D M N Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 I have heard that a Pontiac 6000 STE is a W-body. If this is true is it possible to convert a Lumina to AWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossman429 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Nope, The 6000 is an A-Body, according to: http://www.w-body.com/gm_bodies.html So it is the equivilant of the Cutlass Ciera and Chevy Celebrity, Though an AWD Lumina IS probably possible, as anything is with enough money and/or time. Many of the drivetrain components may bolt up, but I'm not sure. I've never seen an AWD 6000 in person, at least that I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D M N Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Pontiac 6000 STE is AWD and the engine is mounted the same way as a FWD car. I have seen an older model AWD suburu wagon and other AWD cars with the engine mounted like a RWD car. Can anyone explain to me how the AWD drive train of a 6000 STE is like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Pontiac 6000 STE is AWD and the engine is mounted the same way as a FWD car. I have seen an older model AWD suburu wagon and other AWD cars with the engine mounted like a RWD car. Can anyone explain to me how the AWD drive train of a 6000 STE is like? The AWD 6000's drivetrain consists of essentually this: A "rear end" which is really just the front axle of an S-10 modified to fit An almost-standard Hydramatic 3-speed automatic A transfer case unique to the AWD 6000 setup Front differential and halfshafts almost identical to the normal 2WD setup The 3.1 engine sits transversely as it does in most any FWD application. Getting this to work properly in a Lumina (or ANY other GM FWD vehicle for the matter) would be nearly impossible. It would actually be cheaper to custom design your own 4WD/AWD system if you wanted it that badly. Unless you have lots of money to burn, this is just a pipe dream. You can read Car and Driver's writeup on the 6000 STE (with a very nice description of the powertrain) here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EurosportZ34 Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 do it....amaze us...be the first AWD Z34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Didn't GM make a 350/AWD lumina concept? Or maybe it was the beretta? But I saw a AWD 6000 a year ago in the yard it was a shame it was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfewtrail Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Search the main site(w-body.com) damnit! http://www.w-body.com/images/LuminaV-8.jpg The right side of that page also shows a FWD/V8 Lumina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegp Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 IIRC, didn't the AWD 6000 get specific floor pans to fit all of the components? If so, the AWD stuff can't even be swapped to a regular 6000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 IIRC, didn't the AWD 6000 get specific floor pans to fit all of the components? If so, the AWD stuff can't even be swapped to a regular 6000. Yes, the article Shaun posted earlier in this very thread details the assembly of the 6000 STE AWD. They got their own floorpans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93CutlassSupreme Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 IIRC, didn't the AWD 6000 get specific floor pans to fit all of the components? If so, the AWD stuff can't even be swapped to a regular 6000. i don't know the answer, but that is a good point about how difficult it would be to swap over to a w-body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D M N Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Didn't GM make a 350/AWD lumina concept? Or maybe it was the beretta? But I saw a AWD 6000 a year ago in the yard it was a shame it was there. I think it was a 305 from a Iroc to bad it never was released Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockTherapy Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 you're right, it's a 305, i didnt ready anything about an iroc camaro though... i smell a swap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelsior Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Quick someone find the plans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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