4RnrRick

Well Thanks for the welcome! I've been surfing around the Subi Board for a will off and on. And I've read a lot about the Autos Sucking, but almost nobody every says WHY they Suck. And Most people have Manual or swap to a manual if they are 2wd so I was curious about it. If it was up to me, I wouldn't even buy the car if it didn't have a Manual but I got to try to keep the Wife happy so its out of my hands. As for swapping componets, general mechanical knowledge or custom fab thats not a problem. I've very into the sport of Rock-crawling and on the Side I design and do CAD work for and aftermarket company. (I'm a Mechanical Engineer) So what type of donor vehicle should I look for if I decided to dive into this? Is that a web-site article explaining a 2wd to 4wd conversion? What is the going rate for these late 80's Suburas?

I got a line on a CLEAN 86 GL-10 Wagon that is fully loaded. Only problem is that its a 2wd Auto. I know its possible to convert to 4wd but, can I do that and still keep the Automatic Tranny for the Wife?