Hello,
I own a 2006 Impreza WRX,
A year ago it was almost totaled at the shop with hail damage ( had the insurance company know that the sun roof was aftermarket, it would have been totaled. )
At the time I wasn't sure if I wanted it to be totaled or not; yes, for the cheap buy back because I just bought the car, no, because that meant I was driving around a beat up Rubasu.
sadly the body shop i took it to sucked. so i got the worst of both cases, expensive and poor quality.
It got me thinking though, and especially with the new 818C, this might be a great Idea if something were to happen to it again. Since the donor parts are all Subaru including the transmission I was curious If anyone has tried or thought of an AWD 818? ( read title... I know )
If the engine and transmission were placed backwards would this fit? Aside from all the frame work that would need to be done, this would involve reversing the direction of the engine, cam, firing order, transmission, differentials.... OR!!!! ( and more feasibly I think ) Would it be possible to reverse just differentials, IE: the final gear rotated to the opposite side of the drive shaft? ( aside from any subsequent case modifications )
Again, Just an Idea... and a difficult one at that.
Thoughts? Opinions?