Re: RE v6 wagon conversion
From: jcmorrisnz (j.morris@irl.cri.nz)
Date: Thu 25 Mar 2004 - 15:37:05 EST
Hi, if you used the cradle (front crossmember etc?) from a donor V6,
wouldn't the engine sit in the 'factory' V6 forward position ? What
was the orig tranny in the body shell ? Most V6 conversions have
engine to firewall space problems if the engine is put in the same
position as the 4-cyl ones. The bell housing of the 4HP22 sits way
behind/under the firewall looking at it from the engine side on the
4-cyl versions, so when the V goes in there the rockercover hits on
the circumference of the trans tunnel. Hence ,moving the tranny back
seems to be an unusal approach to me !! Interesting that you have
got tired with it - I can understand that, even after me being amazed
at the get up & go of the V6, one becomes accustomed to it quickly.
(But still noticing the cars trailing into the distance in the rear
view mirror when at traffic lights !!)
Come to think of it, maybe the space issue is not a problem on LHD
versions - our RHD ones have the air handler stuff over on the 'port'
side, that is the usual area of interference.
Jason
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