ST171 Corona running celica GT4 hardware?

[cylinderhead]

Hey Guys,

Ive been searching for such forum for ages.

I have a Toyota Corona(ST171) with the 3S-GE engine and want more power, so options would be tweaking the current engine or fitting the 3S-GTE. Im more interested in the 3S-GTE but the idea of having a powerful FWD car is just plain silly(IMO).

I came across a similar Toyota Corona but with a chassis designation of AT175. It looks exactly like my model type but with a 4A-FE engine and 4WD. I believe this model is for cold/icy weather countries like Russia..etc.


http://www.cars-directory.net/specs/...a/1991_6/4218/


Ok, Since a 4WD version of my Corona exist and the likelyhood of getting the rear cut is very very slim, I was wondering if there's a possibility of using the Celica GT4's rear end, ie diff housing/carrier, fuel tank suspension bits and fit them to my Corona?


Hope to hear from you guys soon.




Cheers.

[Nark]

Anything can be done with enough money. But whether it's worth it is the real question.

Are the floors of the ST171 and AT175 the same? ie: Is there a hump for the driveshaft to go to the back in your car?

I wouldn't think there's any correlation between the GT-Four bits and the ST17x bits. So I would say that it's highly unlikely that the GT-Four rear end would fit as a bolt on.

Having said that, I have no idea and I'm just giving you my opinion, not fact.

[cylinderhead]

Thanks for the feedback Nark.

Yes, there's a hump for the propeller shaft to the rear of the car.

The issues I would face would be:-

Engine crossmember
Fuel tank
Placing the rear diff


Does anyone have a photo of the Celica GT4's crossmember, floorpan and the rear diff side? I'd really appreciate it if someone could attach them here. That would be nice.