BORA rear wheel drive ? Cant it be done.
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Hi guys, i have a 2.0 bora thats pretty awful and cost me next to nothing. high milage so though about changing the engine. Only as I quite like the car.
Then i thought if i was changing the engine would it be possible to put the quattro/4motion system in it ? and make it rear wheel drive for a tramp drifter and muck about car ?
has anyone done a RWD conversion on a golf MK4 or Bora ?
any ideas welcome as don't want to send it to VW heaven just yet ?
Cheers
This is Dora (the exploring bora) at the min.
Then i thought if i was changing the engine would it be possible to put the quattro/4motion system in it ? and make it rear wheel drive for a tramp drifter and muck about car ?
has anyone done a RWD conversion on a golf MK4 or Bora ?
any ideas welcome as don't want to send it to VW heaven just yet ?
Cheers
This is Dora (the exploring bora) at the min.
I own a similar looking 1.9tdi and I can't wait to get rid
Your plan for the 4WD is do-able, but unless you're doing it yourself as a project it would just be financial suicide. It would cost a fortune to end up with a dull 4wd car (even mkiv r32s aren't hugely exciting, just enormously capable)
As a fellow owner, I feel a change is due!
Maybe get a quote for your plan, then have a look through the classifieds to see what you can get for the same outlay?
A Monaro, perhaps? S Type R Jag? Certainly a Quattro TT or r32? A Scooby? Boxster?
Your plan for the 4WD is do-able, but unless you're doing it yourself as a project it would just be financial suicide. It would cost a fortune to end up with a dull 4wd car (even mkiv r32s aren't hugely exciting, just enormously capable)
As a fellow owner, I feel a change is due!
Maybe get a quote for your plan, then have a look through the classifieds to see what you can get for the same outlay?
A Monaro, perhaps? S Type R Jag? Certainly a Quattro TT or r32? A Scooby? Boxster?
alexfogg1 said:
Then i thought if i was changing the engine would it be possible to put the quattro/4motion system in it ? and make it rear wheel drive for a tramp drifter and muck about car ?
Although you could fool the Haldex into RWD only (leave a front axle disconnected), the 4Motion transfer box isn't designed to handle the load. Your drift session would probably last less than the rear tyres 
How good is your fabrication work??
The answer is of course YES you can make a Bora RWD but it involves some serious modification to the chassis and you'd have to think about alternative running gear.
The idea of haldex is as said above a waste if you want to go drifting.
There are a few examples of RWD conversions on VW Vortex like a Vento with a longitudinal mounted VR6 with a Audi gearbox and a BMW E34 back axle & diff. Another option is to use Porsche 924/944 transaxle arrangement mounted to a VR6 with a custom bellhouse adapter. Plus there are a few Corrados to...
here is some inspiration
start with some serious chopping of the rear
A new transmission tunnel
And eventually
The answer is of course YES you can make a Bora RWD but it involves some serious modification to the chassis and you'd have to think about alternative running gear.
The idea of haldex is as said above a waste if you want to go drifting.
There are a few examples of RWD conversions on VW Vortex like a Vento with a longitudinal mounted VR6 with a Audi gearbox and a BMW E34 back axle & diff. Another option is to use Porsche 924/944 transaxle arrangement mounted to a VR6 with a custom bellhouse adapter. Plus there are a few Corrados to...
here is some inspiration
start with some serious chopping of the rear
A new transmission tunnel
And eventually
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