2002 Ford Mondeo Ghia - Front Engine - FWD to mid Engine RWD

[navinrao]

Greetings!

I am new to this forum so please bear with me.

After a bit of searching, I am still trying to better understand a rather simple technical element. The steps to transfer a front engine, fwd car into a tubular space frame chassis (fiberglass body- think Ultima inspired design).

My donor is a 2.0 litre Duratec (5-spd, manual) used in a 2002 Ford Mondeo Ghia edition. I understand a popular choice in the kit car world/for this type of modification.

Particularly, I am having trouble visualising the steps involved to be able to make this happen, especially from a drivetrain/power transfer element, given it begins as a front engine, FWD to wanting to be a mid-mounted RWD configuration.

Any help in this regard is greatly appreciated!

Cheers!

[jagnet]

The easiest way with a FWD transverse engine is to simply move the whole drivetrain backwards so that the gearbox diff lines up with the rear wheels instead of the front.

[navinrao]

jagnet said:

The easiest way with a FWD transverse engine is to simply move the whole drivetrain backwards so that the gearbox diff lines up with the rear wheels instead of the front.

Thanks for this Jagnet! I am beginning to see why this would be a popular choice for kit cars. What impact does this have on the transmission/gear layout (if any?). i.e

Will it still keep the same H pattern or.....?

[jagnet]

There shouldn't be any reason why you can't keep the existing H pattern layout. It would depend on how you designed your linkage, for which you can use either rods or cables.