My friend got a CL about a year ago and i took a liking to them... so i went and bought 1 for my self last month... the only thing that bothers me about the car is that its front wheel drive... so i have decided to make it my project drift car! I'm gonna do a rwd swap and throw a Camaro 347 ls1 with a manual 6 speed transmission and a Corvette rear end. I don't know what i want to do about front suspension yet so i do have my work cut out for me. for the drive shaft i will just have to mix and match and I'll have to modify the ecu for the motor leave me some feedback and tell me what you think

 

keep us updated

 

You are going to twist that car all to shit. You should have just bought a Camaro.

 

i had a camaro and thats where i got the motor and tranny from

 

ur goin to wrap that shit around a tree like you did the camaro

 

camaros arent ur run of the mill drift car... then again the cl isnt either

 

i sold the camaro as a rolling chassis to a friend... he is gonna put a LS7 in it and supercharge it

 

dont knock on his shit bro, hell if it happens, it may attract more to the board. shit im rooting for the creativity. Ive seen rwd civics in person, if thats doable this is too

 

and coolwhhip. that was one hell of a first post. you certainly have alot to live up to but i honestly always have thought the CL would look much much better with the back tires smoking

 

wow. i'm anxious for the first thread of pics from this.

good luck to you.

 

Think about it guys. If our v6's just barley fit in there sidways how the hell do you think a LS1 V8 is going to fit in there. Unless your going all out like ThinJim, it ain't going to happen.

When you say stuff like " for the drive shaft i will just have to mix and match and I'll have to modify the ecu for the motor".

It makes me think you have not though this out well. Anyone with fabrication experiance (which you'll need a lot of) would know that you don't mix and match for drive shafts, you make them, or pay to have one made for your application. Also your not going to modify a CLS ECU to run a LS1!

 

Well if your serious, cool. You have a ton of work, time & $ to burn through. Contact ThinJim he's doing a similar thing.

 

OP, I was gonna mention Thinjim as well...he's working on a RWD CL which won't be street legal when its finally done.

But most has been said here already...it really comes down to dedication and how deep your pockets are. It seems you'd already understand this, so best of luck, keep us updated if anything like this is actually possible.

either way, Ill stick to my FWD 6 cylinder, as the car was meant for.

 

finish ur 240 first doofus

 

Sounds like you and CoolWhhip!! know each other...



Hey CoolWhhip!!, it's always refreshing to hear something new and I hope you pull off your "one of a kind" custom CL.

Good luck!

 

Sounds good bro, I saw a RWD civic at a meet a few months back, it was crazy. Keep us all updated. However be prepared to drop some $$$$$$$

 

Good luck!

 

thats a v6 sideways... i'm putting the v8 in strate... like a said befor i have my work cut out for me

 

LOL

You definitely have you work cut out for you... a huge piece of work...

 

... good luck... lets hope you can get it happened... i want to see

 

Good Luck..........

 

like majority have said, wish you well w/this & hope all goes according to plan...but one thing's for sure....gonna cost some $$$ to do this..

 

when are you going to start working on it?

 

where do you live? id love to see it in person when its done

 

Thats going to be kick ass!

Good luck

oh yea welcome