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Fwd? What? Forward? Front wheel drive. Opinions. Welcome. Good bad etc. Also could a close setup be found. What vehicle to use as a parts vehicle. Minivan?
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Not my thing at all, as I love rwd, but it does spark my imagination to wonder if you could use an early 90s awd Aerostar chassis.
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Wow, Never heard this. Would like to see what it is all about. I Would rather Have RWD. Why FWD??
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My Grandpa built this kit car back in the 80's. It is a rear engine car. The drive terrain is from a front wheel drive oldsmobile tornodo from the early 70's I believe. It has a chevy 350. In order to make it work the whole engine/transmission is installed backwards and then he flipped the rear end of the car so that the final output would make it go forward. I don't have any pictures with the hood open but if you are interested I could get some pics. He's too old to get in and out of the car so guess who gets to take care of it for him! :D

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Is that an old Coyote kit car?
You need to scrap the toronado lead weight and slap in a Taurus SHO setup.
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Yes it's the coyote, not many people recognize it! There's no way I'm going to try to fit a different engine in it. My grandpa already performed major surgery on it to get the v8 in it. I don't want to open that can of worms again. :lol:
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Cool, I Haven't seen one of those in a long time. Sounds like your grandpa has some skills
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wasn't there a coyote car in one of the great 80's tv shows? It rings a bell but I can't place it...

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wasn't there a coyote car in one of the great 80's tv shows? It rings a bell but I can't place it...

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DDAN1130 wrote:wasn't there a coyote car in one of the great 80's tv shows? It rings a bell but I can't place it...

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yes! that's it!!
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