Hey everybody,
I posted in the Member's section but I'll make a very brief intro here, as well. Very new to CSMs, not new to DSMs. I saw a Colt at the DSM/Evo Shootout in Norwalk Ohio this past August and fell in love. I should have posted something before but I figured I should probably do some of my own research before I started to ask stupid questions. I finally got around to posting some of my questions on a local DSM forum that I'm on and a member suggested that I join this site because they highly recommended it. So, I'm here and in need of some serious help. Let's start with some of my basic questions - I promise there will be a thousand more in the future
1. Colts come with 4 lug hubs and have the bolt pattern of 4x114.3. How would I change the hubs to be 5x114.3? Also, how much customization would it be?
2. What are the most common spots of rust for Colts?
3. FWD DSM springs fit on the Colt, but do the struts fit as well?
4. What custom work is needed to swap it from a FWD to an AWD?
5. How exactly is the 4G63 motor put into the Colt and how much custom work does it take?
6. The FWD Colt transmission fits up to the 4G63 motor, if I'm looking to switch from the Colt transmission to a DSM FWD transmission, do I also need to change the hubs to the FWD DSM hubs? (Also related to the 5 lug conversion swap question).
7. Are there any aftermarket part sites that sell stuff for the Colt? i.e. Extremepsi for DSM's
8. What other parts from DSM's fit onto a Colt? Would a FWD exhaust fit onto a Colt with a 4G63 motor?
So, those are the only ones I was able to think of at the moment. I'd love to hear some responses - I plan on searching for some 89 Colt GT's in the very near future. At least after I put my Talon back together.
Thank you in advance for anybody that responds. I really appreciate it!