Pete. (l33t FS) said:The GRM answer is to find a wrecked Evo X and bolt in as much as possible
You beat me to it. I've thought doing that to the "rally car inspired" Compass would be hilarious, but a Patriot would work too.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:The GRM answer is to find a wrecked Evo X and bolt in as much as possible
You beat me to it. I've thought doing that to the "rally car inspired" Compass would be hilarious, but a Patriot would work too.
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
After I noted my mistake vs Liberty I did some looking and saw this. The Compass itself may be junk to MOPAR fans, but it looks pretty versatile as a platform to play with:
In reply to AAZCD-Jon (Forum Supporter) :
So, I used to have a first gen Volvo S40. It was built on a stretched Lancer Evo chassis at the NEDCAR facility, which interestingly now builds MINIs. Trying to find hopup parts was interesting, due to the Mitsubishi genes. Sadly the supply of JDM Evo III parts had dried up. But it clued me in as to what chassis shared components and sensitized me to what other vehicles looked the same.
The back half of the Patriot looks like a tallified Colt/Evo in the same way that a CRV looks like a tallified Civic, or a later Escape looks like a tallified Focus. Same genes, just different shapes. The rear shocks are like 3" taller but the A frame trailing arm looks the same as a Mitsubishi car and I am pretty sure that the rear shock mounts are actually the same as an 89 Colt. The front suspension is all Moparfied though.
Patriot:
Evo 2/3:
Now, what is interesting is that the Patriot engine is the same engine family as the 4B11 in the Evo X. Not sure how much motor mount jaggery pokery would be possible, or even necessary. Mopar/Mitsubishi/Hyundai all used variants of the engine but I don't know how much hard point interchange there is. I do know that Mopar and Hyundai used the same A/C compressor mount...
I will allow that the Evo drivetrain at least up to the 7 was a straight bolt-in for the S40 
Anyway, this is how a free car turns into a money pit and marital problems, to paraphrase one of my favorite build threads.
AAZCD-Jon (Forum Supporter) said:In reply to MadScientistMatt :
After I noted my mistake vs Liberty I did some looking and saw this. The Compass itself may be junk to MOPAR fans, but it looks pretty versatile as a platform to play with:
Wait - the Dodge Journey also shares a platform with the last generation Lancer EVO too?
I'll need to keep that in mind if I somehow ever happen to run out of bad ideas without running out of money.
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
Chrysler is nothing if not pragmatic about using the hell out of an existing design.
The Journey is the same basic layout in the back, just bigger a lot. The front suspension is all Mopar, though.
If you look long enough you CAN find them with the corporate V6, I forget if they got the 3.6 version or the 3.2. Probably 90% had the 2.4l.
In reply to Noddaz :
There were a lot of throw it in the trash comments here, but this turned out to be the smartest option for sure, New engine was 1000$ shipped and now she runs!
In reply to ddavidv :
One of the only sensible repsones I got on here
These Jeeps are crap but they're not useless
Is anyone else in the market for one? because I now have a good running one
Most people who rag on them have never owned one.
I am no fan of Chrysler products, and took ours with a huge pinch of salt for my wife's DD. But it turned out to be an extremely reliable vehicle. Not fast, even with a stick shift. But it was adequate, and a very handy platform for hauling our 3 dogs at the time. It was an appliance with a bit of character.
^ Same. Mom has one she loves it because it's a brand new car with the complexity of a 1999 car that she was able to buy in 2016 at extremely favorable terms for very little money. Might be the last new car sold with copper plugs but beyond that its a winner. Just does the hell out of being a car.
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