Originally Posted by bengie
talking to a mechanic mate tonight he says that fitting a 4x4 box without the front shafts won't work as the phantom front shafts will take all the power via the diff and the rears wouldn't turn.
maybe i'll be better off just making the saphire 4x4

Your mate is correct, I assumed you were going the 4x4 route. You might be able to get a 2.9 RWD granny for the gearbox.
Dave