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