rwd with a broken front axle is a no-go for snow! the rx had a stub axle in front because it broke in fall. the car has been sitting mostly as of recent. it snowed 8 inches overnight. i tried to move the car in the alley and got stuck. after a lot of 3rd gear wheelspin and near-headgasket-blowing flogging. i gave it a rest and decided to put the axle in where it sat. much easier that way, it walked right out.

 

yeah i figured i should have put the axle in before it snowed, but i though i would have fun with RWD. well, not in 8 inches of snow!

hehe, you shoulda thrown an engine in the back, the only way it works worth a damn.

bent trailing arm doesnt help much either

i hhave noticed the same thing with my wagon. on dry roads it hooks up alot better than fwd but in snow you ain't going no where

well i was out in the alley parting off a throttle cable from the 86 sedan. im going to replace the one in the rx, with a carb cable for the carb motor, the turbo cable was too long and began to fray with all the custom mounting i had to do for it.

RWD is fun, thats for sure...but after 2 RWD converted subies...im going to stay AWD....its all purpose!

yippee! took her for a ride. the throttle is smooth other than where the bulk of the carpet hits the gas pedal. she idles a little fast, enough to diesel when off.

 

i had to wire the coil to a switch as for some reason the +coil terminal is inly showing 13 volts. i think there is an ambient short somewhere behind the dash(hence why this car has a carb motor) i do plan on going back to turbo eventually, have the parts and all.....................

anyway, i need to swap back in my carb dist. it has one from an 86 turbo now since i swapped it in thinking it had a bad disty.

 

the car likes to cut out at rpm but seems fine under load. i like high rpms i want them back!