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Author: | Mechacode [ Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
Excellent writeup! So we can say for sure that the cyborg crossmember won't work with our swaybars? Do you have a turbo sway bar or a 1.5 sway bar? |
Author: | LILEVO [ Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:00 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
I bought the cross member for two main reasons 1.) Protect the transmission 2.) Eliminate my front left to right cross bar 3.) Strengthen the front/rear (currently both my front and rear mounts are left/right, nothing going from the front of the car to the back) 4.) To say "I got a JDM AWD OEM Crossmember woo woo" Hopefully the rear mount will clear the 1.5L sway bar otherwise I will just use my current rear mount or modify this one. |
Author: | Coltsfan [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
Quote: Excellent writeup! So we can say for sure that the cyborg crossmember won't work with our swaybars? Do you have a turbo sway bar or a 1.5 sway bar?
I have a 20mm swaybar from a 1989 Eagle Summit 1.6 N/A sedan with a hydro five speed and four wheel disk brakes. As far as I can tell, it's the same swaybar that's in a turbo model. I've asked a few people with original turbo cars to show their swaybars, but so far I've had no results. I found a picture of one of Mirage91's cars where you can see the base model sway bar would present the same problem: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... D=55031444 |
Author: | j2dapo [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:56 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
Nice write up. I am awaiting for the rear subframe install. Not to steal anything away from your project but here are some picture of the unit I have that was graciously made for me by another member. In this picture you can see the wrong front metal mount I used. This cross member is made for and AWD front metal mount. I lost the front pad for jacking up the car http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q4/j ... CT0102.jpg And the sway bar clearance as you say is an issue. I used an elantra sway bar. (sorry iphone pic, you can see where its notched out) http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q4/j ... G_0167.jpg I used an 1g 3" downpipe it seems to leave enough room for the transfer case and drive shaft. |
Author: | Coltsfan [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:41 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
Nice j2dapo! I see the Elantra bar has the same clearance issue as mine; is that a 20mm bar too? I'm not sure what you mean about the front metal bracket being wrong. The one I had on my 2.0 FWD said 742 on it, and the one evo-mirage sent me from NZ says 742 on it as well. I assume the 742 one is the right part. |
Author: | j2dapo [ Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:36 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
My crossmember is made to work with an awd front mount not the stock CSM one, (742). That is all. The elantra sway bar is 20 mm. Pretty sure I measured it. |
Author: | Coltsfan [ Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:07 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
I figured out the plane that follows my driveshaft centerline today. Then I decided to cut into my framerails so I could mount the subframe up higher into the vehicle. I almost have mount one lined up. |
Author: | colt200 [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:50 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
Nice job on it so far. I really like it when someone does it a bit differently with their own ideas. I think it took me about 4 hours or so messing around with jacks and a tape measure to get the rear diff setup under the car. Passed an alignment too |
Author: | Coltsfan [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
I enclosed the back of the floor in the other day with some rope, duct tape, and a 16'x20' tarp. Then I shot a hundred pound bag of black beauty at it about three times over. The tarp not only contained the mess, but it also made it really easy to recycle the media. Here's a shot of it all blasted, and sprayed with self etching primer: Then on Friday, I trimmed te extra scraps off: On Haloween I got the front mounting pads in place along with a cross brace for chassis stiffening: Next step is to cut the spare tire tub out |
Author: | turbotom20g [ Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:39 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Coltsfan's AWD Colt swap thread. |
SOB, that came out good, if I know that I could have done it that way I would have cut everything out of my donor car, shit you suck,lol. BTW Awesome work, it looks like it was made from the factory that way,lol. Too bad that you don't live near me, because I would have sent my elantra to you, |
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