EVO in to 8G

[Big Ian]

what work & what part's would folk think is needed to convert a 8G to run on a EVO's 4G63?
apart from engine, loom, g/box
i wonder what driveshaft's would be best fit?

the reason i ask is i was away on saturday looking over my old Galant GLS and i'm considering about buying it back to convert in to it being more of a "not your usual GLS"

it's for sale very cheaply .. no tax or mot, owner is on a ban & need's it away, he's had it for 4-5 mth's and never drove it (due to his ban being extended)

it's basicly as it was when i sold it nearly 4 yrs ago except it's now a horid blue! .. engine and running gear are all fine at the moment.

[The Vee]

There's a guy in Holland who's done it and it looks awesome. He may well bring it to Japfest (hope so). Not heard any running reports yet, but I think he used standard gearbox and shafts. Wish I could remember who it was It was quite a recent post.

[Kieran]

the reason i ask is i was away on saturday looking over my old Galant GLS and i'm considering about buying it back to convert in to it being more of a "not your usual GLS"

In it's current form, that car will be a bitter disappointment if you buy it.

HOWEVER....

What you're thinking can and has been done - and it would be off the scale of Coolness.

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35300

And I think it'd be awesome. If you do that though, that blue has to go in the bin... it looked lovely in silver when you still owned it - Sounded pretty good too!!

[The Vee]

Aye that's the one K. Thought it was dutch driver but didn't leave the space in between when I searched

[bradc]

Still only going to be 2wd though

[The Vee]

Still only going to be 2wd though

and>>>>>>>...........................

[Kieran]

Uh oh.......

I feel.....light headed agai.............







THE GOD OF GLS POWER APPROVES OF THIS THREAD, MORTAL.

[Johny]

if one was to buy an evo which one would be the most transferable onto a galant?

[bradc]

All 4-9 motors are basically the same and fit in the same way. A motor from a 9 is going to be a bit harder because of it's mivec unless you get the ecu too, and most 7-9's will have the ACD which may complicate things a LOT if you want to keep it 4wd and use the new gearbox.

I would also say that unless you have a bloody good reason (like Ian, but perhaps not like you Johny) that simply selling your existing car and buying a VR-4 is a better option.

[Johny]

lol i dunno i just thought in an extreme circumstance like winning lotto itd be cool to take the viento and an evo gut the viento and transfer everything possible from the evo into the viento lol

[ritch_w]

conversion looks fairly straight forward (in my uneducated view) as long as you have the ECU and any related electrical gubbins the engine should slot in on the same GLS mounts etc.

Wiring up the ecu etc may require an auto electrician. Fitting all the turbo related gubbins, intercooler and associated gubbins might involve some head scratching an fabrication of brackets etc - not impossible.

If you do go for it, try to get as much of the front end of the evo as you can so all the wee footery bits and bobs are there if you need them!

one other thing as K says, the last time i seen the car - it will be a disappointment/let down in its current form as it hasnt been looked after to the standards you lavished on it. All the same if its cheap cheap cheap, it will be a super project!!!!

[stuartturbo]

dont forget Jun?? did it with the 4wd

[stuartturbo]

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthr...ght=jun+legnum

http://www.skylinesdownunder.com/for...t=39320&page=2

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82...s/dscf0565.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82...JUNGALANT1.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82.../JUNGALANT.jpg
this went onto receive a 4g63 lump

[Turbo_Steve]

Does the GLS have the VR-4s transmission hump?

[chris g]

And if you want all the engine/electricals etc, FRONT CUTS in Australia IIRC sell that sort of thing...

[Kieran]

Does the GLS have the VR-4s transmission hump?

No, but then the 'hump' wouldn't be that hard to fabricate in - And you only need if you want the 4WD of course.

[Big Ian]

cheer's for the input guy's, ive a mate looking through salvage auction site's for a damaged EVO 5 or 6 as he need's a new shell for his rolled EVO VI if he can find a slightly damaged shell (no roof damage) & if it has most or all of it's running gear in place he'll sell me any electric's and mechanical part's i'll need. intresting to see that the 8G box and shaft's could be used, that would save a bit of time .. a couple of my mate's recon we could have it running EVO power in one weekend?

got to agree with your statement about the colour it is now "K" i'd consider changing the colour but at the moment i'd be looking at it as a project car, maybe once it was running right and all legal (and strenthend) i'd consider paint?

it still has all the extras in place that i fitted, even the angel eye's still work! it's only realy showing it's age under the bonnet, strut top areas have quite a bit of surface rust, nothing bad .. just look's worse and a few area's on the underside of the floor and boot could do with being wire brushed and sealed.

[Big Ian]

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35300
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1st time ive seen this, very neatly done, don't know if i could do it to that standard? .. and i think i'll put a bet on with my mate's that we don't have it running in a weekend

[Axeboy]

What way round is the 4g63 in the Galant?

I think the Evo 1/2/3 were 180 degrees from the 4+ if i remember correctly.

Edit: just seen brads post

[bradc]

Yeap, 1-3 are the wrong way around for us