oddcomp Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 while drivng down a road i see a guy working on a hatch with a ea82 wagon in front of it .. i stop ask him if he owns teh wagon he says yes i ask if he wants to get rid of it he says yeah i was just gonna push it out on the side of the road so it got towed off... i peek under the hood it has a ea81engine with 5speed 2wd tranny swapped in place of the ea82 the blocks cracked but he want the motor back the car and tranny i can have i go back for it later 2 day so now my hacked up wagon project has a body now how hard is it to add 4wd to a 2wd wagon i mean besides the rear diff and rear sway arms? i will get pics once i get it here i better go clean out the garage to go hide it in there so the mother in law can't see it !!! cool i may have something nifty to show at wcss hmm i also better go get some sawzall blades also .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 nice score! adding 4wd is easy. get the rear suspension from a 4wd car. look for a rear disc brake and sway bar setup on a turbo car. and of course an LSD. Make sure the rearend you run has a ratio to match what originally came with whatever 4wd transmission you choose. To add the stock driveshaft you have to drill into the body and tap threads for the bolts. Doing this isn't the best way as it's hard to get the aligmnent right for the center mount. A custom one piece driveshaft made FROM a stock driveshaft is the best bet. don't forget the shift linkage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ru4x4ever Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 One name General Disorder:headbang: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted March 20, 2004 Author Share Posted March 20, 2004 well engine and what ever drive train i need will be from my turbo wagon so i will eitehr need a 5speed 4wd tranny or go with my second insane idea of adapting a 700r4 auto to a ea82t and maybe using the solid rear out of my eagle sx/4 and the ifs front end as well... thats like lots of work and stuff.. so at least for now the easier the better and more likely i can afford to do it <reviews how the chevy s-10 ifs is setup>... i also thought of maybe a toyota ifs so i could unlock the front end but ehh thats all pipe dream stuff... plus i have not dug into how they are built ..yet... good thing i love to read car manuals haha ps nothing says brute force like pushing a chevy s-10 blazer down your gravel driveway turning it and pushing it back up the same driveway to make room for a sube while the neibhors stand and watch lol well off to go drag it home.. i think it has 2 pugs on it also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Hehe - thanks for the plug :-p Yeah - I have done the 2WD to 4WD, but on and EA81, so it's going to be different for you. From what I have *heard*, the EA82's is easier in several ways. For one the tranny tunnel doesn't seem to be an issue like it can be on the EA81, and the 4WD shift linkage doesn't need the special little plate that's welded to the tunnel like the EA81 2WD tunnel does. Also you don't have to change your gas tank, as all the EA82 tanks have the dimple for the diff. Basically you need the trans, driveline, rear end, and possibly some of the exhaust. If you have the parts lying around, it probably would be worth it to do in your case since you got the car for nothing. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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