Re: more speculation.
antiSUV said:
I'll guess that the engine in the rally/AWD ones was the Euro/Jap spec 2.0 16 valve. I'd pretty much bet money on it. I'm sure it would cost thousands of dollars just to collect the parts: tranny, drive shaft and axles, different suspension parts (most likely?), etc.)
....Oh well I just popped outside to look under my car with a flashlight and try to imagine all these parts fitting under there. It's painfully obvious that the floorplan is totally different. The gas tank would have to be changed (it goes completely across the bottom without any space for a driveshaft), the rear suspension crossmember also goes straight across without provision for AWD, and the center tunnel is only big enough to house the exaughst system. It was a nice idea while it lasted...
Only remaining option it seems would be to import an AWD unibody along with all the driveline/suspension parts, add a LHD dash and rack, stick an FE2T in there, and shake vigorously.
I give up. I wasn't ever serious about it anyways...just conjecturing. Thanks for all the info. Feel free to pass along anything else you find.
Idont know much about the AWD Cars, but i can tell ya what i know.
626 5 door and Wagoon was aviable in Norway with AWD and a 136hp version of the F2 engine.
My car has a lot of unused brackets and boltholes on the underside (everywhere else too)
Can ut be possible that Flatrock did some changes too the car before the started the production, leaving the MX6 with a shaven flor compared with the cars prodused in Japan?
The gas tank on a AWD 626 are a 2 piece unit with an transferpump betwin the tank halves.
The rear suspension crossmember are different on a AWD.
The easyest way too make an AWD do require following stuff
A car with an AWD compatible bottom.
Complete front/rear suspension (with basically everything who are bolted on the car at front and rear)
Complete drivetrain