Years ago when 'fast fours' was still good, Julian Edgar (see www.autospeed.com if you don't know of him) was going down the awd swift route and discovered that Suzuki Australia sold something like 6 new awd swifts in australia total. Needless to say he had a bit of trouble finding one for a conversion. I would rule it out unless you can get a drivetrain from japan.

Alto is a better bet, for size reasons too, but again from japan.

Madmorrie

honk has a complete awd suzuki swift set up. Ain't seen him around here much. He may still have it and want to part with it.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

On last accounts there were only some 500 Civic wagons imported into Australia during 1988 – 1992 (the AWD production years). Of these, only 5-6% were actually the AWD model.

So rare, yes, but we got 'em!!

Cheers,
Tricky

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I remember the article from when I bought that car. I don't think he ever finished it, did he?

There was a swift AWD on eBay last year, sold for about $2500.

Simon K has two of those Honda Civic Shuttle AWD - donors for his AWD van conversion.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

I think the figure I was quoted by the local honda dealer was 4-500 civics of any type in those years, and the wagons were all AWD, but I couldn't imagine there would've been more than 50 of them....

and yep, we got 'em



indeed I do..... well, bits from one I wrecked, and another whole car... I'd sell it for the right price, including an injected DOHC 1600 front-cut to go with it

progress is slow, but consistent... the van is upside down having it's nether regions refurbished as we speak

I actually chased around and got a quote for Suzuki Alto RSR mechanicals, quite reasonable at around $1500 (call it $2K), but I found ringmini, and thought "550cc's, stuff that, I'll take a 1600 and put a turbo on that instead"

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Atta boy!!!

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a 4x4 civic wagon went on ebay a little while ago for only $1500(ish)

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Found this in my travels today

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Filth!!!

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Tuff!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

The front on that thing is sooooo long. It looks cool but is just a bit too out of proportion.

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"In two years time your car will be like a lady's clothes, out of date, my car will still be in fashion when I am dead" - Sir Alec speaking to Pininfarina

Doesn't look any longer to me, just that the guards have been 'massaged' to the max!

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I think the wheel archs have been opened up a bit to accomidate the tyres and travel

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

What's with a Subaru Justy...? Pretty smal, AWD and pretty strong, imho.

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No speakers, no bodykits, no six-inch spacers, no spak filler, no bullshit

we never had them in Australia... there is a ute/pickup in the Netherlands that has a Suzuki G13B driving Justy AWD gear

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?