Conversion question, has this been discussed Options

[G Man]

Has anyone looked into swapping in an entire engine trans combo from a FWD car into a 914? Something like Honda, Mitsubishi, VW...I was thinking that you could keep the transverse engine configuration and just transplant the entire drivetrain. The only issue I can think of is that the engine may need to be moved toward the rear of the car so the axles will line up with the hubs. I'm guessing this would require some cutting into the rear trunk area. I searched for this topic and didn't find much. Thanks.

[Bruce Hinds]

I've often thought this would be an interesting way to go. the problem I see with a transvers mount is the limited distance between the trailing arm mounting positions.
We've got a screaming 2.7 V6 with an autostick in our Seabring that gets 28mpg on the highway going 85. For the automatically inclined, that would be interesting.
Then there is the Audi V8!