So i started making a rwd cobalt
01-12-2012, 02:54 PM
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Hypothetically, wouldn't it be easier to just swap the motor, trans, etc to the trunk and make it rear engine? You'd have to move the fuel tank and mess with some of the suspension and whatnot, but then you wouldn't have to worry about all the complications of a drivetrain, new tranny, etc, etc.
01-12-2012, 02:55 PM
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Hypothetically, wouldn't it be easier to just swap the motor, trans, etc to the trunk and make it rear engine? You'd have to move the fuel tank and mess with some of the suspension and whatnot, but then you wouldn't have to worry about all the complications of a drivetrain, new tranny, etc, etc.
01-12-2012, 02:57 PM
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i think i see what you're saying: basically, swap an lnf with a rwd tranny from a solstice or sky??? It makes sense, however, those cars were built with the intention of being rwd. Their engine sits in such a way as to allow the tranny to connect to rear wheels. Cobalts were never meant to be rwd, and as such the way the engine sits would make it incredibly difficult to transfer the power to the rear wheels.
Like Ex said, you'd need to reinforce the rear, but I feel like it wouldn't be *that* hard to do. And probably easier/cheaper than keeping the motor in the front of the car.
01-12-2012, 02:57 PM
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^^^yeah, but at this point I wouldn't even say that's a cobalt....i mean, it's just a stripped body. I get it though, it's been done, but I'd like to see a dd rwd cobalt.
01-12-2012, 03:00 PM
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good luck!!! isnt VicRedSS like thousands upon thousands into his build???not to mention a few years and who knows how many man hours... but good luck and in for pics!!!
01-12-2012, 03:02 PM
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red was building an all out race car though. he knew he'd be spending money to do it properly. a "cheap" supercomp cobalt turnkey is about $125k. ~$75k-$95k rolling chassis. and then he just kept getting screwed over but decided to stick with it
01-12-2012, 04:33 PM
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Hypothetically, wouldn't it be easier to just swap the motor, trans, etc to the trunk and make it rear engine? You'd have to move the fuel tank and mess with some of the suspension and whatnot, but then you wouldn't have to worry about all the complications of a drivetrain, new tranny, etc, etc.
Not sure about the "bigger" trunk, ours is pretty fair sized for a small car - assuming you can squeeze it through that ridiculous little opening
Of course, you would have to run lines for the cooling system, hvac, extend wiring harnesses, shift cables, clutch hose, etc. to the front - nothing overwhelming but a lot of custom fab work.
Once you got everything in place and mounted, you are looking at custom springs because the front is going to be lighter than it was - think your stocker has a big wheel gap now? Take 300 lbs (or more) off the front and look at it
Change the spring rates and you need to look at revalving the struts - $$$$$$$$
Save the time, money, and busted knuckles - get yourself an MR2
01-12-2012, 08:59 PM
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ill get some photos of what i have done now which isn't a lot i have spent a lot of time tracking down parts and am still waiting on some to arrive. i have the rear end pulled and mocked up where the new rear end will be. the new rear end is a 1/2 inch wider but will still fit in the wheel wells and use the same rim size. i'm in the process of pulling the motor so i can attach the tranny and find out my clearances, lengths and locations of everything under the car. the drive shaft is not together but have the parts for fab. i will be working on this for a while guys and i know there will be a lot of custom fab but i have the will and have not jumped in to this with out doing by research and almost a year and a half into the design. once major work has started th epics will keep coming
