mid-mounting

[kingcorolla]

hey guys, just wanna get the do's and donts of midmounting etc, just kinda long-term project planning if you will
First of all, is a "street legal mid-mount" an oxymoron?
Also how much structual modification has to be made to the chassis, Ive never really 'inspected' a midmount frame before, so am wondering how they compare to standard FR frame?

How strict are certifiers in terms of legalising such modification, and what are the structual cutting regualtions?

also if adapting from solid axle, how much of a prick would strut installation be? I know its been done (BOOSTD ke26 with mkIII supra IRS) but that was all custom made strut towers. Also would hubs have to be fabricated? or could i just souce a front cut and just adapt fwd box, driveshafts, hubs etc? But then ill prob have a different Stud pattern, and maybe wider track on the rear. :S

anyone got good links to midmount conversions?

any info would be preem

[RedMist]

It's incredibly easy to mount, configure and cert a mid mount. Go buy yourself an MR2

[Ae92typeX]

if you are going to go ahead with a project like this and have a particular car in mind then really, the best thing to do would be go have a chat to your local certer!
imo for putting a front cut in, it would be just as easy (whilst not easy) to fabricate a subframe setup for the motor box and suspension.
For projects like that though it is much better to get friendly with your local certer before you begin hacking away.

[Ae92typeX]

sorry- just got up & re-read the mount thing. You could adapt a fwd for sure- the main thing to sort is the gear change, which in the scope of things aint much. Track would only be wider depending on how you will build the suspension parts. As you dont require steering at the rear, the wheels can move closer in than via the fwd setup.