Originally Posted by
tonysierra4x4
the reason i swapped shells with chris from standard shell (1.6) to genuine cosworth 3dr was to avoid this. the tunnel in a genuine shell is wider already than a mk1 shell so presumed the gearbox would fit. the inner wings i knew about. i did not realise the tunnel still had to be modified. i thought it would be a mk2 floor pan and all the same.
It's only late 2wd Sapphires (any model) that have a tunnel that will fit a 4x4 gearbox without mods if I remember correctly.