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My buddy and I are thinking about making a beretta awd with a twin turbo v6 probably 3.1. I'm thinking the drivetrain may be able to be swapped over from the awd pontiac 6000. Those used 2.8 so a 3.1 should bolt right to the tranny. Who thinks I'm crazy .

Correction the 6000 used a 3.1.

Sounds like a fun project.  Parts are not that easy to find are they?

Perhaps you could use some of the newer GM AWD parts?

i voted yes, but i'll believe it, when i see it. Get to work.  

Parts are going to be hard to find if I can even find the awd 6000 for a parts car. What other awd cars does gm have right now?

aztec/rendevous

i know suvs. i thought maybe there was some awd car i didn't know about.

If you look underneath them you will find they are cars.  Start hacking and welding and bolting.

Yea. I would really hate to mess up such a rare car. Who cares about the aztecs or rendevous. That will eliminate the probably of only having a 3 speed auto. At least I'll get a 4 speed.

the Versatrak AWD system is available on the regular minivans too.  You could also venture into that system that the Equinox/Torrent/Vue have. (it might even be the same)

I thinking about going with the Vue. It roughly only has a 2" longer wheelbase than the beretta. I personally would rather like to stay suv awd b/c I'm thinking it maybe stronger than the minivan systems. The Equinox and Rendezvous have 10" longer wheelbases so I really want to shy away from them if possible.

The only thing that's really going to make a difference with the wheelbase is the length of the driveshaft.  Having a custom length driveshaft made shouldn't be something that would be too hard to get done.

my AWD 6000 is  for sale. it would not  be good  for parts though. i would like to see a  V8 or L67 swapped  into  it, that would be  really cool.  

I'm asking $2500 for it.

I'm not going awd. I'm wasting money on trying to fix up the tranny and drivetrain to handle the power. And the tranny is a Honda tranny, surprise surprise. Its junk so i'm going to do a rwd convert instead.

Riiiiight