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  • #31
    Originally posted by Superdave View Post
    3rd gen F body has the same wheelbase... but is 6" overall wider. With a few packs of sawzall blades and a spool of wire you could have a RWD Jbody.. lol
    I've given this topic more thought then most... probably too much. I'm starting to think I'd use an IRS setup off of an import car like a 240sx or something, might leave the front suspension stock, don't know how well it performs.

    Originally posted by SwiftDrift View Post
    Interesting lol. Those old sunbirds are pretty cool. I think the f-body/j-body thing sounds cool and all but then again poor f-body...
    meh, there's alot of them that are beyond saving.
    "I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."

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    • #32
      There's a guy who did a RWD beretta and used a 240sx rear subframe. Apparently wasn't that difficult to set up the mounts. Using a subframe like that is nice because there are only 4 mount locations to worry about.

      Another good thing about a j-body is that the steering rack mounts high enough that it should clear a RWD trans without changing anything.
      '89 Firebird, 3500 Turbo, T56, 9-bolt/4.11
      '86 Fiero, 3500, 4-speed

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      • #33
        Originally posted by caffeine View Post
        There's a guy who did a RWD beretta and used a 240sx rear subframe. Apparently wasn't that difficult to set up the mounts. Using a subframe like that is nice because there are only 4 mount locations to worry about.

        Another good thing about a j-body is that the steering rack mounts high enough that it should clear a RWD trans without changing anything.

        project slideways? I've seen it, not in person mind you, but it's a cool build.

        gonna start a separate thread on this.
        "I am not what you so glibly call to be a civilized man. I have broken with society for reasons which I alone am able to appreciate. I am therefore not subject to it's stupid laws, and I ask you to never allude to them in my presence again."

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        • #34
          Local guy did a rwd conversion to a 97ish monte carlo. Was no slouch, but probably could have been a bit faster using a ls1 rather than a 383.
          Lifting my front wheels, one jack at a time.

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          • #35
            There were a lot of cool cars in the 80's. I mean a lot of those turbo compact/performance type of cars that were still affordable. Now a days if you want a similar car it cost just as much as a real sports car. No more fun little compact sporty car anymore. Anyway I'm not going to lie and just say my favorite cars from that era. 1. Dodge PPG Turbo Interceptor 2. Ferrari Testarosa 2.Lamborghini Countach ( I know I have 2 numbers twos.. can you blame me?) 3. Probably any Porsche that wasn't a convertible.

            I always laugh thinking if I was ever a rich I'd have a garage full of old 80's cars.

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