1993 Gti To 1996 Sportwagon

[crzybkr]

hi everyone. here is my mates latest idea. he owns a 1996 carina e 1.8 estate. he has found someone selling a 1993 2.0 gti saloon. he wants to swap the engines and the disc brakes from the gti onto the estate.

does anyone know if these two cars use the same chassis etc. will the rear stub axles and discs be a straight swap. i assume the engine will be a straight swap and other things like electric rear windows and mirrors will just bolt on ant the wiring connections will already be in his own car.

do not ask WHY he is taking a good gti and turning it into an estate but i guess it will be something different.

anyway any advice or help would be greatly appreciated

[gnikas]

The carina gti had different front suspension and steering system that has a lot of differences with the 1.8 lt model. Also the gti was assembled in japan (Frame Number starts with JT... ) and you are going to have problems with the Electric system of the engine (management etc).The japanese model has totally different ecu and peripherals than the uk model.(Frame Number starts with SB...)

[crzybkr]

thank you for this information. sounds like a much bigger job than we hoped. would it be possible to completely swap the entire engine and suspension and wiring loom and all the electrics. i guess what i am saying is would it work if we took the 1.8 body Shell and dropped it onto the gti ?

[crzybkr]

the two cars in question are a 1993 2.0 GTI E carina e saloon or 1995 2.0 L toyota carina e gti

and a 1996 1.8 gs carina e estate

[gnikas]

First of all you should have the Haynes repair manual somewhere because it is very helpful. Before doing anything ask a Toyota Service specialist about the compatibility of your task.The most difficult point is the electronic peripherals point.I am talking about ECU,Catalyst,O2 sensor, Lambda sensor etc.I dont know how parts made from denso (carina gti) can cooperate with Bosch or valeo parts(carina uk).

[crzybkr]

it looks like this will be a monumental task. basically i think we shall have to completely swap everything from the gti to the gs, including all electronics and wiring loom etc. hmm we better rethink this to be sure we are up to the task

[00833827]

a GTI estate would be cool though