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Originally Posted by KNS
People are converting them from 4WD to 2WD? What does something like that cost? It seems there are so few 2WD (manual trans) cars out there, the thought of ripping out the 4WD components and making it a C2 is interesting...
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The primary cost is a good used G50 5spd gearbox. With the recent popularity of the G50 in kit cars the price of a good used box has gone way up in the last few years. Expect to spend $3000-4000 for a good used box or $2000 for a core and another $3000 to rebuild it.
It's been a while since I've been involved in the conversion of one, but there's other bits and pieces that are required. The only real downside is that the C4 chassis weighs more because of the extra sheetmetal in the tunnel for the AWD. But if you aren't looking to build a racecar, it's not really an issue.
As Greg mentioned, I don't buy Excellence's assessment of a C4 being a more expensive car to buy. My experience has generally been that they trade hands for 10-20% less than their contemporary C2 counterparts.